Sensient Technologies (SXT) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Sensient Technologies (SXT) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 0.41 for Q1 2026, up 38.83% year-over-year from 0.3 in Q1 2025, and down 130.57% quarter-over-quarter from 1.35 in Q4 2025.

Sensient Technologies (SXT) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Sensient Technologies (SXT) has 18 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.41 in Q1 2026.

  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 came in at 0.41, up 38.83% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 3.18 (up 211.49% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 1.81, up 155.73% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio eased to 0.41 in Q1 2026 per SXT's latest filing, from 1.35 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, FCF Payout Ratio peaked at 4.36 in Q2 2022 and troughed at 10.01 in Q4 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 0.04 and a median of 0.41 in 2023 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: FCF Payout Ratio soared 1195.17% in 2022, then tumbled 2570.19% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 0.57 in 2022, then jumped by 171.62% to 0.41 in 2023, then plunged by 2570.19% to 10.01 in 2024, then soared by 113.44% to 1.35 in 2025, then sank by 130.57% to 0.41 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows SXT's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.41 in Q1 2026, 1.35 in Q4 2025, and 0.72 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

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1 Linde 237.64 Bn 233.69 Bn 4.26 Bn 0.83
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4 Ecolab 76.59 Bn 75.97 Bn 1.85 Bn 0.25
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7 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.67 Bn 19.14 Bn 1.02 Bn 1.11
8 DuPont de Nemours 19.57 Bn 19.68 Bn 602.00 Mn 0.63
9 LyondellBasell Industries 19.28 Bn 19.39 Bn 701.00 Mn -0.42
10 Sensient Technologies 4.77 Bn 4.73 Bn 152.69 Mn -0.41

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -0.41
Dec 31, 2025 1.35
Sep 30, 2025 0.72
Jun 30, 2025 0.64
Mar 31, 2025 -0.67
Dec 31, 2024 -10.01
Sep 30, 2024 0.27
Jun 30, 2024 0.54
Mar 31, 2024 4.22
Dec 31, 2023 0.41
Sep 30, 2023 0.53
Jun 30, 2023 0.54
Mar 31, 2023 -0.68
Dec 31, 2022 -0.57
Sep 30, 2022 -0.64
Jun 30, 2022 4.36
Mar 31, 2022 -1.26
Dec 31, 2021 2.92
Sep 30, 2021 1.11
Jun 30, 2021 0.34