The Bid & Ask

Quotations, Dispatches, and the Daily Tape

Thursday, August 13, 2026

Subject of the day

SXT

Concerning the House

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

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%
Quotation

$129.99

-0.34 (-0.3%)

52w hi$131.90
52w lo$82.40
Vol240.21K
As ofAug 13
The Verdict

Hold

Our score +0.16

Short+0.26
Medium+0.11
Long+0.08

computed 2026-08-13

By the Numbers

Sensient Technologies Corporation

Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals

Market cap$5.53B
Enterprise value$6.28B
Trailing P/E35.04x
Forward P/E26.22x
EV / EBITDA20.22x
P / S (ttm)3.25x
Profit margin9.3%
Return on equity13.1%
Revenue growth+11.6%
Earnings growth+36.4%
Debt / equity60.63
Risk Metrics
Beta vs SPX0.67
Corr SPX0.31
Annual vol35.0%
Annual ret+35.7%
Sharpe1.02
Max DD-31.3%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Layer Breakdown
LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.26
Sector+0.03
Technical+0.20
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-13

Recent Sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Aug 13$131.21$132.46$129.73$129.99240.21K
Aug 12$132.36$132.36$130.25$130.33302.50K
Aug 11$128.74$132.47$128.74$131.90255.40K
Aug 10$129.38$131.00$128.67$129.36267.30K
Aug 7$128.48$131.04$127.95$129.87282.30K