Sensient Technologies/$SXT
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About Sensient Technologies
Sensient Technologies Corp manufactures and markets natural and synthetic colors, flavors, and other specialty ingredients. Sensient's offerings are predominantly applied to consumer-facing products, including food and beverage, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, and personal care industries. Its principal products are flavors, flavor enhancers, ingredients, extracts, and bionutrients, essential oils, dehydrated vegetables and other food ingredients, natural and synthetic food and beverage colors, and others. The company's reportable segments are; Flavors & Extracts, which derive key revenue, Color, Asia Pacific, and Corporate and Other. Geographically, the company generates maximum revenue from North America, followed by Europe, Asia-Pacific, and other regions.
Ticker
$SXT
Sector
Primary listing
NYSE
Employees
4,014
Headquarters
Website
SXT Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$4.1B
30.52
$3.17
0.56
$1.64
1.70%
Price and volume
Market cap
$4.1B
Beta
0.56
52-week high
$121.54
52-week low
$66.15
Average daily volume
510K
Dividend rate
$1.64
Financial strength
Current ratio
4.245
Quick ratio
1.556
Long term debt to equity
61.369
Total debt to equity
63.641
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
51.48%
Interest coverage (TTM)
7.25%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
272.587
Gross margin (TTM)
33.53%
Net profit margin (TTM)
8.56%
Operating margin (TTM)
13.43%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
22.92%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$390,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
6.30%
Return on equity (TTM)
12.18%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
30.519
Price to revenue (TTM)
2.591
Price to book
3.53
Price to tangible book (TTM)
5.8
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
64.678
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
1.55%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
1.496
Dividend yield (TTM)
1.70%
Forward dividend yield
1.70%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
4.95%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
53.07%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
3.72%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
1.19%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
-0.83%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
3.55%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
0.41%
10-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
5.07%
What the Analysts think about SXT
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Operating income for Q2 2025 jumped 16.2% to $57.7 million, while local-currency adjusted operating income rose 16.9% and adjusted EBITDA climbed 14.1%, underscoring strong margin expansion and operational leverage (Business Wire).
In Q1 2025, the Color segment delivered local-currency revenue growth of 8.2% to $167.8 million and local-currency operating income growth of 13.5%, driven by regulatory tailwinds and innovation in natural colors (Business Wire).
Sensient reaffirmed its full-year 2025 guidance—projecting GAAP EPS of $3.13–$3.23 and high-single- to double-digit adjusted EPS growth alongside mid-single-digit revenue gains—reflecting management’s confidence in ongoing demand and execution (RTTNews via Nasdaq).
Sensient’s Flavors & Extracts segment revenue declined 2.8% year-over-year to $203.3 million in Q2 2025, as lower volumes in its natural ingredients line outweighed gains in other flavor product lines (Business Wire).
Costs associated with Sensient’s Portfolio Optimization Plan rose to $3.3 million in Q2 2025 versus $1.8 million a year earlier, adding to operating expense pressure as the plan progresses toward its end-2025 completion target (Business Wire).
Consolidated revenue growth of 2.7% in Q2 2025 lagged the company’s mid-single-digit target, reflecting ongoing challenges in scaling sales beyond its core North American market (Business Wire).
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 12 Oct 2025.
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FAQs
What’s the current market cap for Sensient Technologies stock?
Sensient Technologies (SXT) has a market cap of $4.1B as of October 23, 2025.
What is the P/E ratio for Sensient Technologies stock?
The price to earnings (P/E) ratio for Sensient Technologies (SXT) stock is 30.52 as of October 23, 2025.
Does Sensient Technologies stock pay dividends?
Yes, the Sensient Technologies (SXT) stock pays dividends to shareholders. As of October 23, 2025, the dividend rate is $1.64 and the yield is 1.7%. Sensient Technologies has a payout ratio of 51.48% on a trailing twelve-month basis.
When is the next Sensient Technologies dividend payment date?
The next Sensient Technologies (SXT) dividend payment date is unconfirmed.
What is the beta indicator for Sensient Technologies?
Sensient Technologies (SXT) has a beta rating of 0.56. This means that it is less volatile than the market, on average. A beta of 1 would indicate the stock moves in-line with the market, while a beta of 0.5 would mean it moves half as much as the market.