Sensient Technologies (SXT) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Sensient Technologies (SXT) reported Return on Capital Employed of 2.47% for Q1 2026, down 824.0% year-over-year from 0.34% in Q1 2025, and up 30.17% on a QoQ basis from 1.9% in Q4 2025.
Sensient Technologies (SXT) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 2.47% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 824.0% year-over-year to 2.47% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 2.47% (down 824.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 1.99%, down 896.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed advanced to 2.47% in Q1 2026 per SXT's latest filing, from 1.9% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 12.76% in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 1.9% in Q4 2025.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 10.69% (2025), against an average of 9.58%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Return on Capital Employed soared 227 bps; it then tumbled 897 bps in 2025.
- Tracing SXT's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 12.01% in 2022, then dropped by 27 bps to 8.73% in 2023, then gained by 25 bps to 10.87% in 2024, then tumbled by 83 bps to 1.9% in 2025, then soared by 30 bps to 2.47% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest SXT Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 2.47% (Q1 2026), 1.9% (Q4 2025), and 10.69% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 6 | Ppg Industries | 25.04 Bn | 23.57 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 13.59% |
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| 8 | Albemarle | 20.26 Bn | 19.42 Bn | 500.97 Mn | 6.09% |
| 9 | DuPont de Nemours | 19.45 Bn | 19.56 Bn | 602.00 Mn | 7.03% |
| 10 | Sensient Technologies | 4.73 Bn | 4.69 Bn | 152.69 Mn | 2.47% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.47% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.90% |
| 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% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 10.77% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 10.10% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 6.98% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 6.87% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 7.01% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 7.77% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 11.23% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 11.74% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 12.05% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 12.57% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 12.59% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 13.00% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 12.90% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 11.07% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 10.85% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 10.96% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 11.04% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 12.47% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 11.59% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 10.97% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 11.09% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 11.01% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 11.34% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 11.12% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 11.13% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 8.30% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 8.09% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 8.80% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 8.86% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 10.58% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 11.08% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 11.27% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 11.67% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 12.42% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 12.95% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 12.86% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 13.10% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 13.29% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 13.11% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 12.77% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 12.59% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 12.55% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 11.94% |