Growth Metrics

Stepan (SCL) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Stepan (SCL) has disclosed Return on Capital Employed for 15 consecutive years, with 0.01% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Return on Capital Employed fell 3.0% year-over-year to 0.01%, compared with a TTM value of 0.01% through Dec 2025, down 3.0%, and an annual FY2025 reading of 0.01%, down 3.0% over the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 0.01% for Q4 2025 at Stepan, down from 0.04% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 0.14% in Q2 2021 and bottomed at 0.05% in Q3 2023.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 0.05%, with a median of 0.04% recorded in 2025.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Capital Employed decreased -18bps in 2023, then grew 6bps in 2024.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.11% in 2021, then plummeted by -80bps to 0.02% in 2022, then plummeted by -75bps to 0.01% in 2023, then skyrocketed by 614bps to 0.04% in 2024, then tumbled by -83bps to 0.01% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for SCL at 0.01% in Q4 2025, 0.04% in Q3 2025, and 0.05% in Q2 2025.