Sensient Technologies (SXT) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Sensient Technologies (SXT) reported Gross Margin of 35.03% for Q1 2026, up 144.0% year-over-year from 14.36% in Q1 2025, and up 11.75% on a QoQ basis from 31.35% in Q4 2025.
Sensient Technologies (SXT) has 18 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 35.03% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Gross Margin rose 144.0% year-over-year to 35.03% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 33.84% (up 110.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 33.45%, up 89.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin advanced to 35.03% in Q1 2026 per SXT's latest filing, from 31.35% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 35.24% in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 28.58% in Q4 2023.
- The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 33.21% (2024), against an average of 33.02%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Gross Margin slumped 339 bps; it then surged 314 bps in 2024.
- Tracing SXT's Gross Margin over 5 years: stood at 31.97% in 2022, then fell by 11 bps to 28.58% in 2023, then advanced by 11 bps to 31.72% in 2024, then slipped by 1 bps to 31.35% in 2025, then grew by 12 bps to 35.03% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest SXT Gross Margin figures stand at 35.03% (Q1 2026), 31.35% (Q4 2025), and 34.3% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 230.79 Bn | 226.84 Bn | 4.26 Bn | 48.49% |
| 2 | Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile | 127.66 Bn | 124.93 Bn | 778.60 Mn | 44.24% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 72.51 Bn | 72.30 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 49.07% |
| 4 | Ecolab | 70.96 Bn | 70.34 Bn | 1.85 Bn | 44.03% |
| 5 | Air Products & Chemicals | 62.15 Bn | 63.70 Bn | 987.40 Mn | 31.13% |
| 6 | Ppg Industries | 25.04 Bn | 23.57 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 42.11% |
| 7 | LyondellBasell Industries | 21.62 Bn | 21.73 Bn | 701.00 Mn | 9.74% |
| 8 | Albemarle | 20.26 Bn | 19.42 Bn | 500.97 Mn | 35.06% |
| 9 | DuPont de Nemours | 19.45 Bn | 19.56 Bn | 602.00 Mn | 35.81% |
| 10 | Sensient Technologies | 4.73 Bn | 4.69 Bn | 152.69 Mn | 35.03% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 35.03% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 31.35% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 34.30% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 34.48% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 33.59% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 31.72% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 33.21% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 32.40% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 32.90% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 28.58% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 31.23% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 32.64% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 33.78% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 31.97% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 33.72% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 35.24% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 35.12% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 33.01% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 33.42% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 33.23% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 32.14% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 31.07% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 32.65% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 31.64% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 31.91% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 26.83% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 32.24% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 32.95% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 33.16% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 32.66% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 33.72% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 33.46% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 34.52% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 34.23% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 34.72% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 35.22% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 35.43% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 34.09% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 35.05% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 34.48% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 33.83% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 31.27% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 32.73% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 34.15% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 33.92% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 32.99% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 33.33% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 34.66% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 33.91% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 33.11% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 32.34% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 32.34% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 32.04% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 31.29% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 31.84% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 32.62% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 31.54% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 31.77% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 31.52% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 31.60% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 30.80% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 30.12% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 31.18% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 31.43% |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 30.23% |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 30.42% |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 30.70% |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 31.15% |