Stepan (SCL) Tax Rate (2010 - 2026)
Stepan (SCL) posted Tax Rate of 29.61% for Q2 2026, up 11.88 percentage points from 17.74% a year earlier and up 5.60 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Stepan (SCL) Tax Rate (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Tax Rate at Stepan was -445.68%, down 452.45 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 21.72%, up 5.06 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Tax Rate shows a five-year change of -3.66 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Stepan's Tax Rate was 16.66% in FY2024 (-0.26 pp), 16.92% in FY2023 (-5.10 pp), 22.02% in FY2022 (+1.94 pp) and 20.08% in FY2021 (-5.30 pp).
- Quarterly Tax Rate has run from a low of -36.40% in Q4 2024 to a high of 67.46% in Q4 2023 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Tax Rate has increased in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -9.34 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Tax Rate in the past five years was Q4 2023, with a gain of 83.81 percentage points; the weakest was Q4 2024, with a drop of 103.86 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Tax Rate for the three prior quarters was 24.01% (Q1 2026), -1.32% (Q4 2025) and 34.37% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 218.80 Bn | 201.92 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 23.96% |
| 2 | Corning | 132.43 Bn | 125.56 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 6.16% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 78.49 Bn | 77.53 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 24.17% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 61.97 Bn | 59.87 Bn | 1.04 Bn | - |
| 5 | Corteva | 51.82 Bn | 40.62 Bn | 3.66 Bn | 25.11% |
| 6 | LyondellBasell Industries | 37.12 Bn | 26.74 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 29.21% |
| 7 | Nutrien | 33.86 Bn | 30.73 Bn | 3.25 Bn | 21.50% |
| 8 | Qnity Electronics | 26.31 Bn | 23.73 Bn | 666.00 Mn | 31.66% |
| 9 | Ati | 25.78 Bn | 23.93 Bn | 309.80 Mn | 20.01% |
| 10 | Stepan | 1.42 Bn | 912.58 Mn | 99.98 Mn | 29.61% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 29.61% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 34.37% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 17.74% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 20.08% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 44.66% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 28.61% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 20.64% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 22.25% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 18.90% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 21.95% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 25.05% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 24.55% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 23.29% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 6.09% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 25.14% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 23.57% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 30.26% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 23.17% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 25.02% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 22.45% |
API Access
Stepan Tax Rate 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=tax-rate&ticker=SCL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "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=tax-rate&ticker=SCL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();