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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 9 | LyondellBasell Industries | 19.28 Bn | 19.39 Bn | 701.00 Mn | -1.10% |
| 10 | Sensient Technologies | 4.77 Bn | 4.73 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% |