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Ticker
SXT

Price
98.30
Stock movement up
+0.62 (0.63%)
Company name
Sensient Technologies Corporation
Exchange
(NYSE
,
Currency
USD
)
Sector
Basic Materials >
Specialty Chemicals
Market cap
4.18B
Ent value
5.16B
Price/Sales
2.62
Price/Book
3.54
Div yield
1.67%
Div growth
2.21%
Growth years
15
FCF payout
293.00%
Trailing P/E
30.02
Forward P/E
24.76
PEG
7.90
EPS growth
8.67%
1 year return (CAGR)
30.53%
3 year return (CAGR)
-
5 year return (CAGR)
-
10 year return (CAGR)
-
Last updated: 2026-01-22

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DIVIDENDS

Dividend yield - 5y

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Dividend yield data
Dividend per share1.64
Dividend yield1.67%
Payout frequencyQuarterly
Maximum yield2.43%
Average yield1.88%
Minimum yield1.36%
Discount to avg yield-12.66%
Upside potential-11.24%
Yield as % of max yield68.76%

Yield distribution (inverse percentile) - 5y

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Yield distribution data
Dividend yield1.67%
Current yield distribution79.81%
Yield at 100% (Min)1.36%
Yield at 90%1.49%
Yield at 80%1.67%
Yield at 50% (Median)1.76%
Yield at 20%2.18%
Yield at 10%2.25%
Yield at 0% (Max)2.43%

Dividend per share

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Dividend per share data
Years of growth15 years
CCC statusDividend Contender
Dividend per share1.64
Payout frequencyQuarterly
Ex-div date10 Nov 2025
EPS (TTM)3.26
EPS (1y forward)3.97
EPS growth (5y)8.67%
EPS growth (5y forward)3.80%

Dividend growth

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Dividend growth data
SXTS&P500
DGR MR5.13%-13.74%
DGR TTM-6.60%
DGR 3 years1.25%7.31%
DGR 5 years2.21%4.69%
DGR 10 years5.28%6.30%
DGR 15 years5.26%8.16%
Time since last change announced1569 days
EPS growth (5y)8.67%
EPS growth (5y forward)3.80%

Payout ratio

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Payout ratio data
EPS coverageFCF coverage
TTM50.00%293.00%
Average--
Forward41.31%-

VALUATION

Valuation Ratios

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Valuation Ratios data
Trailing P/E30.02
Price to OCF39.90
Price to FCF175.90
Price to EBITDA15.35
EV to EBITDA18.98

Valuation (Sales/Book Value)

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Valuation (Sales/Book Value) data
Price to Sales2.62
Price to Book3.54
EV to Sales3.24

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FINANCIALS

Per share

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Per share data
Current share count42.48M
EPS (TTM)3.26
FCF per share (TTM)0.56

Income statement

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Income statement data
Revenue (TTM)1.60B
Gross profit (TTM)535.37M
Operating income (TTM)210.94M
Net income (TTM)139.11M
EPS (TTM)3.26
EPS (1y forward)3.97

Margins

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Margins data
Gross margin (TTM)33.56%
Operating margin (TTM)13.22%
Profit margin (TTM)8.72%

Balance Sheet

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Balance Sheet data
Cash42.67M
Net receivables323.39M
Total current assets1.07B
Goodwill438.97M
Intangible assets10.93M
Property, plant and equipment1.32B
Total assets2.21B
Accounts payable122.88M
Short/Current long term debt711.95M
Total current liabilities233.69M
Total liabilities1.03B
Shareholder's equity1.18B
Net tangible assets0.00

Cash flow

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Cash flow data
Operating cash flow (TTM)104.65M
Capital expenditures (TTM)80.91M
Free cash flow (TTM)23.74M
Dividends paid (TTM)69.56M

Financial returns

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Financial returns data
Return on Equity11.79%
Return on Assets6.30%
Return on Invested Capital11.78%
Cash Return on Invested Capital2.01%

STOCK INFORMATION

Stock chart

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Stock price data
Open98.12
Daily high98.87
Daily low97.71
Daily Volume144K
All-time high120.77
1y analyst estimate122.00
Beta0.57
EPS (TTM)3.26
Dividend per share1.64
Ex-div date10 Nov 2025
Next earnings date6 Feb 2026

Downside potential

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Downside potential data
SXTS&P500
Current price drop from All-time high-18.61%-0.89%
Highest price drop-35.84%-19.00%
Date of highest drop10 Jan 20258 Apr 2025
Avg drop from high-19.86%-2.49%
Avg time to new high21 days6 days
Max time to new high182 days89 days
COMPANY DETAILS
SXT (Sensient Technologies Corporation) company logo
Marketcap
4.18B
Marketcap category
Mid-cap
Description
Sensient Technologies Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets colors, flavors, and other specialty ingredients worldwide. It operates in three segments: Flavors & Extracts, Color, and Asia Pacific. The Flavors & Extracts segment develops, manufactures, and supplies flavor systems under the Sensient Flavors and Sensient Natural Ingredients brands. This segment produces flavor, extract, and essential oil products; natural ingredients, such as dehydrated garlic, onion, and other natural ingredients for food processors; systems products, including flavor-delivery systems, and compounded and blended products; and selected ingredient products, such as natural and synthetic flavors, natural extracts, and essential oils. The Color segment develops, manufactures, and supplies colors. This segment provides natural and synthetic color systems for the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, and nutraceutical sectors; colors and other ingredients for personal care, such as active ingredients, solubilizers, and surface-treated pigments; pharmaceutical and nutraceutical excipients, including colors, flavors, and coatings; and technical colors for industrial applications under the Sensient Food Colors, Sensient Pharmaceutical, Sensient Beauty, and Sensient Specialty Markets brand names. The Asia Pacific segment markets its products in the Pacific Rim under the Sensient name. Sensient Technologies Corporation was incorporated in 1882 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Employees
4014
Investor relations
SEC filings
CEO
Paul Manning
Country
USA
City
Milwaukee
Stock type
Common stock
CCC status
Dividend Contender
Dividend Frequency
Quarterly
EVENTS AND PRESENTATIONS
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