Question 1

What is Stepan's P/E ratio?

Accepted Answer

Stepan (SCL) P/E ratio is 25.5× as of May 5, 2026. The ratio is calculated by dividing market capitalisation by trailing twelve-month earnings (net income), using USD-normalised financials (IAS 21 exchange-rate translation for non-USD reporters).

Question 2

How is the P/E ratio calculated?

Accepted Answer

P/E = Share Price ÷ Trailing Twelve-Month (TTM) Diluted EPS, or equivalently Market Capitalisation ÷ TTM Net Income. All inputs are sourced from audited GAAP/IFRS filings and translated to USD using period-end exchange rates so the multiple is comparable across companies and currencies.

Question 3

What is the P/E ratio?

Accepted Answer

The price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio, also called the earnings multiple, measures how much investors pay per dollar of a company's trailing twelve-month (TTM) earnings. It is calculated as share price ÷ TTM diluted EPS (equivalent to market capitalisation ÷ TTM net income). A higher P/E implies the market is pricing in stronger future earnings growth or lower risk; a lower P/E can signal slower expected growth, higher risk, or potential undervaluation.

Question 4

What is a good P/E ratio for Stepan?

Accepted Answer

There is no universal "good" P/E. As a rule of thumb, the S&P 500 has historically averaged a P/E in the mid-to-high teens; mature, slow-growth businesses commonly trade in the 10–18× range, while high-growth or asset-light companies often trade at 25–50×+. What matters is the comparison to sector peers and to the company's own historical range. For Stepan specifically, the relevant sector benchmark is the current sector median of 21.4×.

Question 5

Is Stepan's P/E ratio high or low?

Accepted Answer

Stepan's P/E ratio of 25.5× is below its own 5-year average of 27.3× and above the sector median of 21.4×. That places the current reading at the 67th percentile of its 10-year history. A higher multiple usually reflects stronger expected growth, lower perceived risk, or higher returns on capital; a lower multiple reflects the opposite.

Question 6

What is Stepan's historical P/E ratio range?

Accepted Answer

In the available daily series, Stepan (SCL) P/E ratio has ranged from a low of 6.1× in 2009 to a high of 56.3× in 2024. The 5-year average is 27.3× and the 5-year median is 22.5×.

Question 7

What was Stepan's P/E ratio in 2025?

Accepted Answer

Stepan (SCL) P/E ratio at the end of 2025 was 23.1×. Annual values reflect the multiple on the last trading day of each calendar year, using the trailing twelve-month earnings figure available at that date.

Question 8

Why does Stepan's P/E ratio change over time?

Accepted Answer

Valuation multiples move with two inputs: the numerator (market capitalisation, which tracks the share price) and the denominator (earnings). Share-price changes — driven by interest rates, earnings expectations, risk appetite, and broader market sentiment — typically dominate short-term moves, while changes in the underlying fundamental drive the longer-term trend. As a result, the ratio can rise during stock-price rallies even if the business itself has not become more valuable, and fall during sell-offs even when fundamentals are improving.


2025	$1.08B	$46.9M	23.1×	-6.2×	Dec 31, 2025
2024	$1.48B	$50.4M	29.3×	-24.3×	Dec 31, 2024
2023	$2.16B	$40.2M	53.6×	+37.2×	Dec 31, 2023
2022	$2.42B	$147M	16.4×	-4.2×	Dec 31, 2022
2021	$2.84B	$138M	20.6×	-1.0×	Dec 31, 2021
2020	$2.74B	$127M	21.6×	-1.3×	Dec 31, 2020
2019	$2.36B	$103M	22.9×	+7.9×	Dec 31, 2019
2018	$1.7B	$114M	14.9×	-4.9×	Dec 31, 2018
2017	$1.81B	$91.6M	19.8×	-1.4×	Dec 31, 2017
2016	$1.86B	$88M	21.2×	+6.3×	Dec 31, 2016
2015	$1.13B	$76M	14.9×	-1.1×	Dec 31, 2015
2014	$910M	$57.1M	15.9×	-4.6×	Dec 31, 2014
2013	$1.49B	$72.8M	20.5×	+5.3×	Dec 31, 2013
2012	$1.21B	$79.4M	15.2×	+3.6×	Dec 31, 2012
2011	$835M	$72M	11.6×	-0.3×	Dec 31, 2011
2010	$778M	$65.4M	11.9×	+1.6×	Dec 31, 2010
2009	$650M	$63M	10.3×	-1.9×	Dec 31, 2009
2008	$456M	$37.2M	12.3×	-7.9×	Dec 31, 2008
2007	$304M	$15.1M	20.1×	-23.5×	Dec 31, 2007
2006	$291M	$6.67M	43.7×	+25.2×	Dec 31, 2006
2005	$243M	$13.2M	18.5×	-2.8×	Dec 31, 2005
2004	$219M	$10.3M	21.2×	-25.3×	Dec 31, 2004
2003	$228M	$4.91M	46.5×	+35.9×	Dec 31, 2003
2002	$222M	$20.9M	10.6×	—	Dec 31, 2002


Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS)	113.0×
Corteva (CTVA)	48.4×
Ecolab (ECL)	35.6×
Linde (LIN)	32.3×
Vulcan Materials (VMC)	32.1×
Freeport-McMoRan (FCX)	31.1×
Builders FirstSource (BLDR)	31.0×
Air Products and Chemicals (APD)	30.7×
Sherwin-Williams (SHW)	30.3×
Eastman Chemical (EMN)	21.8×
International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF)	21.8×
Avient (AVNT)	21.1×
Steel Dynamics (STLD)	20.6×
Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM)	19.0×
H.B. Fuller (FUL)	18.8×
Nucor (NUE)	16.9×
PPG Industries (PPG)	15.1×
Martin Marietta Materials (MLM)	14.0×
CRH (CRH)	13.9×
Newmont (NEM)	13.9×
CF Industries Holdings (CF)	11.4×
Mosaic (MOS)	11.1×

P/E Ratio for Stepan (SCL) 2002-2026

P/E Ratio daily chart for Stepan (SCL)

Historical P/E Ratio for Stepan (SCL) from 2002 to 2025

About P/E Ratio at Stepan (SCL)

Stepan P/E Ratio by Year

Stepan P/E Ratio 2025: 23.1×

Stepan P/E Ratio 2024: 29.3×

Stepan P/E Ratio 2023: 53.6×

Stepan P/E Ratio 2022: 16.4×

Stepan P/E Ratio 2021: 20.6×

Sector peers by P/E Ratio — chart

Sector peers by P/E Ratio — table

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