Sensient Technologies (SXT) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Sensient Technologies' Gross Margin was 37.40% in Q2 2026, up 2.91 percentage points from 34.48% a year earlier and up 2.36 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Sensient Technologies (SXT) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Sensient Technologies' Gross Margin was 34.65% through Jun 30, 2026, up 1.36 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 33.45%, up 0.89 percentage points from FY2024.
- Gross Margin shows a five-year change of +1.64 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Gross Margin was 32.56% in FY2024 (+0.96 pp), 31.60% in FY2023 (-2.43 pp), 34.04% in FY2022 (+1.10 pp) and 32.94% in FY2021 (+1.13 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Gross Margin in data going back to Q2 2009.
- Compared with a year earlier, Gross Margin was higher in seven of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.62 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Gross Margin over five years was Q4 2024 (a gain of 3.14 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2023 (a drop of 3.39 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, SXT's Gross Margin in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 35.03% (Q1 2026), 31.35% (Q4 2025) and 34.30% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 231.45 Bn | 213.03 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 47.67% |
| 2 | Corning | 116.59 Bn | 109.15 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 36.14% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 82.19 Bn | 81.23 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 49.17% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 67.40 Bn | 62.58 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 32.77% |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 40.93 Bn | 30.44 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 22.21% |
| 6 | Nutrien | 33.12 Bn | 29.95 Bn | 3.25 Bn | 30.07% |
| 7 | Qnity Electronics | 25.20 Bn | 22.33 Bn | 666.00 Mn | 46.61% |
| 8 | Ppg Industries | 24.54 Bn | 17.20 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 40.22% |
| 9 | Ati | 24.54 Bn | 22.56 Bn | 309.80 Mn | 24.57% |
| 10 | Sensient Technologies | 5.61 Bn | 5.46 Bn | 172.80 Mn | 37.40% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 37.40% |
| 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% |
Sensient Technologies Gross Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "gross-margin", "ticker": "SXT", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=gross-margin&ticker=SXT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();