Sensient Technologies SXT
NYSE SXT
$134.56 +1.98 (+1.49%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Sensient Technologies (SXT) Return on Invested Capital (2010 - 2026)

Sensient Technologies (SXT) posted quarterly Return on Invested Capital of 0.05% for Q1 2026, up 2.0% year-over-year from 0.05% in Q1 2025, and up 32.41% quarter-over-quarter from 0.04% in Q4 2025.

Sensient Technologies (SXT) Return on Invested Capital (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Sensient Technologies (SXT) has reported Return on Invested Capital for 17 consecutive years, with 0.05% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Invested Capital rose 2.0% year-over-year to 0.05%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.05% (up 2.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 5.94%, down 335.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital rose to 0.05% in Q1 2026 per SXT's latest filing, from 0.04% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 0.05% in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 0.02% in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, Return on Invested Capital has averaged 0.02% across 5 years, with a median of 0.02% in 2024.
  • On a YoY basis, Return on Invested Capital climbed as much as 3 bps in 2022 and fell as far as 3 bps in 2022.
  • Sensient Technologies' Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.02% in 2022, then slipped by 24 bps to 0.02% in 2023, then jumped by 50 bps to 0.02% in 2024, then jumped by 56 bps to 0.04% in 2025, then jumped by 32 bps to 0.05% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows SXT's Return on Invested Capital at 0.05% in Q1 2026, 0.04% in Q4 2025, and 0.03% in Q3 2025.

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9 DuPont de Nemours 18.83 Bn 17.09 Bn 639.00 Mn 0.01%
10 Sensient Technologies 5.72 Bn 5.69 Bn 172.80 Mn 0.12%

Historic Data

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Jun 30, 2026 0.12%
Mar 31, 2026 0.05%
Dec 31, 2025 0.04%
Sep 30, 2025 0.03%
Jun 30, 2025 0.02%
Mar 31, 2025 0.02%
Dec 31, 2024 0.02%
Sep 30, 2024 0.02%
Jun 30, 2024 0.02%
Mar 31, 2024 0.02%
Dec 31, 2023 0.02%
Sep 30, 2023 0.02%
Jun 30, 2023 0.02%
Mar 31, 2023 0.02%
Dec 31, 2022 0.02%
Sep 30, 2022 0.02%
Jun 30, 2022 0.03%
Mar 31, 2022 0.05%
Dec 31, 2021 0.05%
Sep 30, 2021 0.04%