Sensient Technologies (SXT) Ratios
Sensient Technologies Ratios
MX:SXT's free cash flow for Q3 2026 was $2.21M. For the 2026 fiscal year, MX:SXT's free cash flow was decreased by $-38.26M and operating cash flow was $40.47M. See a summary of the company’s cash flow.
| Ratios | Dec 25 | Dec 24 | Dec 23 | Dec 22 | Dec 21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liquidity Ratios | |||||
| Current Ratio | 4.10 | 3.55 | 3.96 | 3.43 | 3.19 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.53 | 1.34 | 1.43 | 1.36 | 1.42 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.14 | 0.10 | 0.12 | 0.08 | 0.11 |
| Solvency Ratio | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.16 | 0.20 | 0.21 |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.48 | 0.58 | 0.72 | 0.04 | 0.63 |
| Short-Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage | 11.67 | 7.92 | 12.61 | 0.59 | 17.01 |
| Net Current Asset Value | $ 30.82M | $ -922.00K | $ -24.57M | $ -47.24M | $ -65.92M |
| Leverage Ratios | |||||
| Debt-to-Assets Ratio | 0.35 | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.29 |
| Debt-to-Equity Ratio | 0.65 | 0.60 | 0.63 | 0.65 | 0.55 |
| Debt-to-Capital Ratio | 0.39 | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.39 | 0.35 |
| Long-Term Debt-to-Capital Ratio | 0.38 | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.39 | 0.35 |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | 1.88 | 1.91 | 1.91 | 1.98 | 1.86 |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | 5.56 | 4.40 | 4.57 | 5.95 | 8.70 |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | 7.00 | 6.66 | 6.16 | 13.53 | 13.57 |
| Debt to Market Cap | 0.19 | 0.21 | 0.24 | 0.21 | 0.12 |
| Interest Debt Per Share | 19.13 | 15.71 | 16.27 | 15.88 | 12.46 |
| Net Debt to EBITDA | 2.77 | 2.41 | 2.96 | 2.53 | 2.19 |
| Profitability Margins | |||||
| Gross Profit Margin | 33.45% | 32.56% | 31.60% | 34.04% | 32.95% |
| EBIT Margin | 12.85% | 12.30% | 10.64% | 13.69% | 12.32% |
| EBITDA Margin | 16.64% | 16.18% | 14.61% | 17.34% | 16.09% |
| Operating Profit Margin | 12.85% | 12.30% | 10.64% | 13.69% | 12.33% |
| Pretax Profit Margin | 11.01% | 10.45% | 8.92% | 12.68% | 11.41% |
| Net Profit Margin | 8.34% | 8.01% | 6.41% | 9.80% | 8.60% |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | 8.34% | 8.01% | 6.41% | 9.80% | 8.60% |
| Net Income Per EBT | 75.75% | 76.58% | 71.92% | 77.32% | 75.40% |
| EBT Per EBIT | 85.72% | 84.98% | 83.76% | 92.61% | 92.54% |
| Return on Assets (ROA) | 5.99% | 6.16% | 4.64% | 7.11% | 6.80% |
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 11.27% | 11.75% | 8.87% | 14.09% | 12.65% |
| Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) | 10.46% | 10.93% | 8.72% | 11.51% | 11.25% |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 7.88% | 8.27% | 6.22% | 8.79% | 8.43% |
| Return on Tangible Assets | 7.50% | 7.79% | 5.92% | 9.11% | 9.06% |
| Earnings Yield | 3.39% | 4.15% | 3.37% | 4.61% | 2.82% |
| Efficiency Ratios | |||||
| Receivables Turnover | 5.28 | 5.37 | 5.35 | 4.76 | 5.29 |
| Payables Turnover | 7.75 | 7.55 | 7.60 | 6.66 | 7.37 |
| Inventory Turnover | 1.58 | 1.75 | 1.66 | 1.68 | 2.25 |
| Fixed Asset Turnover | 1008.83 | 3.17 | 2.88 | 2.97 | 3.09 |
| Asset Turnover | 0.72 | 0.77 | 0.72 | 0.73 | 0.79 |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | 2.14 | 2.24 | 2.14 | 2.45 | 2.67 |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | 252.82 | 228.31 | 239.42 | 239.13 | 181.89 |
| Days of Sales Outstanding | 69.14 | 67.99 | 68.21 | 76.73 | 69.05 |
| Days of Inventory Outstanding | 230.75 | 208.65 | 219.26 | 217.21 | 162.34 |
| Days of Payables Outstanding | 47.07 | 48.33 | 48.04 | 54.82 | 49.50 |
| Operating Cycle | 299.89 | 276.64 | 287.47 | 293.94 | 231.39 |
| Cash Flow Ratios | |||||
| Operating Cash Flow Per Share | 3.03 | 3.73 | 4.04 | 0.29 | 3.45 |
| Free Cash Flow Per Share | 0.91 | 2.32 | 1.95 | -1.61 | 2.01 |
| Dividend Paid and CapEx Coverage Ratio | 0.80 | 1.22 | 1.08 | 0.08 | 1.14 |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | 1.43 | 2.65 | 1.93 | 0.15 | 2.39 |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.16 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.02 | 0.28 |
| Operating Cash Flow to Sales Ratio | 0.08 | 0.10 | 0.12 | 0.01 | 0.11 |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 0.97% | 3.26% | 2.95% | -2.20% | 2.01% |
| Valuation Ratios | |||||
| Price-to-Earnings (P/E) Ratio | 29.54 | 24.07 | 29.70 | 21.68 | 35.46 |
| Price-to-Sales (P/S) Ratio | 2.46 | 1.93 | 1.90 | 2.13 | 3.05 |
| Price-to-Book (P/B) Ratio | 3.32 | 2.83 | 2.63 | 3.06 | 4.49 |
| Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) Ratio | 103.29 | 30.66 | 33.90 | -45.42 | 49.87 |
| Price-to-Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 31.04 | 19.11 | 16.35 | 253.06 | 28.99 |
| Price-to-Earnings Growth (PEG) Ratio | 3.98 | 0.72 | -0.88 | 1.13 | 3.99 |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | 17.56 | 14.33 | 15.99 | 14.78 | 21.15 |
| Enterprise Value | 4.71B | 3.61B | 3.40B | 3.68B | 4.70B |
| EV to EBITDA | 17.56 | 14.33 | 15.99 | 14.78 | 21.15 |
| EV to Sales | 2.92 | 2.32 | 2.34 | 2.56 | 3.40 |
| EV to Free Cash Flow | 122.61 | 36.86 | 41.59 | -54.78 | 55.62 |
| EV to Operating Cash Flow | 36.85 | 22.97 | 20.06 | 305.24 | 32.34 |
| Tangible Book Value Per Share | 17.61 | 15.12 | 14.68 | 13.50 | 11.96 |
| Shareholders’ Equity Per Share | 28.26 | 25.17 | 25.06 | 23.86 | 22.30 |
| Tax and Other Ratios | |||||
| Effective Tax Rate | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.28 | 0.23 | 0.25 |
| Revenue Per Share | 38.17 | 36.95 | 34.66 | 34.31 | 32.80 |
| Net Income Per Share | 3.18 | 2.96 | 2.22 | 3.36 | 2.82 |
| Tax Burden | 0.76 | 0.77 | 0.72 | 0.77 | 0.75 |
| Interest Burden | 0.86 | 0.85 | 0.84 | 0.93 | 0.93 |
| Research & Development to Revenue | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 |
| SG&A to Revenue | 0.21 | 0.17 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Stock-Based Compensation to Revenue | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Income Quality | 0.95 | 1.26 | 1.82 | 0.09 | 1.22 |
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