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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) Return on equity
Sensient Technologies Corporation's return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 13.7%, up 1.8 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (11.9%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 9.10% (fiscal 2023) to 18.4% (fiscal 2018); the current reading is higher than 55% of that period. That is above the Specialty Chemicals industry median of 2.34% and above the Basic Materials sector median of 0.00%.
Return on equity, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on equity | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 11.9% | 0.14 |
| FY2024 | 11.8% | 2.69 |
| FY2023 | 9.10% | (5.44) |
| FY2022 | 14.5% | 1.86 |
| FY2021 | 12.7% | 0.62 |
| FY2020 | 12.1% | 2.64 |
| FY2019 | 9.42% | (8.96) |
| FY2018 | 18.4% | 7.76 |
| FY2017 | 10.6% | (4.40) |
| FY2016 | 15.0% | 3.73 |
Against its own ten years
Return on equity against peers
| Company | Return on equity |
|---|---|
| NEU NewMarket Corporation compare | 25.2% |
| AVNT Avient Corporation compare | 15.0% |
| SXT Sensient Technologies Corporation | 13.7% |
| AXTA Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. compare | 13.4% |
| BCPC Balchem Corporation compare | 13.0% |
| CLMT Calumet, Inc. compare | 12.7% |
| CBT Cabot Corporation compare | 12.2% |
| EMN Eastman Chemical Company compare | 10.3% |
| PRM Perimeter Solutions, SA compare | 4.55% |
| Specialty Chemicals industry median | 2.34% |
| Basic Materials sector median | 0.00% |
| Market median | 0.51% |
What Return on equity is
ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)
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