Growth Metrics

Sensient Technologies (SXT) Debt to Equity (2009 - 2026)

Sensient Technologies (SXT) reported Debt to Equity of $0.63 for Q1 2026, down 1.72% year-over-year from $0.64 in Q1 2025, and up 5.95% on a QoQ basis from $0.59 in Q4 2025.

Sensient Technologies (SXT) has 18 years of Debt to Equity data on file, last reported at $0.63 in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Debt to Equity fell 1.72% year-over-year to $0.63 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $0.63 (down 1.72% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $0.59, changed 0.41% from the prior year.
  • Debt to Equity grew to $0.63 in Q1 2026 per SXT's latest filing, from $0.59 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Debt to Equity topped out at $0.69 in Q1 2023 and bottomed at -$316.76 in Q4 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Debt to Equity is $0.6 (2025), against an average of -$18.28.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Debt to Equity plunged 9857.11%; it then jumped 100.19% in 2024.
  • Tracing SXT's Debt to Equity over 5 years: stood at -$3.18 in 2022, then sank by 9857.11% to -$316.76 in 2023, then surged by 100.19% to $0.6 in 2024, then fell by 0.41% to $0.59 in 2025, then climbed by 5.95% to $0.63 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest SXT Debt to Equity figures stand at $0.63 (Q1 2026), $0.59 (Q4 2025), and $0.6 (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt/Equity (Qtr)
1 Linde 230.79 Bn 226.84 Bn 4.26 Bn 0.62
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn 0.58
3 Sherwin Williams 72.51 Bn 72.30 Bn 2.78 Bn 2.10
4 Ecolab 70.96 Bn 70.34 Bn 1.85 Bn 0.84
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.15 Bn 63.70 Bn 987.40 Mn 1.11
6 Ppg Industries 25.04 Bn 23.57 Bn 1.66 Bn 0.87
7 LyondellBasell Industries 21.62 Bn 21.73 Bn 701.00 Mn 1.26
8 Albemarle 20.26 Bn 19.42 Bn 500.97 Mn 0.19
9 DuPont de Nemours 19.45 Bn 19.56 Bn 602.00 Mn 0.22
10 Sensient Technologies 4.73 Bn 4.69 Bn 152.69 Mn 0.63

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.63
Dec 31, 2025 0.59
Sep 30, 2025 0.60
Jun 30, 2025 0.64
Mar 31, 2025 0.64
Dec 31, 2024 0.60
Sep 30, 2024 0.60
Jun 30, 2024 0.63
Mar 31, 2024 0.62
Dec 31, 2023 -316.76
Sep 30, 2023 0.63
Jun 30, 2023 0.67
Mar 31, 2023 0.69
Dec 31, 2022 -3.18
Sep 30, 2022 0.60
Jun 30, 2022 0.52
Mar 31, 2022 0.55
Dec 31, 2021 -1,426.33
Sep 30, 2021 0.52
Jun 30, 2021 0.51
Mar 31, 2021 0.57
Dec 31, 2020 0.33
Sep 30, 2020 0.63
Jun 30, 2020 0.65
Mar 31, 2020 0.72
Dec 31, 2019 -1.04
Sep 30, 2019 0.71
Jun 30, 2019 0.75
Mar 31, 2019 0.81
Dec 31, 2018 4,827.20
Sep 30, 2018 0.91
Jun 30, 2018 0.92
Mar 31, 2018 0.86
Dec 31, 2017 -2,020.35
Sep 30, 2017 0.71
Jun 30, 2017 3,772.20
Mar 31, 2017 2,668.83
Dec 31, 2016 0.44
Sep 30, 2016 0.70
Jun 30, 2016 -144.12
Mar 31, 2016 -4.21
Dec 31, 2015 -3.82
Sep 30, 2015 0.72
Jun 30, 2015 0.63
Mar 31, 2015 0.53
Dec 31, 2014 0.38
Sep 30, 2014 0.42
Jun 30, 2014 0.43
Mar 31, 2014 0.33
Dec 31, 2013 59.18
Sep 30, 2013 0.29
Jun 30, 2013 0.32
Mar 31, 2013 0.31
Dec 31, 2012 65.61
Sep 30, 2012 0.31
Jun 30, 2012 0.33
Mar 31, 2012 0.33
Dec 31, 2011 62.16
Sep 30, 2011 0.31
Jun 30, 2011 0.31
Mar 31, 2011 0.33
Dec 31, 2010 0.35
Sep 30, 2010 0.37
Jun 30, 2010 0.44
Dec 31, 2009 79.32