Sensient Technologies (SXT) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Sensient Technologies' (SXT) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 10.79% in Q1 2026, up 8.0% year-on-year from 9.99% in Q1 2025, and up 2.26% on a QoQ basis from 10.55% in Q4 2025.
Sensient Technologies (SXT) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Sensient Technologies (SXT) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 10.79% in Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 8.0% year-over-year to 10.79% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 10.79%, a 8.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 11.07%, up 12.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 10.79%, up from 10.55% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for SXT reached as high as 12.76% in Q2 2022 and fell as low as 8.55% in Q2 2024.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 10.57% across 5 years, with a median of 10.71% in 2025.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed soared 227 bps in 2022 and sank 328 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 12.01% in 2022, then slipped by 27 bps to 8.73% in 2023, then rose by 25 bps to 10.87% in 2024, then dropped by 3 bps to 10.55% in 2025, then increased by 2 bps to 10.79% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 10.79% in Q1 2026, 10.55% in Q4 2025, and 10.69% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 6 | LyondellBasell Industries | 22.51 Bn | 19.87 Bn | 701.00 Mn | -1.10% |
| 7 | Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile | 19.70 Bn | 15.83 Bn | 778.60 Mn | 16.08% |
| 8 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 19.51 Bn | 18.95 Bn | 1.02 Bn | 3.66% |
| 9 | DuPont de Nemours | 18.80 Bn | 18.71 Bn | 602.00 Mn | 7.03% |
| 10 | Sensient Technologies | 5.37 Bn | 5.33 Bn | 152.69 Mn | 10.79% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 10.79% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.55% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 10.69% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 10.74% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 10.71% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.87% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.95% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 8.55% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.57% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.73% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.43% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 10.55% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 11.02% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 12.01% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 12.51% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 12.76% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 11.33% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.30% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 11.04% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 10.48% |