SXT Stock Analysis: Sensient Technologies | NYSE
Specialty Chemicals | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 5.266m USD | 12M Return: 11.8% | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 54.8M
EPS Trend: 77.9%
Qual. Beats: 1
Rev. Trend: 98.6%
Qual. Beats: 1
Warnings
No concerns identified
Tailwinds
Seasonality 10.5 years of data
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Sensient Technologies Corporation (NYSE: SXT) is a U.S.-based specialty ingredients manufacturer headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and incorporated in 1882. The company operates through three reportable segments-Flavors & Extracts, Color, and Asia Pacific-producing flavors, natural and synthetic colors, extracts, essential oils, dehydrated agricultural ingredients, and related specialty products for the food, beverage, personal care, pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, and industrial markets. Sensient sells its ingredients primarily on a business-to-business basis to consumer-goods manufacturers, with brands including Sensient Flavors, Sensient Food Colors, Sensient Pharmaceutical, Sensient Beauty, and Sensient Specialty Markets. The company is classified in the GICS Materials sector under Specialty Chemicals and trades as a mid-cap stock on the NYSE.
- FDA synthetic dye bans accelerate natural color demand
- Flavors and Extracts revenue tracks global food and beverage consumption
- Asia Pacific segment expansion drives emerging market growth
| Net Income: 144.2m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.01 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -2.29 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 54.23% < 20% (prev 49.17%; Δ 5.06% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.05 > 3% & CFO 123.2m > Net Income 144.2m |
| Net Debt (729.2m) to EBITDA (281.9m): 2.59 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 5.01 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (42.7m) vs 12m ago 0.48% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 33.84% > 18% (prev 32.74%; Δ 1.10% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 75.59% > 50% (prev 74.78%; Δ 0.82% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 7.31 > 6 (EBIT TTM 220.3m / Interest Expense TTM 30.1m) |
| A: 0.39 (Total Current Assets 1.12b - Total Current Liabilities 223.7m) / Total Assets 2.29b |
| B: 0.82 (Retained Earnings 1.87b / Total Assets 2.29b) |
| C: 0.10 (EBIT TTM 220.3m / Avg Total Assets 2.19b) |
| D: 1.14 (Book Value of Equity 1.22b / Total Liabilities 1.07b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 7.12 = AAA |
| DSRI: 1.03 (Receivables 342.3m/315.0m, Revenue 1.66b/1.56b) |
| GMI: 0.97 (GM 32.74% / 33.84%) |
| AQI: 0.95 (AQ_t 0.27 / AQ_t-1 0.28) |
| SGI: 1.06 (Revenue 1.66b / 1.56b) |
| TATA: 0.01 (NI 144.2m - CFO 123.2m) / TA 2.29b) |
| Beneish M = -3.02 (Cap -4..+1) = AA |
As of July 09, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 119.25 with a total of 315,359 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by -3.28%, over one month by +5.66%, over three months by +27.38% and over the past year by +11.79%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 114.60 (which is 3.9% or 1.2 ATR below the current price).
Sensient Technologies has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.50. Therefore, it is recommended to buy SXT.
- StrongBuy: 1
- Buy: 1
- Hold: 0
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 136.8 | 14.7% |
P/E Trailing = 36.4941
P/E Forward = 22.7273
P/S = 3.2009
P/B = 4.3478
P/EG = 1.7352
Revenue TTM = 1.66b USD
EBIT TTM = 220.3m USD
EBITDA TTM = 281.9m USD
Long Term Debt = 767.6m USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 232k USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 767.8m USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 729.2m USD (calculated: Debt 767.8m - CCE 38.5m)
Enterprise Value = 6.00b USD (5.27b + Debt 767.8m - CCE 38.5m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 7.31 (Ebit TTM 220.3m / Interest Expense TTM 30.1m)
EV/FCF = 273.8x (Enterprise Value 6.00b / FCF TTM 21.9m)
FCF Yield = 0.37% (FCF TTM 21.9m / Enterprise Value 6.00b)
FCF Margin = 1.32% (FCF TTM 21.9m / Revenue TTM 1.66b)
Net Margin = 8.71% (Net Income TTM 144.2m / Revenue TTM 1.66b)
Gross Margin = 33.84% ((Revenue TTM 1.66b - Cost of Revenue TTM 1.10b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 35.03% (prev 31.35%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 2.62 (Enterprise Value 6.00b / Total Assets 2.29b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 3.93% (Interest Expense 30.1m / Debt 767.8m)
Taxrate = 24.18% (46.0m / 190.2m)
NOPAT = 167.1m (EBIT 220.3m * (1 - 24.18%))
Current Ratio = 5.01 (Total Current Assets 1.12b / Total Current Liabilities 223.7m)
Debt / Equity = 0.63 (Debt 767.8m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 1.22b)
Debt / EBITDA = 2.59 (Net Debt 729.2m / EBITDA 281.9m)
Debt / FCF = 33.31 (Net Debt 729.2m / FCF TTM 21.9m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 1.19b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 6.58% (Net Income 144.2m / Total Assets 2.29b)
RoE = 12.14% (Net Income TTM 144.2m / Total Stockholder Equity 1.19b)
RoCE = 11.27% (EBIT 220.3m / Capital Employed (Equity 1.19b + L.T.Debt 767.6m))
RoIC = 8.25% (NOPAT 167.1m / Invested Capital 2.03b)
WACC = 6.77% (E(5.27b)/V(6.03b) * Re(7.32%) + D(767.8m)/V(6.03b) * Rd(3.93%) * (1-Tc(0.24)))
Discount Rate = 7.32% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: 100.00 | Cagr: 0.65%
[DCF] Terminal Value 73.10% ; FCFF base≈40.3m ; Y1≈35.4m ; Y5≈28.6m
[DCF] Fair Price = N/A (negative equity: EV 458.8m - Net Debt 729.2m = -270.5m; debt exceeds intrinsic value)
EPS Correlation: 77.91 | EPS CAGR: 7.73% | SUE: 3.81 | # QB: 1
Revenue Correlation: 98.57 | Revenue CAGR: 4.97% | SUE: 3.73 | # QB: 1
EPS current Quarter (2026-06-30): EPS=1.03 | Chg30d=-1.01% | Revisions=+40% | Analysts=4
EPS next Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=1.03 | Chg30d=+2.15% | Revisions=+0% | Analysts=3
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=3.94 | Chg30d=+0.25% | Revisions=+50% | GrowthEPS=+13.2% | GrowthRev=+10.2%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=4.75 | Chg30d=+0.11% | Revisions=+50% | GrowthEPS=+20.5% | GrowthRev=+10.9%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +62% (up=9, down=1)