(SXT) Sensient Technologies - Overview
Stock: Colors, Flavors, Ingredients, Excipients, Pigments
EPS (Earnings per Share)
Revenue
Dividends
| Dividend Yield | 2.21% |
| Yield on Cost 5y | 2.42% |
| Yield CAGR 5y | 0.94% |
| Payout Consistency | 90.9% |
| Payout Ratio | 59.4% |
| Risk 5d forecast | |
|---|---|
| Volatility | 27.0% |
| Relative Tail Risk | -9.78% |
| Reward TTM | |
|---|---|
| Sharpe Ratio | 0.83 |
| Alpha | 19.45 |
| Character TTM | |
|---|---|
| Beta | 0.504 |
| Beta Downside | 0.122 |
| Drawdowns 3y | |
|---|---|
| Max DD | 31.99% |
| CAGR/Max DD | 0.38 |
Description: SXT Sensient Technologies January 08, 2026
Sensient Technologies Corp. (NYSE:SXT) manufactures and markets specialty colors, flavors, and related ingredients worldwide, organized into three operating segments: Flavors & Extracts, Color, and Asia Pacific.
The Flavors & Extracts segment supplies a broad portfolio of natural and synthetic flavor systems, extracts, essential oils, and functional ingredients (e.g., dehydrated garlic and onion) to food processors, leveraging the “clean-label” trend that is driving higher demand for natural flavor solutions.
The Color segment produces both natural and synthetic color systems for food, beverage, pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, personal-care, and industrial markets, with a notable focus on natural pigments that are gaining market share as consumers seek healthier, additive-free products.
The Asia Pacific segment distributes Sensient’s product range across the Pacific Rim, capitalizing on the region’s rapid food-service expansion and rising per-capita consumption of processed foods.
Key financial metrics (FY 2023) include revenue of approximately $2.0 billion, adjusted EBITDA margin around 13%, and free cash flow of $210 million, supporting a modest dividend yield of ~1.2% and ongoing share-repurchase activity.
Sector drivers that materially affect Sensient’s outlook are (1) the sustained growth of the global food-and-beverage market (+4.5% CAGR through 2028), (2) increasing regulatory pressure favoring natural over synthetic additives, and (3) volatile commodity prices that can compress margins in the flavor-extract supply chain.
For a deeper quantitative assessment of Sensient’s valuation and risk profile, you might explore the analytics platform ValueRay for additional data points and scenario modeling.
Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict, 0-10) 5.0
| Net Income: 139.1m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.01 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -5.90 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 52.62% < 20% (prev 45.90%; Δ 6.72% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.05 > 3% & CFO 104.7m > Net Income 139.1m |
| Net Debt (669.3m) to EBITDA (272.0m): 2.46 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 4.59 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (42.7m) vs 12m ago 0.56% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 33.56% > 18% (prev 0.32%; Δ 3325 % > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 75.02% > 50% (prev 74.91%; Δ 0.12% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 7.42 > 6 (EBITDA TTM 272.0m / Interest Expense TTM 28.4m) |
Altman Z'' 7.53
| A: 0.38 (Total Current Assets 1.07b - Total Current Liabilities 233.7m) / Total Assets 2.21b |
| B: 0.82 (Retained Earnings 1.82b / Total Assets 2.21b) |
| C: 0.10 (EBIT TTM 210.9m / Avg Total Assets 2.13b) |
| D: 1.60 (Book Value of Equity 1.65b / Total Liabilities 1.03b) |
| Altman-Z'' Score: 7.53 = AAA |
Beneish M -2.54
| DSRI: 1.03 (Receivables 323.4m/302.0m, Revenue 1.60b/1.53b) |
| GMI: 0.95 (GM 33.56% / 31.86%) |
| AQI: 1.78 (AQ_t 0.51 / AQ_t-1 0.29) |
| SGI: 1.04 (Revenue 1.60b / 1.53b) |
| TATA: 0.02 (NI 139.1m - CFO 104.7m) / TA 2.21b) |
| Beneish M-Score: -2.54 (Cap -4..+1) = A |
What is the price of SXT shares?
Over the past week, the price has changed by +3.58%, over one month by +3.25%, over three months by +6.91% and over the past year by +28.07%.
Is SXT a buy, sell or hold?
- StrongBuy: 1
- Buy: 1
- Hold: 0
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
What are the forecasts/targets for the SXT price?
| Issuer | Target | Up/Down from current |
|---|---|---|
| Wallstreet Target Price | 120 | 23.1% |
| Analysts Target Price | 120 | 23.1% |
| ValueRay Target Price | 103.3 | 5.9% |
SXT Fundamental Data Overview February 03, 2026
P/E Forward = 21.8341
P/S = 2.5174
P/B = 3.4413
P/EG = 1.6662
Revenue TTM = 1.60b USD
EBIT TTM = 210.9m USD
EBITDA TTM = 272.0m USD
Long Term Debt = 711.2m USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 777.0k USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 712.0m USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 669.3m USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 4.68b USD (4.02b + Debt 712.0m - CCE 42.7m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 7.42 (Ebit TTM 210.9m / Interest Expense TTM 28.4m)
EV/FCF = 197.3x (Enterprise Value 4.68b / FCF TTM 23.7m)
FCF Yield = 0.51% (FCF TTM 23.7m / Enterprise Value 4.68b)
FCF Margin = 1.49% (FCF TTM 23.7m / Revenue TTM 1.60b)
Net Margin = 8.72% (Net Income TTM 139.1m / Revenue TTM 1.60b)
Gross Margin = 33.56% ((Revenue TTM 1.60b - Cost of Revenue TTM 1.06b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 34.30% (prev 34.48%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 2.12 (Enterprise Value 4.68b / Total Assets 2.21b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 1.03% (Interest Expense 7.33m / Debt 712.0m)
Taxrate = 26.64% (13.4m / 50.4m)
NOPAT = 154.7m (EBIT 210.9m * (1 - 26.64%))
Current Ratio = 4.59 (Total Current Assets 1.07b / Total Current Liabilities 233.7m)
Debt / Equity = 0.60 (Debt 712.0m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 1.18b)
Debt / EBITDA = 2.46 (Net Debt 669.3m / EBITDA 272.0m)
Debt / FCF = 28.19 (Net Debt 669.3m / FCF TTM 23.7m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 1.12b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 6.54% (Net Income 139.1m / Total Assets 2.21b)
RoE = 12.38% (Net Income TTM 139.1m / Total Stockholder Equity 1.12b)
RoCE = 11.50% (EBIT 210.9m / Capital Employed (Equity 1.12b + L.T.Debt 711.2m))
RoIC = 8.51% (NOPAT 154.7m / Invested Capital 1.82b)
WACC = 6.71% (E(4.02b)/V(4.73b) * Re(7.77%) + D(712.0m)/V(4.73b) * Rd(1.03%) * (1-Tc(0.27)))
Discount Rate = 7.77% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.) -> floored to rf + 0.7*ERP = 7.95%
Shares Correlation 3-Years: 100.0 | Cagr: 0.73%
[DCF Debug] Terminal Value 76.48% ; FCFF base≈71.2m ; Y1≈46.7m ; Y5≈21.3m
Fair Price DCF = N/A (negative equity: EV 543.7m - Net Debt 669.3m = -125.6m; debt exceeds intrinsic value)
[DCF Warning] FCF declining rapidly (-40.0%), DCF may be unreliable
EPS Correlation: -35.00 | EPS CAGR: -48.45% | SUE: -4.0 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 83.13 | Revenue CAGR: 5.23% | SUE: 0.48 | # QB: 0
EPS next Quarter (2026-03-31): EPS=0.97 | Chg30d=N/A | Revisions Net=+0 | Analysts=1
EPS next Year (2026-12-31): EPS=3.96 | Chg30d=-0.013 | Revisions Net=+0 | Growth EPS=+11.9% | Growth Revenue=+6.0%