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Sensient Technologies Corporation (SXT) financials

For the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, Sensient Technologies Corporation reported $1.75B of revenue and $169.36M of net income.

Revenue, TTM
$1.75B
Revenue growth, YoY
+9.5%
Net income, TTM
$169.36M
Net income growth, YoY
+21.7%
Net margin
9.7%
Free cash flow, TTM
-$17.51M
EPS, diluted, TTM
$3.97
EPS growth, YoY
+21.4%
Cash
$42.63M
Total debt
$790.40M
P/E
30.58
P/S
2.96
Market cap
$5.18B
Annual revenue$1.61B
FY2016FY2025
Annual net income$134.49M
FY2016FY2025
Annual free cash flow$38.42M
FY2016FY2025

SXT revenue and earnings growth

SXT revenueQ3 2026$455.84M

Quarter YoY
+10.6%
QoQ
-1.4%
FY YoY
+3.5%
5Y CAGR
+3.9%
10Y CAGR
+1.3%

SXT revenue was $455.84M in fiscal Q3 2026 (ended Sep 30, 2026), up 10.6% from a year earlier and down 1.4% from the prior quarter. For the full fiscal 2025 it was $1.61B, up 3.5% from fiscal 2024. Compound annual growth was +3.9% over 5 years and +1.3% over 10 years. It rose in 7 of the last 10 fiscal years. Fiscal 2025 is the highest of the 15 fiscal years on file.

SXT net incomeQ3 2026$48.34M

Quarter YoY
+30.8%
QoQ
-5.9%
FY YoY
+7.9%
5Y CAGR
+4.2%
10Y CAGR
+2.3%

SXT net income was $48.34M in fiscal Q3 2026 (ended Sep 30, 2026), up 30.8% from a year earlier and down 5.9% from the prior quarter. For the full fiscal 2025 it was $134.49M, up 7.9% from fiscal 2024. Compound annual growth was +4.2% over 5 years and +2.3% over 10 years. It rose in 7 of the last 10 fiscal years.

SXT EPSQ3 2026$1.13

Quarter YoY
+29.9%
QoQ
-5.8%
FY YoY
+7.5%
5Y CAGR
+4.1%
10Y CAGR
+3.2%

SXT diluted EPS was $1.13 in fiscal Q3 2026 (ended Sep 30, 2026), up 29.9% from a year earlier and down 5.8% from the prior quarter. For the full fiscal 2025 it was $3.16, up 7.5% from fiscal 2024. Compound annual growth was +4.1% over 5 years and +3.2% over 10 years.

SXT free cash flowQ3 2026$2.21M

Quarter YoY
-90.9%
QoQ
-77.2%
FY YoY
-60.8%
5Y CAGR
-25.4%
10Y CAGR
-2.2%

SXT free cash flow was $2.21M in fiscal Q3 2026 (ended Sep 30, 2026), down 90.9% from a year earlier and down 77.2% from the prior quarter. For the full fiscal 2025 it was $38.42M, down 60.8% from fiscal 2024. Compound annual growth was -25.4% over 5 years and -2.2% over 10 years.

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Income statement

Income statement
Line item
Dec 31, 2025
Dec 31, 2024
Dec 31, 2023
Dec 31, 2022
Dec 31, 2021
Dec 31, 2020
Dec 31, 2019
Dec 31, 2018
Dec 31, 2017
Dec 31, 2016
Revenue$1.61B$1.56B$1.46B$1.44B$1.38B$1.33B$1.32B$1.39B$1.36B$1.38B
Cost of revenue$1.07B$1.05B$996.15M$947.93M$925.60M$908.25M--$886.77M$907.78M
Gross profit$539.30M$507.09M$460.30M$489.11M$454.66M$423.75M--$475.49M$475.43M
Research and development$52.90M$49.10M$48.10M$42.20M$34.30M$38.50M$40.10M$43.00M$40.90M$40.90M
Selling, general and admin$332.17M$315.51M$305.27M$292.36M$284.63M$271.09M$293.76M$262.75M$307.68M$289.82M
Operating income$207.13M$191.58M$155.02M$196.75M$170.03M$152.66M$121.11M$203.38M$167.81M$185.61M
Interest expense$29.58M$28.78M$25.17M$14.55M$12.54M$14.81M$20.11M$21.85M$19.38M$18.32M
Pre-tax income$177.55M$162.80M$129.85M$182.20M$157.48M$137.84M$101.00M$181.53M$148.42M$167.28M
Income tax$43.06M$38.13M$36.46M$41.32M$38.74M$28.37M$18.96M$24.16M$58.82M$44.37M
Net income$134.49M$124.67M$93.39M$140.89M$118.75M$109.47M$82.05M$157.36M$89.60M$126.26M
EPS, basic$3.18$2.96$2.22$3.36$2.82$2.59$1.94$3.71$2.05$2.84
EPS, diluted$3.16$2.94$2.21$3.34$2.81$2.59$1.94$3.70$2.03$2.82
Diluted shares42.6M42.4M42.2M42.2M42.3M42.3M42.3M42.5M44.0M44.8M

Balance sheet

Balance sheet
Line item
Dec 31, 2025
Dec 31, 2024
Dec 31, 2023
Dec 31, 2022
Dec 31, 2021
Dec 31, 2020
Dec 31, 2019
Dec 31, 2018
Dec 31, 2017
Dec 31, 2016
Cash and equivalents$36.53M$26.63M$28.93M$20.92M$25.74M$24.77M$21.15M$31.90M$29.34M$25.86M
Receivables$305.38M$290.09M$272.16M$302.11M$261.12M$234.13M$213.20M$255.35M$195.44M$194.51M
Inventory$678.22M$600.30M$598.40M$564.11M$411.63M$381.35M$422.52M$490.76M$463.52M$404.32M
Current assets$1.08B$961.89M$936.62M$934.78M$741.15M$741.59M$788.21M$822.87M$733.48M$717.06M
Goodwill$439.71M$411.77M$424.06M$415.71M$420.03M$423.29M$407.04M$416.18M$409.00M$383.57M
Total assets$2.24B$2.02B$2.01B$1.98B$1.75B$1.74B$1.74B$1.82B$1.72B$1.67B
Current liabilities$263.58M$270.64M$236.31M$272.15M$232.31M$215.96M$201.38M$214.70M$216.32M$213.68M
Short-term debt$352.0K$19.85M$13.46M$20.37M$8.54M$8.89M$0$20.05M$20.13M$20.58M
Long-term debt$709.23M$613.52M$645.09M$630.33M$503.01M$518.00M$598.50M$689.55M$604.16M$582.78M
Total debt$709.58M$633.37M$658.54M$650.70M$511.55M$526.89M$598.50M$709.60M$624.29M$603.36M
Shareholders' equity$1.19B$1.06B$1.05B$999.60M$938.42M$934.34M$881.59M$859.95M$852.30M$835.74M

Cash flow

Cash flow
Line item
Dec 31, 2025
Dec 31, 2024
Dec 31, 2023
Dec 31, 2022
Dec 31, 2021
Dec 31, 2020
Dec 31, 2019
Dec 31, 2018
Dec 31, 2017
Dec 31, 2016
Operating cash flow$127.83M$157.15M$169.70M$12.07M$145.22M$218.78M$177.18M$83.52M$36.31M$183.64M
Capital expenditures$89.41M$59.21M$87.87M$79.32M$60.79M$52.16M$39.10M$50.74M$56.34M$81.22M
Free cash flow$38.42M$97.94M$81.83M-$67.25M$84.43M$166.62M$138.08M$32.78M-$20.04M$102.42M
Investing cash flow-$92.68M-$59.21M-$87.62M-$98.45M-$35.56M-$33.42M-$37.41M$14.83M$110.38M-$36.36M
Financing cash flow-$35.03M-$81.55M-$82.00M$86.18M-$107.76M-$184.15M-$150.58M-$98.72M-$153.41M-$127.97M
Dividends paid$69.61M$69.40M$69.22M$68.92M$66.69M$66.06M$62.19M$57.41M$54.04M$49.63M
Share repurchases--$0$0$42.51M$0$0$76.73M$87.22M$50.10M
Stock-based compensation$13.95M$10.08M$8.93M$16.14M$9.57M$5.61M-$739.0K$503.0K$5.86M$7.71M
Depreciation and amortization$61.10M$60.33M$57.82M$52.47M$52.05M$49.64M$55.02M$53.24M$48.52M$47.02M

Key ratios

Key ratios
Line item
Dec 31, 2025
Dec 31, 2024
Dec 31, 2023
Dec 31, 2022
Dec 31, 2021
Dec 31, 2020
Dec 31, 2019
Dec 31, 2018
Dec 31, 2017
Dec 31, 2016
Revenue growth, YoY3.5%6.9%1.4%4.1%3.6%0.7%-4.6%1.8%-1.5%-2.1%
Net income growth, YoY7.9%33.5%-33.7%18.6%8.5%33.4%-47.9%75.6%-29.0%18.2%
EPS growth, YoY7.5%33.0%-33.8%18.9%8.5%33.5%-47.6%82.3%-28.0%22.1%
Gross margin33.5%32.6%31.6%34.0%32.9%31.8%--34.9%34.4%
Operating margin12.8%12.3%10.6%13.7%12.3%11.5%9.2%14.7%12.3%13.4%
Net margin8.3%8.0%6.4%9.8%8.6%8.2%6.2%11.3%6.6%9.1%
Free cash flow margin2.4%6.3%5.6%-4.7%6.1%12.5%10.4%2.4%-1.5%7.4%
Return on equity11.3%11.8%8.9%14.1%12.7%11.7%9.3%18.3%10.5%15.1%
Return on assets6.0%6.2%4.6%7.1%6.8%6.3%4.7%8.6%5.2%7.6%
Current ratio4.103.553.963.433.193.433.913.833.393.36
Debt to equity0.590.600.630.650.550.560.680.830.730.72

Source: XBRL data Sensient Technologies Corporation files with the SEC, latest filing dated Oct 30, 2026 (see filings on SEC EDGAR). Provided for information only, not investment advice. Check the filing before relying on a number.

* Worked out from the filings rather than stated in them: Q4 is the full year less the first nine months.

Per-share figures are as filed. The filings show no stock split in these periods.

EPS growth is left out where the share count moved enough to suggest a split the filings do not show. Growth rates need a positive starting figure. CAGR is compound annual growth between fiscal years. The CSV holds every period on file, in full figures, from the same SEC filings.

SXT peers

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SXT$1.75B+9.5%$169.36M9.7%$5.18B
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APD$12.60B+4.5%-$47.30M-0.4%$69.27B
DOW$42.61B+4.2%-$897.00M-2.1%$22.41B
IFF$11.69B+24.3%$182.00M1.6%$21.14B
DD$7.06B+3.2%$301.00M4.3%$20.56B
LYB$31.96B+3.5%$1.30B4.1%$19.23B
ALB$6.15B+24.4%$681.63M11.1%$11.70B
SOLS$4.17B+9.4%$325.00M7.8%$10.01B

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  • What is SXT revenue?
    Sensient Technologies Corporation (SXT) reported $1.75B of revenue for the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026. That is up 9.5% from the year before. Revenue for fiscal 2025 was $1.61B.
  • Is SXT profitable?
    Yes. Sensient Technologies Corporation earned $169.36M in net income for the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, a net margin of 9.7%.
  • How much cash and debt does SXT have?
    Sensient Technologies Corporation reported $42.63M in cash and cash equivalents and $790.40M of debt on its most recent balance sheet in SEC filings.
  • How fast is SXT revenue growing?
    Sensient Technologies Corporation's revenue changed +3.5% in fiscal 2025, to $1.61B. Its compound annual growth rate was +3.9% over 5 years and +1.3% over 10 years.
  • What is SXT gross margin?
    Sensient Technologies Corporation's gross profit was $613.78M on $1.75B of revenue for the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, a gross margin of 35.1%.
  • What is SXT free cash flow?
    Sensient Technologies Corporation generated -$17.51M of free cash flow for the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, which is operating cash flow of $119.88M less capital expenditures.
  • What is SXT earnings per share?
    Diluted earnings per share were $3.97 for the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, from SEC filings, restated for any stock split those filings show.
  • When did SXT last report financial results?
    The latest statements here come from Sensient Technologies Corporation's 10-Q filed on Oct 30, 2026, covering the period ended Sep 30, 2026.
  • Where does this SXT financial data come from?
    Quantisnow builds these statements from the structured XBRL data Sensient Technologies Corporation files with the SEC. It is provided for information only and is not investment advice.