Sensient Technologies (SXT) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Sensient Technologies (SXT) posted quarterly FCF Margin of 9.72% for Q1 2026, down 313.0% year-over-year from 4.56% in Q1 2025, and down 395.43% quarter-over-quarter from 3.29% in Q4 2025.
Sensient Technologies (SXT) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Sensient Technologies (SXT) has reported FCF Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 9.72% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, FCF Margin fell 313.0% year-over-year to 9.72%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 1.32% (down 302.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 2.38%, down 391.0% from the prior year.
- FCF Margin slipped to 9.72% in Q1 2026 per SXT's latest filing, from 3.29% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, FCF Margin topped out at 16.19% in Q3 2024 and bottomed at 9.72% in Q1 2026.
- Historically, FCF Margin has averaged 1.64% across 5 years, with a median of 1.07% in 2024.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — FCF Margin plunged 1352 bps — and 2023, when it surged 2096 bps.
- Sensient Technologies' FCF Margin stood at 8.73% in 2022, then jumped by 240 bps to 12.23% in 2023, then sank by 104 bps to 0.46% in 2024, then jumped by 814 bps to 3.29% in 2025, then sank by 395 bps to 9.72% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows SXT's FCF Margin at 9.72% in Q1 2026, 3.29% in Q4 2025, and 5.87% in Q3 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 222.77 Bn | 217.87 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 8.97% |
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| 5 | Ppg Industries | 25.15 Bn | 23.56 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 9.97% |
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| 9 | DuPont de Nemours | 18.86 Bn | 17.12 Bn | 639.00 Mn | 17.81% |
| 10 | Sensient Technologies | 5.62 Bn | 5.59 Bn | 172.80 Mn | 2.10% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.10% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -9.72% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.29% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.87% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.54% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -6.58% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -0.46% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 16.19% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.93% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.07% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 12.23% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.94% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.52% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -6.86% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -8.73% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -7.51% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.06% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -3.83% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.73% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.31% |