TTM
11.1%
YoY change
−0.91pp
Trough year (2008)
10.6%
Peak year (1994)
24.8%
Latest annual
11.6%
Gross Margin history chart for Stepan (SCL) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: 11.6%
Gross Margin change chart for Stepan (SCL) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: −0.91pp
Gross Margin history table for Stepan (SCL) from 1985 to 2025
| 2025 | 11.6% | -0.91pp | ||
| 2024 | 12.5% | +0.55pp | ||
| 2023 | 11.9% | -3.46pp | ||
| 2022 | 15.4% | -1.47pp | ||
| 2021 | 16.9% | -3.64pp | ||
| 2020 | 20.5% | +2.24pp | ||
| 2019 | 18.3% | +1.15pp | ||
| 2018 | 17.1% | -0.44pp | ||
| 2017 | 17.6% | -1.60pp | ||
| 2016 | 19.2% | +1.81pp | ||
| 2015 | 17.4% | +4.40pp | ||
| 2014 | 12.9% | -2.03pp | ||
| 2013 | 15.0% | -1.19pp | ||
| 2012 | 16.2% | +2.30pp | ||
| 2011 | 13.9% | -2.62pp | ||
| 2010 | 16.5% | -1.77pp | ||
| 2009 | 18.3% | +7.67pp | ||
| 2008 | 10.6% | -0.04pp | ||
| 2007 | 10.6% | -0.10pp | ||
| 2006 | 10.7% | -0.67pp | ||
| 2005 | 11.4% | -0.46pp | ||
| 2004 | 11.9% | -1.36pp | ||
| 2003 | 13.2% | -3.15pp | ||
| 2002 | 16.4% | +1.30pp | ||
| 2001 | 15.1% | -6.58pp | ||
| 2000 | 21.6% | -2.42pp | ||
| 1999 | 24.1% | -0.32pp | ||
| 1998 | 24.4% | +0.43pp | ||
| 1997 | 24.0% | +0.05pp | ||
| 1996 | 23.9% | -0.29pp | ||
| 1995 | 24.2% | -0.58pp | ||
| 1994 | 24.8% | +0.24pp | ||
| 1993 | 24.5% | +0.27pp | ||
| 1992 | 24.3% | +1.29pp | ||
| 1991 | 23.0% | -1.04pp | ||
| 1990 | 24.0% | +2.66pp | ||
| 1989 | 21.4% | +9.23pp | ||
| 1988 | 12.1% | -12.51pp | ||
| 1987 | 24.6% | +2.32pp | ||
| 1986 | 22.3% | +4.05pp | ||
| 1985 | 18.3% | — |
- 202511.6%-0.91pp
- 202412.5%+0.55pp
- 202311.9%-3.46pp
- 202215.4%-1.47pp
- 202116.9%-3.64pp
- 202020.5%+2.24pp
- 201918.3%+1.15pp
- 201817.1%-0.44pp
- 201717.6%-1.60pp
- 201619.2%+1.81pp
- 201517.4%+4.40pp
- 201412.9%-2.03pp
- 201315.0%-1.19pp
- 201216.2%+2.30pp
- 201113.9%-2.62pp
- 201016.5%-1.77pp
- 200918.3%+7.67pp
- 200810.6%-0.04pp
- 200710.6%-0.10pp
- 200610.7%-0.67pp
- 200511.4%-0.46pp
- 200411.9%-1.36pp
- 200313.2%-3.15pp
- 200216.4%+1.30pp
- 200115.1%-6.58pp
- 200021.6%-2.42pp
- 199924.1%-0.32pp
- 199824.4%+0.43pp
- 199724.0%+0.05pp
- 199623.9%-0.29pp
- 199524.2%-0.58pp
- 199424.8%+0.24pp
- 199324.5%+0.27pp
- 199224.3%+1.29pp
- 199123.0%-1.04pp
- 199024.0%+2.66pp
- 198921.4%+9.23pp
- 198812.1%-12.51pp
- 198724.6%+2.32pp
- 198622.3%+4.05pp
- 198518.3%—
Gross Margin values are taken from Stepan's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About Gross Margin at Stepan (SCL)
According to Stepan's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported gross margin is 11.1%. Gross margin is gross profit divided by revenue, expressed as a percentage. It shows how much of each sales dollar survives the direct cost of goods sold — before operating expenses, interest, and taxes. A higher gross margin generally signals pricing power and production efficiency. Margins are most meaningful compared against sector peers and a company's own history.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
Stepan (SCL) most recent annual gross margin stands at 11.57% (2025) – contracted 0.9 percentage points year-over-year.
1994 marks the peak gross margin at 24.78%, with the historical low of 10.60% recorded in 2008.
Stepan Gross Margin by Year
Stepan Gross Margin 2025: 11.6%
In 2025, Stepan reported gross margin of 11.57%, contracted 0.9 percentage points from 2024.
Stepan Gross Margin 2024: 12.5%
Stepan gross margin in 2024 was 12.49%, expanded 0.5 percentage points from 2023.
Stepan Gross Margin 2023: 11.9%
2023's gross margin for Stepan came in at 11.94%, contracted 3.5 percentage points from 2022.
Stepan Gross Margin 2022: 15.4%
Stepan posted gross margin of 15.40% in 2022, contracted 1.5 percentage points from 2021.
Stepan Gross Margin 2021: 16.9%
Stepan gross margin in 2021 was 16.87%.
See more financial history for Stepan (SCL).
Sector peers by Gross Margin
Basic Materials peers of Stepan (SCL), ranked by their latest gross margin
| 61.8% | |
| 60.4% | |
| 55.1% | |
| 49.1% | |
| 46.0% | |
| 44.3% | |
| 35.6% | |
| 27.8% |
- 55.1%
- 46.0%
- 44.3%
- 35.6%
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