Stepan (SCL) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2025)
Stepan (SCL) reported Return on Capital Employed of 0.73% for Q4 2025, down 344.0% on a YoY basis from 0.3% in Q4 2024, and down 83.52% quarter-over-quarter from 4.42% in Q3 2025.
Stepan (SCL) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Stepan has reported Return on Capital Employed for 15 years, with the latest figure at 0.73% in Q4 2025.
- For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Return on Capital Employed fell 344.0% year-over-year to 0.73%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at 0.73% (down 344.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.76%, down 348.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q4 2025 stood at 0.73%, down from 4.42% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 12.61% in Q3 2022, with the low at 5.42% in Q3 2023.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 4.3% across 5 years, with a median of 3.98% in 2024.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Capital Employed slumped 1804 bps — and 2024, when it jumped 922 bps.
- Stepan's Return on Capital Employed stood at 11.31% in 2021, then plunged by 80 bps to 2.31% in 2022, then soared by 46 bps to 3.37% in 2023, then climbed by 24 bps to 4.17% in 2024, then tumbled by 83 bps to 0.73% in 2025.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 0.73% (Q4 2025), 4.42% (Q3 2025), and 4.5% (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 237.64 Bn | 233.69 Bn | 4.26 Bn | 12.89% |
| 2 | Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile | 127.66 Bn | 124.93 Bn | 778.60 Mn | 16.08% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 78.87 Bn | 78.66 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 20.78% |
| 4 | Ecolab | 76.59 Bn | 75.97 Bn | 1.85 Bn | 14.59% |
| 5 | Air Products & Chemicals | 62.39 Bn | 63.94 Bn | 987.40 Mn | 6.05% |
| 6 | Ppg Industries | 26.44 Bn | 24.97 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 13.59% |
| 7 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 19.67 Bn | 19.14 Bn | 1.02 Bn | 3.66% |
| 8 | DuPont de Nemours | 19.57 Bn | 19.68 Bn | 602.00 Mn | 7.03% |
| 9 | LyondellBasell Industries | 19.28 Bn | 19.39 Bn | 701.00 Mn | -1.10% |
| 10 | Stepan | 1.23 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 51.52 Mn | 0.73% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.73% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.42% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.50% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.89% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.17% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.80% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.43% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.32% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.37% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -5.42% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -3.48% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -0.15% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.31% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 12.61% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 12.25% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 11.57% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.31% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.17% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 4.44% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 3.76% |