# Sensient Technologies Corporation (SXT) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Basic Materials / Chemicals. Price $134.84, market value $5.7 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 36.3×** (5-yr avg 26.9×, 3-yr avg 27.2×). Sensient Technologies Corporation trades at 36.3× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 26.9×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Basic Materials median in the September 2026 study was 19.0×. Forward P/E is 27.2×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 3.63**. A PEG of 3.63 means the P/E is high relative to expected earnings growth; the price already assumes a lot.
- **Price / sales: 3.4×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 3.4×.
- **Price / book: 4.5×**. The shares trade at 4.5× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 21.3×**. Enterprise value is 21.3× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; above 20× is demanding.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 0.1%** (5-yr avg 1.4%). Free cash flow equals 0.1% of the market value, below its five-year average of 1.4%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual.
- **Earnings yield: 2.8%**. The inverse of the P/E: 2.8% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 14.0%**. 14.0% 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: 10.1%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 10.1%.
- **Return on assets: 7.0%**. Each dollar of assets produces 7.0% 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: 2.2×**. It would take 2.2 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Piotroski F-score: 2/9**. 2 of 9 checks pass: weak or deteriorating financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.22%** ($1.64 per share, trailing). Sensient Technologies Corporation yields 1.22%, 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.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 21.0%** (YTD 44.6%, 3-mo 20.2%). The shares are up 21.0% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -2.9%** (63.2% above the low). Trading within 5% of 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): 58**. An RSI of 58 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.67** (volatility 41%). Beta of 0.67 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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