Sensient Technologies Corporation (SXT) Key Metrics
SXT valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $5.69B
- Enterprise value
- $6.30B
- P/E (TTM)
- 36.0 10-yr median 29.1
- Forward P/E
- 22.7
- PEG ratio
- 1.74
- Price / sales
- 3.3 10-yr median 2.2
- Price / book
- 4.4 10-yr median 3.3
- EV / EBITDA
- 20.9 10-yr median 17.7
- Dividend yield
- 1.23% $1.64 a year
- Beta
- 0.83
SXT key metrics, 2016–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsSXT valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
SXT returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
SXT per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
SXT financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
SXT efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
SXT valuation history
SXT returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
SXT debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
SXT cash returned to shareholders
SXT price vs earnings per share
SXT key metrics
2016–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $4.00B | $3.02B | $2.79B | $3.08B | $4.23B | $3.12B | $2.80B | $2.37B | $3.22B | $3.52B |
| Enterprise value | $4.74B | $3.63B | $3.42B | $3.71B | $4.71B | $3.63B | $3.39B | $3.05B | $3.82B | $4.10B |
| P/E ratio | 29.8 | 24.2 | 29.9 | 21.8 | 35.6 | 28.5 | 34.1 | 15.1 | 35.9 | 27.9 |
| Price / sales | 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Price / book | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 4.2 |
| Price / free cash flow | 104.2 | 30.8 | 34.1 | — | 50.1 | 18.7 | 20.2 | 72.4 | 25.9 | 24.9 |
| Price / operating cash flow | 31.3 | 19.2 | 16.4 | 255.0 | 29.1 | 14.3 | 15.8 | 28.4 | 17.8 | 15.8 |
| EV / sales | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3.0 |
| EV / EBITDA | 17.7 | 14.4 | 22.0 | 14.9 | 21.2 | 17.9 | 19.3 | 11.9 | 17.6 | 17.6 |
| EV / free cash flow | 123.5 | 37.0 | 41.8 | — | 55.8 | 21.8 | 24.6 | 93.1 | 30.7 | 29.0 |
| Earnings yield | 3.4% | 4.1% | 3.3% | 4.6% | 2.8% | 3.5% | 2.9% | 6.6% | 2.8% | 3.6% |
| Free cash flow yield | 1.0% | 3.2% | 2.9% | −2.2% | 2.0% | 5.3% | 4.9% | 1.4% | 3.9% | 4.0% |
| Dividend yield | 1.7% | 2.3% | 2.5% | 2.2% | 1.6% | 2.1% | 2.2% | 2.4% | 1.7% | 1.4% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 1.7% | 2.3% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.5% | 2.2% | 5.7% | 4.4% | 2.8% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $93.95 | $71.26 | $66.00 | $72.92 | $100.06 | $73.77 | $66.09 | $55.85 | $73.15 | $78.58 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $37.85 | $36.73 | $34.48 | $34.04 | $32.66 | $31.46 | $31.28 | $32.63 | $30.94 | $30.85 |
| Earnings per share | $3.16 | $2.94 | $2.21 | $3.34 | $2.81 | $2.59 | $1.94 | $3.70 | $2.03 | $2.82 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $3.00 | $3.71 | $4.02 | $0.29 | $3.44 | $5.17 | $4.19 | $1.97 | $4.10 | $4.96 |
| Free cash flow per share | $0.90 | $2.31 | $1.94 | −$1.59 | $2.00 | $3.93 | $3.26 | $0.77 | $2.82 | $3.15 |
| Cash per share | $0.86 | $0.63 | $0.68 | $0.50 | $0.61 | $0.58 | $0.50 | $0.75 | $0.67 | $0.58 |
| Book value per share | $28.02 | $25.03 | $24.94 | $23.68 | $22.21 | $22.06 | $20.84 | $20.23 | $19.36 | $18.64 |
| Tangible book value per share | $17.46 | $15.03 | $14.61 | $13.39 | $11.91 | $11.81 | $10.94 | $10.00 | $9.90 | $9.90 |
| Dividends per share | $1.63 | $1.63 | $1.64 | $1.63 | $1.58 | $1.56 | $1.47 | $1.35 | $1.23 | $1.11 |
| Capex per share | $2.10 | $1.40 | $2.08 | $1.88 | $1.44 | $1.23 | $0.92 | $1.19 | $1.28 | $1.81 |
| Debt per share | $18.28 | $14.94 | $15.59 | $15.41 | $12.11 | $12.45 | $14.64 | $16.70 | $14.18 | $13.45 |
| Shares outstanding | 42.6M | 42.4M | 42.2M | 42.2M | 42.3M | 42.3M | 42.3M | 42.5M | 44.0M | 44.8M |
| Change in shares outstanding | +0.5% | +0.4% | +0.1% | −0.1% | −0.2% | +0.1% | −0.5% | −3.5% | −1.8% | −2.9% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 11.9% | 11.8% | 9.1% | 14.5% | 12.7% | 12.1% | 9.4% | 18.4% | 10.6% | 15.0% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 8.7% | 8.8% | 6.7% | 10.0% | 9.0% | 9.1% | 9.1% | 11.7% | 9.1% | 10.9% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 6.3% | 6.2% | 4.7% | 7.6% | 6.8% | 6.3% | 4.6% | 8.9% | 5.3% | 7.5% |
| Return on tangible assets | 7.5% | 7.8% | 5.9% | 9.1% | 9.1% | 8.4% | 6.2% | 11.3% | 6.8% | 9.9% |
| Free cash flow margin | 2.4% | 6.3% | 5.6% | −4.7% | 6.1% | 12.5% | 10.4% | 2.4% | 9.1% | 10.2% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 0.95 | 1.26 | 1.82 | 0.09 | 1.22 | 2.00 | 2.16 | 0.53 | 2.01 | 1.76 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $778.6M | $633.4M | $658.5M | $650.7M | $511.5M | $527.3M | $619.1M | $709.6M | $624.3M | $603.4M |
| Cash & short-term investments | $36.5M | $26.6M | $28.9M | $20.9M | $25.7M | $24.8M | $21.2M | $31.9M | $29.3M | $25.9M |
| Net debt | $742.1M | $606.7M | $629.6M | $629.8M | $485.8M | $502.5M | $598.0M | $677.7M | $594.9M | $577.5M |
| Debt / equity | 0.65 | 0.60 | 0.63 | 0.65 | 0.55 | 0.56 | 0.70 | 0.83 | 0.73 | 0.72 |
| Debt / assets | 0.35 | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.36 | 0.39 | 0.36 | 0.36 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.77 | 2.41 | 4.06 | 2.53 | 2.19 | 2.48 | 3.40 | 2.65 | 2.75 | 2.48 |
| Current ratio | 4.10 | 3.55 | 3.96 | 3.43 | 3.19 | 3.43 | 3.91 | 3.83 | 3.39 | 3.36 |
| Quick ratio | 1.53 | 1.34 | 1.43 | 1.36 | 1.42 | 1.67 | 1.82 | 1.55 | 1.25 | 1.46 |
| Interest coverage | 7.0 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 13.5 | 13.6 | 11.3 | 8.4 | 9.3 | 11.1 | 11.6 |
| Working capital | $817.9M | $691.2M | $700.3M | $662.6M | $508.8M | $525.6M | $586.8M | $608.2M | $517.2M | $503.4M |
| Invested capital | $1.94B | $1.67B | $1.68B | $1.63B | $1.42B | $1.44B | $1.48B | $1.54B | $1.45B | $1.41B |
| Tangible asset value | $743.7M | $637.3M | $617.1M | $565.3M | $503.4M | $500.1M | $462.7M | $424.9M | $436.1M | $444.0M |
| Net current asset value | $30.8M | −$922,000 | −$24.6M | −$47.2M | −$65.9M | −$64.9M | −$70.3M | −$142.1M | −$138.6M | −$115.1M |
| Graham number | $44.62 | $40.69 | $35.22 | $42.17 | $37.47 | $35.82 | $30.16 | $41.06 | $29.77 | $34.36 |
| Graham net-net per share | −$10.47 | −$9.87 | −$10.15 | −$10.72 | −$8.98 | −$9.81 | −$11.02 | −$11.68 | −$10.55 | −$10.22 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $69.6M | $69.2M | $69.2M | $68.9M | $66.7M | $66.1M | $62.2M | $57.4M | $54.0M | $49.6M |
| Share buybacks (net) | — | — | $0 | $11.0M | $42.5M | $11.7M | $0 | $76.7M | $87.2M | $50.1M |
| Dividend payout ratio | 51.8% | 55.5% | 74.1% | 48.9% | 56.2% | 60.3% | 75.8% | 36.5% | 60.3% | 39.3% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 181.2% | 70.7% | 84.6% | — | 129.3% | 46.6% | 45.0% | 409.2% | 113.8% | 70.6% |
| Capex / revenue | 5.5% | 3.8% | 6.0% | 5.5% | 4.4% | 3.9% | 3.0% | 3.7% | 4.1% | 5.9% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 69.9% | 37.7% | 51.8% | 657.2% | 41.9% | 23.8% | 22.1% | 60.8% | 31.2% | 36.5% |
| Capex / depreciation | 1.46 | 0.98 | 1.52 | 1.51 | 1.17 | 1.05 | 0.71 | 0.95 | 1.16 | 1.73 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 0.9% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 0.7% | 0.4% | −0.1% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.6% |
| R&D / revenue | — | 3.2% | 3.3% | 2.9% | 2.5% | 2.9% | 3.0% | 3.1% | 3.0% | 3.0% |
| SG&A / revenue | 20.6% | 19.7% | 19.5% | 20.2% | 20.6% | 20.2% | 22.0% | 18.9% | 22.6% | 21.0% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 67.4 | 65.9 | 72.0 | 71.5 | 65.5 | 61.3 | 64.6 | 59.3 | 52.2 | 56.3 |
| Days of inventory on hand | 217.5 | 208.3 | 215.6 | 187.9 | 156.4 | 161.8 | 185.9 | 188.9 | 179.2 | 163.9 |
| Days payables outstanding | 47.2 | 47.0 | 50.7 | 51.6 | 45.9 | 40.7 | 46.1 | 47.8 | 41.8 | 37.9 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 237.7 | 227.3 | 236.9 | 207.8 | 175.9 | 182.5 | 204.4 | 200.4 | 189.7 | 182.3 |
| Receivables turnover | 5.41 | 5.54 | 5.07 | 5.10 | 5.57 | 5.96 | 5.65 | 6.15 | 6.99 | 6.49 |
| Payables turnover | 7.73 | 7.77 | 7.20 | 7.08 | 7.95 | 8.98 | 7.92 | 7.63 | 8.74 | 9.64 |
| Inventory turnover | 1.68 | 1.75 | 1.69 | 1.94 | 2.33 | 2.26 | 1.96 | 1.93 | 2.04 | 2.23 |
| Asset turnover | 0.76 | 0.77 | 0.73 | 0.77 | 0.79 | 0.77 | 0.74 | 0.78 | 0.80 | 0.82 |
| Average receivables | $297.7M | $281.1M | $287.1M | $281.6M | $247.6M | $223.7M | $234.3M | $225.4M | $195.0M | $213.3M |
| Average payables | $138.7M | $135.1M | $136.7M | $133.9M | $116.4M | $101.0M | $113.2M | $120.8M | $101.1M | $93.9M |
| Average inventory | $639.3M | $599.4M | $581.3M | $487.9M | $396.5M | $401.9M | $456.6M | $477.1M | $433.9M | $406.7M |
| Intangibles / total assets | 20.0% | 20.9% | 21.7% | 21.9% | 24.9% | 24.9% | 24.1% | 23.8% | 24.1% | 23.5% |
Computed from SXT's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed February 13, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
SXT valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), Sensient Technologies traded at 29.8 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 29.1. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 36.0 and the forward P/E is 22.7. Sensient Technologies earned a return on equity of 11.9% and a return on invested capital of 8.7% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $778.6 million of debt and $36.5 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $742.1 million. It returned $69.6 million to shareholders: $69.6 million in dividends and $0 in share buybacks, 181% of free cash flow. The share count fell 5.0% from 44.8M to 42.6M over 9 years.
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SXT key metrics FAQ
What is Sensient Technologies's P/E ratio?
Sensient Technologies's trailing P/E ratio is 36.0 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 22.7. At the end of fiscal 2025 it was 29.8, compared with a 10-year median of 29.1.
What is Sensient Technologies's EV/EBITDA?
Sensient Technologies's enterprise value was 17.7 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $4.7 billion, EBITDA $268.2 million); the current EV/EBITDA is 20.9.
What is Sensient Technologies's return on equity?
Sensient Technologies's return on equity (ROE) was 11.9% in fiscal 2025: net income of $134.5 million on average shareholders' equity of $1.1 billion.
What is Sensient Technologies's ROIC?
Sensient Technologies's return on invested capital was 8.7% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Sensient Technologies have?
Sensient Technologies had total debt of $778.6 million at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65 and $742.1 million of net debt (2.77 times EBITDA).
What is Sensient Technologies's dividend yield?
Sensient Technologies's forward dividend yield is 1.23%. Sensient Technologies paid $69.6 million in dividends in fiscal 2025 ($1.63 per share), a payout ratio of 51.8%.
What is Sensient Technologies's free cash flow yield?
Sensient Technologies generated $38.4 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 1.0% on its market value at year-end ($4.0 billion).
What is Sensient Technologies's current ratio?
Sensient Technologies's current ratio was 4.10 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 4.10 times current liabilities.