Sensient Technologies Corporation (SXT) Balance Sheet
SXT balance sheet, 2025
December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollars$2.24B assets = $1.05B liabilities + $1.19B equity
Both columns are drawn to the same scale: what SXT owns equals what it owes plus shareholders’ equity. Hover a block for its value.
SXT financial health
Descriptive bands, not a rating. Fiscal 2025.
SXT balance sheet trends, 2016–2025
| Metric | Trend | Then | Latest | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | $1.67B2016 | $2.24B2025 | +3.4%/yr | |
| Total liabilities | $832.1M2016 | $1.05B2025 | +2.6%/yr | |
| Shareholders’ equity | $835.7M2016 | $1.19B2025 | +4.0%/yr | |
| Cash & short-term investments | $25.9M2016 | $36.5M2025 | +3.9%/yr | |
| Total debt | $603.4M2016 | $778.6M2025 | +2.9%/yr | |
| Net cash (debt) | −$577.5M2016 | −$742.1M2025 | −$164.6M | |
| Working capital | $503.4M2016 | $817.9M2025 | +$314.5M | |
| Book value per share | $18.642016 | $28.022025 | +4.6%/yr | |
| Current ratio | 3.362016 | 4.102025 | +0.75 | |
| Debt / equity | 0.722016 | 0.652025 | −0.07 | |
| Shares outstanding | 44.8M2016 | 42.6M2025 | −0.6%/yr |
Change is the average annual growth (CAGR) or the difference between the first and latest year.
SXT assets
SXT liabilities and equity
SXT debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease obligations.
SXT balance sheet
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | ||||||||||
| Cash & short-term investments | $36.5M | $26.6M | $28.9M | $20.9M | $25.7M | $24.8M | $21.2M | $31.9M | $29.3M | $25.9M |
| Cash & equivalents | $36.5M | $26.6M | $28.9M | $20.9M | $25.7M | $24.8M | $21.2M | $31.9M | $29.3M | $25.9M |
| Short-term investments | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $0 | $0 |
| Receivables | $305.4M | $290.1M | $272.2M | $302.1M | $261.1M | $234.1M | $213.2M | $255.3M | $195.4M | $194.5M |
| Inventory | $678.2M | $600.3M | $598.4M | $564.1M | $411.6M | $381.3M | $422.5M | $490.8M | $463.5M | $404.3M |
| Other current assets | $61.3M | $44.9M | $37.1M | $47.6M | $42.7M | $101.3M | $131.3M | $44.9M | $45.2M | $92.4M |
| Total current assets | $1.08B | $961.9M | $936.6M | $934.8M | $741.2M | $741.6M | $788.2M | $822.9M | $733.5M | $717.1M |
| Property, plant & equipment (net) | $1.6M | $491.6M | $505.3M | $483.2M | $446.5M | $445.5M | $437.2M | $491.1M | $498.5M | $476.5M |
| Goodwill & intangible assets | $449.8M | $423.7M | $436.2M | $434.3M | $435.0M | $434.2M | $418.8M | $435.0M | $416.2M | $391.7M |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $100,000 | $100,000 | $0 |
| Other non-current assets | $711.3M | $146.7M | $136.4M | $129.3M | $122.9M | $119.6M | $95.9M | $75.9M | $76.0M | $82.6M |
| Total assets | $2.24B | $2.02B | $2.01B | $1.98B | $1.75B | $1.74B | $1.74B | $1.82B | $1.72B | $1.67B |
| Liabilities | ||||||||||
| Accounts payable | $138.3M | $139.1M | $131.1M | $142.4M | $125.5M | $107.3M | $94.7M | $131.8M | $109.8M | $92.5M |
| Short-term debt | $11.0M | $19.8M | $13.5M | $20.4M | $8.5M | $9.2M | $20.6M | $20.0M | $20.1M | $20.6M |
| Total current liabilities | $263.6M | $270.6M | $236.3M | $272.2M | $232.3M | $216.0M | $201.4M | $214.7M | $216.3M | $213.7M |
| Long-term debt | $709.2M | $613.5M | $645.1M | $630.3M | $503.0M | $518.0M | $598.5M | $689.6M | $604.2M | $582.8M |
| Other long-term liabilities | $77.8M | $78.6M | $79.8M | $79.5M | $71.8M | $72.6M | $58.7M | $60.7M | $51.6M | $35.7M |
| Total liabilities | $1.05B | $962.8M | $961.2M | $982.0M | $807.1M | $806.5M | $858.6M | $965.0M | $872.0M | $832.1M |
| Shareholders' equity | ||||||||||
| Common stock & paid-in capital | $5.4M | $5.4M | $5.4M | $5.4M | $5.4M | $5.4M | $5.4M | $5.4M | $5.4M | $5.4M |
| Retained earnings (deficit) | $1.85B | $1.78B | $1.73B | $1.70B | $1.63B | $1.58B | $1.54B | $1.52B | $1.41B | $1.38B |
| Treasury stock | — | — | — | — | −$634.4M | −$593.5M | −$595.3M | −$597.8M | −$525.4M | −$442.8M |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | −$170.3M | −$226.8M | −$172.1M | −$200.7M | −$174.6M | −$159.1M | −$163.0M | −$165.6M | −$149.3M | −$213.5M |
| Minority interest | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $0 | $0 |
| Total shareholders' equity | $1.19B | $1.06B | $1.05B | $999.6M | $938.4M | $934.3M | $881.6M | $859.9M | $852.3M | $835.7M |
| Key figures | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $778.6M | $633.4M | $658.5M | $650.7M | $511.5M | $527.3M | $619.1M | $709.6M | $624.3M | $603.4M |
| Net cash (debt) | −$742.1M | −$606.7M | −$629.6M | −$629.8M | −$485.8M | −$502.5M | −$598.0M | −$677.7M | −$594.9M | −$577.5M |
| Working capital | $817.9M | $691.2M | $700.3M | $662.6M | $508.8M | $525.6M | $586.8M | $608.2M | $517.2M | $503.4M |
| Tangible book value | $743.7M | $637.3M | $617.1M | $565.3M | $503.4M | $500.1M | $462.7M | $424.9M | $436.1M | $444.0M |
| Book value per share | $28.02 | $25.03 | $24.94 | $23.68 | $22.21 | $22.06 | $20.84 | $20.23 | $19.36 | $18.64 |
| Shares outstanding | 42.6M | 42.4M | 42.2M | 42.2M | 42.3M | 42.3M | 42.3M | 42.5M | 44.0M | 44.8M |
| Current ratio | 4.10 | 3.55 | 3.96 | 3.43 | 3.19 | 3.43 | 3.91 | 3.83 | 3.39 | 3.36 |
| Quick ratio | 1.30 | 1.17 | 1.27 | 1.19 | 1.23 | 1.20 | 1.16 | 1.34 | 1.04 | 1.03 |
| Debt / equity | 0.65 | 0.60 | 0.63 | 0.65 | 0.55 | 0.56 | 0.70 | 0.83 | 0.73 | 0.72 |
| Equity / assets | 53.2% | 52.4% | 52.3% | 50.4% | 53.8% | 53.7% | 50.7% | 47.1% | 49.4% | 50.1% |
| Jun '26 | Mar '26 | Dec '25 | Sep '25 | Jun '25 | Mar '25 | Dec '24 | Sep '24 | Jun '24 | Mar '24 | Dec '23 | Sep '23 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | ||||||||||||
| Cash & short-term investments | $31.0M | $38.5M | $36.5M | $42.7M | $56.7M | $32.6M | $26.6M | $37.0M | $30.3M | $25.4M | $28.9M | $32.0M |
| Cash & equivalents | $31.0M | $38.5M | $36.5M | $42.7M | $56.7M | $32.6M | $26.6M | $37.0M | $30.3M | $25.4M | $28.9M | $32.0M |
| Receivables | $376.5M | $342.3M | $305.4M | $323.4M | $334.0M | $315.0M | $290.1M | $302.0M | $315.6M | $298.5M | $272.2M | $284.7M |
| Inventory | $719.1M | $681.7M | $678.2M | $653.7M | $619.6M | $598.2M | $600.3M | $580.8M | $553.4M | $568.5M | $598.4M | $587.0M |
| Other current assets | $57.0M | $59.0M | $61.3M | $53.3M | $55.9M | $54.4M | $44.9M | $39.0M | $44.9M | $50.4M | $37.1M | $41.5M |
| Total current assets | $1.18B | $1.12B | $1.08B | $1.07B | $1.07B | $1.00B | $961.9M | $958.8M | $944.3M | $942.8M | $936.6M | $945.2M |
| Property, plant & equipment (net) | $574.7M | $550.6M | $579.2M | $518.5M | $515.5M | $499.2M | $491.6M | $494.6M | $491.1M | $498.2M | $505.3M | $506.5M |
| Goodwill & intangible assets | $444.6M | $446.3M | $449.8M | $449.9M | $451.9M | $435.7M | $423.7M | $438.2M | $429.8M | $432.2M | $436.2M | $433.0M |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other non-current assets | $168.1M | $169.2M | $133.7M | $168.1M | $171.1M | $157.6M | $146.7M | $151.0M | $129.7M | $132.4M | $136.4M | $125.5M |
| Total assets | $2.37B | $2.29B | $2.24B | $2.21B | $2.20B | $2.09B | $2.02B | $2.04B | $1.99B | $2.01B | $2.01B | $2.01B |
| Liabilities | ||||||||||||
| Accounts payable | $145.3M | $114.2M | $138.3M | $122.9M | $121.4M | $110.6M | $139.1M | $119.2M | $107.2M | $104.8M | $131.1M | $111.0M |
| Short-term debt | $397,000 | $232,000 | $11.0M | $777,000 | $26.3M | $18.6M | $19.8M | $17.8M | $27.0M | $19.4M | $13.5M | $22.8M |
| Deferred revenue | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $6.5M | $16.0M | — | — |
| Total current liabilities | $269.6M | $223.7M | $263.6M | $233.7M | $251.1M | $230.7M | $270.6M | $256.5M | $227.0M | $218.9M | $236.3M | $223.8M |
| Long-term debt | $763.5M | $767.6M | $709.2M | $711.2M | $710.1M | $683.3M | $613.5M | $625.6M | $634.7M | $643.5M | $645.1M | $648.6M |
| Other long-term liabilities | $78.1M | $77.4M | $77.8M | $84.5M | $86.2M | $83.7M | $78.6M | $80.1M | $75.4M | $79.4M | $79.8M | $80.1M |
| Total liabilities | $1.11B | $1.07B | $1.05B | $1.03B | $1.05B | $997.6M | $962.8M | $962.2M | $937.1M | $941.7M | $961.2M | $952.5M |
| Shareholders' equity | ||||||||||||
| Common stock & paid-in capital | $5.4M | $5.4M | $5.4M | $5.4M | $5.4M | $5.4M | $5.4M | $5.4M | $5.4M | $5.4M | $5.4M | $5.4M |
| Retained earnings (deficit) | $1.91B | $1.87B | $1.85B | $1.82B | $1.82B | $1.80B | $1.78B | $1.77B | $1.75B | $1.74B | $1.73B | $1.75B |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | −$171.1M | −$173.6M | −$170.3M | −$173.5M | −$173.5M | −$211.9M | −$226.8M | −$192.6M | −$198.2M | −$175.7M | −$172.1M | −$190.5M |
| Total shareholders' equity | $1.26B | $1.22B | $1.19B | $1.18B | $1.16B | $1.10B | $1.06B | $1.08B | $1.06B | $1.06B | $1.05B | $1.06B |
| Key figures | ||||||||||||
| Total debt | $763.9M | $767.8M | $778.6M | $712.0M | $736.4M | $701.8M | $633.4M | $643.4M | $661.7M | $663.0M | $658.5M | $671.4M |
| Net cash (debt) | −$732.9M | −$729.2M | −$742.1M | −$669.3M | −$679.7M | −$669.3M | −$606.7M | −$606.5M | −$631.3M | −$637.5M | −$629.6M | −$639.4M |
| Working capital | $914.0M | $897.8M | $817.9M | $839.4M | $815.0M | $769.5M | $691.2M | $702.3M | $717.2M | $724.0M | $700.3M | $721.3M |
| Tangible book value | $815.3M | $772.6M | $743.7M | $730.3M | $705.2M | $659.4M | $637.3M | $642.2M | $628.0M | $631.7M | $617.1M | $624.7M |
| Book value per share | $29.50 | $28.56 | $27.97 | $27.66 | $27.21 | $25.78 | $24.99 | $25.46 | $24.95 | $25.15 | $25.05 | $25.04 |
| Shares outstanding | 42.7M | 42.7M | 42.7M | 42.7M | 42.5M | 42.5M | 42.5M | 42.4M | 42.4M | 42.3M | 42.1M | 42.2M |
| Current ratio | 4.39 | 5.01 | 4.10 | 4.59 | 4.25 | 4.34 | 3.55 | 3.74 | 4.16 | 4.31 | 3.96 | 4.22 |
| Quick ratio | 1.51 | 1.70 | 1.30 | 1.57 | 1.56 | 1.51 | 1.17 | 1.32 | 1.52 | 1.48 | 1.27 | 1.41 |
| Debt / equity | 0.61 | 0.63 | 0.65 | 0.60 | 0.64 | 0.64 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.63 | 0.62 | 0.63 | 0.63 |
| Equity / assets | 53.1% | 53.3% | 53.2% | 53.4% | 52.5% | 52.3% | 52.4% | 52.9% | 53.0% | 53.0% | 52.3% | 52.6% |
Quarterly columns are labeled by the month the quarter ended. Figures in U.S. dollars as reported (latest annual report filed February 13, 2026); data from EODHD.
SXT financial position
At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), Sensient Technologies had total assets of $2.2 billion (up 10.9% from a year earlier), total liabilities of $1.1 billion and shareholders' equity of $1.2 billion. It held $36.5 million in cash and short-term investments against $778.6 million of debt, net debt of $742.1 million. Its current ratio was 4.10. In the latest quarter (ended June 30, 2026) total assets were $2.4 billion and equity $1.3 billion.
Related: SXT income statement, SXT cash flow statement, SXT key metrics. See the SXT stock overview for the latest quote and news.
SXT balance sheet FAQ
What are Sensient Technologies's total assets?
Sensient Technologies reported total assets of $2.2 billion at the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), compared with $2.0 billion a year earlier.
How much debt does Sensient Technologies have?
Sensient Technologies had $778.6 million of total debt at the end of fiscal 2025, including short-term borrowings. Its debt-to-equity ratio was 0.65.
How much cash does Sensient Technologies have?
Sensient Technologies held $36.5 million in cash and short-term investments at the end of fiscal 2025; with $778.6 million of debt that is net debt of $742.1 million.
What is Sensient Technologies's book value?
Sensient Technologies's shareholders' equity (book value) was $1.2 billion at the end of fiscal 2025, or $28.02 per share.
What is Sensient Technologies's current ratio?
Sensient Technologies had current assets of $1.1 billion and current liabilities of $263.6 million, a current ratio of 4.10 (it can cover its short-term obligations).
How much goodwill does Sensient Technologies have?
Sensient Technologies carried $449.8 million of goodwill and intangible assets, 20.0% of total assets, at the end of fiscal 2025.