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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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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to December
| Group | Line | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Trend | 2026e | 2027e | 2028e |
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| Price, $ | Low | 52.69 | 71.21 | 51.93 | 54.77 | 38.24 | 69.96 | 63.17 | 52.90 | 55.02 | 66.15 |
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| High | 83.38 | 84.98 | 78.40 | 75.21 | 75.30 | 106.32 | 101.76 | 79.19 | 82.99 | 121.54 | |||||
| People | |||||||||||||||
| People | Employees | 4,083 | 4,023 | 4,113 | 4,058 | 3,948 | 3,844 | 4,094 | 3,956 | 4,014 | 4,070 | ||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.36 | 0.35 | 0.37 | 0.39 | 0.40 | |||||
| Income, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 1,383 | 1,362 | 1,387 | 1,323 | 1,332 | 1,380 | 1,437 | 1,456 | 1,557 | 1,612 | ||||
| Gross margin, % | 34.37 | 34.90 | 33.61 | 31.36 | 31.81 | 32.94 | 34.04 | 31.60 | 32.56 | 33.45 | |||||
| EBT | 167 | 148 | 182 | 101 | 138 | 157 | 182 | 130 | 163 | 178 | |||||
| EBT margin, % | 12.09 | 10.90 | 13.09 | 7.63 | 10.35 | 11.41 | 12.68 | 8.92 | 10.45 | 11.01 | |||||
| Net income | 126 | 90 | 157 | 82 | 109 | 119 | 141 | 93 | 125 | 134 | |||||
| Depreciation | 47 | 49 | 53 | 55 | 50 | 52 | 52 | 58 | 60 | 61 | |||||
| Per share, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 31.07 | 31.12 | 32.70 | 31.30 | 31.49 | 32.80 | 34.31 | 34.66 | 36.95 | 38.17 | ||||
| Earnings | 2.84 | 2.05 | 3.71 | 1.94 | 2.59 | 2.82 | 3.36 | 2.22 | 2.96 | 3.18 | |||||
| Cash flow | 4.12 | 0.83 | 1.97 | 4.19 | 5.17 | 3.45 | 0.29 | 4.04 | 3.73 | 3.03 | |||||
| Capex | (1.82) | (1.29) | (1.20) | (0.93) | (1.23) | (1.44) | (1.89) | (2.09) | (1.40) | (2.12) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 2.30 | (0.46) | 0.77 | 3.27 | 3.94 | 2.01 | (1.61) | 1.95 | 2.32 | 0.91 | |||||
| Book value | 18.77 | 19.47 | 20.28 | 20.86 | 22.09 | 22.30 | 23.86 | 25.06 | 25.17 | 28.26 | |||||
| Shares, m | 45 | 44 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | |||||
| Valuation, × | |||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 27.37 | 36.14 | 15.01 | 34.07 | 28.59 | 35.36 | 21.56 | 29.66 | 24.16 | 29.54 | ||||
| P/S | 2.50 | 2.38 | 1.71 | 2.11 | 2.34 | 3.05 | 2.12 | 1.90 | 1.93 | 2.46 | |||||
| P/B | 4.14 | 3.81 | 2.75 | 3.17 | 3.34 | 4.49 | 3.05 | 2.63 | 2.83 | 3.32 | |||||
| EV/Sales | 2.92 | 2.82 | 2.20 | 2.56 | 2.72 | 3.40 | 2.56 | 2.33 | 2.32 | 2.88 | |||||
| EV/FCF | 39.42 | (191.55) | 92.92 | 24.56 | 21.74 | 55.62 | (54.63) | 41.51 | 36.86 | 120.81 | |||||
| Cash, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 184 | 36 | 84 | 177 | 219 | 145 | 12 | 170 | 157 | 128 | ||||
| Capex | (81) | (56) | (51) | (39) | (52) | (61) | (79) | (88) | (59) | (89) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 102 | (20) | 33 | 138 | 167 | 84 | (67) | 82 | 98 | 38 | |||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | 503 | 517 | 608 | 587 | 526 | 509 | 663 | 700 | 691 | 818 | ||||
| Total debt | 603 | 624 | 710 | 619 | 527 | 512 | 651 | 659 | 633 | 710 | |||||
| Net debt | 577 | 595 | 678 | 598 | 502 | 486 | 630 | 630 | 607 | 673 | |||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 836 | 852 | 860 | 882 | 934 | 938 | 1,000 | 1,053 | 1,061 | 1,194 | |||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | 7.49 | 5.28 | 8.87 | 4.60 | 6.29 | 6.81 | 7.56 | 4.67 | 6.17 | 6.30 | ||||
| ROIC | 8.21 | 7.25 | 8.27 | 5.12 | 6.64 | 7.46 | 7.55 | 5.76 | 7.18 | 6.94 | |||||
| ROE | 15.02 | 10.62 | 18.38 | 9.42 | 12.06 | 12.68 | 14.54 | 9.10 | 11.79 | 11.93 | |||||
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Fiscal years to Dec 2025 · latest quarter Jun 2026
Charts ten years each
Sensient Technologies Corporation vs peers in Specialty Chemicals (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEU NewMarket Corporation | $8.2B | 18.8× | — (loss-making) | +6.96% (above 0%: growing) | +22.80% (above 0%: growing) | −6.94% (below 0%: shrinking) | 32.45% | 21.91% | Compare |
| WLK Westlake Corporation | $8.1B | — (loss-making) | 24.8× | +10.77% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +184.09% (above 0%: growing) | 19.93% | 11.13% | Compare |
| EMN Eastman Chemical Company | $7.3B | 16.1× | 11.5× | +9.88% (above 0%: growing) | +31.15% (above 0%: growing) | +49.40% (above 0%: growing) | 22.28% | 12.38% | Compare |
| AXTA Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. | $7.2B | 20.5× | 13.6× | +3.14% (above 0%: growing) | −16.00% (below 0%: shrinking) | +7.22% (above 0%: growing) | 34.55% | 12.41% | Compare |
| SXT Sensient Technologies Corporation | $5.7B | 36.0× | 28.5× | +11.55% (above 0%: growing) | +35.96% (above 0%: growing) | −64.25% (below 0%: shrinking) | 37.40% | 16.60% | |
| BCPC Balchem Corporation | $5.4B | 33.5× | 30.5× | +11.17% (above 0%: growing) | +18.80% (above 0%: growing) | −11.98% (below 0%: shrinking) | 36.51% | 20.85% | Compare |
| CLMT Calumet, Inc. | $5.1B | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | +40.77% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +450.65% (above 0%: growing) | 1.27% | (2.77%) | Compare |
| PRM Perimeter Solutions, SA | $4.5B | — (loss-making) | 14.0× | +31.46% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +56.62% (above 0%: growing) | 55.13% | (94.95%) | Compare |
| CBT Cabot Corporation | $3.9B | 20.9× | 8.6× | +6.39% (above 0%: growing) | −93.58% (below 0%: shrinking) | −77.02% (below 0%: shrinking) | 18.74% | 9.98% | Compare |
| Median of peers | $6.3B | 20.5× | 13.8× | +10.33% | +18.80% | +28.31% | 27.37% | 11.75% |
Sensient Technologies Corporation (SXT) key facts
- Strength: Sensient Technologies Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $1.6 billion, up 3.52% from fiscal 2024.
- Strength: Net income was $134.5 million, or $3.18 per share (basic), a net margin of 8.34%.
- Sensient Technologies Corporation (SXT) is a Specialty Chemicals company in the Basic Materials sector, listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
- As of October 16, 2026, SXT traded at $133.74, a market capitalization of $5.7 billion.
- At that price the stock trades at 36.0× trailing-twelve-month earnings and 3.3× sales; its P/E is higher than 92% of its own readings over the past ten years.
- Sensient Technologies Corporation pays an annual dividend of $1.64 per share, a yield of 1.23%, with a payout ratio of 44.2%.
- Return on equity was 11.9% and debt-to-equity 0.61.
- Its Piotroski F-score is 5 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 4.88 (safe zone) for fiscal 2025.