Last 47 quarters of trend data · Basic Materials · Chemicals - Specialty
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 30.73 | 13.93 | — | 53.82 | 25.37 | 27.29 | 16.00 | 107.83 | 18.75 | 49.98 | 36.90 | — | 34.08 | 43.44 | 36.80 | 56.63 | 13.69 | 11.21 | 12.80 | 42.57 | 17.76 |
| — | -49.0% | — | -50.1% | +35.3% | -45.4% | -56.6% | — | -45.0% | +15.1% | +0.3% | — | +148.8% | +287.4% | +187.5% | +33.0% | -22.9% | -31.0% | -29.9% | +85.5% | -6.8% | |
| P/S Ratio | 0.61 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.49 | 0.46 | 0.53 | 0.53 | 0.71 | 0.81 | 0.87 | 0.94 | 1.01 | 0.76 | 0.95 | 0.91 | 0.98 | 0.75 | 0.78 | 0.85 | 1.18 | 1.09 |
| — | -11.2% | -10.9% | -30.6% | -42.9% | -39.3% | -43.3% | -30.4% | +5.9% | -8.5% | +3.0% | +3.8% | +1.9% | +21.6% | +7.3% | -17.6% | -31.1% | -34.1% | -38.5% | -15.7% | -20.2% | |
| P/B Ratio | 1.16 | 1.05 | 0.96 | 0.87 | 0.88 | 1.01 | 1.05 | 1.27 | 1.45 | 1.61 | 1.70 | 1.77 | 1.43 | 1.80 | 1.99 | 2.10 | 1.91 | 2.08 | 2.05 | 2.69 | 2.48 |
| — | +4.6% | -8.6% | -31.2% | -39.7% | -37.7% | -38.3% | -28.5% | +1.6% | -10.5% | -14.6% | -15.6% | -25.1% | -13.1% | -2.9% | -22.0% | -22.9% | -22.3% | -30.6% | -4.4% | -8.2% | |
| P/FCF | 56.41 | — | — | — | 6.79 | — | — | 11.55 | 5.36 | — | 45.32 | 24.23 | 26.21 | 13.66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | — | — | — | +26.6% | — | — | -52.3% | -79.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| EV / EBITDA | 10.18 | 6.38 | 8.79 | 12.05 | 7.70 | 9.56 | 8.18 | 14.26 | 11.38 | 13.54 | 13.92 | 25.11 | 12.71 | 15.87 | 16.20 | 20.01 | 8.32 | 6.77 | 7.70 | 18.36 | 11.41 |
| — | -33.2% | +7.4% | -15.5% | -32.3% | -29.4% | -41.2% | -43.2% | -10.4% | -14.7% | -14.1% | +25.5% | +52.8% | +134.4% | +110.3% | +9.0% | -27.1% | -27.6% | -25.0% | +79.3% | +16.8% | |
| EV / EBIT | 28.67 | 12.22 | — | 22.70 | 18.01 | 25.84 | 16.50 | 73.08 | 24.30 | 33.12 | 32.30 | 5388.82 | 23.47 | 38.65 | 35.59 | 265.30 | 11.90 | 8.69 | 10.48 | 27.65 | 17.80 |
| — | -52.7% | — | -68.9% | -25.9% | -22.0% | -48.9% | -98.6% | +3.6% | -14.3% | -9.2% | +1931.2% | +97.2% | +344.9% | +239.5% | +859.5% | -33.1% | -34.0% | -27.5% | +109.9% | +23.1% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 11.6% | 14.6% | 10.7% | 9.3% | 12.0% | 12.1% | 12.7% | 10.8% | 13.8% | 12.5% | 12.7% | 12.5% | 12.7% | 11.4% | 11.3% | 10.8% | 16.5% | 17.5% | 16.2% | 13.6% | 15.2% |
| — | +20.9% | -15.7% | -13.8% | -13.1% | -3.3% | -0.2% | -13.6% | +9.2% | +9.2% | +12.9% | +15.5% | -23.1% | -34.6% | -30.2% | -20.8% | +8.0% | -6.6% | -20.2% | -37.9% | -27.0% | |
| Operating Margin | 3.0% | 6.2% | 2.6% | 0.2% | 3.7% | 3.0% | 4.8% | 1.5% | 4.4% | 3.4% | 3.7% | 0.0% | 3.5% | 3.1% | 3.2% | 1.9% | 7.6% | 10.3% | 9.4% | 3.3% | 6.7% |
| — | +104.8% | -45.1% | -83.5% | -15.7% | -9.9% | +30.4% | +3288.9% | +26.2% | +9.2% | +13.2% | -97.7% | -54.3% | -70.3% | -65.5% | -43.1% | +13.9% | +8.6% | -6.4% | -63.6% | -26.9% | |
| Net Margin | 2.0% | 3.3% | -6.8% | 0.9% | 1.8% | 1.9% | 3.3% | 0.6% | 4.3% | 1.7% | 2.5% | -0.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.5% | 1.7% | 5.5% | 6.9% | 6.6% | 2.8% | 6.1% |
| — | +75.6% | -306.2% | +41.7% | -57.5% | +11.4% | +31.9% | +384.3% | +93.1% | -21.8% | +1.7% | -113.0% | -59.2% | -68.5% | -62.7% | -38.0% | -10.6% | -4.6% | -12.1% | -54.6% | -14.2% |
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 3.9% | 1.9% | -3.4% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.7% | 0.3% | 2.0% | 0.8% | 1.1% | -0.1% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 0.9% | 3.5% | 4.6% | 4.1% | 1.6% | 3.5% |
| — | +105.1% | -304.3% | +43.3% | -55.5% | +17.4% | +45.5% | +384.4% | +88.3% | -25.0% | -16.6% | -110.4% | -70.2% | -77.3% | -66.5% | -40.8% | -0.2% | +10.3% | +0.3% | -49.4% | -3.0% | |
| ROA | 2.0% | 1.0% | -1.8% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.1% | 1.0% | 0.4% | 0.6% | -0.1% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.7% | 2.3% | 2.1% | 0.8% | 1.9% |
| — | +105.4% | -310.2% | +47.1% | -54.9% | +17.0% | +43.2% | +379.5% | +87.9% | -22.5% | -11.3% | -111.2% | -69.0% | -77.2% | -68.0% | -46.2% | -11.4% | -1.9% | -8.9% | -53.1% | -8.4% | |
| ROIC | 2.9% | 1.8% | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.2% | 0.3% | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 0.5% | 2.6% | 3.9% | 3.4% | 1.1% | 2.4% |
| — | +144.0% | -43.9% | -83.0% | -11.5% | -6.3% | +41.4% | +3268.7% | +23.9% | +6.9% | -7.8% | -98.2% | -69.6% | -81.2% | -73.0% | -51.9% | +11.2% | +9.0% | -14.6% | -70.1% | -35.5% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.56 | 0.58 | 0.60 | 0.56 | 0.57 | 0.58 | 0.61 | 0.58 | 0.61 | 0.61 | 0.59 | 0.59 | 0.60 | 0.62 | 0.65 | 0.55 | 0.54 | 0.53 | 0.54 | 0.39 | 0.33 |
| — | +0.3% | -1.9% | -4.8% | -7.1% | -4.6% | +2.9% | -0.3% | +2.6% | -1.4% | -9.5% | +7.0% | +9.4% | +17.6% | +20.6% | +39.8% | +63.7% | +78.6% | +76.3% | +54.5% | +31.5% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 3.54 | 9.66 | 14.61 | 20.28 | 12.97 | 14.67 | 12.70 | 18.85 | 14.31 | 15.58 | 15.04 | 26.13 | 15.62 | 16.98 | 16.70 | 17.53 | 7.85 | 5.87 | 7.02 | 9.79 | 5.60 |
| — | -34.1% | +15.0% | +7.6% | -9.4% | -5.8% | -15.5% | -27.8% | -8.4% | -8.2% | -9.9% | +49.1% | +99.1% | +189.4% | +137.9% | +79.0% | +40.1% | +51.4% | +72.7% | +156.3% | +48.4% | |
| Current Ratio | 1.29 | 1.15 | 1.26 | 1.29 | 1.30 | 1.35 | 1.21 | 1.21 | 1.27 | 1.32 | 1.38 | 1.40 | 1.46 | 1.46 | 1.52 | 1.56 | 1.78 | 1.70 | 1.77 | 1.82 | 1.71 |
| — | -14.5% | +3.7% | +6.4% | +2.2% | +1.7% | -12.3% | -13.6% | -12.8% | -9.5% | -8.9% | -10.0% | -17.9% | -14.2% | -14.2% | -14.6% | +4.1% | -3.0% | +3.0% | -16.1% | -25.9% | |
| Quick Ratio | 0.84 | 0.77 | 0.86 | 0.84 | 0.85 | 0.86 | 0.79 | 0.78 | 0.86 | 0.92 | 0.97 | 0.96 | 0.97 | 0.93 | 0.96 | 0.96 | 1.12 | 1.17 | 1.27 | 1.21 | 1.12 |
| — | -10.4% | +7.8% | +7.8% | -1.7% | -6.7% | -18.4% | -19.2% | -11.2% | -1.6% | +1.2% | +0.7% | -13.3% | -20.3% | -23.9% | -21.1% | +0.2% | -1.2% | +4.4% | -26.3% | -36.1% | |
| Interest Coverage | 3.28 | 6.73 | -9.87 | — | 2.43 | 3.32 | 6.92 | 1.46 | 6.73 | 7.17 | 6.70 | 0.05 | 8.31 | 4.70 | 7.52 | 1.07 | 24.65 | 28.86 | 27.49 | 26.81 | 25.19 |
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Stepan Co's current P/E is 30.7x. The average P/E over the last 3 quarters is 31.0x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
Stepan Co's current operating margin is 3.0%. Margins have been expanding over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
Quarterly financial ratios reveal short-term trend shifts — margin compression, debt spikes, or valuation re-ratings — that annual figures smooth over. They're essential for active investors tracking Stepan Co's business trajectory between earnings reports.