Seasonality
SCL seasonality — Stepan Company
Over the last 11 years, SCL's strongest month on average has been July (+4.5%) and its weakest September (-3.2%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | +1.06% | -2.86% | 30% | +21.6% | -11.4% | 10 |
| Feb | -2.34% | -2.89% | 30% | +7.1% | -11.7% | 10 |
| Mar | -1.03% | -0.15% | 50% | +5.3% | -10.9% | 10 |
| Apr | -1.45% | +1.45% | 60% | +7.8% | -15.5% | 10 |
| May | +2.74% | +3.22% | 70% | +9.8% | -8.3% | 10 |
| Jun | +0.45% | +1.76% | 60% | +8.3% | -10.7% | 10 |
| Jul | +4.49% | +4.34% | 70% | +15.1% | -7.0% | 10 |
| Aug | -3.07% | -3.09% | 20% | +5.6% | -8.9% | 10 |
| Sep | -3.17% | -3.20% | 20% | +8.1% | -14.1% | 10 |
| Oct | +1.15% | +0.23% | 50% | +11.6% | -9.1% | 10 |
| Nov | +2.54% | +4.07% | 56% | +10.4% | -6.1% | 9 |
| Dec | +0.42% | +1.55% | 60% | +14.5% | -15.9% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — SCL
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21.6 | -11.7 | -1.8 | 0.1 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 15.1 | -2.4 | -0.4 | 11.6 | -3.8 | +41.3% | |
| 2025 | -2.0 | -2.6 | -10.9 | -8.1 | 7.4 | 0.5 | -7.0 | -1.5 | -4.7 | -9.1 | 4.6 | 4.5 | -26.8% |
| 2024 | -5.6 | -0.1 | 0.9 | -7.8 | 5.0 | -3.7 | 0.8 | -8.3 | -0.5 | -6.4 | 6.3 | -15.9 | -31.6% |
| 2023 | 3.2 | -5.2 | -1.0 | -10.5 | -0.3 | 3.9 | 0.3 | -8.9 | -14.1 | -0.2 | 10.4 | 14.5 | -11.2% |
| 2022 | -11.4 | -5.9 | -4.6 | 3.3 | 9.8 | -9.6 | 10.7 | -7.1 | -10.1 | 11.5 | 6.8 | -4.6 | -14.3% |
| 2021 | -5.6 | 7.1 | 5.3 | 2.8 | 3.1 | -10.7 | -1.9 | -0.3 | -3.9 | 6.3 | -6.1 | 10.3 | +4.2% |
| 2020 | -3.7 | -11.0 | 0.7 | 7.8 | 1.8 | -0.1 | 12.5 | 5.6 | -5.5 | 6.8 | -0.2 | 2.7 | +16.5% |
| 2019 | 18.8 | 7.0 | -7.0 | 5.7 | -8.3 | 8.3 | 7.9 | -3.8 | 1.8 | 0.7 | -0.8 | 5.7 | +38.4% |
| 2018 | -0.7 | 2.1 | 3.9 | -15.5 | 3.4 | 7.3 | 12.3 | 1.9 | -2.5 | -5.1 | -2.1 | -8.4 | -6.3% |
| 2017 | -4.1 | -3.2 | 4.2 | 7.6 | -0.2 | 3.0 | -5.7 | -5.8 | 8.1 | -4.5 | 4.1 | -5.0 | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4 |