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Sensient Technologies Corporation (SXT)

Basic Materials | Specialty Chemicals | Milwaukee, United States | NYSE
135.12 USD +1.48 (1.107%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 135.12
Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★★☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 2:05 a.m. EDT

Sensient Technologies is delivering on its turnaround promise with earnings growth accelerating to 36 percent and a price trajectory that has fully recovered from 2023 lows. The balance sheet remains robust, supporting a solid long-term investment case despite a valuation that trades at a premium. Income investors will find the 1.24 percent yield insufficient for inflation protection, though the payout is sustainable. Near-term momentum is supported by recent price strength, yet statistical models offer little directional clarity. Options pricing reveals a cautious undercurrent with elevated put volatility, suggesting traders are hedging against potential volatility while maintaining core long positions.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.057953
AutoETS0.059595
AutoTheta0.059639
AutoARIMA0.084848

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 42%
H-stat 2.50
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.255
Excess Kurtosis -0.81
Attribute Value
Sector Basic Materials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-02
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-02
Debt to Equity Ratio 60.63
Revenue per Share 40.284
Market Cap 5,751,917,568
Trailing P/E 35.94
Forward P/E 27.25
Beta 0.78
Profit Margins 9.27%
Website https://www.sensient.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 2:05 a.m. EDT: Implied volatility skews higher for puts (0.97) versus calls (0.59), indicating a defensive hedge preference among speculators. Open interest is concentrated at the money and in-the-money strikes for calls, suggesting steady accumulation rather than speculative leverage. Put volume is heavier at out-of-the-money strikes, reflecting a desire to protect downside exposure during earnings volatility.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.33% 1.56% 1.98% 2.03%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-03 0.410000 0.325165
2026-05-11 0.410000 0.349442
2026-02-03 0.410000 0.440434
2025-11-10 0.410000 0.441430
2025-08-04 0.410000 0.361552
2025-05-12 0.410000 0.431852
2025-02-04 0.410000 0.539332
2024-11-04 0.410000 0.544200
2024-08-05 0.410000 0.576896
2024-05-03 0.410000 0.554054
2024-02-05 0.410000 0.672462
2023-11-03 0.410000 0.698705
2023-08-04 0.410000 0.666233
2023-05-05 0.410000 0.540897
2023-02-06 0.410000 0.529032
2022-11-04 0.410000 0.599766
2022-07-29 0.410000 0.476855
2022-05-06 0.410000 0.498905
2022-02-01 0.410000 0.488386
2021-10-29 0.410000 0.428870
2021-07-30 0.390000 0.447350
2021-04-30 0.390000 0.474222
2021-02-01 0.390000 0.518272
2020-10-30 0.390000 0.596057
2020-07-31 0.390000 0.746983
2020-05-07 0.390000 0.849858
2020-02-03 0.390000 0.636839
2019-11-01 0.390000 0.613883
2019-08-01 0.360000 0.539003
2019-05-09 0.360000 0.510856
2019-02-01 0.360000 0.575540
2018-11-02 0.360000 0.547612
2018-08-02 0.330000 0.481541
2018-05-10 0.330000 0.478538
2018-02-05 0.330000 0.477500
2017-11-03 0.330000 0.440411
2017-08-02 0.300000 0.404694
2017-05-10 0.300000 0.372393
2017-02-03 0.300000 0.389509
2016-11-03 0.300000 0.406669
2016-08-03 0.270000 0.368400
2016-05-04 0.270000 0.408781
2016-02-04 0.270000 0.470547
2015-11-04 0.270000 0.409277
2015-08-05 0.270000 0.394046
2015-05-06 0.250000 0.379997
2015-02-05 0.250000 0.399808
2014-11-05 0.250000 0.419463
2014-08-06 0.250000 0.478011
2014-05-07 0.250000 0.452571
2014-02-05 0.230000 0.492084
2013-11-06 0.230000 0.444101
2013-08-06 0.230000 0.524157
2013-05-07 0.230000 0.583905
2013-02-06 0.220000 0.579405
2012-11-07 0.220000 0.626424
2012-08-06 0.220000 0.615385
2012-05-07 0.220000 0.617111
2012-02-07 0.210000 0.535441
2011-11-07 0.210000 0.566649
2011-08-04 0.210000 0.615836
2011-05-05 0.210000 0.578035
2011-02-07 0.210000 0.636556
2010-11-05 0.200000 0.585138
2010-08-04 0.200000 0.672495
2010-05-04 0.200000 0.651254
2010-02-05 0.190000 0.742478
2009-11-05 0.190000 0.746562
2009-08-05 0.190000 0.748916
2009-05-06 0.190000 0.828970
2009-02-05 0.190000 0.836636
2008-11-05 0.190000 0.793982
2008-08-06 0.190000 0.618288
2008-05-07 0.180000 0.604027
2008-02-06 0.180000 0.685976
2007-11-06 0.180000 0.621332
2007-08-07 0.180000 0.724346
2007-05-08 0.160000 0.610221
2007-02-07 0.160000 0.650406
2006-11-06 0.160000 0.691443
2006-08-07 0.150000 0.759878
2006-05-08 0.150000 0.726041
2006-02-07 0.150000 0.802998
2005-11-04 0.150000 0.842223
2005-08-05 0.150000 0.821918
2005-05-06 0.150000 0.740741
2005-02-07 0.150000 0.657895
2004-11-04 0.150000 0.655308
2004-08-05 0.150000 0.759109
2004-05-06 0.150000 0.738916
2004-02-05 0.150000 0.750751
2003-11-05 0.150000 0.781250
2003-08-21 0.150000 0.697674
2003-05-06 0.150000 0.672043
2003-02-05 0.140000 0.630915
2002-11-06 0.140000 0.580191
2002-08-06 0.133000 0.607029
2002-05-06 0.133000 0.534781
2002-02-06 0.133000 0.713137
2001-11-02 0.133000 0.823529
2001-08-03 0.133000 0.645631
2001-05-04 0.133000 0.707823
2001-02-06 0.133000 0.575508
2000-11-06 0.133000 0.629586
2000-08-03 0.133000 0.675556
2000-05-04 0.133000 0.791078
2000-02-04 0.133000 0.718919
1999-11-03 0.133000 0.702310
1999-08-04 0.133000 0.618605
1999-05-04 0.132000 0.613953
1999-02-04 0.132000 0.555789
1998-10-29 0.132000 0.605158
1998-08-04 0.132000 0.603429
1998-05-04 0.132500 0.523457
1998-02-04 0.132500 0.619883
1997-10-30 0.132500 0.687196
1997-07-23 0.130000 0.691030
1997-04-30 0.130000 0.737589
1997-02-12 0.130000 0.748201
1996-10-30 0.130000 0.737589
1996-07-31 0.125000 0.836820
1996-05-08 0.125000 0.757576
1996-02-08 0.125000 0.651466
1995-11-01 0.125000 0.735294
1995-08-01 0.120000 0.761905
1995-05-04 0.120000 0.738462
1995-02-02 0.120000 0.827586
1994-10-27 0.120000 0.780488
1994-07-29 0.115000 0.694340
1994-05-05 0.115000 0.689139
1994-02-04 0.115000 0.715953
1993-10-28 0.115000 0.664260
1993-07-29 0.110000 0.706827
1993-05-05 0.110000 0.594595
1993-02-05 0.110000 0.651852
1992-10-16 0.110000 0.712551
1992-07-24 0.105000 0.756757
1992-04-22 0.105000 0.664032
1992-02-05 0.105000 0.638783
1991-10-18 0.105000 0.543689
1991-07-15 0.095000 0.484076
1991-04-24 0.095000 0.498361
1991-02-08 0.095000 0.556777
1990-10-19 0.095000 0.641350
1990-07-13 0.085000 0.531250
1990-04-20 0.085000 0.609865
1990-02-05 0.085000 0.712042
1989-10-23 0.085000 0.673267
1989-07-12 0.073333 0.598637
1989-04-13 0.073333 0.617541
1989-02-03 0.060000 0.498270
1988-10-13 0.060000 0.746114
1988-07-11 0.053333 0.793384
1988-04-20 0.053333 0.827581
1988-01-26 0.048889 0.803655
1987-10-16 0.048889 0.765219
1987-07-13 0.048889 0.814817
1987-04-14 0.044444 0.727265
1987-01-27 0.044444 0.765543
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.64
dividendYield 1.23
exDividendDate 2026-08-03
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.64
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.012271775
lastDividendValue 0.41
lastDividendDate 2026-08-03
dividendDate 2026-09-01

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.20685959
Address1 777 East Wisconsin Avenue
Address2 Suite 1100
All Time High 138.82
All Time Low 1.462963
Ask 135.77
Ask Size 200
Audit Risk 3
Average Analyst Rating 2.0 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 325,890
Average Daily Volume3 Month 488,947
Average Volume 488,947
Average Volume10Days 325,890
Beta 0.775
Bid 135.57
Bid Size 100
Board Risk 4
Book Value 29.748
City Milwaukee
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 4
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 135.12
Current Ratio 4.39
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 136.4
Day Low 134.01
Debt To Equity 60.63
Display Name Sensient
Dividend Date 1,788,220,800
Dividend Rate 1.64
Dividend Yield 1.23
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,793,390,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,793,390,400
Earnings Growth 0.364
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.366
Earnings Timestamp 1,793,363,400
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,363,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,363,400
Ebitda 310,656,992
Ebitda Margins 0.18236999
Enterprise To Ebitda 20.872
Enterprise To Revenue 3.806
Enterprise Value 6,483,963,904
Eps Current Year 4.18204
Eps Forward 4.95925
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 3.76
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,785,715,200
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 124.048
Fifty Day Average Change 11.071999
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.089255765
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 20.685959
Fifty Two Week High 138.82
Fifty Two Week High Change -3.7000122
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.026653307
Fifty Two Week Low 82.6
Fifty Two Week Low Change 52.519997
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.63583535
Fifty Two Week Range 82.6 - 138.82
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 322,151,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 2.05
Float Shares 41,858,396
Forward Eps 4.95925
Forward P E 27.246054
Free Cashflow -2,621,250
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 4,070
Fullday Change 1.48
Fullday Change Percent 1.10745
Fullday Price 135.12
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.34876
Gross Profits 594,105,984
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.01296
Held Percent Institutions 1.01183
Implied Shares Outstanding 42,568,960
Industry Specialty Chemicals
Industry Disp Specialty Chemicals
Industry Key specialty-chemicals
Ir Website http://www.sensient.com/financial/quote.htm
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,785,715,200
Last Dividend Value 0.41
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 896,140,800
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary 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.
Long Name Sensient Technologies Corporation
Market us_market
Market Cap 5,751,917,568
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_311239
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 157,968,992
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 5,688,094,062
Number Of Analyst Opinions 5
Open 134.09
Operating Cashflow 123,369,000
Operating Margins 0.16570999
Overall Risk 2
Payout Ratio 0.442
Peg Ratio 1.74
Phone 414 271 6755
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 135.12
Post Market Time 1,787,959,805
Previous Close 133.64
Price Eps Current Year 32.30959
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 4.542154
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 3.3765867
Profit Margins 0.09273
Quick Ratio 1.511
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.0
Region US
Regular Market Change 1.48
Regular Market Change Percent 1.10745
Regular Market Day High 136.4
Regular Market Day Low 134.01
Regular Market Day Range 134.01 - 136.4
Regular Market Open 134.09
Regular Market Previous Close 133.64
Regular Market Price 135.12
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,202
Regular Market Volume 254,288
Return On Assets 0.067880005
Return On Equity 0.13071
Revenue Growth 0.116
Revenue Per Share 40.284
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20204377
Sector Basic Materials
Sector Disp Basic Materials
Sector Key basic-materials
Share Holder Rights Risk 2
Shares Outstanding 42,568,960
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0317
Shares Short 1,347,916
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 1,272,650
Short Name Sensient Technologies Corporati
Short Percent Of Float 0.0551
Short Ratio 2.55
Source Interval 15
State WI
Symbol SXT
Target High Price 155.0
Target Low Price 133.0
Target Mean Price 142.8
Target Median Price 140.0
Total Cash 31,019,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.729
Total Debt 763,896,000
Total Revenue 1,703,470,976
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.64
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.012271775
Trailing Eps 3.76
Trailing P E 35.93617
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 105.859
Two Hundred Day Average Change 29.260994
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.27641478
Type Disp Equity
Volume 254,288
Website https://www.sensient.com
Zip 53,202-5304