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SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP

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United States Fiscal year ends December CIK 0000310142
$130.37 -1.26% Close, 9 Oct 2026
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Price $130.37 +46.34% Close, 9 Oct 2026

Closing prices at the end of each trading day, from 12 Oct 2016. Not a live quote. Adjusted for share splits, so the line has no step at a split; dividends are not added back. P/E and P/FCF are the market value over the last full fiscal year's net income or free cash flow, as public on each day, so they step once a year when the annual report comes out. A hatched band marks a stretch with none: a year of net loss, or of cash burnt.

Revenue and profit

What the business sells, and what is left of it. Point at a year for the detail.
RevenueOperating incomeNet income
Fiscal year 2016Revenue1,383.2Operating income185.6Net income126.3EPS, diluted2.82Fiscal year 2017Revenue1,362.3 −1.5%Operating income167.8Net income89.6 −29.0%EPS, diluted2.03 −28.0%Fiscal year 2018Revenue1,386.8 +1.8%Operating income203.4Net income157.4 +75.6%EPS, diluted3.70 +82.3%Fiscal year 2019Revenue1,322.9 −4.6%Operating income121.1Net income82.0 −47.9%EPS, diluted1.94 −47.6%Fiscal year 2020Revenue1,332.0 +0.7%Operating income152.7Net income109.5 +33.4%EPS, diluted2.59 +33.5%Fiscal year 2021Revenue1,380.3 +3.6%Operating income170.0Net income118.7 +8.5%EPS, diluted2.81 +8.5%Fiscal year 2022Revenue1,437.0 +4.1%Operating income196.8Net income140.9 +18.6%EPS, diluted3.34 +18.9%Fiscal year 2023Revenue1,456.5 +1.4%Operating income155.0Net income93.4 −33.7%EPS, diluted2.21 −33.8%Fiscal year 2024Revenue1,557.2 +6.9%Operating income191.6Net income124.7 +33.5%EPS, diluted2.94 +33.0%Fiscal year 2025Revenue1,612.1 +3.5%Operating income207.1Net income134.5 +7.9%EPS, diluted3.16 +7.5%
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue 1,383.2 1,362.3 1,386.8 1,322.9 1,332.0 1,380.3 1,437.0 1,456.5 1,557.2 1,612.1
Growth −1.5% +1.8% −4.6% +0.7% +3.6% +4.1% +1.4% +6.9% +3.5%
Operating income 185.6 167.8 203.4 121.1 152.7 170.0 196.8 155.0 191.6 207.1
Net income 126.3 89.6 157.4 82.0 109.5 118.7 140.9 93.4 124.7 134.5
Growth −29.0% +75.6% −47.9% +33.4% +8.5% +18.6% −33.7% +33.5% +7.9%
EPS, diluted 2.82 2.03 3.70 1.94 2.59 2.81 3.34 2.21 2.94 3.16
Growth −28.0% +82.3% −47.6% +33.5% +8.5% +18.9% −33.8% +33.0% +7.5%

Margins

How much of each dollar of revenue it keeps. Point at a year for the detail.
Operating marginNet margin
Fiscal year 2016Operating margin13.4%Net margin9.1%Free cash flow margin7.4%Fiscal year 2017Operating margin12.3%Net margin6.6%Free cash flow margin−1.5%Fiscal year 2018Operating margin14.7%Net margin11.3%Free cash flow margin2.4%Fiscal year 2019Operating margin9.2%Net margin6.2%Free cash flow margin10.4%Fiscal year 2020Operating margin11.5%Net margin8.2%Free cash flow margin12.5%Fiscal year 2021Operating margin12.3%Net margin8.6%Free cash flow margin6.1%Fiscal year 2022Operating margin13.7%Net margin9.8%Free cash flow margin−4.7%Fiscal year 2023Operating margin10.6%Net margin6.4%Free cash flow margin5.6%Fiscal year 2024Operating margin12.3%Net margin8.0%Free cash flow margin6.3%Fiscal year 2025Operating margin12.8%Net margin8.3%Free cash flow margin2.4%
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Operating margin 13.4% 12.3% 14.7% 9.2% 11.5% 12.3% 13.7% 10.6% 12.3% 12.8%
Net margin 9.1% 6.6% 11.3% 6.2% 8.2% 8.6% 9.8% 6.4% 8.0% 8.3%
Free cash flow margin 7.4% −1.5% 2.4% 10.4% 12.5% 6.1% −4.7% 5.6% 6.3% 2.4%

Cash flow

The cash the business makes, what it reinvests, and what it hands back. Point at a year for the detail.
Operating cash flowCapital expenditureFree cash flow
Fiscal year 2016Operating cash flow183.6Capital expenditure−81.2Free cash flow102.4Buybacks−50.1Dividends paid−49.6Fiscal year 2017Operating cash flow36.3Capital expenditure−56.3Free cash flow−20.0 −119.6%Buybacks−87.2Dividends paid−54.0Fiscal year 2018Operating cash flow83.5Capital expenditure−50.7Free cash flow32.8Buybacks−76.7Dividends paid−57.4Fiscal year 2019Operating cash flow177.2Capital expenditure−39.1Free cash flow138.1 +321.2%Buybacks0.0Dividends paid−62.2Fiscal year 2020Operating cash flow218.8Capital expenditure−52.2Free cash flow166.6 +20.7%Buybacks0.0Dividends paid−66.1Fiscal year 2021Operating cash flow145.2Capital expenditure−60.8Free cash flow84.4 −49.3%Buybacks−42.5Dividends paid−66.7Fiscal year 2022Operating cash flow12.1Capital expenditure−79.3Free cash flow−67.3 −179.7%Buybacks0.0Dividends paid−68.9Fiscal year 2023Operating cash flow169.7Capital expenditure−87.9Free cash flow81.8Buybacks0.0Dividends paid−69.2Fiscal year 2024Operating cash flow157.2Capital expenditure−59.2Free cash flow97.9 +19.7%Dividends paid−69.4Fiscal year 2025Operating cash flow127.8Capital expenditure−89.4Free cash flow38.4 −60.8%Dividends paid−69.6
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Operating cash flow 183.6 36.3 83.5 177.2 218.8 145.2 12.1 169.7 157.2 127.8
Capital expenditure −81.2 −56.3 −50.7 −39.1 −52.2 −60.8 −79.3 −87.9 −59.2 −89.4
Free cash flow 102.4 −20.0 32.8 138.1 166.6 84.4 −67.3 81.8 97.9 38.4
Growth −119.6% +321.2% +20.7% −49.3% −179.7% +19.7% −60.8%
Buybacks −50.1 −87.2 −76.7 0.0 0.0 −42.5 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a
Dividends paid −49.6 −54.0 −57.4 −62.2 −66.1 −66.7 −68.9 −69.2 −69.4 −69.6

Balance sheet

What it holds against what it owes, at each year end. Point at a year for the detail.
CashTotal debt
Fiscal year 2016Cash25.9Total debt582.8Net cash (debt)−556.9Shareholders’ equity835.7Debt to equity0.70Fiscal year 2017Cash29.3Total debt604.2Net cash (debt)−574.8Shareholders’ equity852.3Debt to equity0.71Fiscal year 2018Cash31.9Total debt689.6Net cash (debt)−657.7Shareholders’ equity859.9Debt to equity0.80Fiscal year 2019Cash21.2Total debt598.5Net cash (debt)−577.3Shareholders’ equity881.6Debt to equity0.68Fiscal year 2020Cash24.8Total debt526.9Net cash (debt)−502.1Shareholders’ equity934.3Debt to equity0.56Fiscal year 2021Cash25.7Total debt503.5Net cash (debt)−477.8Shareholders’ equity938.4Debt to equity0.54Fiscal year 2022Cash20.9Total debt630.8Net cash (debt)−609.9Shareholders’ equity999.6Debt to equity0.63Fiscal year 2023Cash28.9Total debt645.2Net cash (debt)−616.3Shareholders’ equity1,053.3Debt to equity0.61Fiscal year 2024Cash26.6Total debt613.7Net cash (debt)−587.1Shareholders’ equity1,061.0Debt to equity0.58Fiscal year 2025Cash36.5Total debt709.5Net cash (debt)−672.9Shareholders’ equity1,193.5Debt to equity0.59
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Cash 25.9 29.3 31.9 21.2 24.8 25.7 20.9 28.9 26.6 36.5
Total debt 582.8 604.2 689.6 598.5 526.9 503.5 630.8 645.2 613.7 709.5
Net cash (debt) −556.9 −574.8 −657.7 −577.3 −502.1 −477.8 −609.9 −616.3 −587.1 −672.9
Shareholders’ equity 835.7 852.3 859.9 881.6 934.3 938.4 999.6 1,053.3 1,061.0 1,193.5
Debt to equity 0.70 0.71 0.80 0.68 0.56 0.54 0.63 0.61 0.58 0.59

In millions of USD, except per-share figures and ratios. Fiscal years, as last filed with the SEC.

Financial statements FY2025 · 10-K

Income statement

In millions of USD, except per-share figures; shares in millions. Fiscal years ending December, each column as last filed with the SEC.
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Fiscal year FY2016 31 Dec 2016 FY2017 31 Dec 2017 FY2018 31 Dec 2018 FY2019 31 Dec 2019 FY2020 31 Dec 2020 FY2021 31 Dec 2021 FY2022 31 Dec 2022 FY2023 31 Dec 2023 FY2024 31 Dec 2024 FY2025 31 Dec 2025
Revenue and profit
1,383.2 1,362.3 1,386.8 1,322.9 1,332.0 1,380.3 1,437.0 1,456.5 1,557.2 1,612.1
Growth −1.5% +1.8% −4.6% +0.7% +3.6% +4.1% +1.4% +6.9% +3.5%
n/a n/a n/a n/a 908.3 925.6 947.9 996.2 1,050.1 1,072.8
40.9 40.9 43.0 40.1 38.5 34.3 42.2 48.1 49.1 52.9
289.8 307.7 262.8 293.8 271.1 284.6 292.4 305.3 315.5 332.2
185.6 167.8 203.4 121.1 152.7 170.0 196.8 155.0 191.6 207.1
Growth −9.6% +21.2% −40.5% +26.0% +11.4% +15.7% −21.2% +23.6% +8.1%
167.3 148.4 181.5 101.0 137.8 157.5 182.2 129.9 162.8 177.5
44.4 58.8 24.2 19.0 28.4 38.7 41.3 36.5 38.1 43.1
126.3 89.6 157.4 82.0 109.5 118.7 140.9 93.4 124.7 134.5
Growth −29.0% +75.6% −47.9% +33.4% +8.5% +18.6% −33.7% +33.5% +7.9%
Per share
2.84 2.05 3.71 1.94 2.59 2.82 3.36 2.22 2.96 3.18
2.82 2.03 3.70 1.94 2.59 2.81 3.34 2.21 2.94 3.16
Growth −28.0% +82.3% −47.6% +33.5% +8.5% +18.9% −33.8% +33.0% +7.5%
44.5 43.8 42.4 42.3 42.3 42.1 41.9 42.0 42.1 42.2
44.8 44.0 42.5 42.3 42.3 42.3 42.2 42.2 42.4 42.6
Growth −1.8% −3.5% −0.5% +0.1% −0.2% −0.1% +0.1% +0.4% +0.5%

Five years in brief

Worked out from the figures above, not from a press release
  • Revenue grew 3.9% a year over five years, and earnings per share grew 4.1% a year.
  • The share count barely moved in five years.
  • Operating margin is up 1.4 points on five years ago, at 12.8%.
  • Profitable in every one of the 10 years on file.