Latest headcount
85
YoY change
-96.5%
Headcount CAGR
-8.2%
Revenue / employee
$27.4M
Employee count history for Stepan
| Fiscal year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1993 | 1,302 |
| 1994 | 1,265 |
| 1995 | 1,267 |
| 1996 | 1,270 |
| 1997 | 1,270 |
| 1998 | 1,372 |
| 1999 | 1,365 |
| 2000 | 1,387 |
| 2001 | 1,491 |
| 2002 | 1,529 |
| 2003 | 1,447 |
| 2004 | 1,420 |
| 2005 | 1,510 |
| 2006 | 1,528 |
| 2007 | 1,496 |
| 2008 | 1,578 |
| 2009 | 1,594 |
| 2010 | 1,768 |
| 2011 | 1,848 |
| 2012 | 1,920 |
| 2013 | 2,015 |
| 2014 | 2,024 |
| 2015 | 2,073 |
| 2016 | 2,145 |
| 2017 | 2,096 |
| 2018 | 2,250 |
| 2019 | 2,284 |
| 2020 | 2,293 |
| 2021 | 2,439 |
| 2022 | 2,453 |
| 2023 | 2,389 |
| 2024 | 2,396 |
| 2025 | 85 |
Revenue per employee for Stepan
Annual revenue divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars.
| Fiscal year | Revenue per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1993 | $337K |
| 1994 | $351K |
| 1995 | $417K |
| 1996 | $423K |
| 1997 | $458K |
| 1998 | $445K |
| 1999 | $488K |
| 2000 | $504K |
| 2001 | $477K |
| 2002 | $490K |
| 2003 | $542K |
| 2004 | $659K |
| 2005 | $714K |
| 2006 | $767K |
| 2007 | $889K |
| 2008 | $1.01M |
| 2009 | $801K |
| 2010 | $809K |
| 2011 | $997K |
| 2012 | $939K |
| 2013 | $933K |
| 2014 | $952K |
| 2015 | $857K |
| 2016 | $823K |
| 2017 | $918K |
| 2018 | $886K |
| 2019 | $814K |
| 2020 | $815K |
| 2021 | $962K |
| 2022 | $1.13M |
| 2023 | $974K |
| 2024 | $910K |
| 2025 | $27.4M |
Earnings per employee for Stepan
Annual net income divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars; years with a net loss dip below zero.
| Fiscal year | Earnings per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1993 | $8.29K |
| 1994 | $10.9K |
| 1995 | $12.7K |
| 1996 | $15K |
| 1997 | $16.1K |
| 1998 | $17.1K |
| 1999 | $16.2K |
| 2000 | $10.8K |
| 2001 | $10.8K |
| 2002 | $13.2K |
| 2003 | $3.39K |
| 2004 | $7.27K |
| 2005 | $8.71K |
| 2006 | $4.37K |
| 2007 | $10.1K |
| 2008 | $23.6K |
| 2009 | $39.6K |
| 2010 | $37K |
| 2011 | $38.9K |
| 2012 | $41.4K |
| 2013 | $36.1K |
| 2014 | $28.2K |
| 2015 | $36.6K |
| 2016 | $40.2K |
| 2017 | $43.7K |
| 2018 | $50.1K |
| 2019 | $45.2K |
| 2020 | $55.3K |
| 2021 | $56.5K |
| 2022 | $60K |
| 2023 | $16.8K |
| 2024 | $21K |
| 2025 | $552K |
Employee count history for Stepan (SCL)
Annual figures come from annual reports (10-K, or 20-F/40-F for foreign filers); interim rows reflect headcount disclosed in periodic filings. Year-over-year change compares each filing with the prior year's equivalent. Revenue and earnings per employee are annual figures normalized to US dollars.
- 202585-96.5%
- 20242,396+0.3%
- 20232,389-2.6%
- 20222,453+0.6%
- 20212,439+6.4%
- 20202,293+0.4%
- 20192,284+1.5%
- 20182,250+7.3%
- 20172,096-2.3%
- 20162,145+3.5%
- 20152,073+2.4%
- 20142,024+0.4%
- 20132,015+4.9%
- 20121,920+3.9%
- 20111,848+4.5%
- 20101,768+10.9%
- 20091,594+1.0%
- 20081,578+5.5%
- 20071,496-2.1%
- 20061,528+1.2%
- 20051,510+6.3%
- 20041,420-1.9%
- 20031,447-5.4%
- 20021,529+2.5%
- 20011,491+7.5%
- 20001,387+1.6%
- 19991,365-0.5%
- 19981,372+8.0%
- 19971,2700.0%
- 19961,270+0.2%
- 19951,267+0.2%
- 19941,265-2.8%
- 19931,302—
About Stepan's employee count
Stepan (SCL) employed 85 people in fiscal year 2025, based on its most recent annual report. That headcount shrank by -2,311 (-96.5%) from 2,396 a year earlier.
Across the 1993–2025 period, the company's reported workforce went from 1,302 to 85 employees — a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of -8.2% per year.
Stepan generated about $27.4M of revenue and $552K of net income per employee in its latest annual period. Revenue and earnings per employee gauge how efficiently a company turns headcount into output, and are most telling when tracked over time or compared with peers in the same industry.
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