Stepan (SCL) Times Interest Earned (2010 - 2026)
Stepan's (SCL) quarterly Times Interest Earned came in at $0.86 in Q4 2025, down 30.28% YoY from $1.23 in Q4 2024, and down 55.89% on a QoQ basis from $1.95 in Q3 2025.
Stepan (SCL) Times Interest Earned (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Stepan (SCL) has 16 years of Times Interest Earned data on file, last reported at $0.86 in Q4 2025.
- Quarterly Times Interest Earned fell 30.28% year-over-year to $0.86 in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was $2.63 (down 15.47% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $2.74, up 15.98% from the prior year.
- Times Interest Earned fell to $0.86 in Q4 2025, from $1.95 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Times Interest Earned ranged from a high of $19.76 in Q2 2022 to a low of -$12.22 in Q4 2021.
- A 5-year average of $5.7 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 tumbled 99.16% — and 2024, when it soared 6470.02%.
- Tracing SCL's Times Interest Earned over 5 years: stood at -$12.22 in 2021, then jumped by 118.3% to $2.24 in 2022, then slumped by 99.16% to $0.02 in 2023, then soared by 6470.02% to $1.23 in 2024, then slumped by 30.28% to $0.86 in 2025.
- The last three Times Interest Earned figures came in at $0.86 (Q4 2025), $1.95 (Q3 2025), and $2.16 (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 225.67 Bn | 220.77 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 41.87 |
| 2 | Sherwin Williams | 84.74 Bn | 84.44 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 9.08 |
| 3 | Ecolab | 78.90 Bn | 73.77 Bn | 1.95 Bn | -10.37 |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 68.19 Bn | 67.21 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -42.45 |
| 5 | Ppg Industries | 25.36 Bn | 23.77 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 9.32 |
| 6 | Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile | 23.48 Bn | 19.61 Bn | 778.60 Mn | -15.41 |
| 7 | LyondellBasell Industries | 21.91 Bn | 19.28 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 11.18 |
| 8 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 21.51 Bn | 20.94 Bn | 853.00 Mn | 3.43 |
| 9 | DuPont de Nemours | 18.83 Bn | 17.09 Bn | 639.00 Mn | 8.00 |
| 10 | Stepan | 1.45 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 99.98 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.56 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.86 |
| 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 | 0.02 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.39 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.96 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.51 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.24 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 14.00 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 19.76 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 15.55 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -12.22 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 11.72 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 14.74 |