Stepan (SCL) Tax Provisions (2010 - 2025)

Stepan (SCL) reported Tax Provisions of -$17.1 million for Q4 2025, down 1814.88% on a YoY basis from $998264.0 in Q4 2024, and down 401.6% quarter-over-quarter from $5.7 million in Q3 2025.

Stepan (SCL) Tax Provisions (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Stepan has reported Tax Provisions for 16 years, with the latest figure at -$17.1 million in Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Tax Provisions fell 1814.88% year-over-year to -$17.1 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at -$4.0 million (down 140.17% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$4.0 million, down 140.17% from the prior year.
  • Tax Provisions for Q4 2025 stood at -$17.1 million, down from $5.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Tax Provisions was $17.4 million in Q2 2022, with the low at -$20.1 million in Q4 2021.
  • Historically, Tax Provisions has averaged $2.7 million across 5 years, with a median of $3.7 million in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Tax Provisions jumped 362.77% — and 2025, when it tumbled 1814.88%.
  • Stepan's Tax Provisions stood at -$20.1 million in 2021, then surged by 92.44% to -$1.5 million in 2022, then slumped by 727.77% to -$12.6 million in 2023, then jumped by 92.91% to -$894000.0 in 2024, then plunged by 1814.88% to -$17.1 million in 2025.
  • The last three Tax Provisions figures came in at -$17.1 million (Q4 2025), $5.7 million (Q3 2025), and $2.4 million (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Taxes (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.64 Bn 233.69 Bn 4.26 Bn 571.00 Mn
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn -283.90 Mn
3 Sherwin Williams 78.87 Bn 78.66 Bn 2.78 Bn 145.10 Mn
4 Ecolab 76.59 Bn 75.97 Bn 1.85 Bn 91.70 Mn
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.39 Bn 63.94 Bn 987.40 Mn 158.70 Mn
6 Ppg Industries 26.44 Bn 24.97 Bn 1.66 Bn 132.00 Mn
7 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.67 Bn 19.14 Bn 1.02 Bn 39.00 Mn
8 DuPont de Nemours 19.57 Bn 19.68 Bn 602.00 Mn 31.00 Mn
9 LyondellBasell Industries 19.28 Bn 19.39 Bn 701.00 Mn -2.00 Mn
10 Stepan 1.23 Bn 1.10 Bn 51.52 Mn -17.12 Mn

Historic Data

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Dec 31, 2025 -17.12 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 5.68 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 2.45 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 4.95 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -894,000.00
Sep 30, 2024 -2.29 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 7.69 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 5.57 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -12.61 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 3.27 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 3.63 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 3.76 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -1.52 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 11.07 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 17.42 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 14.58 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -20.14 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 2.39 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 14.55 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 12.53 Mn