Sensient Technologies (SXT) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Sensient Technologies (SXT) reported Free Cash Flow of -$42.4 million for Q1 2026, down 63.96% year-over-year from -$117.5 million in Q1 2025, and down 427.26% quarter-over-quarter from $12.9 million in Q4 2025.

Sensient Technologies (SXT) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Sensient Technologies (SXT) has 18 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at -$42.4 million in Q1 2026.

  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at -$42.4 million, down 63.96% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $21.9 million (down 67.8% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $38.4 million, down 60.77% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow eased to -$42.4 million in Q1 2026 per SXT's latest filing, from $12.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $63.6 million in Q3 2024 and troughed at -$42.4 million in Q1 2026.
  • A 5-year average of $6.4 million and a median of $4.1 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • On a YoY basis, Free Cash Flow climbed as much as 846.37% in 2025 and fell as far as 729.43% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at -$30.4 million in 2022, then surged by 240.33% to $42.7 million in 2023, then slumped by 104.06% to -$1.7 million in 2024, then surged by 846.37% to $12.9 million in 2025, then slumped by 427.26% to -$42.4 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows SXT's Free Cash Flow at -$42.4 million in Q1 2026, $12.9 million in Q4 2025, and $24.2 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.64 Bn 233.69 Bn 4.26 Bn 898.00 Mn
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn -
3 Sherwin Williams 78.87 Bn 78.66 Bn 2.78 Bn 800,000.00
4 Ecolab 76.59 Bn 75.97 Bn 1.85 Bn 758.00 Mn
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.39 Bn 63.94 Bn 987.40 Mn 1.10 Bn
6 Ppg Industries 26.44 Bn 24.97 Bn 1.66 Bn -19.00 Mn
7 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.67 Bn 19.14 Bn 1.02 Bn 92.00 Mn
8 DuPont de Nemours 19.57 Bn 19.68 Bn 602.00 Mn 130.00 Mn
9 LyondellBasell Industries 19.28 Bn 19.39 Bn 701.00 Mn -538.00 Mn
10 Sensient Technologies 4.77 Bn 4.73 Bn 152.69 Mn -42.35 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -42.35 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -42.35 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 12.94 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 12.94 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 24.21 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 24.21 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 27.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 27.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -25.83 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -25.83 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -1.73 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -1.73 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 63.58 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 63.58 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 31.99 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 31.99 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 4.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 4.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 42.73 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 42.73 Mn