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.
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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 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue | - | 1,437.04 | 1,456.45 | 1,557.23 | 1,612.11 |
| Operating 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 |
| Selling General And Administration | - | 292.36 | 305.27 | 315.51 | 332.17 |
| Total Expenses | - | 1,240.29 | 1,301.43 | 1,365.65 | 1,404.98 |
| Operating Income | - | 196.75 | 155.02 | 191.58 | 207.13 |
| Total Operating Income As Reported | - | 196.75 | 155.02 | 191.58 | 207.13 |
| EBITDA | - | 249.22 | 212.84 | 251.91 | 268.23 |
| Normalized EBITDA | - | 249.22 | 212.84 | 251.91 | 268.23 |
| EBIT | - | 196.75 | 155.02 | 191.58 | 207.13 |
| Interest Expense | - | 14.55 | 25.17 | 28.78 | 29.58 |
| Net Interest Income | - | -14.55 | -25.17 | -28.78 | -29.58 |
| Interest Expense Non Operating | - | 14.55 | 25.17 | 28.78 | 29.58 |
| Net Non Operating Interest Income Expense | - | -14.55 | -25.17 | -28.78 | -29.58 |
| Pretax Income | - | 182.20 | 129.85 | 162.80 | 177.55 |
| Tax Provision | - | 41.32 | 36.46 | 38.13 | 43.06 |
| Tax Rate For Calcs | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tax Effect Of Unusual Items | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Net Income Continuous Operations | - | 140.89 | 93.39 | 124.67 | 134.49 |
| Net Income From Continuing And Discontinued Operation | - | 140.89 | 93.39 | 124.67 | 134.49 |
| Net Income From Continuing Operation Net Minority Interest | - | 140.89 | 93.39 | 124.67 | 134.49 |
| Net Income | - | 140.89 | 93.39 | 124.67 | 134.49 |
| Net Income Common Stockholders | - | 140.89 | 93.39 | 124.67 | 134.49 |
| Net Income Including Noncontrolling Interests | - | 140.89 | 93.39 | 124.67 | 134.49 |
| Normalized Income | - | 140.89 | 93.39 | 124.67 | 134.49 |
| Diluted NI Availto Com Stockholders | - | 140.89 | 93.39 | 124.67 | 134.49 |
| Basic Average Shares | - | 41.89 | 42.03 | 42.14 | 42.24 |
| Diluted Average Shares | - | 42.21 | 42.24 | 42.40 | 42.60 |
| Reconciled Depreciation | - | 52.47 | 57.82 | 60.33 | 61.10 |
| Reconciled Cost Of Revenue | - | 947.93 | 996.15 | 1,050.14 | 1,072.81 |
Basic Materials sector peers, ranked by market cap
| Company | Ticker | Market Cap | P/E | P/B | ROE | EV/EBITDA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sensient Technologies Corporationthis co. | SXT | $4.8B | 35.70 | 4.02 | 11.3% | 20.41 |
| Celanese Corporation | CE | $5.9B | -5.08 | 1.46 | -28.8% | 65.88 |
| Warrior Met Coal, Inc. | HCC | $5.6B | 98.13 | 2.61 | 2.7% | 22.01 |
| Balchem Corporation | BCPC | $5.1B | 32.79 | 4.04 | 12.3% | 20.33 |
| Materion Corporation | MTRN |
| 2021 |
| - |
| - |
| - |
| - |
| - |
| - |
| - |
| $4.7B |
| 63.23 |
| 5.02 |
| 7.9% |
| 28.96 |
| H.B. Fuller Company | FUL | $3.3B | 21.64 | 1.64 | 7.6% | 9.98 |
| The Chemours Company | CC | $3.3B | - | 13.03 | -154.4% | 21.03 |
| Hawkins, Inc. | HWKN | $3.2B | 39.04 | 5.96 | 15.3% | 19.62 |
| Kaiser Aluminum Corporation | KALU | $3.1B | 27.14 | 3.70 | 13.6% | 12.82 |
| Peer Median | - | 32.79 | 3.87 | 7.8% | 20.68 | |
Historically, Apr has averaged the highest return (+12.3%); Sep the lowest (-5.5%).
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +0.6%Neutral MonthJan 2026: +0.61% | +7.4%Positive MonthFeb 2026: +7.42% | -14.9%Negative MonthMar 2026: -14.86% | +31.5%Positive MonthApr 2026: +31.47% | +0.2%Neutral MonthMay 2026: +0.18% | +8.3%Positive MonthJun 2026: +8.29% | +0.3%Neutral MonthJul 2026: +0.31% | +7.7%*Positive MonthAug 2026: +7.72% | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | +6.0%Positive MonthJan 2025: +5.96% | -8.1%Negative MonthFeb 2025: -8.09% | +7.2%Positive MonthMar 2025: +7.25% | +26.2%Positive MonthApr 2025: +26.23% | +0.6%Neutral MonthMay 2025: +0.62% | +4.2%Positive MonthJun 2025: +4.22% | +14.0%Positive MonthJul 2025: +13.98% | +1.0%Neutral MonthAug 2025: +1.04% | -17.3%Negative MonthSep 2025: -17.28% | +0.5%Neutral MonthOct 2025: +0.47% | +3.4%Positive MonthNov 2025: +3.39% | -3.6%Negative MonthDec 2025: -3.63% |
| 2024 | -6.0%Negative MonthJan 2024: -6.02% | +7.8%Positive MonthFeb 2024: +7.82% | +3.5%Positive MonthMar 2024: +3.45% | +5.8%Positive MonthApr 2024: +5.82% | +6.1%Positive MonthMay 2024: +6.08% | -4.5%Negative MonthJun 2024: -4.48% | +5.2%Positive MonthJul 2024: +5.20% | -0.3%Neutral MonthAug 2024: -0.27% | +3.1%Positive MonthSep 2024: +3.06% | -5.9%Negative MonthOct 2024: -5.91% | +2.9%Positive MonthNov 2024: +2.86% | -8.2%Negative MonthDec 2024: -8.22% |
| 2023 | +3.8%Positive MonthJan 2023: +3.80% | -0.4%Neutral MonthFeb 2023: -0.40% | +1.6%Neutral MonthMar 2023: +1.55% | -2.7%Negative MonthApr 2023: -2.74% | -3.3%Negative MonthMay 2023: -3.26% | -1.2%Neutral MonthJun 2023: -1.25% | -10.0%Negative MonthJul 2023: -9.97% | -3.8%Negative MonthAug 2023: -3.79% | -5.1%Negative MonthSep 2023: -5.08% | -3.5%Negative MonthOct 2023: -3.52% | +2.7%Positive MonthNov 2023: +2.69% | +13.9%Positive MonthDec 2023: +13.91% |
| 2022 | -15.3%Negative MonthJan 2022: -15.31% | -3.1%Negative MonthFeb 2022: -3.08% | +2.2%Positive MonthMar 2022: +2.22% | +0.8%Neutral MonthApr 2022: +0.77% | +3.4%Positive MonthMay 2022: +3.36% | -7.9%Negative MonthJun 2022: -7.87% | +6.7%Positive MonthJul 2022: +6.73% | -7.3%Negative MonthAug 2022: -7.34% | -13.0%Negative MonthSep 2022: -12.97% | +3.1%Positive MonthOct 2022: +3.06% | +4.5%Positive MonthNov 2022: +4.55% | -2.4%Negative MonthDec 2022: -2.40% |
| 2021 | — | — | — | — | +5.5%Positive MonthMay 2021: +5.48% | -0.2%Neutral MonthJun 2021: -0.22% | +0.7%Neutral MonthJul 2021: +0.72% | -0.4%Neutral MonthAug 2021: -0.38% | +4.9%Positive MonthSep 2021: +4.87% | +5.0%Positive MonthOct 2021: +4.96% | +1.8%Neutral MonthNov 2021: +1.77% | +2.8%Positive MonthDec 2021: +2.85% |
| Avg±SD |
Each cell is the percentage change in closing price from the end of the prior month to the end of this month. The bottom row shows the average return for that calendar month across the selected years, plus or minus one standard deviation — the range that historically contained roughly two-thirds of outcomes. Past monthly patterns are not a forecast of future returns.
This aggregates every month by calendar position — all Januaries together, all Februaries together, and so on — to show whether a given month has leaned positive or negative historically. ‘Simple’ counts each month as +1 or −1. ‘Weighted’ gives larger moves more influence: +2 above +10%, −2 below −10%. With only 6 years of history for this asset, each month’s score reflects a small number of observations — read it as a historical tendency, not a reliable seasonal pattern.
This tracks a running tally across the asset’s full price history: each month adds or subtracts based on whether it was positive or negative. A rising line means more positive months than negative so far; a flattening or falling line means recent months have leaned negative. This measures historical month-to-month consistency, not expected future performance.
Year-to-date return is calculated by dividing each day’s closing price by the price on January 1st of that year (or the asset’s first available price if it began trading mid-year). The custom average line shows the mean YTD return at each calendar day across the selected years. The standard deviation band shows the range within which returns have historically fallen — at 1 SD, roughly two-thirds of years; at 2 SD, roughly 95%. Past year-to-date patterns do not predict future returns. The average and standard deviation band are computed from the year set chosen in “Average from”, which is independent of which year lines are displayed. The current in-progress year is excluded from these calculations, since a partial year is not comparable to complete ones. Election-cycle groupings follow the US presidential calendar and are offered only for US and crypto assets.