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SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP
Financials through Q2 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Aug 4, 2026
$133.14−0.60 (-0.45%)
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $5.69B
- P/E (TTM)
- 35.9
- Dividend yield
- 1.23%
Margins
Share of revenue, fiscal years 2011 to 2025
Gross margin
33.5%+1.6 pts over 5 years
Operating margin
12.8%+1.4 pts over 5 years
Net margin
8.3%+0.1 pts over 5 years
Growth rates
Compound annual growth to fiscal 2025
| Per year | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | Five-year pace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | +3.5% | +3.9% | +3.9% | +1.3% | |
| Gross profit | +6.4% | +3.3% | +4.9% | +0.9% | |
| Operating income | +8.1% | +1.7% | +6.3% | +2.2% | |
| Net income | +7.9% | -1.5% | +4.2% | +2.3% | |
| EPS, diluted | +7.5% | -1.8% | +4.1% | +3.2% | |
| Free cash flow | -60.8% | – | -25.4% | -2.2% | |
| Dividend per share | 0.0% | 0.0% | +1.0% | +4.7% |
Returns and balance sheet
10 fiscal years. Hover a measure to see how it is calculated.
| Measure | FY2016 | FY2020 | FY2025 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on equity | 15.0% | 12.1% | 11.9% | |
| Return on assets | 7.5% | 6.3% | 6.3% | |
| Current ratio | 3.36 | 3.43 | 4.10 | |
| Debt to equity | 0.72 | 0.57 | 0.59 | |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 2.48× | 2.53× | 2.51× | |
| Interest coverage | 10.1× | 10.3× | 7.0× | |
| Inventory turnover | 2.2× | 2.3× | 1.7× | |
| Capex to revenue | 5.9% | 3.9% | 5.5% | |
| Diluted shares | 45M | 42M | 43M |
Where the cash went
Fiscal 2021 to 2025, five years combined
Sensient Technologies generated $611.96M from operations and spent $762.95M on capital expenditure, dividends and share buybacks. 49% of that went back into the business.
Generated
$611.96M
Used
$762.95M
Capital expenditure$376.60M49%Dividends$343.84M45%Share buybacks$42.51M6%
DuPont analysis
Return on equity split into margin, efficiency and leverage
Net margin8.3%
×Asset turnover0.76×
×Equity multiplier1.89×
=Return on equity, FY202511.9%
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Asset turnover | Equity multiplier | Return on equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 8.3% | 0.76× | 1.89× | 11.9% |
| FY2024 | 8.0% | 0.77× | 1.91× | 11.8% |
| FY2023 | 6.4% | 0.73× | 1.95× | 9.1% |
| FY2022 | 9.8% | 0.77× | 1.92× | 14.5% |
| FY2021 | 8.6% | 0.79× | 1.86× | 12.7% |
| FY2020 | 8.2% | 0.77× | 1.92× | 12.1% |
| FY2019 | 6.2% | 0.74× | 2.05× | 9.4% |
| FY2018 | 11.3% | 0.78× | 2.07× | 18.4% |
| FY2017 | 6.6% | 0.80× | 2.01× | 10.6% |
| FY2016 | 9.1% | 0.82× | 2.01× | 15.0% |
Piotroski F-Score
Nine tests of profitability, balance sheet and efficiency, fiscal 2025 against fiscal 2024
6of 9 tests passed in fiscal 2025. Scores of 7 to 9 are usually read as strong.
- ProfitableNet income above zero$134.49M
- Cash generatingOperating cash flow above zero$127.83M
- Return on assets improvedROA up on the prior year6.2% → 6.6%
- Earnings backed by cashOperating cash flow above net income$127.83M vs $134.49M
- Less leverageLong-term debt to assets fell30.3% → 31.6%
- Better liquidityCurrent ratio rose3.55 → 4.10
- No dilutionShare count did not rise42M → 43M
- Gross margin improvedGross margin up on the prior year32.56% → 33.45%
- More efficientAsset turnover rose0.77 → 0.80