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Sensient Technologies Corporation

SXTDividend Payer
Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals🇺🇸 United States
$132.65
Dividend Yield1.23%
Annual Dividend$1.64
Ex-Dividend DateAug 3, 2026
Market Cap$5.57B
95/ 100
Financial Health
Healthy
Well-covered payout (44%)Conservative leverage (D/E 0.6x)Revenue growing (12%)

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At a glance

Sensient Technologies Corporation (SXT) operates in the Specialty Chemicals industry and is based in the United States. It pays a quarterly dividend of $1.64 a year, a yield of 1.23% at the current price of $132.65. Over the last five years the dividend has grown by an average of 1.0% a year. It paid out 44% of its earnings as dividends, leaving most of its profit in the business. 5 analysts cover it; their average 12-month price target of $144.40 is 8.9% above the current price.

Written automatically from the figures on this page, as of Oct 24, 2026. Facts only, not a recommendation.

Price History
Dividend payment dates
Analyst Consensus
Buy
Bullish sentiment
60% of 5 analysts bullish
12-Month Price Target
$144.40
+8.9% vs current price

About Sensient Technologies Corporation

Sensient Technologies Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets colors, flavors, and other specialty ingredients worldwide. It operates in three segments: Flavors & Extracts, Color, and Asia Pacific. The Flavors & Extracts segment develops, manufactures, and supplies flavor systems for the food, beverage, and personal care industries under the Sensient Flavors and Sensient Agricultural Ingredients brands.

Business description sourced from Yahoo Finance / company filings. Not affiliated with SimplyWallStreet.

Key Metrics

Valuation

P/E Ratio
35.7
P/B Ratio
4.40
EV/EBITDA
20.3
Beta
0.83
vs S&P 500
52W High
$138.82
52W Low
$82.60

Profitability

Gross Margin
34.88%
Operating Margin
16.57%
Net Margin
9.27%
ROE
13.07%
Free Cash Flow
-$2.6M

Financial Health

Debt / Equity
60.63
lower is safer
Current Ratio
4.39
>1 healthy
Quick Ratio
1.51
>1 healthy
Employees
4,070
HQ
Milwaukee, WI, United States
Data: Yahoo Finance (yfinance)|Updated: Oct 24, 2026 11:38

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