Sensient Technologies Corporation

Company Profile

Sensient Technologies Corporation had its IPO on 1988-01-05 under the ticker symbol SXT.

The company operates in the Basic Materials sector and Specialty Chemicals industry. Sensient Technologies Corporation has a staff strength of 4,094 employees.

Stock update

Shares of Sensient Technologies Corporation opened at $63.03 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $61.65 - $63.48, and closed at $62.23.

This is a -1.88% slip from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 211,251 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of Sensient Technologies Corporation have increased by +0.35%.

Sensient Technologies Corporation's Key Ratios

Sensient Technologies Corporation has a market cap of $2.68 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 3.259 and a price to sales ratio of 2.1314.

In the last 12-months Sensient Technologies Corporation’s revenue was $1.45 billion with a gross profit of $489.11 million and an EBITDA of $245.87 million. The EBITDA ratio measures Sensient Technologies Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, Sensient Technologies Corporation’s operating margin was 13.14% while its return on assets stood at 6.2% with a return of equity of 13.2%.

In Q2, Sensient Technologies Corporation’s quarterly earnings growth was a negative -12% while revenue growth was a positive 0.7%.

Sensient Technologies Corporation’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

21.8341

Trailing PE

20.1975

PEG

1.6662

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $3.14 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 21.8341 and a PEG multiple of 1.6662. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into Sensient Technologies Corporation’s profitability.

Sensient Technologies Corporation stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 2.543 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 14.6252. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 2.1314.

Sensient Technologies Corporation stock pays annual dividends of $1.64 per share, indicating a yield of 2.57% and a payout ratio of 52.06%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$2.05 billion

Total Liabilities

$222.65 million

Operating Cash Flow

$-43030000.00

Capital Expenditure

$22.86 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

52.06%

Sensient Technologies Corporation ended 2025 with $2.05 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $2.05 billion while shareholder equity stood at $1.05 billion.

Sensient Technologies Corporation ended 2025 with $16.48 million in deferred long-term liabilities, $222.65 million in other current liabilities, 5396000.00 in common stock, $1.74 billion in retained earnings and $422.18 million in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $36.55 million and cash and short-term investments were $36.55 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $15,436,000 while long-term debt stood at $686.59 million.

Sensient Technologies Corporation’s total current assets stands at $968.69 million while long-term investments were $0 and short-term investments were $0. Its net receivables were $300.74 million compared to accounts payable of $119.34 million and inventory worth $588.46 million.

In 2025, Sensient Technologies Corporation's operating cash flow was $-43030000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $22.86 million.

Comparatively, Sensient Technologies Corporation paid $0.52 in dividends in 2025.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$62.23

52-Week High

$78.2422

52-Week Low

$57.36

Analyst Target Price

$85

Sensient Technologies Corporation stock is currently trading at $62.23 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $78.2422 and a 52-week low of $78.2422. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $85.

Its 50-day moving average was $63.39 and 200-day moving average was $70.82 The short ratio stood at 2.75 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 127.9% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 9326.9% are held by institutions.