Growth Metrics

Sensient Technologies (SXT) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026)

Sensient Technologies (SXT) reported Cash from Investing Activities of -$26.9 million for Q1 2026, down 26.48% year-over-year from -$36.6 million in Q1 2025, and up 15.03% on a QoQ basis from -$31.7 million in Q4 2025.

Sensient Technologies (SXT) has 18 years of Cash from Investing Activities data on file, last reported at -$26.9 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Cash from Investing Activities fell 26.48% year-over-year to -$26.9 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$98.3 million (down 41.35% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$92.7 million, down 56.53% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities rose to -$26.9 million in Q1 2026 per SXT's latest filing, from -$31.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Cash from Investing Activities topped out at -$10.9 million in Q1 2024 and bottomed at -$46.7 million in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Cash from Investing Activities is -$20.9 million (2022), against an average of -$21.5 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Cash from Investing Activities tumbled 190.91%; it then surged 52.78% in 2023.
  • Tracing SXT's Cash from Investing Activities over 5 years: stood at -$46.7 million in 2022, then surged by 52.78% to -$22.1 million in 2023, then gained by 0.24% to -$22.0 million in 2024, then sank by 43.92% to -$31.7 million in 2025, then increased by 15.03% to -$26.9 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest SXT Cash from Investing Activities figures stand at -$26.9 million (Q1 2026), -$31.7 million (Q4 2025), and -$19.5 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 Linde 230.79 Bn 226.84 Bn 4.26 Bn -1.38 Bn
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn -
3 Sherwin Williams 72.51 Bn 72.30 Bn 2.78 Bn -170.50 Mn
4 Ecolab 70.96 Bn 70.34 Bn 1.85 Bn -1.98 Bn
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.15 Bn 63.70 Bn 987.40 Mn -1.08 Bn
6 Ppg Industries 25.04 Bn 23.57 Bn 1.66 Bn -279.00 Mn
7 LyondellBasell Industries 21.62 Bn 21.73 Bn 701.00 Mn -279.00 Mn
8 Albemarle 20.26 Bn 19.42 Bn 500.97 Mn 540.96 Mn
9 DuPont de Nemours 19.45 Bn 19.56 Bn 602.00 Mn -102.00 Mn
10 Sensient Technologies 4.73 Bn 4.69 Bn 152.69 Mn -26.92 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -26.92 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -26.92 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -31.68 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -31.68 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -19.51 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -19.51 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -20.21 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -20.21 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -21.28 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -21.28 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -22.02 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -22.02 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -14.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -14.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -11.95 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -11.95 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -10.94 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -10.94 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -22.07 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -22.07 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -22.52 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -22.52 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -20.15 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -20.15 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -22.88 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -22.88 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -46.74 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -46.74 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -20.91 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -20.91 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -18.59 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -18.59 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -12.21 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -12.21 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -22.42 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -22.42 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -23.76 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -23.76 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 20.45 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 20.45 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -9.83 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -9.83 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -17.62 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -17.62 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 -10.04 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 -10.04 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 -861,000.00
Jun 30, 2020 -861,000.00
Mar 31, 2020 -4.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 -4.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -17.65 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -17.65 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 -2.79 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 -2.79 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 -8.41 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 -8.41 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 -8.56 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 -8.56 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -12.02 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -12.02 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 -30.01 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 -30.01 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 33.68 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 33.68 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 23.18 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 23.18 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 36.68 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 36.68 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 13.72 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 13.72 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 51.15 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 51.15 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 8.84 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 8.84 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 18.13 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 18.13 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 -21.06 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 -21.06 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 -19.33 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 -19.33 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 -14.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 -14.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 -24.55 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 -24.55 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 -18.41 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 -18.41 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 -31.98 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 -31.98 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 -862,000.00
Mar 31, 2015 -862,000.00
Dec 31, 2014 -32.66 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 -32.66 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 -17.04 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 -17.04 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 -15.56 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 -15.56 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 -13.89 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 -13.89 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 -26.75 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 -26.75 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 -16.14 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 -16.14 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 -34.26 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 -34.26 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 -21.09 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 -21.09 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 -36.25 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 -36.25 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 -19.79 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 -19.79 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 -29.65 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 -29.65 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 -17.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 -17.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 -29.71 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 -29.71 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 -20.42 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 -20.42 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 -13.73 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 -13.73 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 -10.18 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 -10.18 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 -22.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 -22.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 -12.41 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 -12.41 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 -11.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 -11.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 -8.32 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 -8.32 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 -16.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 -16.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 -11.58 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 -11.58 Mn