Stepan (SCL) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026)
Stepan's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 1.31% in Q2 2026, down 3.19 percentage points from 4.50% a year earlier but up 1.27 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Stepan (SCL) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at Stepan came in at 4.72%, up 0.49 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of -9.01 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 4.23% in FY2024 (+0.96 pp), 3.27% in FY2023 (-9.86 pp), 13.13% in FY2022 (+1.01 pp) and 12.13% in FY2021 (-1.60 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has moved between 0.04% (Q1 2026) and 13.65% (Q3 2021) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was higher in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.46 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years was Q1 2025 (a gain of 1.57 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2023 (a drop of 8.73 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, SCL's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 0.04% (Q1 2026), 4.54% (Q4 2025) and 4.42% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 235.15 Bn | 216.73 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 13.17% |
| 2 | Corning | 107.83 Bn | 100.39 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 9.96% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 82.78 Bn | 81.82 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 23.44% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 68.43 Bn | 63.61 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -1.63% |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 42.96 Bn | 32.46 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 3.55% |
| 6 | Nutrien | 33.88 Bn | 30.71 Bn | 3.25 Bn | - |
| 7 | Ppg Industries | 24.71 Bn | 17.36 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 13.38% |
| 8 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 24.04 Bn | 21.69 Bn | 853.00 Mn | 3.64% |
| 9 | Dow | 23.67 Bn | 7.16 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 0.24% |
| 10 | Stepan | 1.46 Bn | 957.87 Mn | 99.98 Mn | 1.31% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.31% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.04% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.54% |
| 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 | 3.89% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.86% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 9.29% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 12.09% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 12.61% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 12.25% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 11.57% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.31% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 13.65% |
API Access
Stepan Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=SCL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "SCL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=SCL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();