Stepan (SCL) Tax Rate (2010 - 2025)
Stepan posted quarterly Tax Rate of 346.61% for Q4 2025, down 34837.0% year-on-year from N/an in Q4 2024, and down 1108.5% on a QoQ basis from 34.37% in Q3 2025.
Stepan (SCL) has 16 years of Tax Rate data on file, last reported at 346.61% in Q4 2025.
- For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Tax Rate fell 34837.0% year-over-year to 346.61%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at 6.75% (down 14433.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 6.75%, down 14433.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate for Q4 2025 stood at 346.61%, down from 34.37% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Tax Rate topped out at 44.66% in Q2 2024 and bottomed at 346.61% in Q4 2025.
- The 5-year median for Tax Rate is 21.29% (2022), against an average of 3.97%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Tax Rate surged 9260 bps; it then slumped 34837 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Tax Rate shows it stood at 90.58% in 2021, then jumped by 102 bps to 2.02% in 2022, then jumped by 1450 bps to 31.23% in 2023, then slumped by 94 bps to 1.76% in 2024, then tumbled by 19743 bps to 346.61% in 2025.
- The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 346.61% (Q4 2025), 34.37% (Q3 2025), and 17.74% (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 230.79 Bn | 226.84 Bn | 4.26 Bn | 23.49 |
| 2 | Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile | 127.66 Bn | 124.93 Bn | 778.60 Mn | 41.34 |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 72.51 Bn | 72.30 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 21.34 |
| 4 | Ecolab | 70.96 Bn | 70.34 Bn | 1.85 Bn | 13.89 |
| 5 | Air Products & Chemicals | 62.15 Bn | 63.70 Bn | 987.40 Mn | 17.96 |
| 6 | Ppg Industries | 25.04 Bn | 23.57 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 25.53 |
| 7 | LyondellBasell Industries | 21.62 Bn | 21.73 Bn | 701.00 Mn | -1.46 |
| 8 | Albemarle | 20.26 Bn | 19.42 Bn | 500.97 Mn | - |
| 9 | DuPont de Nemours | 19.45 Bn | 19.56 Bn | 602.00 Mn | 17.13 |
| 10 | Stepan | 1.20 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 51.52 Mn | -346.61 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | -346.61 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -346.61 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 34.37 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 34.37 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 17.74 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 17.74 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 20.08 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 20.08 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.76 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.76 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -10.74 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -10.74 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 44.66 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 44.66 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 28.61 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 28.61 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 31.23 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 31.23 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 20.64 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 20.64 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 22.25 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 22.25 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 18.90 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 18.90 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.02 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.02 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 21.95 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 21.95 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 25.05 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 25.05 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 24.55 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 24.55 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -90.58 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -90.58 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 6.09 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 6.09 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 25.14 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 25.14 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 23.57 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 23.57 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 30.26 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 30.26 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 23.17 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 23.17 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 25.02 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 25.02 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 22.45 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 22.45 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 20.99 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 20.99 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 5.72 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 5.72 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 23.58 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 23.58 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 19.50 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 19.50 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 21.68 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 21.68 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 11.91 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 11.91 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 22.56 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 22.56 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 18.70 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 18.70 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -95.61 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -95.61 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 25.45 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 25.45 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 24.73 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 24.73 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 28.01 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 28.01 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -381.61 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -381.61 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 21.28 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 21.28 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 27.29 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 27.29 |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 31.01 |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 31.01 |
| Dec 31, 2015 | -153.21 |
| Dec 31, 2015 | -153.21 |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 24.70 |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 24.70 |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 29.84 |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 29.84 |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 30.29 |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 30.29 |
| Dec 31, 2014 | -160.73 |
| Dec 31, 2014 | -160.73 |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 26.05 |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 26.05 |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 26.62 |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 26.62 |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 28.09 |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 28.09 |
| Dec 31, 2013 | -216.27 |
| Dec 31, 2013 | -216.27 |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 27.64 |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 27.64 |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 29.65 |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 29.65 |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 24.83 |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 24.83 |
| Dec 31, 2012 | -30.75 |
| Dec 31, 2012 | -30.75 |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 32.80 |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 32.80 |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 31.75 |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 31.75 |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 31.65 |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 31.65 |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 25.55 |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 25.55 |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 31.88 |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 31.88 |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 32.96 |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 32.96 |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 30.66 |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 30.66 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 29.40 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 29.40 |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 38.55 |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 38.55 |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 35.31 |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 35.31 |