Stepan (SCL) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026)
Stepan (SCL) posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 1.07% for Q2 2026, down 2.79 percentage points from 3.86% a year earlier but up 1.05 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Stepan (SCL) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Stepan's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 3.35%, up 0.15 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a five-year change of -7.77 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Stepan's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 3.20% in FY2024 (+0.52 pp), 2.69% in FY2023 (-7.45 pp), 10.13% in FY2022 (-0.27 pp) and 10.40% in FY2021 (-0.72 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has run from a low of 0.03% in Q1 2026 to a high of 11.59% in Q3 2021 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] increased in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.37 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the past five years was Q2 2025, with a gain of 1.61 percentage points; the weakest was Q4 2023, with a drop of 6.76 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] for the three prior quarters was 0.03% (Q1 2026), 3.26% (Q4 2025) and 3.14% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 221.03 Bn | 204.14 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 10.79% |
| 2 | Corning | 141.47 Bn | 134.60 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 10.44% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 77.59 Bn | 76.63 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 19.18% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 61.84 Bn | 59.74 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 0.00% |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 37.84 Bn | 27.46 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 4.14% |
| 6 | Nutrien | 33.77 Bn | 30.64 Bn | 3.25 Bn | 11.88% |
| 7 | Qnity Electronics | 27.51 Bn | 24.93 Bn | 666.00 Mn | 8.31% |
| 8 | Ati | 26.21 Bn | 24.36 Bn | 309.80 Mn | 14.85% |
| 9 | Ppg Industries | 23.37 Bn | 16.17 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 11.51% |
| 10 | Stepan | 1.43 Bn | 926.45 Mn | 99.98 Mn | 1.07% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.07% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.03% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.26% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.14% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.86% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.68% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.17% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.83% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.25% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.45% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.62% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.18% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.56% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.17% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.38% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.80% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 9.64% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 9.27% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 9.83% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 11.59% |
API Access
Stepan Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=SCL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=SCL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();