Sensient Technologies (SXT) Financial Ratios: P/E, ROE & More

Sensient Technologies (SXT) Financial Ratios

For fiscal 2025 (fiscal year ended Dec 31, 2025), Sensient Technologies had a P/E ratio of 29.68 (up from 24.21), return on equity of 11.9% (up from 11.8%), debt-to-equity of 0.63 (down from 0.63) and a current ratio of 4.10 (up from 3.55). A current ratio of 4.10 means current assets exceed current liabilities. Its dividend yield was 1.74% with a payout ratio of 51.8%.

Sensient Technologies Financial Ratios Analysis

Valuation, profitability, leverage, and liquidity ratios

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Breakdown	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021	FY 2020
Period ending	Dec 2025	Dec 2024	Dec 2023	Dec 2022	Dec 2021	Dec 2020
Valuation Ratios
P/E Ratio	29.68	24.21	29.86	21.76	35.41	28.54
Forward P/E	24.00	21.53	22.53	21.42	29.56	25.09
P/S Ratio	2.48	1.94	1.92	2.13	3.05	2.35
P/B Ratio	3.34	2.85	2.65	3.07	4.48	3.34
Price/Tangible Book	5.37	4.74	4.52	5.42	8.35	6.25
Price/FCF	103.89	30.82	34.08	-	49.81	18.75
Price/OCF	31.22	19.21	16.43	253.97	28.96	14.28
PEG Ratio	1.60	1.44	1.61	2.14	2.96	1.64
Enterprise Value Ratios
EV/Revenue	2.89	2.33	2.38	2.50	3.39	2.75
EV/EBITDA	16.43	14.00	14.41	14.41	21.24	16.78
EV/EBIT	20.94	18.25	18.97	18.25	27.83	21.72
EV/FCF	121.31	37.01	42.34	-	55.35	21.96
Profitability & Returns
Return on Equity (ROE)	11.93%	11.79%	9.10%	14.54%	12.68%	12.06%
Return on Assets (ROA)	6.52%	6.15%	5.71%	6.59%	6.02%	6.05%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	9.34%	8.88%	7.76%	9.75%	8.70%	9.05%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)	11.20%	11.30%	10.30%	11.50%	11.10%	11.00%
Leverage & Solvency Ratios
Debt/Equity	0.63	0.63	0.66	0.69	0.57	0.59
Debt/EBITDA	2.52	2.46	2.75	2.64	2.34	2.41
Debt/FCF	19.51	6.84	8.49	-	6.38	3.31
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio	4.10	3.55	3.96	3.44	3.19	3.43
Quick Ratio	1.30	1.17	1.27	1.19	1.24	1.20
Efficiency Ratios
Asset Turnover	0.76	0.77	0.73	0.77	0.79	0.77
Inventory Turnover	1.67	1.75	1.71	1.94	2.33	2.26
Yield & Distribution Ratios
Earnings Yield	3.37%	4.13%	3.35%	4.60%	2.82%	3.50%
FCF Yield	0.96%	3.24%	2.94%	-2.19%	2.01%	5.33%
Dividend Yield	1.74%	2.29%	2.47%	2.24%	1.57%	2.35%
Payout Ratio	51.76%	55.67%	74.12%	48.92%	56.17%	60.34%
Buyback Yield	-0.47%	-0.36%	-0.07%	0.11%	0.21%	-0.12%
Total Return	1.27%	1.93%	2.40%	2.35%	1.78%	2.23%

Source: Company financial statements from annual and quarterly filings. Data as of Jun 30, 2026. Data sources and methodology

Frequently Asked Questions About Sensient Technologies Financial Ratios

What is Sensient Technologies's P/E ratio?

Sensient Technologies's P/E ratio was 29.68 for fiscal 2025 (period ended Dec 31, 2025). It was 24.21 a year earlier.

What is Sensient Technologies's return on equity?

Sensient Technologies's return on equity (ROE) was 11.9% for fiscal 2025 (period ended Dec 31, 2025). It was 11.8% a year earlier.

What is Sensient Technologies's debt-to-equity ratio?

Sensient Technologies's debt-to-equity ratio was 0.63 for fiscal 2025 (period ended Dec 31, 2025). It was 0.63 a year earlier.

What is return on equity (ROE)?

Return on equity is net income divided by shareholders' equity. It measures how much profit a company generates from the capital its shareholders have invested. Full definition