Sensient Technologies Corp (SXT) dividend history

SXTNYSEIndustrial Organic ChemicalsFiscal year ends December 31

Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Oct 30, 2026Score 15/3022% above fair value

$116.70+0.72 (+0.62%)

Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $4.97BP/E 29.4Yield 1.41%

Dividends

Dividend declared per share by fiscal year, adjusted for stock splits

Per share, FY2025

$1.64

0.0% on the prior year

Consecutive increases

0 years

Not raised last year

Dividend yield

1.41%

Latest annual dividend ÷ share price

Payout ratio, FY2025

51.8%

Dividends paid ÷ net income

Dividend payments

Every dividend Sensient Technologies has paid, newest first. Shares held at the close of the last day with dividend receive it; shares bought on the ex-dividend date or later do not.

Ex-dividend	Last day to buy	Record	Payable	Declared	Per share	Source
Aug 3, 2026	Jul 31, 2026	Aug 3, 2026	Sep 1, 2026	Jul 23, 2026	$0.41	10-Q
May 11, 2026	May 8, 2026	May 11, 2026	Jun 1, 2026	Apr 23, 2026	$0.41	10-Q
Feb 3, 2026	Feb 2, 2026	Feb 3, 2026	Mar 2, 2026	Jan 16, 2026	$0.41	10-Q
Nov 10, 2025	Nov 7, 2025	Nov 10, 2025	Dec 1, 2025	Oct 30, 2025	$0.41	10-K
Aug 4, 2025	Aug 1, 2025	Aug 4, 2025	Sep 2, 2025	Jul 24, 2025	$0.41	10-Q
May 12, 2025	May 9, 2025	May 12, 2025	Jun 2, 2025	Apr 24, 2025	$0.41	10-Q
Feb 4, 2025	Feb 3, 2025	Feb 4, 2025	Mar 3, 2025	Jan 17, 2025	$0.41	10-Q
Nov 4, 2024	Nov 1, 2024	Nov 4, 2024	Dec 2, 2024	Oct 24, 2024	$0.41	10-K
Aug 5, 2024	Aug 2, 2024	Aug 5, 2024	Sep 3, 2024	Jul 25, 2024	$0.41	10-Q
May 3, 2024	May 2, 2024	May 6, 2024	Jun 3, 2024	Apr 25, 2024	$0.41	10-Q
Feb 5, 2024	Feb 2, 2024	Feb 6, 2024	Mar 1, 2024	Jan 19, 2024	$0.41	10-Q
Nov 3, 2023	Nov 2, 2023	Nov 6, 2023	Dec 1, 2023	Oct 19, 2023	$0.41	10-K
Aug 4, 2023	Aug 3, 2023	Aug 7, 2023	Sep 1, 2023	Jul 20, 2023	$0.41	10-Q
May 5, 2023	May 4, 2023	May 8, 2023	Jun 1, 2023	Apr 27, 2023	$0.41	10-Q
Feb 6, 2023	Feb 3, 2023	Feb 7, 2023	Mar 1, 2023	Jan 20, 2023	$0.41	10-Q
Nov 4, 2022	Nov 3, 2022	Nov 7, 2022	Dec 1, 2022	Oct 20, 2022	$0.41	10-K
Jul 29, 2022	Jul 28, 2022	Aug 1, 2022	Sep 1, 2022	Jul 21, 2022	$0.41	10-Q
May 6, 2022	May 5, 2022	May 9, 2022	Jun 1, 2022	Apr 28, 2022	$0.41	10-Q
Feb 1, 2022	Jan 31, 2022	Feb 2, 2022	Mar 1, 2022	Jan 21, 2022	$0.41	10-Q
Oct 29, 2021	Oct 28, 2021	Nov 1, 2021	Dec 1, 2021	Oct 14, 2021	$0.41	10-K
Jul 30, 2021	Jul 29, 2021	Aug 2, 2021	Sep 1, 2021	Jul 22, 2021	$0.39	10-Q
Apr 30, 2021	Apr 29, 2021	May 3, 2021	Jun 1, 2021	Apr 22, 2021	$0.39	10-Q
Feb 1, 2021	Jan 29, 2021	Feb 2, 2021	Mar 1, 2021	Jan 22, 2021	$0.39	10-Q
Oct 30, 2020	Oct 29, 2020	Nov 2, 2020	Dec 1, 2020	Oct 15, 2020	$0.39	10-K
Jul 31, 2020	Jul 30, 2020	Aug 3, 2020	Sep 1, 2020	Jul 16, 2020	$0.39	10-Q
May 7, 2020	May 6, 2020	May 8, 2020	Jun 1, 2020	Apr 23, 2020	$0.39	10-Q
Feb 3, 2020	Jan 31, 2020	Feb 4, 2020	Mar 2, 2020	Jan 24, 2020	$0.39	10-Q
Nov 1, 2019	Oct 31, 2019	Nov 4, 2019	Dec 2, 2019	Oct 17, 2019	$0.39	10-K
Aug 1, 2019	Jul 31, 2019	Aug 2, 2019	Sep 3, 2019	Jul 18, 2019	$0.36	10-Q
May 9, 2019	May 8, 2019	May 10, 2019	Jun 3, 2019	Apr 25, 2019	$0.36	10-Q
Feb 1, 2019	Jan 31, 2019	Feb 4, 2019	Mar 1, 2019	Jan 23, 2019	$0.36	10-Q
Nov 2, 2018	Nov 1, 2018	Nov 5, 2018	Dec 3, 2018	Oct 18, 2018	$0.36	10-K
Aug 2, 2018	Aug 1, 2018	Aug 3, 2018	Sep 4, 2018	Jul 19, 2018	$0.33	10-Q
May 10, 2018	May 9, 2018	May 11, 2018	Jun 1, 2018	Apr 26, 2018	$0.33	10-Q
Feb 5, 2018	Feb 2, 2018	Feb 6, 2018	Mar 1, 2018	Jan 26, 2018	$0.33	10-Q
Nov 3, 2017	Nov 2, 2017	Nov 6, 2017	Dec 1, 2017	Oct 19, 2017	$0.33	Release
Aug 2, 2017	Aug 1, 2017	Aug 4, 2017	Sep 1, 2017	Jul 20, 2017	$0.30	10-Q
May 10, 2017	May 9, 2017	May 12, 2017	Jun 1, 2017	Apr 28, 2017	$0.30	10-Q
Feb 3, 2017	Feb 2, 2017	Feb 7, 2017	Mar 1, 2017	Jan 24, 2017	$0.30	10-Q
Nov 3, 2016	Nov 2, 2016	Nov 7, 2016	Dec 1, 2016	Oct 20, 2016	$0.30	10-K
Aug 3, 2016	Aug 2, 2016	Aug 5, 2016	Sep 1, 2016	Jul 21, 2016	$0.27	10-Q
May 4, 2016	May 3, 2016	May 6, 2016	Jun 1, 2016	Apr 22, 2016	$0.27	10-Q
Feb 4, 2016	Feb 3, 2016	Feb 8, 2016	Mar 1, 2016	Jan 22, 2016	$0.27	10-Q
Nov 4, 2015	Nov 3, 2015	Nov 6, 2015	Dec 1, 2015	–	$0.27	10-K
Aug 5, 2015	Aug 4, 2015	Aug 7, 2015	Sep 1, 2015	Jul 23, 2015	$0.27	10-Q
May 6, 2015	May 5, 2015	May 8, 2015	Jun 1, 2015	Apr 23, 2015	$0.25	10-Q
Feb 5, 2015	Feb 4, 2015	Feb 9, 2015	Mar 2, 2015	Jan 23, 2014	$0.25	10-Q
Nov 5, 2014	Nov 4, 2014	Nov 7, 2014	Dec 1, 2014	Oct 23, 2014	$0.25	10-K
Aug 6, 2014	Aug 5, 2014	Aug 8, 2014	Sep 2, 2014	Jul 24, 2014	$0.25	10-Q
May 7, 2014	May 6, 2014	May 9, 2014	Jun 2, 2014	Mar 4, 2014	$0.25	10-Q
Feb 5, 2014	Feb 4, 2014	Feb 7, 2014	Mar 3, 2014	Jan 24, 2014	$0.23	10-Q
Nov 6, 2013	Nov 5, 2013	Nov 8, 2013	Dec 2, 2013	Oct 17, 2013	$0.23	10-K
Aug 6, 2013	Aug 5, 2013	Aug 8, 2013	Sep 3, 2013	Jul 25, 2013	$0.23	10-Q
May 7, 2013	May 6, 2013	May 9, 2013	Jun 3, 2013	Apr 25, 2013	$0.23	10-Q
Feb 6, 2013	Feb 5, 2013	Feb 8, 2013	Mar 1, 2013	Jan 18, 2013	$0.22	10-Q
Nov 7, 2012	Nov 6, 2012	Nov 9, 2012	Dec 3, 2012	Oct 18, 2012	$0.22	10-K
Aug 6, 2012	Aug 3, 2012	Aug 8, 2012	Sep 4, 2012	–	$0.22	10-Q
May 7, 2012	May 4, 2012	May 9, 2012	Jun 1, 2012	–	$0.22	10-Q
Feb 7, 2012	Feb 6, 2012	Feb 9, 2012	Mar 1, 2012	–	$0.21	10-Q
Nov 7, 2011	Nov 4, 2011	Nov 9, 2011	Dec 1, 2011	–	$0.21	10-K
Aug 4, 2011	Aug 3, 2011	Aug 8, 2011	Sep 1, 2011	–	$0.21	10-Q
May 5, 2011	May 4, 2011	May 9, 2011	Jun 1, 2011	–	$0.21	10-Q
Feb 7, 2011	Feb 4, 2011	Feb 9, 2011	Mar 1, 2011	–	$0.21	10-Q
Nov 5, 2010	Nov 4, 2010	Nov 9, 2010	Dec 1, 2010	–	$0.20	10-K
Aug 4, 2010	Aug 3, 2010	Aug 6, 2010	Sep 1, 2010	–	$0.20	10-Q
May 4, 2010	May 3, 2010	May 6, 2010	Jun 1, 2010	–	$0.20	10-Q
Feb 5, 2010	Feb 4, 2010	Feb 9, 2010	Mar 1, 2010	–	$0.19	10-Q
Nov 5, 2009	Nov 4, 2009	Nov 9, 2009	Dec 1, 2009	–	$0.19	10-K
Aug 5, 2009	Aug 4, 2009	Aug 7, 2009	Sep 1, 2009	–	$0.19	10-Q
May 6, 2009	May 5, 2009	May 8, 2009	Jun 1, 2009	–	$0.19	10-Q
Feb 5, 2009	Feb 4, 2009	Feb 9, 2009	Mar 2, 2009	–	$0.19	10-Q
Nov 5, 2008	Nov 4, 2008	Nov 7, 2008	Dec 1, 2008	–	$0.19	10-K
Aug 6, 2008	Aug 5, 2008	Aug 8, 2008	Sep 2, 2008	–	$0.19	10-Q
May 7, 2008	May 6, 2008	May 9, 2008	Jun 2, 2008	–	$0.18	10-Q
Feb 6, 2008	Feb 5, 2008	Feb 8, 2008	Mar 3, 2008	–	$0.18	10-Q
Nov 6, 2007	Nov 5, 2007	Nov 8, 2007	Dec 3, 2007	–	$0.18	10-K
Aug 7, 2007	Aug 6, 2007	Aug 9, 2007	Sep 4, 2007	–	$0.18	10-Q
May 8, 2007	May 7, 2007	May 10, 2007	Jun 1, 2007	–	$0.16	10-Q
Feb 7, 2007	Feb 6, 2007	Feb 9, 2007	Mar 1, 2007	–	$0.16	10-Q
Nov 6, 2006	Nov 3, 2006	Nov 8, 2006	Dec 1, 2006	–	$0.16	Release
Aug 7, 2006	Aug 4, 2006	Aug 9, 2006	Sep 1, 2006	–	$0.15	10-Q
May 8, 2006	May 5, 2006	May 10, 2006	Jun 1, 2006	–	$0.15	10-Q
Feb 7, 2006	Feb 6, 2006	Feb 9, 2006	Mar 1, 2006	–	$0.15	10-Q
Nov 4, 2005	Nov 3, 2005	Nov 8, 2005	Dec 1, 2005	–	$0.15	10-K
Aug 5, 2005	Aug 4, 2005	Aug 9, 2005	Sep 1, 2005	–	$0.15	10-Q
May 6, 2005	May 5, 2005	May 10, 2005	Jun 1, 2005	–	$0.15	10-Q
Feb 7, 2005	Feb 4, 2005	Feb 9, 2005	Mar 1, 2005	–	$0.15	10-Q
Nov 4, 2004	Nov 3, 2004	Nov 8, 2004	Dec 1, 2004	–	$0.15	10-K
Aug 5, 2004	Aug 4, 2004	Aug 9, 2004	Sep 1, 2004	–	$0.15	10-Q
May 6, 2004	May 5, 2004	May 10, 2004	Jun 1, 2004	–	$0.15	10-Q
Feb 5, 2004	Feb 4, 2004	Feb 9, 2004	Mar 1, 2004	–	$0.15	10-Q
Nov 5, 2003	Nov 4, 2003	–	–	–	$0.15	10-K
Aug 21, 2003	Aug 20, 2003	–	–	–	$0.15	10-Q
May 6, 2003	May 5, 2003	–	–	–	$0.15	10-Q
Feb 5, 2003	Feb 4, 2003	–	–	–	$0.14	10-Q
Nov 6, 2002	Nov 5, 2002	–	–	–	$0.14	10-K
Aug 6, 2002	Aug 5, 2002	–	–	–	$0.133	10-Q
May 6, 2002	May 3, 2002	–	–	–	$0.133	10-Q
Feb 6, 2002	Feb 5, 2002	–	–	–	$0.133	10-Q
Nov 2, 2001	Nov 1, 2001	–	–	–	$0.133	–
Aug 3, 2001	Aug 2, 2001	–	–	–	$0.133	10-Q
May 4, 2001	May 3, 2001	–	–	–	$0.133	10-Q
Feb 6, 2001	Feb 5, 2001	–	–	–	$0.133	10-Q
Nov 6, 2000	Nov 3, 2000	–	–	–	$0.133	10-K
Aug 3, 2000	Aug 2, 2000	–	–	–	$0.133	10-Q
May 4, 2000	May 3, 2000	–	–	–	$0.133	10-Q
Feb 4, 2000	Feb 3, 2000	–	–	–	$0.133	–
Nov 3, 1999	Nov 2, 1999	–	–	–	$0.133	–
Aug 4, 1999	Aug 3, 1999	–	–	–	$0.133	–
May 4, 1999	May 3, 1999	–	–	–	$0.132	–
Feb 4, 1999	Feb 3, 1999	–	–	–	$0.132	–
Oct 29, 1998	Oct 28, 1998	–	–	–	$0.132	–
Aug 4, 1998	Aug 3, 1998	–	–	–	$0.132	–
May 4, 1998	May 1, 1998	–	–	–	$0.1325	–
Feb 4, 1998	Feb 3, 1998	–	–	–	$0.1325	–
Oct 30, 1997	Oct 29, 1997	–	–	–	$0.1325	–
Jul 23, 1997	Jul 22, 1997	–	–	–	$0.13	–
Apr 30, 1997	Apr 29, 1997	–	–	–	$0.13	–
Feb 12, 1997	Feb 11, 1997	–	–	–	$0.13	–
Oct 30, 1996	Oct 29, 1996	–	–	–	$0.13	–
Jul 31, 1996	Jul 30, 1996	–	–	–	$0.125	–
May 8, 1996	May 7, 1996	–	–	–	$0.125	–
Feb 8, 1996	Feb 7, 1996	–	–	–	$0.125	–
Nov 1, 1995	Oct 31, 1995	–	–	–	$0.125	–
Aug 1, 1995	Jul 31, 1995	–	–	–	$0.12	–
May 4, 1995	May 3, 1995	–	–	–	$0.12	–
Feb 2, 1995	Feb 1, 1995	–	–	–	$0.12	–
Oct 27, 1994	Oct 26, 1994	–	–	–	$0.12	–
Jul 29, 1994	Jul 28, 1994	–	–	–	$0.115	–
May 5, 1994	May 4, 1994	–	–	–	$0.115	–
Feb 4, 1994	Feb 3, 1994	–	–	–	$0.115	–
Oct 28, 1993	Oct 27, 1993	–	–	–	$0.115	–
Jul 29, 1993	Jul 28, 1993	–	–	–	$0.11	–
May 5, 1993	May 4, 1993	–	–	–	$0.11	–
Feb 5, 1993	Feb 4, 1993	–	–	–	$0.11	–
Oct 16, 1992	Oct 15, 1992	–	–	–	$0.11	–
Jul 24, 1992	Jul 23, 1992	–	–	–	$0.105	–
Apr 22, 1992	Apr 21, 1992	–	–	–	$0.105	–
Feb 5, 1992	Feb 4, 1992	–	–	–	$0.105	–
Oct 18, 1991	Oct 17, 1991	–	–	–	$0.105	–
Jul 15, 1991	Jul 12, 1991	–	–	–	$0.095	–
Apr 24, 1991	Apr 23, 1991	–	–	–	$0.095	–
Feb 8, 1991	Feb 7, 1991	–	–	–	$0.095	–
Oct 19, 1990	Oct 18, 1990	–	–	–	$0.095	–
Jul 13, 1990	Jul 12, 1990	–	–	–	$0.085	–
Apr 20, 1990	Apr 19, 1990	–	–	–	$0.085	–
Feb 5, 1990	Feb 2, 1990	–	–	–	$0.085	–
Oct 23, 1989	Oct 20, 1989	–	–	–	$0.085	–
Jul 12, 1989	Jul 11, 1989	–	–	–	$0.0733	–
Apr 13, 1989	Apr 12, 1989	–	–	–	$0.0733	–
Feb 3, 1989	Feb 2, 1989	–	–	–	$0.06	–
Oct 13, 1988	Oct 12, 1988	–	–	–	$0.06	–
Jul 11, 1988	Jul 8, 1988	–	–	–	$0.0533	–
Apr 20, 1988	Apr 19, 1988	–	–	–	$0.0533	–
Jan 26, 1988	Jan 25, 1988	–	–	–	$0.0489	–
Oct 16, 1987	Oct 15, 1987	–	–	–	$0.0489	–
Jul 13, 1987	Jul 10, 1987	–	–	–	$0.0489	–
Apr 14, 1987	Apr 13, 1987	–	–	–	$0.0444	–
Jan 27, 1987	Jan 26, 1987	–	–	–	$0.0444	–

Per share as declared at the time. Source document: the dividend announcement filed with the SEC (press release or 8-K) where one exists, otherwise the quarterly or annual report covering the declaration.

By fiscal year

Dividend per share, cash paid and payout ratio from annual filings

Fiscal year	Per share	Change	Cash paid	Payout ratio
FY2025	$1.64	0.0%	$69.61M	51.8%
FY2024	$1.64	0.0%	$69.40M	55.7%
FY2023	$1.64	0.0%	$69.22M	74.1%
FY2022	$1.64	+3.8%	$68.92M	48.9%
FY2021	$1.58	+1.3%	$66.69M	56.2%
FY2020	$1.56	+6.1%	$66.06M	60.3%
FY2019	$1.47	+8.9%	$62.19M	75.8%
FY2018	$1.35	+9.8%	$57.41M	36.5%
FY2017	$1.23	+10.8%	$54.04M	60.3%
FY2016	$1.11	+6.7%	$49.64M	39.3%
FY2015	$1.04	+6.1%	$48.11M	45.1%
FY2014	$0.98	+7.7%	$47.89M	65.0%
FY2013	$0.91	+4.6%	$45.51M	40.2%
FY2012	$0.87	+3.6%	$43.43M	35.0%
FY2011	$0.84	+6.3%	$41.97M	34.8%

Where these numbers come from

Parsed from the XBRL in Sensient Technologies's annual and quarterly filings with the SEC
Per-share figures adjusted for the 2-for-1 split on May 26, 1998
Fourth quarters derived from the annual report minus nine months
Every figure in the statements links to its source filing

Against peers

Trailing twelve months. Peers are matched on business description, industry and size. Ticks are peers, the dot is SXT.

Compare: SXT vs ALTO · SXT vs NEU · SXT vs IFF · SXT vs MEOH · SXT vs GPRE

Revenue growth9.5% · median -1.9%

Gross margin35.1% · median 25.7%

Operating margin14.5% · median 8.4%

Net margin9.7% · median 10.9%

Company	Revenue	Growth
IFF	$9.98B	-4.6%
NEU	$2.77B	+0.9%
GPRE	$1.82B	-19.1%
SXT	$1.75B	+9.5%
ALTO	$960.23M	+4.1%
MEOH	–	–

Company

Next earnings (est.): Feb 12, 2027, before open
Exchange: NYSE
Industry: Industrial Organic Chemicals
Fiscal year ends: December 31
Employees: 4,070
Held by institutions: 99.0%
Auditor: Ernst & Young LLP
SEC CIK: 310142

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