SXT
SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP
Next earnings Jul 24, 2026 · consensus $1.05 EPS, $454M rev
Last earnings +24.1% on 2026-04-24
$120.18
▼ -1.35%$120.18▲ +24.32%
over 1Y
L $82.67EODHDH $124.21
Earnings Dividend Split Congress buy Congress sellGrouped by date · hover a pin to expand
Today-1.3%
1W+0.9%
1M+2.0%
3M+39.2%
YTD+29.6%
1Y+24.3%
Hold
Conviction
Horizon
Long (>12mo)
12-mo target
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Street · 9 analysts
Buy
A steady specialty-ingredients maker with a real natural-colors tailwind — but 36x earnings for mid-single-digit growth is full.
Revenue (FY2025) $1.61B · FY2025
The read
Middling fundamentals and a rich price (~55% above fair value) leave little margin of safety — a wait-and-see.
Sensient Technologies is a specialty ingredients company making food and beverage colors, flavors, extracts and personal-care/pharma ingredients. It is a steady, mid-single-digit grower: FY2025 revenue rose 3.5% to $1.61B, operating income grew 8.1% to $207M (a 12.8% operating margin), and net income increased 7.9% to $134M, lifting diluted EPS 7.5% to $3.16. The track record is consistent rather than spectacular — revenue has climbed from $1.38B in FY2021 to $1.61B — and the company pays a reliable dividend ($69.6M).
Financials · annual, by fiscal year
| Line item | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.38B | $1.44B | $1.46B | $1.56B | $1.61B |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating income | $170M | $197M | $155M | $192M | $207M |
| Net income | $119M | $141M | $93.4M | $125M | $134M |
| Diluted EPS | $2.81 | $3.34 | $2.21 | $2.94 | $3.16 |
| Net margin | 8.6% | 9.8% | 6.4% | 8.0% | 8.3% |
Annual figures from SEC 10-K XBRL filings. Open the filing links below for full statement detail.
Key statistics
Valuation
Enterprise value$5.78B
EV / EBITDA21.6
EV / Sales3.6
EV / FCF150.5
P / FCF133.0
PEG (trailing)4.83
Earnings yield2.6%
FCF yield0.8%
Quality & risk
ROIC (est.)8.6%
Free cash flow$38.4M
Total debt$709M
Net cash-$673M
Piotroski F-Score3/8
Capital returns
Buyback yield0.0%
Dividend yield (est.)1.4%
Shareholder yield1.4%
Shares Δ YoY+0.3%
Computed from SEC XBRL annual figures + the current quote. EV and ROIC use long-term + current debt where filed; estimates, not investment advice.
Disclosure timeline
SEC · 8-Ks + reportsRoutine disclosure cadence — no material red flags in recent filings.
Recent filings
all on EDGAR ↗8-KPeriod ending 2026-06-182026-06-23open ↗11-KPeriod ending 2025-12-312026-06-08open ↗11-KPeriod ending 2025-12-312026-06-08open ↗4Period ending 2026-05-182026-05-20open ↗SDFiling2026-05-18open ↗4Period ending 2026-05-042026-05-06open ↗10-QPeriod ending 2026-03-312026-05-05open ↗4Period ending 2026-04-302026-05-01open ↗SCHEDULE 13G/AFiling2026-05-01open ↗4Period ending 2026-04-302026-05-01open ↗SCHEDULE 13GFiling2026-04-30open ↗SCHEDULE 13GFiling2026-04-29open ↗
Frequently asked
- Is SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP (SXT) a buy?
- SXT currently carries a Hold rating with 3/5 conviction, derived from its latest SEC filings. A steady specialty-ingredients maker with a real natural-colors tailwind — but 36x earnings for mid-single-digit growth is full.
- What is SXT's fair value?
- A Modified-Graham model based on SXT's SEC fundamentals estimates a fair value of about $53.89. It is an estimate from reported earnings, not a price target.
- Is SXT overvalued or undervalued?
- Against a Modified-Graham fair-value estimate, SXT currently appears overvalued relative to its SEC-grounded earnings power.
- What is SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP's quality score?
- SXT scores 68.56862745098039/100 (grade B-) on a SEC-grounded quality model spanning value, growth, profitability, financial health and momentum.
Sources: SEC EDGAR (CIK 0000310142, latest 10-Q filed 2026-05-05) · EODHD · analysis by claude-code · as of 6/21/2026, 9:03:03 PM.
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