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% quarter-over-quarter from 1.9% 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 2.47% in Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 2.47%, down 824.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 2.47% (down 824.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 1.99%, down 896.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed grew to 2.47% in Q1 2026 per SXT's latest filing, from 1.9% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 12.76% in Q2 2022 and troughed at 1.9% in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 9.58% and a median of 10.69% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed surged 227 bps in 2022, then sank 897 bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 12.01% in 2022, then fell by 27 bps to 8.73% in 2023, then climbed by 25 bps to 10.87% in 2024, then sank by 83 bps to 1.9% in 2025, then surged by 30 bps to 2.47% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows SXT's Return on Capital Employed at 2.47% in Q1 2026, 1.9% in Q4 2025, and 10.69% in Q3 2025.

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10 Sensient Technologies 4.77 Bn 4.73 Bn 152.69 Mn 2.47%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%