Stepan Return on Equity (ROE) Growth & History (SCL)

Stepan's return on equity was 3.89% for fiscal 2025.

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Stepan annual return on equity history

Stepan annual return on equity

Fiscal yearPeriod endedReturn on equityChange (percentage points)
20252025-12-313.89%−0.34 pp
20242024-12-314.22%+0.85 pp
20232023-12-313.37%−9.76 pp
20222022-12-3113.14%−0.24 pp
20212021-12-3113.37%−0.12 pp
20202020-12-3113.50%+1.36 pp
20192019-12-3112.14%−2.22 pp
20182018-12-3114.36%−0.30 pp
20172017-12-3114.66%+0.19 pp
20162016-12-3114.47%+0.56 pp
20152015-12-3113.91%+3.41 pp
20142014-12-3110.50%−3.63 pp
20132013-12-3114.12%−3.92 pp
20122012-12-3118.04%−1.14 pp
20112011-12-3119.18%−1.27 pp
20102010-12-3120.45%

Stepan return on equity trends

Over the last five fiscal years, Stepan's return on equity decreased from 13.50% to 3.89%, a change of −9.61 percentage points. The latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, shows 1.91%.

About the metric

What return on equity (ROE) means

Return on equity (ROE) measures how much net income a company generates relative to shareholders’ equity. It can help evaluate how efficiently equity capital is used, but unusually high or negative values may reflect leverage, losses, or a small equity base.

Calculation and source

How return on equity is calculated

TickerStat calculates ROE as SEC-reported net income divided by average stockholders’ equity at the beginning and end of the fiscal period. Periods with missing or non-positive average equity are omitted. Quarterly ROE uses quarterly net income and is not annualized. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so exact period-end dates are included.

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