# Sensient Technologies Corporation (SXT) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-11-04. NYSE, United States. Sector: Basic Materials / Chemicals. Price $116.87, market value $5.0 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 29.4×** (5-yr avg 26.9×, 3-yr avg 27.2×). Sensient Technologies Corporation trades at 29.4× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 26.9×. The Basic Materials median in the September 2026 study was 19.0×. Forward P/E is 23.7×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 3.17**. A PEG of 3.17 means the P/E is high relative to expected earnings growth; the price already assumes a lot.
- **Price / sales: 2.8×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 2.8×.
- **Price / book: 3.8×**. The shares trade at 3.8× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 17.8×**. Enterprise value is 17.8× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: -0.4%** (5-yr avg 1.4%). Free cash flow is negative: the business is consuming cash, which is normal for heavy investment phases but a warning otherwise.
- **Earnings yield: 3.4%**. The inverse of the P/E: 3.4% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 14.5%**. 14.5% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 8.3%**. 8.3% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 11.3%**. 11.3% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 10.8%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 10.8%.
- **Return on assets: 7.5%**. Each dollar of assets produces 7.5% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 3.5%** (3-yr 3.9%/yr, 5-yr 3.9%/yr). Revenue grew 3.5% over the last year, against 3.9% a year compounded over five years.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 7.5%** (3-yr -1.8%/yr, 5-yr 4.1%/yr). Earnings per share rose 7.5%, roughly in step with revenue.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.59**. Debt is 0.59 times equity, moderate leverage.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 2.1×**. It would take 2.1 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Current ratio: 4.10** (quick 4.10). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 4.10 times.
- **Piotroski F-score: 3/9**. 3 of 9 checks pass: weak or deteriorating financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.40%** ($1.64 per share, trailing). Sensient Technologies Corporation yields 1.40%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 52%**. 52% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 26**. 26 straight years of increases (the data covers 26 years, so this may be longer): a record very few companies hold.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 1.0%/yr** (1-yr 0.0%). The dividend has grown 1.0% a year over five years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (5 analysts). 5 analysts cover Sensient Technologies Corporation; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $143.80 (+23% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 26.9%** (YTD 26.8%, 3-mo -6.2%). The shares are up 26.9% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -15.8%** (41.5% above the low). Trading 16% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 27**. An RSI of 27 is oversold; bounces are common, but oversold can stay oversold in a real decline.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.73** (volatility 41%). Beta of 0.73 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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