Sensient Tech Financials
This page shows Sensient Tech (SXT) financial statements, including the income statement, balance sheet, cash flow statement, and key financial ratios. View 18 years of annual fundamentals and quarterly data, with year-over-year growth rates and compound annual growth rates (CAGR). All figures are derived from SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q reports).
Sensient’s margin recovery is real, but inventory growth and heavier reinvestment are soaking up more cash than profits imply.
Across FY2023-FY2025, net income rose from$93.4M to$134.5M , yet free cash flow did not follow the same path. In FY2025, inventory reached$678.2M while capital spending hit$89.4M , meaning the recent profit recovery is being funded by more cash tied up in stock on hand and operating capacity.
The margin shape looks stronger than the sales trend alone: FY2025 revenue grew only
The liquidity profile is comfortable on paper, with a current ratio of 4.1x and cash of
Financial Health Signals
Scored against operating companies for FY2025. Each of the six dimensions is a percentile rank within that peer group; the overall is their average, with missing dimensions counted as zero out of six. A high score means strong standing among peers, not absolute cross-industry strength. How this score is calculated →
Health score ≠ stock price. This rates the quality of Sensient Tech's business: profitability, growth, balance sheet strength. It doesn't tell you whether the stock is a good buy at today's price. Not financial advice. Use it alongside valuation analysis and your own research.
Sensient Tech has an operating margin of 12.8%, meaning the company retains $13 of operating profit per $100 of revenue. This strong profitability earns a score of 80/100, reflecting efficient cost management and pricing power. This is up from 12.3% the prior year.
Sensient Tech's revenue grew a modest 3.5% year-over-year to $1.6B. This slow but positive growth earns a score of 52/100.
Sensient Tech has elevated debt relative to equity (D/E of 0.59), meaning the company relies heavily on borrowed funds. This high leverage results in a low score of 25/100, reflecting increased financial risk.
With a current ratio of 4.10, Sensient Tech holds $4.10 in current assets for every $1 of short-term obligations. This comfortable liquidity earns a score of 86/100.
Sensient Tech has a free cash flow margin of 2.4%, earning a moderate score of 44/100. The company generates positive cash flow after capital investments, but with room for improvement.
Sensient Tech earns a strong 11.3% return on equity (ROE), meaning it generates $11 of profit for every $100 of shareholders' equity. This efficient capital use earns a returns score of 77/100. This is down from 11.8% the prior year.
Sensient Tech scores 5.69, well above the 2.99 safe threshold. The score is driven primarily by a large market capitalization ($5.4B) relative to total liabilities ($1.1B). This indicates low bankruptcy risk based on profitability, leverage, and asset efficiency.
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Sensient Tech passes 4 of 9 financial strength tests. 2 of 4 profitability signals pass, 1 of 3 leverage/liquidity signals pass, 1 of 2 efficiency signals pass.
For every $1 of reported earnings, Sensient Tech generates $0.95 in operating cash flow ($127.8M OCF vs $134.5M net income). This mixed ratio suggests some earnings may rely on non-cash accounting items.
Sensient Tech earns $7.0 in operating income for every $1 of interest expense ($207.1M vs $29.6M). This wide margin provides strong safety for debt servicing, even if earnings decline temporarily.
Key Financial Metrics
Earnings & Revenue
Sensient Tech generated $1.6B in revenue in fiscal year 2025. This represents an increase of 3.5% from the prior year.
Sensient Tech's EBITDA was $268.2M in fiscal year 2025, measuring earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization. This represents an increase of 6.5% from the prior year.
Sensient Tech reported $134.5M in net income in fiscal year 2025. This represents an increase of 7.9% from the prior year.
Sensient Tech earned $3.16 per diluted share (EPS) in fiscal year 2025. This represents an increase of 7.5% from the prior year.
Cash & Balance Sheet
Sensient Tech generated $38.4M in free cash flow in fiscal year 2025, representing cash available after capex. This represents a decrease of 60.8% from the prior year.
Sensient Tech held $36.5M in cash against $709.2M in long-term debt as of fiscal year 2025.
Sensient Tech paid $1.64 per share in dividends in fiscal year 2025. This represents an increase of 0.0% from the prior year.
Sensient Tech had 43M shares outstanding in fiscal year 2025. This represents an increase of 0.3% from the prior year.
Margins & Returns
Sensient Tech's gross margin was 33.5% in fiscal year 2025, indicating the percentage of revenue retained after direct costs. This is up 0.9 percentage points from the prior year.
Sensient Tech's operating margin was 12.8% in fiscal year 2025, reflecting core business profitability. This is up 0.6 percentage points from the prior year.
Sensient Tech's net profit margin was 8.3% in fiscal year 2025, showing the share of revenue converted to profit. This is up 0.3 percentage points from the prior year.
Sensient Tech's ROE was 11.3% in fiscal year 2025, measuring profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity. This is down 0.5 percentage points from the prior year.
Capital Allocation
Sensient Tech invested $52.9M in research and development in fiscal year 2025. This represents an increase of 7.7% from the prior year.
Sensient Tech invested $89.4M in capex in fiscal year 2025, funding long-term assets and infrastructure. This represents an increase of 51.0% from the prior year.
SXT Income Statement
| Metric | Q1'26 | Q4'25 | Q3'25 | Q2'25 | Q1'25 | Q4'24 | Q3'24 | Q2'24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $435.8M+10.8% | $393.4M-4.5% | $412.1M-0.5% | $414.2M+5.6% | $392.3M+4.2% | $376.4M-4.1% | $392.6M-2.7% | $403.5M |
| Cost of Revenue | $283.1M+4.8% | $270.1M-0.2% | $270.8M-0.2% | $271.4M+4.2% | $260.5M+1.4% | $257.0M-2.0% | $262.2M-3.9% | $272.8M |
| Gross Profit | $152.7M+23.8% | $123.3M-12.7% | $141.3M-1.0% | $142.8M+8.4% | $131.8M+10.3% | $119.4M-8.4% | $130.4M-0.2% | $130.7M |
| R&D Expenses | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| SG&A Expenses | $86.0M+0.9% | $85.2M+1.8% | $83.6M-1.8% | $85.1M+8.8% | $78.2M+1.1% | $77.4M-3.1% | $79.9M-1.5% | $81.1M |
| Operating Income | $66.7M+74.7% | $38.2M-33.8% | $57.7M0.0% | $57.7M+7.8% | $53.5M+27.5% | $42.0M-16.9% | $50.5M+1.7% | $49.7M |
| Interest Expense | $7.9M+5.1% | $7.5M+2.6% | $7.3M-0.9% | $7.4M+0.7% | $7.3M+14.9% | $6.4M-17.0% | $7.7M+0.6% | $7.7M |
| Income Tax | $14.7M+182.9% | $5.2M-61.4% | $13.4M+5.5% | $12.7M+8.5% | $11.7M+113.0% | $5.5M-45.7% | $10.1M-8.5% | $11.1M |
| Net Income | $44.2M+73.3% | $25.5M-31.0% | $37.0M-1.7% | $37.6M+9.1% | $34.5M+14.5% | $30.1M-7.9% | $32.7M+5.7% | $30.9M |
| EPS (Diluted) | $1.04 | N/A | $0.87-1.1% | $0.88+8.6% | $0.81 | N/A | $0.77+5.5% | $0.73 |
SXT Balance Sheet
| Metric | Q1'26 | Q4'25 | Q3'25 | Q2'25 | Q1'25 | Q4'24 | Q3'24 | Q2'24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $2.3B+1.9% | $2.2B+1.6% | $2.2B+0.2% | $2.2B+5.3% | $2.1B+3.4% | $2.0B-0.9% | $2.0B+2.4% | $2.0B |
| Current Assets | $1.1B+3.7% | $1.1B+0.8% | $1.1B+0.7% | $1.1B+6.6% | $1.0B+4.0% | $961.9M+0.3% | $958.8M+1.5% | $944.3M |
| Cash & Equivalents | $38.5M+5.5% | $36.5M-14.4% | $42.7M-24.7% | $56.7M+74.0% | $32.6M+22.3% | $26.6M-28.0% | $37.0M+21.9% | $30.3M |
| Inventory | $681.7M+0.5% | $678.2M+3.7% | $653.7M+5.5% | $619.6M+3.6% | $598.2M-0.3% | $600.3M+3.3% | $580.8M+5.0% | $553.4M |
| Accounts Receivable | $342.3M+12.1% | $305.4M-5.6% | $323.4M-3.2% | $334.0M+6.0% | $315.0M+8.6% | $290.1M-3.9% | $302.0M-4.3% | $315.6M |
| Goodwill | $436.4M-0.8% | $439.7M+0.1% | $439.4M-0.4% | $441.0M+4.0% | $424.2M+3.0% | $411.8M-3.3% | $425.9M+1.9% | $418.2M |
| Total Liabilities | $1.1B+1.7% | $1.1B+2.1% | $1.0B-1.7% | $1.0B+5.0% | $997.6M+3.6% | $962.8M+0.1% | $962.2M+2.7% | $937.1M |
| Current Liabilities | $223.7M-15.1% | $263.6M+12.8% | $233.7M-6.9% | $251.1M+8.9% | $230.7M-14.8% | $270.6M+5.5% | $256.5M+13.0% | $227.0M |
| Long-Term Debt | $767.6M+8.2% | $709.2M-0.3% | $711.2M+0.1% | $710.1M+3.9% | $683.3M+11.4% | $613.5M-1.9% | $625.6M-1.4% | $634.7M |
| Total Equity | $1.2B+2.1% | $1.2B+1.1% | $1.2B+2.0% | $1.2B+5.7% | $1.1B+3.2% | $1.1B-1.8% | $1.1B+2.1% | $1.1B |
| Retained Earnings | $1.9B+1.4% | $1.8B+0.4% | $1.8B+1.1% | $1.8B+1.1% | $1.8B+1.0% | $1.8B+0.7% | $1.8B+0.9% | $1.8B |
SXT Cash Flow Statement
| Metric | Q1'26 | Q4'25 | Q3'25 | Q2'25 | Q1'25 | Q4'24 | Q3'24 | Q2'24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | -$13.6M-130.6% | $44.6M+1.4% | $44.0M-9.0% | $48.3M+637.8% | -$9.0M-142.0% | $21.4M-72.2% | $76.8M+75.3% | $43.8M |
| Capital Expenditures | $28.7M-9.1% | $31.6M+60.1% | $19.8M-6.7% | $21.2M+25.7% | $16.9M-27.1% | $23.1M+74.7% | $13.2M+12.0% | $11.8M |
| Free Cash Flow | -$42.4M-427.3% | $12.9M-46.5% | $24.2M-10.7% | $27.1M+204.9% | -$25.8M-1389.7% | -$1.7M-102.7% | $63.6M+98.7% | $32.0M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -$26.9M+15.0% | -$31.7M-62.4% | -$19.5M+3.5% | -$20.2M+5.1% | -$21.3M+3.3% | -$22.0M-53.9% | -$14.3M-19.7% | -$12.0M |
| Financing Cash Flow | $42.4M+300.5% | -$21.1M+47.0% | -$39.9M-299.8% | -$10.0M-127.7% | $36.0M+661.2% | -$6.4M+86.9% | -$49.1M-189.2% | -$17.0M |
| Dividends Paid | $17.4M0.0% | $17.4M-0.4% | $17.5M+1.0% | $17.3M-0.3% | $17.4M+0.1% | $17.4M+0.1% | $17.3M-0.1% | $17.4M |
| Share Buybacks | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
SXT Financial Ratios
| Metric | Q1'26 | Q4'25 | Q3'25 | Q2'25 | Q1'25 | Q4'24 | Q3'24 | Q2'24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 35.0%+3.7pp | 31.4%-3.0pp | 34.3%-0.2pp | 34.5%+0.9pp | 33.6%+1.9pp | 31.7%-1.5pp | 33.2%+0.8pp | 32.4% |
| Operating Margin | 15.3%+5.6pp | 9.7%-4.3pp | 14.0%+0.1pp | 13.9%+0.3pp | 13.6%+2.5pp | 11.2%-1.7pp | 12.9%+0.6pp | 12.3% |
| Net Margin | 10.1%+3.7pp | 6.5%-2.5pp | 9.0%-0.1pp | 9.1%+0.3pp | 8.8%+0.8pp | 8.0%-0.3pp | 8.3%+0.7pp | 7.7% |
| Return on Equity | 3.6%+1.5pp | 2.1%-1.0pp | 3.1%-0.1pp | 3.3%+0.1pp | 3.1%+0.3pp | 2.8%-0.2pp | 3.0%+0.1pp | 2.9% |
| Return on Assets | 1.9%+0.8pp | 1.1%-0.5pp | 1.7%-0.0pp | 1.7%+0.1pp | 1.7%+0.2pp | 1.5%-0.1pp | 1.6%+0.1pp | 1.6% |
| Current Ratio | 5.01+0.9 | 4.10-0.5 | 4.59+0.3 | 4.25-0.1 | 4.34+0.8 | 3.55-0.2 | 3.74-0.4 | 4.16 |
| Debt-to-Equity | 0.63+0.0 | 0.590.0 | 0.60-0.0 | 0.61-0.0 | 0.62+0.0 | 0.580.0 | 0.58-0.0 | 0.60 |
| FCF Margin | -9.7%-13.0pp | 3.3%-2.6pp | 5.9%-0.7pp | 6.5%+13.1pp | -6.6%-6.1pp | -0.5%-16.6pp | 16.2%+8.3pp | 7.9% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Sensient Tech's annual revenue?
Sensient Tech (SXT) reported $1.6B in total revenue for fiscal year 2025. This represents a 3.5% change compared to the previous fiscal year. Revenue measures the total income earned from the company's primary business operations before any expenses are deducted.
How fast is Sensient Tech's revenue growing?
Sensient Tech (SXT) revenue grew by 3.5% year-over-year, from $1.6B to $1.6B in fiscal year 2025.
Is Sensient Tech profitable?
Yes, Sensient Tech (SXT) reported a net income of $134.5M in fiscal year 2025, with a net profit margin of 8.3%.
What is Sensient Tech's EBITDA?
Sensient Tech (SXT) had EBITDA of $268.2M in fiscal year 2025, measuring earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization.
How much debt does Sensient Tech have?
As of fiscal year 2025, Sensient Tech (SXT) had $36.5M in cash and equivalents against $709.2M in long-term debt.
What is Sensient Tech's gross margin?
Sensient Tech (SXT) had a gross margin of 33.5% in fiscal year 2025, indicating the percentage of revenue retained after direct costs of goods sold.
What is Sensient Tech's operating margin?
Sensient Tech (SXT) had an operating margin of 12.8% in fiscal year 2025, reflecting the profitability of core business operations before interest and taxes.
What is Sensient Tech's net profit margin?
Sensient Tech (SXT) had a net profit margin of 8.3% in fiscal year 2025, representing the share of revenue converted into profit after all expenses.
Does Sensient Tech pay dividends?
Yes, Sensient Tech (SXT) paid $1.64 per share in dividends during fiscal year 2025.
What is Sensient Tech's return on equity (ROE)?
Sensient Tech (SXT) has a return on equity of 11.3% for fiscal year 2025, measuring how efficiently the company generates profit from shareholder equity.
What is Sensient Tech's free cash flow?
Sensient Tech (SXT) generated $38.4M in free cash flow during fiscal year 2025. This represents a -60.8% change compared to the previous fiscal year. Free cash flow represents the cash a company generates after accounting for capital expenditures, and is widely used to assess financial flexibility and shareholder value.
What is Sensient Tech's operating cash flow?
Sensient Tech (SXT) generated $127.8M in operating cash flow during fiscal year 2025, representing cash generated from core business activities.
What are Sensient Tech's total assets?
Sensient Tech (SXT) had $2.2B in total assets as of fiscal year 2025, including both current and long-term assets.
What are Sensient Tech's capital expenditures?
Sensient Tech (SXT) invested $89.4M in capital expenditures during fiscal year 2025, funding long-term assets and infrastructure.
How much does Sensient Tech spend on research and development?
Sensient Tech (SXT) invested $52.9M in research and development during fiscal year 2025.
What is Sensient Tech's current ratio?
Sensient Tech (SXT) had a current ratio of 4.10 as of fiscal year 2025, which is generally considered healthy.
What is Sensient Tech's debt-to-equity ratio?
Sensient Tech (SXT) had a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59 as of fiscal year 2025, measuring the company's financial leverage by comparing total debt to shareholder equity.
What is Sensient Tech's return on assets (ROA)?
Sensient Tech (SXT) had a return on assets of 6.0% for fiscal year 2025, measuring how efficiently the company uses its assets to generate profit.
What is Sensient Tech's Altman Z-Score?
Sensient Tech (SXT) has an Altman Z-Score of 5.69, placing it in the Safe Zone (low bankruptcy risk). The Z-Score combines five financial ratios (working capital, retained earnings, EBIT, market capitalization, and revenue relative to total assets) to predict the likelihood of bankruptcy. Scores above 2.99 indicate financial safety while scores below 1.81 suggest financial distress. Learn more in our complete guide to financial health indicators.
What is Sensient Tech's Piotroski F-Score?
Sensient Tech (SXT) has a Piotroski F-Score of 4 out of 9, indicating neutral financial health. The F-Score evaluates nine binary signals across profitability (positive ROA, positive cash flow, improving ROA, earnings quality), leverage (decreasing debt, improving liquidity, no share dilution), and operating efficiency (improving gross margin, improving asset turnover). Scores of 7 to 9 indicate strong and improving fundamentals. Learn more in our complete guide to financial health indicators.
Are Sensient Tech's earnings high quality?
Sensient Tech (SXT) has an earnings quality ratio of 0.95x, considered mixed quality. This ratio compares operating cash flow to net income. A ratio above 1.0x means the company generates more cash than its reported earnings, indicating sustainable, cash-backed profits. Ratios below 1.0x suggest earnings rely on accounting accruals rather than actual cash generation. Learn more in our complete guide to financial health indicators.
Can Sensient Tech cover its interest payments?
Sensient Tech (SXT) has an interest coverage ratio of 7.0x, meaning it can comfortably cover its interest obligations. This ratio divides operating income by interest expense. Ratios above 5x indicate strong debt-servicing ability, while ratios below 2x suggest the company may face difficulty meeting interest payments if earnings decline. Learn more in our complete guide to financial health indicators.
How financially healthy is Sensient Tech?
Sensient Tech (SXT) scores 61 out of 100 on our Financial Health Score, indicating moderate standing within its operating companies peer group. The score is a 0-100 composite of six dimensions (Profitability, Growth, Leverage, Liquidity, Cash Flow, Returns), each ranked as a percentile relative to companies in the same scoring family (banks against banks, REITs against REITs, and so on) rather than across all industries. It rates the quality of the business, not whether the stock is fairly priced, and is not financial advice. Learn more in our complete guide to financial health indicators.