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SXT
Sensient Technologies Corporation
- Day's range
- $129.91 – $133.47
- Day's volume
- $51.6M
- 52-week range
- $82.40 – $137.45
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- Market cap
- $5.6B
- P/E
- 35.57
- P/B
- 4.46
- Dividend yield (12m)
- 1.24%
- Net debt/EBITDA
- 2.43
The 12-month dividend yield of SXT is 1.24%, below its 5-year average of 2.07%.
SXT price history
SXT risk and return
Monthly closes adjusted for splits and distributions.
| Metric | 12 months | 36 months | 60 months |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return | +36.91% | +139.99% | +49.51% |
| Volatility (annualized) | 38.22% | 32.55% | 29.11% |
| Largest drawdown | -14.86% | -23.15% | -41.44% |
| Positive months | 8/12 | 26/36 | 37/60 |
How much did investing in SXT return?
$1,000.00 invested on 11/01/2021 would be worth $1,495.13 today.
- Value today in SXT
- $1,495.13
- Return over the period
- +49.51%
- Return per year
- +8.50%
- In the S&P 500
- $1,708.29
With dividends reinvested, before taxes and costs, at month-end closes. Past returns do not guarantee future ones.
SXT fundamentals
Valuation
- P/E35.57
- P/B4.46
- EV/EBITDA21.06
- EV/EBIT26.54
- EV/Revenue3.73
- P/EBIT23.48
- P/S3.30
- P/OCF45.54
- P/FCF1,253.52
- Earnings yield3.77%
- PEG ratio—
- Earnings per share$3.71
- Book value per share$29.60
Debt
- Net debt$732.5M
- Net debt/EBITDA2.43
- Net debt/Equity0.58
- Debt/Equity0.61
- Current ratio4.39
- Quick ratio1.72
- Cash ratio0.12
Efficiency
- Gross margin34.65%
- EBITDA margin17.70%
- Operating margin14.05%
- Net margin9.27%
- Asset turnover0.72
Profitability
- ROE12.54%
- ROA6.66%
- ROIC9.11%
- Payout44.19%
Growth
- Revenue CAGR (5 years)4.70%
- Earnings CAGR (5 years)6.43%
- Revenue growth (year)—
- Earnings growth (year)—
- Revenue growth (quarter)—
- Earnings growth (quarter)—
What is SXT's fair price?
Two classic value formulas, with today's numbers. The current price is $132.00.
- Graham's fair price
- $49.72
- 62.33% below the price
√(22.50 × $3.71 × $29.60)
Benjamin Graham paid no more than a P/E of 15 and a P/B of 1.5. Their product, 22.5, times earnings (EPS) and book value per share gives the fair price.
- Bazin's ceiling price
- $27.13
- 79.44% below the price
$1.63 (5-year average) ÷ 6%
Décio Bazin only bought stocks yielding at least 6% a year in distributions. The ceiling price is the average dividend per share of recent years over 6%.
Graham ignores growth and debt; Bazin assumes past distributions repeat. They are references to compare, not a buy recommendation.
SXT's indicators by year
Multiples at each year's closing price; margins and returns from that year's statements.
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | 29.69 | 24.23 | 29.92 | 21.78 | 35.38 | 28.58 | 34.09 | 15.01 |
| P/B | 3.35 | 2.85 | 2.65 | 3.07 | 4.48 | 3.35 | 3.17 | 2.75 |
| EV/EBITDA | 17.40 | 14.32 | 16.03 | 14.76 | 21.11 | 18.00 | 19.28 | 11.85 |
| Dividend yield | 1.75% | 2.30% | 2.48% | 2.25% | 1.58% | 2.11% | 2.22% | 2.42% |
| Earnings per share | $3.16 | $2.94 | $2.21 | $3.35 | $2.83 | $2.58 | $1.94 | $3.72 |
| Book value per share | $28.08 | $25.03 | $24.88 | $23.75 | $22.35 | $22.03 | $20.83 | $20.33 |
| ROE | 11.27% | 11.75% | 8.87% | 14.09% | 12.65% | 11.72% | 9.31% | 18.30% |
| ROIC | 8.41% | 8.90% | 6.68% | 9.45% | 9.00% | 8.39% | 6.65% | 11.47% |
| Gross margin | 33.45% | 32.56% | 31.60% | 34.04% | 32.94% | 31.81% | — | — |
| EBITDA margin | 16.64% | 16.18% | 14.61% | 17.34% | 16.09% | 15.19% | 13.31% | 18.50% |
| Net margin | 8.34% | 8.01% | 6.41% | 9.80% | 8.60% | 8.22% | 6.20% | 11.35% |
| Net debt/EBITDA | 2.51 | 2.33 | 2.90 | 2.45 | 2.19 | 2.53 | 3.40 | 2.64 |
SXT's financial statements
| Line | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net revenue | $1.6B | $1.6B | $1.5B | $1.4B | $1.4B | $1.3B |
| Cost of revenue | -$1.1B | -$1.1B | -$996.2M | -$947.9M | -$925.6M | -$908.3M |
| Gross profit | $539.3M | $507.1M | $460.3M | $489.1M | $454.7M | $423.7M |
| EBITDA | $268.2M | $251.9M | $212.8M | $249.2M | $222.1M | $202.3M |
| EBIT | $207.1M | $191.6M | $155M | $196.8M | $170M | $152.7M |
| Financial result | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Income before tax | $177.5M | $162.8M | $129.9M | $182.2M | $157.5M | $137.8M |
| Income tax | -$43.1M | -$38.1M | -$36.5M | -$41.3M | -$38.7M | -$28.4M |
| Net income | $134.5M | $124.7M | $93.4M | $140.9M | $118.7M | $109.5M |
Figures the company filed with the CVM. Debt excludes leases; each quarter is that quarter alone.
Does SXT pay dividends?
Dividend yield per year
- 1.68%2017
- 2.42%2018
- 2.22%2019
- 2.11%2020
- 1.58%2021
- 2.25%2022
- 2.48%2023
- 2.30%2024
- 1.75%2025
- 0.93%2026
| Type | Last day to own | Payment | Per share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | 07/31/2026 | 09/01/2026 | $0.41 |
| Dividend | 05/08/2026 | 06/01/2026 | $0.41 |
| Dividend | 02/02/2026 | 03/02/2026 | $0.41 |
| Dividend | 11/07/2025 | 12/01/2025 | $0.41 |
| Dividend | 08/01/2025 | 09/02/2025 | $0.41 |
| Dividend | 05/09/2025 | 06/02/2025 | $0.41 |
| Dividend | 02/03/2025 | 03/03/2025 | $0.41 |
| Dividend | 11/01/2024 | 12/02/2024 | $0.41 |
| Dividend | 08/02/2024 | 09/03/2024 | $0.41 |
| Dividend | 05/02/2024 | 06/03/2024 | $0.41 |
| Dividend | 02/02/2024 | 03/01/2024 | $0.41 |
| Dividend | 11/02/2023 | 12/01/2023 | $0.41 |
See all 40 distributions
| Type | Last day to own | Payment | Per share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | 08/03/2023 | 09/01/2023 | $0.41 |
| Dividend | 05/04/2023 | 06/01/2023 | $0.41 |
| Dividend | 02/03/2023 | 03/01/2023 | $0.41 |
| Dividend | 11/03/2022 | 12/01/2022 | $0.41 |
| Dividend | 07/28/2022 | 09/01/2022 | $0.41 |
| Dividend | 05/05/2022 | 06/01/2022 | $0.41 |
| Dividend | 01/31/2022 | 03/01/2022 | $0.41 |
| Dividend | 10/28/2021 | 12/01/2021 | $0.41 |
| Dividend | 07/29/2021 | 09/01/2021 | $0.39 |
| Dividend | 04/29/2021 | 06/01/2021 | $0.39 |
| Dividend | 01/29/2021 | 03/01/2021 | $0.39 |
| Dividend | 10/29/2020 | 12/01/2020 | $0.39 |
| Dividend | 07/30/2020 | 09/01/2020 | $0.39 |
| Dividend | 05/06/2020 | 06/01/2020 | $0.39 |
| Dividend | 01/31/2020 | 03/02/2020 | $0.39 |
| Dividend | 10/31/2019 | 12/02/2019 | $0.39 |
| Dividend | 07/31/2019 | 09/03/2019 | $0.36 |
| Dividend | 05/08/2019 | 06/03/2019 | $0.36 |
| Dividend | 01/31/2019 | 03/01/2019 | $0.36 |
| Dividend | 11/01/2018 | 12/03/2018 | $0.36 |
| Dividend | 08/01/2018 | 09/04/2018 | $0.33 |
| Dividend | 05/09/2018 | 06/01/2018 | $0.33 |
| Dividend | 02/02/2018 | 03/01/2018 | $0.33 |
| Dividend | 11/02/2017 | 12/01/2017 | $0.33 |
| Dividend | 08/01/2017 | 09/01/2017 | $0.30 |
| Dividend | 05/09/2017 | 06/01/2017 | $0.30 |
| Dividend | 02/02/2017 | 03/01/2017 | $0.30 |
| Dividend | 11/02/2016 | 12/01/2016 | $0.30 |
About Sensient Technologies
- Sector
- Manufacturing
Questions about SXT
How much is SXT today?
SXT is at $132.00 (-0.68% on the day), last traded on 10/07/2026.
How much did SXT pay in dividends in 2025?
SXT paid $1.64 per share in 2025, a dividend yield of 1.75%.
What are the P/E and P/B of SXT?
SXT trades at a P/E of 35.57 and a P/B of 4.46.
How much did SXT return in 12 months?
SXT returned 36.91% in 12 months, with annualized volatility of 38.22% and a largest drawdown of -14.86%.