Sensient Technologies (SXT) Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026)
Sensient Technologies' (SXT) Payout Ratio came in at 0.41 for Q3 2026, down 17.7% from 0.50 a year earlier and down 6.8% from the prior quarter.
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Sensient Technologies (SXT) Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Sensient Technologies' Payout Ratio stood at 0.52, down 7.0% from FY2024.
- In prior years, Sensient Technologies' Payout Ratio was 0.56 in FY2024 (-24.9%), 0.74 in FY2023 (+51.5%), 0.49 in FY2022 (-12.9%) and 0.56 in FY2021 (-6.9%).
- The Q3 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Payout Ratio since Q2 2019.
- On a year-over-year basis, Payout Ratio has declined in each of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 21.8% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Payout Ratio in the past five years was Q2 2024, with growth of 52.3%; the weakest was Q3 2025, with a decline of 36.0%.
- According to Business Quant data, Payout Ratio for the three prior quarters was 0.44 (Q2 2026), 0.48 (Q1 2026) and 0.52 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 238.84 Bn | 220.98 Bn | 4.44 Bn |
| 2 | Corning | 98.69 Bn | 90.37 Bn | 1.81 Bn |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 85.12 Bn | 84.13 Bn | 3.28 Bn |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 69.02 Bn | 64.21 Bn | 1.04 Bn |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 38.36 Bn | 26.43 Bn | 1.50 Bn |
| 6 | Nutrien | 34.35 Bn | 30.38 Bn | - |
| 7 | Ppg Industries | 27.44 Bn | 20.36 Bn | 1.76 Bn |
| 8 | Qnity Electronics | 26.06 Bn | 22.20 Bn | 743.00 Mn |
| 9 | Ati | 25.56 Bn | 23.51 Bn | 380.20 Mn |
| 10 | Sensient Technologies | 5.12 Bn | 4.97 Bn | 164.95 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.41 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.44 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.48 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.52 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.50 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.51 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.54 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.56 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.78 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.79 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.76 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.74 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.54 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.52 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.50 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.49 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.50 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.50 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.54 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.56 |
API Access
Sensient Technologies Payout Ratio 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
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=payout-ratio&ticker=SXT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payout-ratio", "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=payout-ratio&ticker=SXT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();