Sensient Technologies (SXT) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Sensient Technologies (SXT) posted Operating Margin of 15.89% for Q3 2026, up 1.89 percentage points from 14.00% a year earlier but down 0.71 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Sensient Technologies (SXT) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, Operating Margin at Sensient Technologies was 14.54%, up 1.32 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 12.85%, up 0.55 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Margin shows a five-year change of +1.39 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Sensient Technologies' Operating Margin was 12.30% in FY2024 (+1.66 pp), 10.64% in FY2023 (-3.05 pp), 13.69% in FY2022 (+1.37 pp) and 12.32% in FY2021 (+0.86 pp).
- Quarterly Operating Margin has run from a low of 2.31% in Q4 2023 to a high of 16.60% in Q2 2026 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Margin has increased in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.15 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin in the past five years was Q4 2024, with a gain of 8.85 percentage points; the weakest was Q4 2023, with a drop of 9.51 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin for the three prior quarters was 16.60% (Q2 2026), 15.31% (Q1 2026) and 9.71% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 238.84 Bn | 220.98 Bn | 4.44 Bn | 22.86% |
| 2 | Corning | 98.69 Bn | 90.37 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 18.76% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 85.12 Bn | 84.13 Bn | 3.28 Bn | 17.61% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 69.02 Bn | 64.21 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -66.34% |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 38.36 Bn | 26.43 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 12.55% |
| 6 | Nutrien | 34.35 Bn | 30.38 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Ppg Industries | 27.44 Bn | 20.36 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 14.89% |
| 8 | Qnity Electronics | 26.06 Bn | 22.20 Bn | 743.00 Mn | 28.15% |
| 9 | Ati | 25.56 Bn | 23.51 Bn | 380.20 Mn | 19.10% |
| 10 | Sensient Technologies | 5.12 Bn | 4.97 Bn | 164.95 Mn | 15.89% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 15.89% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 16.60% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 15.31% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.71% |
| 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% |
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Sensient Technologies Operating Margin API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=SXT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-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=operating-margin&ticker=SXT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();