Sensient Technologies (SXT) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)

Sensient Technologies (SXT) reported 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 18 years of FCF Margin data on file, last reported at 9.72% in Q1 2026.

  • FCF Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 9.72%, down 313.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 1.32% (down 302.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 2.38%, down 391.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin declined to 9.72% in Q1 2026 per SXT's latest filing, from 3.29% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, FCF Margin peaked at 16.19% in Q3 2024 and troughed at 9.72% in Q1 2026.
  • A 5-year average of 1.64% and a median of 1.07% in 2024 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: FCF Margin plunged 1352 bps in 2022, then surged 2096 bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of FCF Margin shows it stood at 8.73% in 2022, then soared by 240 bps to 12.23% in 2023, then plunged by 104 bps to 0.46% in 2024, then soared by 814 bps to 3.29% in 2025, then plunged 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.

Peer Comparison

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7 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.67 Bn 19.14 Bn 1.02 Bn 3.36%
8 DuPont de Nemours 19.57 Bn 19.68 Bn 602.00 Mn 7.73%
9 LyondellBasell Industries 19.28 Bn 19.39 Bn 701.00 Mn -7.48%
10 Sensient Technologies 4.77 Bn 4.73 Bn 152.69 Mn -9.72%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%
Jun 30, 2021 14.59%