Sensient Technologies (SXT) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Sensient Technologies (SXT) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 10.79% for Q1 2026, up 8.0% year-over-year from 9.99% in Q1 2025, and up 2.26% quarter-over-quarter from 10.55% in Q4 2025.
Sensient Technologies (SXT) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Sensient Technologies (SXT) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 17 consecutive years, with 10.79% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 8.0% year-over-year to 10.79%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 10.79% (up 8.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 11.07%, up 12.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed improved to 10.79% in Q1 2026 per SXT's latest filing, from 10.55% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 12.76% in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 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.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed surged 227 bps — and 2023, when it tumbled 328 bps.
- Sensient Technologies' Return on Capital Employed stood at 12.01% in 2022, then retreated by 27 bps to 8.73% in 2023, then grew by 25 bps to 10.87% in 2024, then decreased by 3 bps to 10.55% in 2025, then climbed by 2 bps to 10.79% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows SXT's Return on Capital Employed at 10.79% in Q1 2026, 10.55% in Q4 2025, and 10.69% in Q3 2025.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 11.62% |
| 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% |