Stepan (SCL) Times Interest Earned (2010 - 2025)
Stepan (SCL) posted Times Interest Earned of $1.66 for Q4 2025, down 14.95% on a QoQ basis from $1.95 in Q3 2025, and up 34.43% year-over-year from $1.23 in Q4 2024.
Stepan (SCL) Times Interest Earned (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Stepan's Times Interest Earned history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $1.66 for Q4 2025.
- Quarterly Times Interest Earned rose 34.43% year-over-year to $1.66 in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was $3.28 (up 5.26% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $2.74, up 15.98% from the prior year.
- Times Interest Earned was $1.66 for Q4 2025 at Stepan, down from $1.95 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Times Interest Earned topped out at $19.76 in Q2 2022 and bottomed at $0.05 in Q4 2023.
- A 5-year average of $6.52 and a median of $4.06 in 2023 frame the typical range for Times Interest Earned.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Times Interest Earned plunged 97.91% — and 2024, when it soared 2362.82%.
- Stepan's Times Interest Earned stood at $3.16 in 2021, then decreased by 23.92% to $2.4 in 2022, then slumped by 97.91% to $0.05 in 2023, then surged by 2362.82% to $1.23 in 2024, then surged by 34.43% to $1.66 in 2025.
- Business Quant data shows SCL's Times Interest Earned at $1.66 in Q4 2025, $1.95 in Q3 2025, and $2.16 in Q2 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 237.95 Bn | 233.99 Bn | 4.26 Bn | 39.34 |
| 2 | Sherwin Williams | 78.17 Bn | 77.95 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 5.08 |
| 3 | Ecolab | 76.02 Bn | 75.37 Bn | 1.85 Bn | 8.59 |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 66.38 Bn | 65.43 Bn | 987.40 Mn | 15.21 |
| 5 | Ppg Industries | 26.02 Bn | 24.40 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 6.26 |
| 6 | LyondellBasell Industries | 22.51 Bn | 19.87 Bn | 701.00 Mn | 0.55 |
| 7 | Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile | 19.70 Bn | 15.83 Bn | 778.60 Mn | -15.41 |
| 8 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 19.51 Bn | 18.95 Bn | 1.02 Bn | 0.62 |
| 9 | DuPont de Nemours | 18.80 Bn | 18.71 Bn | 602.00 Mn | 1.44 |
| 10 | Stepan | 1.32 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 51.52 Mn | 1.66 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.66 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.95 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.16 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.18 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.23 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.18 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.17 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.77 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.05 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.39 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.96 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.51 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.40 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 14.00 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 19.76 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 15.55 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.16 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 11.72 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 14.74 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 13.81 |