SXT
Sensient Technologies Corporation
SXT's fundamentals are mixed: revenue grew 9.5%, but free cash flow turned negative. At 29x earnings, it's trading in line with its usual 30x. Analysts expect strong earnings growth.
SXT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Stable |
SXT's revenue and profitability are currently healthy, and its balance sheet is stable, but its cash flow is under pressure.
SXT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 22x | $87.56 | -25% |
| Forward | 24x | $116 | — |
| Current | 29x | $116 | — |
| Fair | 30x | $120 | +3.2% |
| Expensive | 36x | $143 | +23% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SXT's PE is in its fair range at 29x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 24x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
SXT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for SXT, with profitability improving.
SXT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $4.78 | +20% |
| Q3 2026 | $3.97 | +21% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.71 | +17% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.39 | +12% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.16 | +7.5% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.27 | +57% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.17 | +54% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.02 | +41% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.94 | +33% |
SXT's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $3.97 over the past year, up 21% from the year before, and higher year over year for eight quarters in a row.
SXT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $455.8M | +11% |
| Q2 2026 | $462.1M | +12% |
| Q1 2026 | $435.8M | +11% |
| Q4 2025 | $393.4M | +4.5% |
| Q3 2025 | $412.1M | +5% |
| Q2 2025 | $414.2M | +2.7% |
| Q1 2025 | $392.3M | +2% |
| Q4 2024 | $376.4M | +7.8% |
SXT's revenue has grown year over year for 18 quarters in a row: $456M last quarter, up 11% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 16% | +1.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 17% | +2.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 15% | +1.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | 9.7% | -1.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 14% | +1.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 14% | +1.6 points |
| Q1 2025 | 14% | +0.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 11% | +8.8 points |
SXT's operating margin was 16% last quarter, up 1.9 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
SXT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.2M | -91% |
| Q2 2026 | $9.7M | -64% |
| Q1 2026 | -$42.4M | -$16.5M |
| Q4 2025 | $12.9M | +$14.7M |
| Q3 2025 | $24.2M | -62% |
| Q2 2025 | $27.1M | -15% |
| Q1 2025 | -$25.8M | -729% |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.7M | -104% |
SXT's free cash flow has turned negative after years in the green: −$18M over the past year.
SXT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +75K shares |
| 1 year | +0.4% | +166K shares |
| 3 years | +1.4% | +598K shares |
| 5 years | +1.5% | +625K shares |
| Available history | +1.3% | +537K shares |
SXT has 43M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
| Q2 2022 | — |
| Q1 2022 | — |
| Q4 2021 | $11M |
| Q3 2021 | $9M |
| Q2 2021 | $10.8M |
| Q1 2021 | $11.7M |
SXT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.4x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 2.4x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 2.5x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 2.5x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 2.4x | Moderate |
SXT's net debt is about 2.4 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), about the same as a year ago.
SXT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 44.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 38.6 | Neutral |
SXT's weekly RSI is 45 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 39 (neutral).
SXT PE vs Basic Materials Sector
| Metric | SXT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 29x | 19x | 57% above |
| PE % | 41 | 40 | 1 pt above |
SXT is trading at 29x earnings, a 57% premium to the Basic Materials sector's median of 19x.
SXT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $125.9 | 7.9% below |
| 20 week MA | $126.7 | 8.4% below |
| 50 week MA | $111.5 | 4% above |
| 100 week MA | $101.2 | 15% above |
| 200 week MA | $85.7 | 35% above |
SXT has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8- and 20-week averages, but 35% above its 200-week average.
SXT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $65.6 | $74.2 | +13% |
| 2021 | $74.2 | $97.2 | +31% |
| 2022 | $97.2 | $72.9 | -25% |
| 2023 | $72.9 | $66.0 | -9.5% |
| 2024 | $66.0 | $72.2 | +9.4% |
| 2025 | $72.2 | $96.1 | +33% |
| 2026 YTD | $96.1 | $116.0 | +21% |
SXT has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's up 21% so far in 2026.