Sensient Technologies (SXT) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Sensient Technologies (SXT) reported Operating Expenses of $86.0 million for Q1 2026, up 9.86% year-over-year from $78.2 million in Q1 2025, and up 0.94% quarter-over-quarter from $85.2 million in Q4 2025.

Sensient Technologies (SXT) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Sensient Technologies (SXT) has 18 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $86.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $86.0 million, up 9.86% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $339.9 million (up 7.35% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $332.2 million, up 5.28% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses climbed to $86.0 million in Q1 2026 per SXT's latest filing, from $85.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $91.8 million in Q4 2023 and troughed at $69.1 million in Q3 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $78.3 million and a median of $77.4 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Operating Expenses jumped 30.58% in 2023, then fell 15.63% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $70.3 million in 2022, then surged by 30.58% to $91.8 million in 2023, then slipped by 15.63% to $77.4 million in 2024, then advanced by 10.0% to $85.2 million in 2025, then rose by 0.94% to $86.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows SXT's Operating Expenses at $86.0 million in Q1 2026, $85.2 million in Q4 2025, and $83.6 million in Q3 2025.

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7 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.67 Bn 19.14 Bn 1.02 Bn 599.00 Mn
8 DuPont de Nemours 19.57 Bn 19.68 Bn 602.00 Mn 302.00 Mn
9 LyondellBasell Industries 19.28 Bn 19.39 Bn 701.00 Mn 6.96 Bn
10 Sensient Technologies 4.77 Bn 4.73 Bn 152.69 Mn 85.96 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 85.96 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 85.16 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 83.64 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 85.13 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 78.25 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 77.42 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 79.88 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 81.07 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 77.14 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 91.77 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 69.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 70.59 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 73.83 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 70.28 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 74.27 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 75.76 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 72.06 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 71.96 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 68.11 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 75.84 Mn