Sensient Technologies Corporation
SXT Basic Materials Specialty Chemicals
Sensient Technologies Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $1.6 billion, up 3.52% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 11.6%, EPS grew 36.0%, free cash flow fell 64.3% and total debt rose 3.73%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Dividend growth for twenty-five consecutive years, revenue growth for five; insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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Sensient Technologies Corporation (SXT) EV/Sales
As of 16 October 2026, Sensient Technologies Corporation (SXT) trades at a EV/Sales of 3.8×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 1.7× (April 2020) to 3.8× (August 2026); the current reading is higher than 100% of that period. That is above the Specialty Chemicals industry median of 1.8× and above the Basic Materials sector median of 1.7×.
EV/Sales, daily
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Annual newest first
| Period | EV/Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 2.9× | 24.19% |
| FY2024 | 2.3× | (0.60%) |
| FY2023 | 2.3× | (8.77%) |
| FY2022 | 2.6× | (24.86%) |
| FY2021 | 3.4× | 25.08% |
| FY2020 | 2.7× | 6.11% |
| FY2019 | 2.6× | 16.70% |
| FY2018 | 2.2× | (22.04%) |
| FY2017 | 2.8× | (3.48%) |
| FY2016 | 2.9× | 14.56% |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | EV/Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 3.5× | 31.97% |
| Mar 2026 | 2.6× | (8.00%) |
| Dec 2025 | 2.9× | (0.91%) |
| Sep 2025 | 2.9× | (5.46%) |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
EV/Sales against peers
| Company | EV/Sales |
|---|---|
| WLK Westlake Corporation compare | 1.0× |
| EMN Eastman Chemical Company compare | 1.2× |
| CBT Cabot Corporation compare | 1.3× |
| CLMT Calumet, Inc. compare | 1.7× |
| AXTA Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. compare | 1.9× |
| NEU NewMarket Corporation compare | 3.3× |
| SXT Sensient Technologies Corporation | 3.8× |
| BCPC Balchem Corporation compare | 5.2× |
| PRM Perimeter Solutions, SA compare | 7.2× |
| Specialty Chemicals industry median | 1.8× |
| Basic Materials sector median | 1.7× |
| Market median | 2.1× |
What EV/Sales is
EV/Sales tells an investor how the value of a whole company, counting its debt and cash, compares with the sales it brings in.
((Stock Price × Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)) + (Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter)) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)) ÷ Revenue (TTM)