Sensient Technologies Corp (SXT) stock
Close on Nov 11, 2026Market cap $5.06BP/E 29.9Yield 1.38%
Sensient Technologies Corp grew revenue 9.5% to $1.75B over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026. Operating income rose 20.4% to $254.06M, moving the operating margin from 13.2% to 14.5%. Free cash flow was -$17.51M, down 173.8% from a year earlier. At the latest close the market valued the company at $5.06B, 29.9 times its earnings.
Key statistics
Valuation at the latest close; fundamentals over the trailing twelve months, balances at Sep 30, 2026
Valuation
- Market cap
- $5.06B
- P/E ratio
- 29.9
- Price to sales
- 2.89
- Price to book
- 3.93
- Dividend yield
- 1.38%
- Free cash flow yield
- -0.35%
Fundamentals
- Revenue
- $1.75B
- Net income
- $169.36M
- EPS, diluted
- $3.97
- Free cash flow
- -$17.51M
- Book value per share
- $30.04
- Diluted shares
- 43M
Trading
- Next earnings
- Feb 12, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
- Previous close
- $121.09
- Open
- $122.20
- Day's range
- $118.79 – $122.75
- Volume
- 298,486
- Average volume (20 days)
- 566,624
- Index membership
- S&P SmallCap 600 (since Nov 2023), Russell 2000, Russell 3000
- Beta (5 years)
- 0.83
- 52-week range
- $82.60 – $138.82
- RSI (14 days)
- 38.3
- Volatility (1 year)
- 41.2%
- Relative volume
- 0.66×
- WACC
- 8.3%
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Index membership is inferred from the holdings of funds that track each index (SPSM, IJR, IWM, IWV), as reported to the SEC for Jun 30, 2026. Join dates come from quarterly fund reports since 2019, so they are accurate to the quarter.
Market cap history
Month-end market cap since 2009, using shares outstanding reported at the time
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 11, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | SXT | S&P 500 | Difference | SXT per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -8.9% | -2.4% | −6.5 pts | ||
| 3 months | -9.9% | -1.2% | −8.8 pts | ||
| Year to date | +27.9% | +12.3% | +15.6 pts | ||
| 1 year | +27.0% | +12.4% | +14.5 pts | ||
| 3 years | +117.4% | +78.8% | +38.6 pts | +29.5% | +21.4% |
| 5 years | +31.3% | +75.2% | −43.9 pts | +5.6% | +11.9% |
| 10 years | +93.6% | +311.1% | −217.5 pts | +6.8% | +15.2% |
Fifteen years at a glance
Fiscal years 2011 to 2025 and trailing twelve months, USD
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Releases Sensient Technologies filed with the SEC as exhibits to Form 8-K or 6-K
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About Sensient Technologies
Industrial Organic Chemicals
The entity operates primarily through three reportable business segments: Flavors and Extracts, Color, and Asia Pacific. Across these divisions, it develops and supplies specialized ingredient solutions, including flavors, flavor extracts, agricultural ingredients, and coloring systems tailored for food and pharmaceutical applications, alongside formulations for personal care products. The business caters to an array of industrial commercial clients requiring specialized taste, appearance, and chemical enhancement products for consumer and healthcare goods.
Company profile, executives and historySensient Technologies stock: common questions
What is Sensient Technologies's stock price?
SXT closed at $118.81 on Nov 11, 2026, down 1.88% on the day. Over the past 52 weeks it traded between $82.60 and $138.82.
What is Sensient Technologies's market cap?
Sensient Technologies was worth $5.06B at the close on Nov 11, 2026: the share price times the diluted shares outstanding.
What is SXT's P/E ratio?
SXT trades at 29.9 times earnings, based on diluted earnings per share of $3.97 over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026.
How much revenue does Sensient Technologies make?
Sensient Technologies reported revenue of $1.75B for the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, up 9.5% from a year earlier.
Does Sensient Technologies pay a dividend?
Yes. Sensient Technologies paid $1.64 per share over the last twelve months, a yield of 1.38% at the latest price.
When does Sensient Technologies report earnings next?
Sensient Technologies is expected to report Q4 FY2026 results on Feb 12, 2027, before the open. The date is estimated from its past reporting pattern until the company confirms it.
How has SXT stock performed over the past year?
Including dividends, SXT returned +27.0% over the past year, against +12.4% for the S&P 500.
How many SXT shares are sold short?
1M shares were sold short at the latest FINRA report, 3.13% of the float, or 2.0 days of average trading volume.
Who are Sensient Technologies's competitors?
Companies most similar to Sensient Technologies by business, industry and size include ALTO, NEU, IFF, MEOH, GPRE.
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