Sensient Technologies (SXT) Stock Overview
Manufactures and markets colors, flavors, and other specialty ingredients worldwide. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
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| Valuation | 0/6 |
| Future Growth | 2/6 |
| Past Performance | 5/6 |
| Financial Health | 4/6 |
| Dividends | 3/6 |
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Sensient Technologies Corporation Competitors
Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | US$116.62 |
| 52 Week High | US$116.86 |
| 52 Week Low | US$66.15 |
| Beta | 0.57 |
| 1 Month Change | 7.36% |
| 3 Month Change | 22.84% |
| 1 Year Change | 62.81% |
| 3 Year Change | 32.69% |
| 5 Year Change | 113.63% |
| Change since IPO | 5,147.90% |
Recent News & Updates
Sensient Technologies: Ingredients Play Is Riding The Tougher Food Regulation Trend
Jul 28Sensient Technologies (NYSE:SXT) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.41
Jul 28
Sensient Technologies (NYSE:SXT) Has Some Way To Go To Become A Multi-Bagger
Jul 24Recent updates
Sensient Technologies: Ingredients Play Is Riding The Tougher Food Regulation Trend
Jul 28Sensient Technologies (NYSE:SXT) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.41
Jul 28Sensient Technologies (NYSE:SXT) Has Some Way To Go To Become A Multi-Bagger
Jul 24These 4 Measures Indicate That Sensient Technologies (NYSE:SXT) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well
Jul 05Calculating The Fair Value Of Sensient Technologies Corporation (NYSE:SXT)
Jun 19Why Investors Shouldn't Be Surprised By Sensient Technologies Corporation's (NYSE:SXT) 28% Share Price Surge
Apr 30Sensient Technologies (NYSE:SXT) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.41
Apr 28Is Sensient Technologies (NYSE:SXT) A Risky Investment?
Mar 21Sensient Technologies Corporation (NYSE:SXT) Just Released Its Yearly Results And Analysts Are Updating Their Estimates
Feb 18The Price Is Right For Sensient Technologies Corporation (NYSE:SXT)
Feb 07Sensient Technologies (NYSE:SXT) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.41
Jan 23Slowing Rates Of Return At Sensient Technologies (NYSE:SXT) Leave Little Room For Excitement
Jan 20Sensient Technologies: Improving Results, But Not Quite A Buy Yet
Jan 11Does Sensient Technologies (NYSE:SXT) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?
Dec 19We Think You Can Look Beyond Sensient Technologies' (NYSE:SXT) Lackluster Earnings
Nov 13Sensient Technologies (NYSE:SXT) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.41
Oct 28Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Sensient Technologies Corporation (NYSE:SXT)
Oct 15With Sensient Technologies Corporation (NYSE:SXT) It Looks Like You'll Get What You Pay For
Sep 24Is Sensient Technologies (NYSE:SXT) A Risky Investment?
Sep 06
Decisive Sales Wins And Innovative Products Propel Revenue And Margin Growth
Sensient Technologies aims to boost operating profit through strong sales wins and a focus on sales execution across all groups, leveraging stable market dynamics and product launches.Sensient Technologies: Fundamentals Don't Support Recent Rally
Feb 28Sensient Technologies: Soft Guidance Paints A Gray Outlook Heading Into 2024
Oct 24Shareholder Returns
| SXT | US Chemicals | US Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | 4.4% | 1.9% | 2.4% |
| 1Y | 62.8% | -5.1% | 20.2% |
Return vs Industry: SXT exceeded the US Chemicals industry which returned -5.4% over the past year.
Return vs Market: SXT exceeded the US Market which returned 20.2% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| SXT volatility | |
|---|---|
| SXT Average Weekly Movement | 2.8% |
| Chemicals Industry Average Movement | 6.2% |
| Market Average Movement | 6.5% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in US Market | 17.6% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in US Market | 3.1% |
Stable Share Price: SXT has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the US market.
Volatility Over Time: SXT's weekly volatility (3%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1882 | 4,014 | Paul Manning | www.sensient.com |
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.
Sensient Technologies Corporation Fundamentals Summary
| SXT fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market cap | US$4.95b |
| Earnings (TTM) | US$134.84m |
| Revenue (TTM) | US$1.58b |
Is SXT overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| SXT income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | US$1.58b |
| Cost of Revenue | US$1.05b |
| Gross Profit | US$528.34m |
| Other Expenses | US$393.50m |
| Earnings | US$134.84m |
Last Reported Earnings
Jun 30, 2025
Next Earnings Date
Oct 31, 2025
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 3.18 |
| Gross Margin | 33.53% |
| Net Profit Margin | 8.56% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 63.6% |
How did SXT perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonDividends
Does SXT pay a reliable dividends?
See SXT dividend history and benchmarks| Sensient Technologies dividend dates | |
|---|---|
| Ex Dividend Date | Aug 04 2025 |
| Dividend Pay Date | Sep 02 2025 |
| Days until Ex dividend | 7 days |
| Days until Dividend pay date | 22 days |
Does SXT pay a reliable dividends?
See SXT dividend history and benchmarksCompany Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/08/10 21:58 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/08/08 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
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Analyst Sources
Sensient Technologies Corporation is covered by 18 analysts. 3 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| null null | Argus Research Company |
| Ghansham Panjabi | Baird |
| Brett Hundley | BB&T Capital Markets |