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SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP SXT

NYSE · stock · Industrial Organic Chemicals · website · IPO 1981-05-22 · LEI

SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP statistics & valuation

Market cap$5.1B
P / E38.0×
P / S3.2×
P / B4.3×
P / FCF133.2×
Dividend yield1.36%
Net margin8.3%
Return on equity11.3%
FCF margin2.4%
Net debt$672.7M
Net debt / EBITDA2.5×
Enterprise value USD$5.8B
EV / EBITDA21.6×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV3.6%
Return on capital10.5%
Graham number -65.8%$44.63

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($44.63); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
8.90% 6.40% 11.30% 6.20% 8.20% 8.60% 9.80% 6.40% 8.00% 8.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
13.00% 12.00% 14.70% 9.20% 11.50% 12.30% 13.70% 10.60% 12.30% 12.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
15.10% 10.50% 18.30% 9.30% 11.70% 12.70% 14.10% 8.90% 11.80% 11.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
44.8M 44.0M 42.5M 42.3M 42.3M 42.3M 42.2M 42.2M 42.4M 42.6M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$557.2M $575.0M $657.9M $577.5M $493.2M $477.3M $609.4M $616.2M $586.9M $672.7M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
7.60% 5.20% 8.60% 4.70% 6.30% 6.80% 7.10% 4.60% 6.20% 6.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
7.20% -1.40% 2.40% 10.40% 12.50% 6.10% -4.70% 5.60% 6.30% 2.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.70× 0.71× 0.80× 0.68× 0.55× 0.54× 0.63× 0.61× 0.58× 0.59× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$2.82 $2.03 $3.70 $1.94 $2.59 $2.81 $3.34 $2.21 $2.94 $3.16 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP trades at about 41.2× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 17×–35.4×, median 28.1×).

17× 41.2×

Shaded band = 10-year range (17×–35.4×); dot = today's 41.2×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Operating margin12.8%12.3%10.6%13.7%12.3%11.5%9.2%14.7%12.0%13.0%
Net margin8.3%8.0%6.4%9.8%8.6%8.2%6.2%11.3%6.4%8.9%
FCF margin2.4%6.3%5.6%-4.7%6.1%12.5%10.4%2.4%-1.4%7.2%
Return on assets6.0%6.2%4.6%7.1%6.8%6.3%4.7%8.6%5.2%7.6%
Return on equity11.3%11.8%8.9%14.1%12.7%11.7%9.3%18.3%10.5%15.1%
Debt / equity0.59×0.58×0.61×0.63×0.54×0.55×0.68×0.80×0.71×0.70×
Current ratio4.103.553.963.433.193.433.913.833.393.36

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.