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Stepan Company (SCL) Operating Margin

Annual Operating Margin:

3.23%+0.09%(+2.87%)
December 31, 2024

Summary

  • As of today, SCL annual operating profit margin is 3.23%, with the most recent change of +0.09% (+2.87%) on December 31, 2024.
  • During the last 3 years, SCL annual operating margin has fallen by -4.22% (-56.64%).
  • SCL annual operating margin is now -64.97% below its all-time high of 9.22%, reached on December 31, 2020.

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Quarterly Operating Margin:

3.69%+0.67%(+22.19%)
September 30, 2025

Summary

  • As of today, SCL quarterly operating profit margin is 3.69%, with the most recent change of +0.67% (+22.19%) on September 30, 2025.
  • Over the past year, SCL quarterly operating margin has dropped by -0.69% (-15.75%).
  • SCL quarterly operating margin is now -64.76% below its all-time high of 10.47%, reached on June 30, 2022.

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Operating Margin Formula

Operating Profit Margin =  Operating Profit
Revenue
✕ 100%

SCL Operating Margin Trends

PeriodPeriodAnnualAnnualQuarterlyQuarterly
1Y1 Year+2.9%-15.8%
3Y3 Years-56.6%-51.5%
5Y5 Years-53.6%-59.7%

SCL Operating Margin Highs & Lows

PeriodPeriodAnnual vs HighAnnual vs HighAnnual vs LowAnnual vs LowQuarter. vs HighQuarter. vs HighQuarter. vs LowQuarter. vs Low
3Y3-Year-57.0%+2.9%-51.5%+152.7%
5Y5-Year-65.0%+2.9%-64.8%+152.7%
All-TimeAll-Time-65.0%+158.4%-64.8%+101.3%

SCL Operating Margin History

DateAnnualQuarterly
Sep 2025
-
3.69%(+22.2%)
Jun 2025
-
3.02%(-36.7%)
Mar 2025
-
4.77%(+226.7%)
Dec 2024
3.23%(+2.9%)
1.46%(-66.7%)
Sep 2024
-
4.38%(+30.7%)
Jun 2024
-
3.35%(-8.5%)
Mar 2024
-
3.66%(+131.6%)
Dec 2023
3.14%(-58.2%)
1.58%(-64.7%)
Sep 2023
-
4.47%(+45.1%)
Jun 2023
-
3.08%(-5.5%)
Mar 2023
-
3.26%(+73.4%)
Dec 2022
7.52%(+0.9%)
1.88%(-75.3%)
Sep 2022
-
7.61%(-27.3%)
Jun 2022
-
10.47%(+11.5%)
Mar 2022
-
9.39%(+148.4%)
Dec 2021
7.45%(-19.2%)
3.78%(-43.4%)
Sep 2021
-
6.68%(-29.9%)
Jun 2021
-
9.53%(-5.1%)
Mar 2021
-
10.04%(+10.3%)
Dec 2020
9.22%(+32.5%)
9.10%(-0.5%)
Sep 2020
-
9.15%(-6.1%)
Jun 2020
-
9.74%(+8.6%)
Mar 2020
-
8.97%(+34.9%)
Dec 2019
6.96%(-8.7%)
6.65%(+5.7%)
Sep 2019
-
6.29%(-28.4%)
Jun 2019
-
8.78%(+40.9%)
Mar 2019
-
6.23%(-26.6%)
Dec 2018
7.62%(-7.1%)
8.49%(+46.6%)
Sep 2018
-
5.79%(-33.1%)
Jun 2018
-
8.65%(+8.0%)
Mar 2018
-
8.01%(+13.6%)
Dec 2017
8.20%(+7.3%)
7.05%(+11.9%)
Sep 2017
-
6.30%(-21.2%)
Jun 2017
-
7.99%(-20.1%)
Mar 2017
-
10.00%(+163.9%)
Dec 2016
7.64%(+13.2%)
3.79%(-41.3%)
Sep 2016
-
6.46%(-33.2%)
Jun 2016
-
9.67%(-3.3%)
Mar 2016
-
10.00%(+14.4%)
Dec 2015
6.75%(+37.5%)
-
Sep 2015
-
8.74%(+38.3%)
Jun 2015
-
6.32%(-10.0%)
Mar 2015
-
7.02%(+145.5%)
Dec 2014
4.91%(-16.2%)
2.86%(-36.9%)
Sep 2014
-
4.53%(-39.6%)
Jun 2014
-
7.50%(+58.9%)
Mar 2014
-
4.72%(+49.8%)
Dec 2013
5.86%(-17.9%)
3.15%(-45.2%)
Sep 2013
-
5.75%(-24.5%)
Jun 2013
-
7.62%(+22.9%)
Mar 2013
-
6.20%(+7.6%)
Dec 2012
7.14%(+11.0%)
5.76%(-25.1%)
Sep 2012
-
7.69%(+3.8%)
Jun 2012
-
7.41%(-2.6%)
Mar 2012
-
7.61%(+57.9%)
Dec 2011
6.43%(-14.7%)
4.82%(-28.0%)
Sep 2011
-
6.69%(-6.3%)
Jun 2011
-
7.14%(+1.1%)
Mar 2011
-
7.06%(+91.3%)
Dec 2010
7.54%(-8.3%)
3.69%(-56.4%)
Sep 2010
-
8.46%(+4.2%)
Jun 2010
-
8.12%(-18.7%)
Mar 2010
-
9.99%(+123.5%)
Dec 2009
8.22%(+86.0%)
4.47%(-56.7%)
Sep 2009
-
10.32%(+6.3%)
Jun 2009
-
9.71%(+18.0%)
Mar 2009
-
8.23%(+307.4%)
Dec 2008
4.42%(+90.5%)
2.02%(-16.2%)
Sep 2008
-
2.41%(-42.3%)
Jun 2008
-
4.18%(-5.4%)
Mar 2008
-
4.42%(+155.5%)
Dec 2007
2.32%
1.73%(-28.2%)
Sep 2007
-
2.41%(-16.3%)
DateAnnualQuarterly
Jun 2007
-
2.88%(-14.3%)
Mar 2007
-
3.36%(+509.8%)
Dec 2006
1.35%(-42.8%)
-0.82%(-122.0%)
Sep 2006
-
3.72%(+56.3%)
Jun 2006
-
2.38%(+11.7%)
Mar 2006
-
2.13%(>+9900.0%)
Dec 2005
2.36%(+15.1%)
0.02%(-99.3%)
Sep 2005
-
3.03%(-19.4%)
Jun 2005
-
3.76%(+65.6%)
Mar 2005
-
2.27%(>+9900.0%)
Dec 2004
2.05%(+64.0%)
0.02%(-98.8%)
Sep 2004
-
1.68%(-44.2%)
Jun 2004
-
3.01%(-16.6%)
Mar 2004
-
3.61%(+226.2%)
Dec 2003
1.25%(-72.4%)
-2.86%(-282.2%)
Sep 2003
-
1.57%(-62.6%)
Jun 2003
-
4.20%(+52.7%)
Mar 2003
-
2.75%(+30.3%)
Dec 2002
4.53%(+3.2%)
2.11%(-55.9%)
Sep 2002
-
4.78%(-32.5%)
Jun 2002
-
7.08%(+47.2%)
Mar 2002
-
4.81%(+150.5%)
Dec 2001
4.39%(-4.1%)
1.92%(-61.3%)
Sep 2001
-
4.96%(-20.1%)
Jun 2001
-
6.21%(+40.2%)
Mar 2001
-
4.43%(+70.4%)
Dec 2000
4.58%(-23.9%)
2.60%(-63.1%)
Sep 2000
-
7.04%(-6.8%)
Jun 2000
-
7.55%(+40.3%)
Mar 2000
-
5.38%(-29.5%)
Dec 1999
6.02%(-15.7%)
7.63%(+6.7%)
Sep 1999
-
7.15%(-20.1%)
Jun 1999
-
8.95%(+20.0%)
Mar 1999
-
7.46%(+6.0%)
Dec 1998
7.14%(-6.2%)
7.04%(+10.2%)
Sep 1998
-
6.39%(-26.8%)
Jun 1998
-
8.73%(+15.2%)
Mar 1998
-
7.58%(+26.8%)
Dec 1997
7.61%(+1.1%)
5.98%(-38.3%)
Sep 1997
-
9.69%(+23.1%)
Jun 1997
-
7.87%(+14.6%)
Mar 1997
-
6.87%(-7.9%)
Dec 1996
7.53%(+21.3%)
7.46%(+11.8%)
Sep 1996
-
6.67%(-12.4%)
Jun 1996
-
7.61%(-10.5%)
Mar 1996
-
8.50%(+18.4%)
Dec 1995
6.21%(-6.9%)
7.18%(+754.8%)
Sep 1995
-
0.84%(-89.2%)
Jun 1995
-
7.78%(-11.1%)
Mar 1995
-
8.75%(+40.0%)
Dec 1994
6.67%(+7.6%)
6.25%(-20.4%)
Sep 1994
-
7.85%(+0.1%)
Jun 1994
-
7.84%(+58.7%)
Mar 1994
-
4.94%(+361.7%)
Dec 1993
6.20%(-11.7%)
1.07%(-86.0%)
Sep 1993
-
7.65%(+9.9%)
Jun 1993
-
6.96%(-18.6%)
Mar 1993
-
8.55%(+31.5%)
Dec 1992
7.02%(+14.5%)
6.50%(-8.5%)
Sep 1992
-
7.10%(+2.3%)
Jun 1992
-
6.94%(-8.0%)
Mar 1992
-
7.54%(+10.1%)
Dec 1991
6.13%(-12.2%)
6.85%(-0.1%)
Sep 1991
-
6.86%(+21.6%)
Jun 1991
-
5.64%(+7.0%)
Mar 1991
-
5.27%(+101.9%)
Dec 1990
6.98%(+36.6%)
-277.89%(+1.5%)
Dec 1989
5.11%(-32.0%)
-282.21%(+1.1%)
Dec 1988
7.51%(-6.1%)
-285.48%(-8.5%)
Dec 1987
8.00%(+15.4%)
-263.11%(-0.4%)
Dec 1986
6.93%(+22.9%)
-261.98%(+7.9%)
Dec 1985
5.64%(+12.4%)
-284.46%(-10.2%)
Dec 1984
5.02%
-258.11%

FAQ

  • What is Stepan Company annual operating profit margin?
  • What is the all-time high annual operating margin for Stepan Company?
  • What is Stepan Company annual operating margin year-on-year change?
  • What is Stepan Company quarterly operating profit margin?
  • What is the all-time high quarterly operating margin for Stepan Company?
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What is Stepan Company annual operating profit margin?

The current annual operating margin of SCL is 3.23%

What is the all-time high annual operating margin for Stepan Company?

Stepan Company all-time high annual operating profit margin is 9.22%

What is Stepan Company annual operating margin year-on-year change?

Over the past year, SCL annual operating profit margin has changed by +0.09% (+2.87%)

What is Stepan Company quarterly operating profit margin?

The current quarterly operating margin of SCL is 3.69%

What is the all-time high quarterly operating margin for Stepan Company?

Stepan Company all-time high quarterly operating profit margin is 10.47%

What is Stepan Company quarterly operating margin year-on-year change?

Over the past year, SCL quarterly operating profit margin has changed by -0.69% (-15.75%)
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