Sensient Technologies (SXT) Stock Overview
Manufactures and markets colors, flavors, and other specialty ingredients worldwide. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 0/6 |
| Future Growth | 4/6 |
| Past Performance | 5/6 |
| Financial Health | 3/6 |
| Dividends | 4/6 |
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Analyst Price Targets
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Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | US$112.93 |
| 52 Week High | US$129.35 |
| 52 Week Low | US$82.60 |
| Beta | 0.61 |
| 1 Month Change | 23.35% |
| 3 Month Change | 19.48% |
| 1 Year Change | 20.48% |
| 3 Year Change | 48.98% |
| 5 Year Change | 33.11% |
| Change since IPO | 4,981.85% |
Recent News & Updates
Sensient Technologies: The Bull Case Looks Priced In
Apr 30
SXT: Future Natural Color Capacity And Acquisitions Will Support Balanced Upside Potential
The analyst price target for Sensient Technologies has increased from $118 to $126. Analysts attribute this change to updated assessments of fair value, discount rates, revenue growth, profit margins, future P/E assumptions, and the impact of recent bullish Street research.Recent updates
Sensient Technologies: The Bull Case Looks Priced In
Apr 30SXT: Future Natural Color Capacity And Acquisitions Will Support Balanced Upside Potential
The analyst price target for Sensient Technologies has increased from $118 to $126. Analysts attribute this change to updated assessments of fair value, discount rates, revenue growth, profit margins, future P/E assumptions, and the impact of recent bullish Street research.SXT: Future Natural Color Capacity And Sensible Acquisitions Will Support Upside
Analysts have trimmed their price target on Sensient Technologies slightly from $119 to $118, tying this adjustment to updated views on revenue growth, profit margins, and a modestly higher future P/E. This underpins a generally constructive stance on the shares.SXT: Future Natural Color Investments And Acquisitions Will Drive Upside Potential
Analysts have kept Sensient Technologies' fair value estimate steady at $119.00 per share, with only minor tweaks to assumptions around discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin, and future P/E that collectively support maintaining the existing price target rather than resetting it higher or lower. What's in the News The company reported that from October 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025, it repurchased 0 shares for $0 million, while completing a total of 6,267,019 shares repurchased for $440.29 million under the buyback program announced on August 21, 2014 (company filing).SXT: Future Color Capacity Investments And Acquisitions Will Drive Upside Potential
Analysts have maintained their price target for Sensient Technologies at $119, citing only small adjustments to assumptions such as discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin, and future P/E that do not materially change their overall view of the stock’s valuation. What's in the News Sensient Technologies reported that between October 1, 2025 and December 31, 2025, it did not repurchase any shares, and confirmed completion of a total buyback of 6,267,019 shares, or 13.94%, for US$440.29 million under the program announced on August 21, 2014 (company disclosure).SXT: Future Natural Color Investments And Acquisitions Will Support Upside Potential
Analysts have nudged their price target on Sensient Technologies slightly higher to $119, pointing to relatively steady assumptions around fair value, discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin, and future P/E. What's in the News Sensient completed its long running share repurchase program announced in August 2014, having repurchased 6,267,019 shares, or 13.94% of the company, for a total of $440.29 million, with no shares repurchased in the most recent reported tranche (Key Developments).Sensient Technologies Corporation (NYSE:SXT) Just Released Its Annual Earnings: Here's What Analysts Think
Feb 17
SXT: Future Investments In Natural Color Capacity Will Support Upside Potential
Analysts have adjusted their price target for Sensient Technologies to $119 from $121.67. This change reflects updated assumptions around revenue growth, profit margins, discount rate, and future P/E expectations.Sensient Technologies (NYSE:SXT) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.41
Jan 22Sensient Technologies Corporation's (NYSE:SXT) Shareholders Might Be Looking For Exit
Nov 28Sensient Technologies Corporation (NYSE:SXT) Just Released Its Third-Quarter Earnings: Here's What Analysts Think
Nov 05Is Sensient Technologies (NYSE:SXT) Using Too Much Debt?
Oct 24Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of Sensient Technologies Corporation (NYSE:SXT)
Oct 08Sensient 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 19Sensient Technologies: Improving Results, But Not Quite A Buy Yet
Jan 11
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.Shareholder Returns
| SXT | US Chemicals | US Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | -8.3% | -0.5% | 0.6% |
| 1Y | 20.5% | 12.6% | 28.7% |
Return vs Industry: SXT exceeded the US Chemicals industry which returned 12.6% over the past year.
Return vs Market: SXT underperformed the US Market which returned 28.7% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| SXT volatility | |
|---|---|
| SXT Average Weekly Movement | 8.6% |
| Chemicals Industry Average Movement | 7.6% |
| Market Average Movement | 7.2% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in US Market | 16.2% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in US Market | 3.3% |
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 (9%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1882 | 4,070 | 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 for the food, beverage, and personal care industries under the Sensient Flavors and Sensient Agricultural Ingredients brands.
Sensient Technologies Corporation Fundamentals Summary
| SXT fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market cap | US$4.84b |
| Earnings (TTM) | US$144.20m |
| Revenue (TTM) | US$1.66b |
Is SXT overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| SXT income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | US$1.66b |
| Cost of Revenue | US$1.09b |
| Gross Profit | US$565.93m |
| Other Expenses | US$421.73m |
| Earnings | US$144.20m |
Last Reported Earnings
Mar 31, 2026
Next Earnings Date
Jul 24, 2026
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 3.39 |
| Gross Margin | 34.18% |
| Net Profit Margin | 8.71% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 63.0% |
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 | May 11 2026 |
| Dividend Pay Date | Jun 01 2026 |
| Days until Ex dividend | 9 days |
| Days until Dividend pay date | 30 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 | 2026/05/01 21:51 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/05/01 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2026/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
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.
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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 14 analysts. 4 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 |
| Philip Patricha | Berenberg |