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. This segment produces flavor, extract, and essential oil products; Agricultural Ingredients, such as dehydrated garlic, onion, and other agricultural ingredients for food processors; systems products, including flavor-delivery systems, taste modulation systems, and compounded and blended products; and selected ingredient products, such as natural and synthetic flavors, natural extracts, and essential oils. The Color segment develops, manufactures, and supplies colors. This segment provides natural and synthetic color systems for the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, and nutraceutical sectors; colors and other ingredients, such as active ingredients, solubilizers, and surface-treated pigments for personal care; pharmaceutical and nutraceutical excipients, including colors, flavors, and coatings; and technical colors for industrial applications under the Sensient Food Colors, Sensient Pharmaceutical, Sensient Beauty, and Sensient Specialty Markets brand names. The Asia Pacific segment markets its products in the Pacific Rim and India under the Sensient name. In addition, the company produces and distributes chili powder, paprika, chili pepper, and parsley products. Sensient Technologies Corporation was incorporated in 1882 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
5-year financial trends. Figures in USD millions.
Latest fiscal year: 2025
Year-by-year revenue, profitability, and cash flow (USD millions, last 10 years)
| Year | Revenue | EBITDA | Net Profit | FCF | ROE | Rev Growth 1Y | NP Growth 1Y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.6B | $268M | $134M | $38M | 11.3% | 3.5% | 7.9% |
| 2024 | $1.6B | $252M | $125M | $98M | 11.8% | 6.9% | 33.5% |
| 2023 | $1.5B | $213M | $93M | $82M | 8.9% | 1.4% | -33.7% |
| 2022 | $1.4B | $249M | $141M | $-67M | 14.1% | - | - |
Income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow as reported
Consolidated Figures in USD Millions.
| Metric | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue | 1,437.04 | 1,456.45 | 1,557.23 | 1,612.11 |
| Cost Of Revenue | 947.93 | 996.15 | 1,050.14 | 1,072.81 |
| Gross Profit | 489.11 | 460.30 | 507.09 | 539.30 |
| Operating Expense | 292.36 | 305.27 | 315.51 | 332.17 |
| Operating Income | 196.75 | 155.02 | 191.58 | 207.13 |
| EBITDA | 249.22 | 212.84 | 251.91 | 268.23 |
| EBIT | 196.75 | 155.02 | 191.58 | 207.13 |
| Pretax Income | 182.20 | 129.85 | 162.80 | 177.55 |
| Tax Provision | 41.32 | 36.46 | 38.13 | 43.06 |
| Net Income | 140.89 | 93.39 | 124.67 | 134.49 |
| Net Income Common Stockholders | 140.89 | 93.39 | 124.67 | 134.49 |
| Total Expenses | 1,240.29 | 1,301.43 | 1,365.65 | 1,404.98 |
| Interest Expense | 14.55 | 25.17 | 28.78 | 29.58 |
| Selling General And Administration | 292.36 | 305.27 | 315.51 | 332.17 |
| Normalized EBITDA | 249.22 | 212.84 | 251.91 | 268.23 |
| Normalized Income | 140.89 | 93.39 | 124.67 | 134.49 |
| Market Cap | 5,240.19 | 5,240.19 | 5,240.19 | 5,240.19 |
Basic Materials sector peers, ranked by market cap
| Company | Ticker | Market Cap | P/E | P/B | ROE | EV/EBITDA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sensient Technologies Corporationthis co. | SXT | $5.2B | 38.96 | 4.39 | 11.3% | 22.05 |
| Element Solutions Inc | ESI | $9.7B | 51.50 | 3.67 | 7.1% | 23.06 |
| Eastman Chemical Company | EMN | $8.2B | 17.37 | 1.38 | 8.0% | 9.58 |
| The Mosaic Company | MOS | $7.6B | 14.11 | 0.63 | 4.5% | 5.04 |
| Warrior Met Coal, Inc. | HCC |
| $4.6B |
| 80.28 |
| 2.14 |
| 2.7% |
| 17.99 |
| Materion Corporation | MTRN | $3.9B | 51.68 | 4.10 | 7.9% | 24.19 |
| Hawkins, Inc. | HWKN | $3.6B | 42.30 | 7.75 | 18.3% | 23.30 |
| H.B. Fuller Company | FUL | $3.4B | 22.53 | 1.71 | 7.6% | 10.23 |
| WD-40 Company | WDFC | $3.1B | 33.27 | 11.29 | 33.9% | 27.08 |
| Peer Median | - | 37.78 | 2.91 | 7.8% | 20.52 | |