Growth Metrics

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

Historic Return on Invested Capital for Stepan (SCL) over the last 15 years, with Q3 2025 value amounting to 0.03%.

  • Stepan's Return on Invested Capital fell 300.0% to 0.03% in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was 0.03%, marking a year-over-year decrease of 300.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.03% for FY2024, which is 200.0% down from last year.
  • Per Stepan's latest filing, its Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.03% for Q3 2025, which was down 300.0% from 0.04% recorded in Q2 2025.
  • Stepan's Return on Invested Capital's 5-year high stood at 0.12% during Q3 2021, with a 5-year trough of 0.03% in Q3 2025.
  • Its 5-year average for Return on Invested Capital is 0.07%, with a median of 0.06% in 2024.
  • In the last 5 years, Stepan's Return on Invested Capital tumbled by -700bps in 2023 and then soared by 300bps in 2024.
  • Quarter analysis of 5 years shows Stepan's Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.1% in 2021, then dropped by -4bps to 0.09% in 2022, then crashed by -45bps to 0.05% in 2023, then plummeted by -37bps to 0.03% in 2024, then dropped by -2bps to 0.03% in 2025.
  • Its last three reported values are 0.03% in Q3 2025, 0.04% for Q2 2025, and 0.04% during Q1 2025.