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SXT Financials Sensient Technologies Corp

15 years of revenue, profit, cash flow and balance-sheet history through FY2025, from SEC filings — with a computed, factual read of the trend. Updated Overview →

Growth & profitability

  • Revenue has grown 3.9% per year over the past 5 years.
  • Net income has grown in line with revenue (4.2% vs 3.9% per year).
  • Operating margin has expanded, at 12.8% in the latest year.
  • Free cash flow has declined 25.4% per year over the past 5 years.

Financial health

  • Total debt ($709M) exceeds cash ($37M); net debt is $673M.
  • Total debt has grown in line with revenue (5.8% vs 3.9% per year).
  • Operating income covered interest expense 7.0× in the latest year, down from 10× 5 years ago.
  • Total debt is 2.6× EBITDA.

Shareholder returns

  • Dividends have been paid for 15 consecutive years, consuming 51.8% of earnings and 181.2% of free cash flow.
  • The dividend has grown 1.1% per year over the past 5 years.
Revenue & net income
$0 $806M $2B 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
0% 17% 34% 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
GrossOperatingNet
Free cash flow (CFO − capex)
-$67M $50M $167M $0 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
$0 $355M $710M 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
-$184M $17M $219M $0 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
OperatingInvestingFinancing

Key annual figures

FYRevenueNet incomeGross MOp MFCFTotal debtCash
2025 $1.6B $134M 33.5% 12.8% $38M $709M $37M
2024 $1.6B $125M 32.6% 12.3% $98M $614M $27M
2023 $1.5B $93M 31.6% 10.6% $82M $645M $29M
2022 $1.4B $141M 34.0% 13.7% -$67M $631M $21M
2021 $1.4B $119M 32.9% 12.3% $84M $512M $26M
2020 $1.3B $109M 31.8% 11.5% $167M $536M $25M
2019 $1.3B $82M 0.0% 9.2% $138M $619M $21M
2018 $1.4B $157M 0.0% 14.7% $33M $710M $32M
2017 $1.4B $90M 0.0% 12.3% -$20M $625M $29M
2016 $1.4B $126M 0.0% 13.4% $102M $604M $26M
2015 $107M $48M $635M $12M
2014 $74M $110M $467M $20M
2013 $113M $49M $355M $20M
2012 $124M $36M $354M $15M
2011 $120M $71M $335M $23M

Valuation over time

How the market has priced SXT against its own fundamentals since 2023-03 — each month-end's share price set against the most recent annual filing, so the multiple moves as price runs ahead of (or behind) earnings. Split-adjusted.

Price / earnings (P/E)
0.0 19.4 38.7 Mar '23 Aug '23 Jan '24 Jun '24 Nov '24 Apr '25 Sep '25 Feb '26
P/E
Price / sales (P/S)
0.0 1.6 3.2 Mar '23 Aug '23 Jan '24 Jun '24 Nov '24 Apr '25 Sep '25 Feb '26
P/S
Dividend yield (%)
0.0 1.4 2.9 Mar '23 Aug '23 Jan '24 Jun '24 Nov '24 Apr '25 Sep '25 Feb '26
Dividend yield %

Frequently asked questions

Is SXT growing its revenue and profit?

Over the past 5 years, Sensient Technologies Corp's revenue has grown 3.9% per year, and net income grown 4.2% per year. These are computed facts, not advice.

How much debt does SXT have?

As of FY2025, Sensient Technologies Corp reported $709M of total debt against $37M of cash; operating income covered interest expense 7.0×.

What is SXT's profit margin?

In FY2025, gross margin was 33.5%, operating margin 12.8%, and net margin 8.3%.

What is SXT's P/E ratio?

As of Jun '26, Sensient Technologies Corp traded at a price-to-earnings ratio of about 38.5× (market cap ÷ latest annual net income). The valuation charts above show how its P/E, P/S and dividend yield have moved with the share price. These are computed facts, not advice.

Where does this data come from?

All figures are extracted from the company’s SEC EDGAR/XBRL filings — 10-K annual reports and 10-Q quarterly reports (use the Annual / Quarterly toggle). Quarterly figures are derived from the as-filed statements (year-to-date amounts are differenced into discrete quarters). Growth rates and ratios are computed by tradmap; nothing here is investment advice.

Source: SEC EDGAR / XBRL (10-K + 10-Q filings) · prices EOD (Databento), corporate-action-adjusted · growth rates, valuation multiples & ratios computed by tradmap. Valuation uses each month-end price against the latest annual filing. Informational only — not investment advice.