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Total Debt for Stepan (SCL)

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Latest period

$713.08M

YoY change

+1.2%

5Y CAGR

+22.5%

Peak year (2023)

$712.17M

Total Debt history chart for Stepan (SCL) from 1985 to 2025

Latest: $691.04M

Total Debt growth chart for Stepan (SCL) from 1985 to 2025

Latest: +1.2%

Total Debt history table for Stepan (SCL) from 1985 to 2025

  • 2025$691.04M+1.2%
  • 2024$682.83M-4.1%
  • 2023$712.17M+11.7%
  • 2022$637.70M+51.7%
  • 2021$420.25M+67.9%
  • 2020$250.24M-3.9%
  • 2019$260.50M-5.6%
  • 2018$276.08M-5.1%
  • 2017$290.80M-8.3%
  • 2016$317.01M-4.3%
  • 2015$331.35M+21.0%
  • 2014$273.93M+1.2%
  • 2013$270.62M+48.4%
  • 2012$182.40M-8.5%
  • 2011$199.45M+4.1%
  • 2010$191.57M+84.1%
  • 2009$104.08M-27.2%
  • 2008$142.99M+11.7%
  • 2007$127.96M-2.4%
  • 2006$131.16M+4.3%
  • 2005$125.72M+12.3%
  • 2004$111.99M-3.2%
  • 2003$115.67M-1.7%
  • 2002$117.69M-2.2%
  • 2001$120.33M+13.5%
  • 2000$106.05M-7.9%
  • 1999$115.10M+0.5%
  • 1998$114.50M+13.5%
  • 1997$100.90M-7.9%
  • 1996$109.60M-5.4%
  • 1995$115.90M+18.5%
  • 1994$97.80M+0.7%
  • 1993$97.10M0.0%
  • 1992$97.10M+4.9%
  • 1991$92.60M+15.5%
  • 1990$80.20M+12.2%
  • 1989$71.50M+47.7%
  • 1988$48.40M+2.8%
  • 1987$47.10M+12.7%
  • 1986$41.80M-0.2%
  • 1985$41.90M—

Total Debt values are taken from Stepan's reported balance sheets (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 Total Debt at Stepan (SCL)

According to Stepan's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported total debt is $713.08M. Total debt is the sum of short-term and long-term interest-bearing borrowings on the balance sheet (notes, bonds, term loans, lease liabilities). Useful for leverage and refinancing risk — compare with cash on hand for net leverage, and total liabilities for the broader obligations picture.

Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .

The 2025 reading of Stepan (SCL) total debt is $691.04M – edged up 1.2% year-over-year.

Over 2020–2025 (5 years), Stepan total debt expanded at a +22.5% compound annual rate, with mixed annual results across the window.

The record annual total debt stands at $712.17M, reached in 2023; the historical low of $41.80M was recorded in 1986.

Stepan Total Debt by Year

Stepan Total Debt 2025: $691.04M

Stepan posted total debt of $691.04M in 2025, edged up 1.2% from 2024.

Stepan Total Debt 2024: $682.83M

In 2024, Stepan reported total debt of $682.83M, edged down 4.1% below 2023.

Stepan Total Debt 2023: $712.17M

Stepan total debt in 2023 was $712.17M, grew 11.7% from 2022. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.

Stepan Total Debt 2022: $637.70M

2022's total debt for Stepan came in at $637.70M, surged 51.7% from 2021.

Stepan Total Debt 2021: $420.25M

Stepan total debt in 2021 was $420.25M.

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