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.
- Revenue
- +10.6%
- EPS
- +31.0%
- Free cash flow
- −90.9%
- Total debt
- +11.0%
Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier
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Sensient Technologies Corporation (SXT) P/E ratio
As of 5 November 2026, Sensient Technologies Corporation (SXT) trades at a P/E ratio of 30.0×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 14.8× (January 2019) to 47.2× (December 2020); the current reading is higher than 57% of that period. That is above the Specialty Chemicals industry median of 24.5× and above the Basic Materials sector median of 19.0×.
P/E ratio, daily
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Annual newest first
| Period | P/E ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 29.5× | 22.31% |
| FY2024 | 24.2× | (18.55%) |
| FY2023 | 29.7× | 37.53% |
| FY2022 | 21.6× | (39.01%) |
| FY2021 | 35.4× | 23.66% |
| FY2020 | 28.6× | (16.07%) |
| FY2019 | 34.1× | 126.91% |
| FY2018 | 15.0× | (58.45%) |
| FY2017 | 36.1× | 32.05% |
| FY2016 | 27.4× | 1.50% |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | P/E ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 32.8× | (1.15%) |
| Jun 2026 | 33.1× | 30.36% |
| Mar 2026 | 25.4× | (13.95%) |
| Dec 2025 | 29.5× | 3.57% |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
P/E ratio against peers
| Company | P/E ratio |
|---|---|
| CLMT Calumet, Inc. compare | n/m |
| EMN Eastman Chemical Company compare | 12.0× |
| NEU NewMarket Corporation compare | 14.0× |
| CBT Cabot Corporation compare | 17.4× |
| AVNT Avient Corporation compare | 23.1× |
| AXTA Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. compare | 23.3× |
| SXT Sensient Technologies Corporation | 30.0× |
| BCPC Balchem Corporation compare | 33.8× |
| PRM Perimeter Solutions, SA compare | 102× |
| Specialty Chemicals industry median | 24.5× |
| Basic Materials sector median | 19.0× |
| Market median | 17.9× |
What P/E ratio is
Price to Earnings Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of a company’s annual profit per share.
Stock Price ÷ EPS (Basic) (TTM)
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