Sensient Technologies Corp (SXT) stock
SXTNYSEIndustrial Organic ChemicalsFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Oct 30, 2026Score 14/3024% above fair value
$115.98−2.83 (-2.38%)
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $4.94BP/E 29.2Yield 1.41%
Sensient Technologies statistics
107 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Feb 12, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Aug 3, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Sep 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 12, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 5.85
- 2.29
- P/OCF Ratio
- 41.18
- 12.93
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 3.25
- 2.60
- EV / EBIT
- 22.37
- 18.72
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- 0.45%
- 10.9%
- Float
- 32M
- 49M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 26.0%
- 12.1%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 99.0%
- 56.4%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 986,346
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -13.9%
- -0.76%
- Short % of Float
- 3.13%
- 9.06%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 2.32%
- 6.30%
- Days to Cover
- 2.04
- 5.13
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $138.82
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $82.60
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $125.97
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $128.70
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $114.82
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $5.22
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- -3.15%
- 1.51%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- -12.7%
- -2.37%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -13.1%
- -21.1%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- -1.07%
- -22.8%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 23.4%
- -22.6%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- 22.6%
- -21.0%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- 101.8%
- -24.8%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- 14.0%
- -76.9%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- 54.2%
- -63.2%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 781,041
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 569,341
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 450,661
- –
- Relative Volume
- 1.04
- 0.80
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 35.0
- 44.7
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 41.2%
- 80.2%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.83
- 1.07
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 12.7%
- -11.8%
- EBITDA Margin
- 18.1%
- -27.7%
- FCF Margin
- -1.00%
- -8.85%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 13.7%
- -51.3%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 7.23%
- -40.7%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 9.97%
- -32.9%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 11.8%
- -38.1%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 3.97
- 3.31
- Quick Ratio
- 1.29
- 2.41
- Debt / Equity
- 0.61
- 0.50
- Debt / EBITDA
- 2.49
- 3.15
- Net Debt / EBITDA
- 2.36
- 1.97
- Interest Coverage
- 7.95
- -6.35
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 9.54%
- 7.26%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- 21.7%
- -14.4%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- 21.4%
- -11.7%
- FCF Growth (YoY)
- -173.8%
- 7.48%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 3.91%
- 2.25%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 3.89%
- 6.41%
- EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
- -1.83%
- -0.17%
- EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 4.06%
- 3.77%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.75
- 0.40
- Inventory Turnover
- 1.57
- 2.73
- Revenue Per Employee
- $429.29K
- $429.38K
- Profits Per Employee
- $41.61K
- -$683.67K
- Employee Count
- 4,070
- 75
- WACC
- 8.30%
- 10.0%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $222.12M
- -$13.23M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -$747.78M
- $16.98M
- Net Cash Per Share
- -$17.57
- $0.72
- Equity (Book Value)
- $1.29B
- $52.68M
- Book Value Per Share
- $30.23
- $1.50
- Tangible Book Value
- $843.71M
- $26.74M
- Working Capital
- $959.64M
- $78.52M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$137.40M
- -$944.00K
- FCF Per Share
- -$0.41
- -$0.42
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 3.43%
- -21.0%
- FCF Yield
- -0.35%
- -9.44%
- Dividend Yield
- 1.41%
- 1.88%
- Shareholder Yield
- 1.41%
- 0.00%
- Dividend Per Share
- $1.64
- $0.83
- Dividend Growth (YoY)
- 0.00%
- 2.37%
- Years of Dividend Growth
- 0
- 0
- Payout Ratio
- 41.2%
- 55.4%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $31.94M
- $2.97M
- Income Tax
- $52.76M
- $74.00K
- Effective Tax Rate
- 23.8%
- 20.9%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- $51.97
- $19.34
- Graham Upside
- -55.2%
- -46.3%
- Altman Z-Score
- 5.10
- 0.26
- Piotroski F-Score
- 6
- 4
- Beneish M-Score
- -2.43
- -2.62
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 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 | -10.8% | -2.7% | −8.1 pts | ||
| 3 months | -11.0% | -1.7% | −9.3 pts | ||
| Year to date | +24.8% | +11.9% | +12.9 pts | ||
| 1 year | +23.7% | +12.0% | +11.7 pts | ||
| 3 years | +112.2% | +78.2% | +34.0 pts | +28.5% | +21.2% |
| 5 years | +25.7% | +73.2% | −47.6 pts | +4.7% | +11.6% |
| 10 years | +89.0% | +309.6% | −220.7 pts | +6.6% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
1M SXT shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 13.9% from the previous report, or 3.13% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 2.0 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 53.4% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 986,346 | -13.9% | 482,708 | 2.0 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 1,145,566 | -13.8% | 335,489 | 3.4 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1,328,454 | -14.4% | 362,437 | 3.7 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 1,551,229 | -2.3% | 317,072 | 4.9 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 1,587,463 | +17.8% | 324,432 | 4.9 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 1,347,916 | -12.1% | 275,653 | 4.9 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 1,534,264 | +20.6% | 751,547 | 2.0 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 1,272,650 | -12.9% | 458,665 | 2.8 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1,460,657 | +11.2% | 760,521 | 1.9 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1,313,887 | +2.4% | 325,403 | 4.0 |
| May 29, 2026 | 1,282,475 | +6.5% | 355,425 | 3.6 |
| May 15, 2026 | 1,204,626 | -26.4% | 387,046 | 3.1 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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