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Sensient Technologies Corporation

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Price overview

$129.22

▲ +1.00 (+0.8%)

52w hi$137.45
52w lo$82.40
Vol241.80K
As of25 Sep 2026

The Verdict

Hold

Our score +0.34

Short+0.45
Medium+0.31
Long+0.16

computed 2026-09-27

Key fundamentals

Sensient Technologies Corporation

Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals

Market cap$5.50B
Enterprise value$6.23B
Trailing P/E34.83x
Forward P/E26.06x
EV / EBITDA20.06x
P / S (ttm)3.23x
Profit margin9.3%
Return on equity13.1%
Revenue growth+11.6%
Earnings growth+36.4%
Debt / equity60.63

Layer Breakdown

LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.26
Sector-0.02
Technical+0.30
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-09-27

Business overview

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.

United States · www.sensient.com

Risk Metrics

Beta vs SPX0.64
Corr SPX0.30
Annual vol35.0%
Annual ret+31.4%
Sharpe0.90
Max DD-31.3%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Material Events

DateEvent8-K
2026-07-24Earnings Release, Reg FD Disclosure…read
2026-06-23Material Agreement, Material Obligation…read
2026-04-28Shareholder Voteread
2026-04-24Earnings Release, Reg FD Disclosure…read
2026-02-13Earnings Release, Reg FD Disclosure…read
2025-12-09Bylaws Amendment, Exhibitsread
2025-10-31Earnings Release, Reg FD Disclosure…read
2025-09-19Officer / Director Changeread
2025-08-12Reg FD Disclosure, Exhibitsread
2025-07-25Earnings Release, Reg FD Disclosure…read
2025-07-01Material Agreement, Material Obligation…read
2025-06-18Material Agreement, Material Obligation…read

Insider Trades

DateInsiderRoleActionSharesValue
2026-08-05Ferruzzi MarioSell1.20K$155.37K
2026-05-18Hoang ThierryVP, Asia Pacific GroupSell400$46.08K
2026-05-04Hoang ThierryVP, Asia Pacific GroupSell439$50.11K
2026-04-30Morris Steven BPresident, Color GroupSell200$22.92K
2026-04-23LANDRY DONALD WGrant1.12K—
2026-04-23LANDRY DONALD WWithheld for tax674$66.88K
2026-04-23Bruggeman Brett WGrant1.12K—
2026-04-23Bruggeman Brett WWithheld for tax283$28.08K
2026-04-23Carleone JosephGrant1.12K—

Flow & Concentration

Insider 180d net-$274.48K
Insider buys / sells0 / 4
Insider biasNeutral
13F holders0
Top-5 share0.0%
HHI0 (—)

Dividends

Yield (TTM)0.63%
$ / share (TTM)$0.82
5y CAGR+1.0%

Annual dividend per share

2021$1.58
2022$1.64
2023$1.64
2024$1.64
2025$1.64
2026$0.41

SEC Filings

DateFormDoc
2026-08-064view
2026-08-0410-Qview
2026-07-248-Kview
2026-07-013view
2026-07-014view
2026-07-014view
2026-06-238-Kview
2026-06-0811-Kview
2026-06-0811-Kview
2026-05-204view
2026-05-064view
2026-05-0510-Qview
2026-05-014view
2026-05-014view
2026-04-288-Kview

The Long Run

FY 2010–2025 · 16 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Revenue$1.61B+1.7%
Operating income$191.58M+1.1%
Net income$134.49M+2.6%
Cash from ops$169.70M+4.6%

Indices

S&P SmallCap 600

Recent Sessions

DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Sep 25$128.61$130.06$127.63$129.22241.80K
Sep 24$128.88$129.60$127.35$128.22318.00K
Sep 23$128.95$131.00$128.74$128.85309.70K
Sep 22$130.66$133.16$130.56$130.81293.00K
Sep 21$130.85$130.85$128.74$129.65186.10K

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