Sensient Technologies (SXT) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Sensient Technologies (SXT) reported Operating Margin of 15.31% for Q1 2026, up 167.0% year-over-year from 5.73% in Q1 2025, and up 145.75% on a QoQ basis from 33.46% in Q4 2025.
Sensient Technologies (SXT) has 18 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 15.31% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Margin rose 167.0% year-over-year to 15.31% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 3.05% (down 946.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 2.31%, down 999.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin improved to 15.31% in Q1 2026 per SXT's latest filing, from 33.46% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 15.31% in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 33.46% in Q4 2025.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 13.15% (2022), against an average of 9.96%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Operating Margin soared 885 bps; it then plunged 4462 bps in 2025.
- Tracing SXT's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 11.82% in 2022, then sank by 80 bps to 2.31% in 2023, then surged by 383 bps to 11.16% in 2024, then plunged by 400 bps to 33.46% in 2025, then soared by 146 bps to 15.31% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest SXT Operating Margin figures stand at 15.31% (Q1 2026), 33.46% (Q4 2025), and 14.0% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 230.79 Bn | 226.84 Bn | 4.26 Bn | 27.78% |
| 2 | Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile | 127.66 Bn | 124.93 Bn | 778.60 Mn | 47.01% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 72.51 Bn | 72.30 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 14.31% |
| 4 | Ecolab | 70.96 Bn | 70.34 Bn | 1.85 Bn | 16.97% |
| 5 | Air Products & Chemicals | 62.15 Bn | 63.70 Bn | 987.40 Mn | 23.73% |
| 6 | Ppg Industries | 25.04 Bn | 23.57 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 14.05% |
| 7 | LyondellBasell Industries | 21.62 Bn | 21.73 Bn | 701.00 Mn | 3.32% |
| 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 | 17.85% |
| 10 | Sensient Technologies | 4.73 Bn | 4.69 Bn | 152.69 Mn | 15.31% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 15.31% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -33.46% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 14.00% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 13.93% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 13.64% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 11.16% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 12.87% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.31% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 12.84% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.31% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 12.24% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 13.78% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 13.78% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 11.82% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 13.15% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 14.86% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 14.85% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.87% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 13.64% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 10.65% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 13.04% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 10.40% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 12.72% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 13.04% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 9.86% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -4.54% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 12.21% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 13.97% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 14.22% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 13.94% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 14.67% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 14.37% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 15.62% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 14.41% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 14.71% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 13.11% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 7.04% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 13.10% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 14.63% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 12.10% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 13.88% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 9.32% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 12.54% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 13.02% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 13.41% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 10.57% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 9.90% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 13.32% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 2.34% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 11.11% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 13.26% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 12.85% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 9.94% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 11.80% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 13.73% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 14.76% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 12.71% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 12.62% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 13.73% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 14.41% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 12.47% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 12.09% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 14.01% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 14.12% |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 12.31% |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 8.46% |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 12.85% |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 14.23% |