SuperworthStepan profit margin SCL
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2011.
- Net margin, 12 months
- −0.1%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 0.8%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- −2.7 pts
- Peer median
- 8.4%
Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Stepan kept −0.1% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 0.8% and a gross margin of 11.8%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 7.0%.
The median for 4 household and personal products stocks of a similar size is 8.4%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 2.0% | 3.4% | 11.6% |
| FY2024 | 2.3% | 3.2% | 12.5% |
| FY2023 | 1.7% | 2.5% | 11.9% |
| FY2022 | 5.3% | 7.5% | 15.4% |
| FY2021 | 5.9% | 7.3% | 16.9% |
| FY2020 | 6.8% | 9.2% | 20.5% |
| FY2019 | 5.5% | 6.8% | 18.3% |
| FY2018 | 5.6% | 7.5% | 17.0% |
| FY2017 | 4.8% | 7.6% | 17.6% |
| FY2016 | 4.9% | 7.1% | 19.2% |
| FY2015 | 4.3% | 6.9% | 17.4% |
| FY2014 | 3.0% | 4.7% | 12.9% |
| FY2013 | 3.9% | 5.8% | 15.0% |
| FY2012 | 4.4% | 7.1% | 16.2% |
| FY2011 | 3.9% | 6.4% | 13.9% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | −0.1% | −2.7 pts | 0.8% | |
| Q1 FY26 | −0.6% | −3.1 pts | 0.0% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 2.0% | −0.3 pts | 3.4% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 2.0% | −0.1 pts | 3.3% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 2.6% | +1.0 pts | 3.4% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 2.5% | +0.8 pts | 3.5% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 2.3% | +0.6 pts | 3.2% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 2.1% | −0.1 pts | 2.9% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 1.6% | −1.5 pts | 2.7% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 1.7% | −2.6 pts | 2.6% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 1.7% | −3.6 pts | 2.5% | |
| Q3 FY23 | 2.2% | −3.4 pts | 2.9% |
Against its peers
Companies in Household & Personal Products nearest Stepan's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| SCLStepan | −0.1% |
| IPARInterparfums | 11.2% |
| REYNReynolds Consumer Products | 9.1% |
| ELFe.l.f. Beauty | 3.4% |
| AVYAvery Dennison | 7.6% |
| Peer median | 8.4% |
Where Stepan ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of . Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.