Stepan (SCL) Return on Equity [ROE] (2011 - 2026)
Stepan's Return on Equity [ROE] was -0.22% in Q2 2026, down 4.97 percentage points from 4.75% a year earlier but up 0.95 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Stepan (SCL) Return on Equity [ROE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Equity [ROE] at Stepan came in at 3.89%, down 0.34 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] shows a five-year change of -9.69 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Equity [ROE] was 4.22% in FY2024 (+0.85 pp), 3.37% in FY2023 (-9.76 pp), 13.14% in FY2022 (-0.23 pp) and 13.37% in FY2021 (-0.20 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] has moved between -1.17% (Q1 2026) and 14.39% (Q3 2021) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Equity [ROE] has declined for four straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.96 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] over five years was Q2 2025 (a gain of 1.86 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2023 (a drop of 9.49 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, SCL's Return on Equity [ROE] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was -1.17% (Q1 2026), 3.77% (Q4 2025) and 3.64% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 235.79 Bn | 217.37 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 18.28% |
| 2 | Corning | 106.66 Bn | 99.23 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 16.28% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 84.26 Bn | 83.30 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 64.89% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 68.55 Bn | 63.74 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 0.02% |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 42.27 Bn | 31.78 Bn | 2.04 Bn | -3.34% |
| 6 | Nutrien | 33.55 Bn | 30.38 Bn | 3.25 Bn | 9.43% |
| 7 | Ppg Industries | 25.18 Bn | 17.84 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 18.77% |
| 8 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 23.86 Bn | 21.52 Bn | 853.00 Mn | 2.08% |
| 9 | Dow | 22.91 Bn | 6.41 Bn | 2.17 Bn | -5.84% |
| 10 | Stepan | 1.47 Bn | 965.43 Mn | 99.98 Mn | -0.22% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -0.22% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -1.17% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.77% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.64% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.75% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.74% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.22% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.80% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.89% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.12% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.32% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.32% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.57% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.06% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 12.82% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 13.60% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 13.46% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 12.97% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 12.93% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 14.39% |
API Access
Stepan Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=SCL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=SCL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();