Growth Metrics

Sensient Technologies (SXT) Return on Sales (2016 - 2026)

Sensient Technologies (SXT) has disclosed Return on Sales for 17 consecutive years, with 0.22% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Sales fell 15.0% to 0.22% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.01% through Dec 2025, down 3.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.01% for FY2025, 3.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Sales for Q4 2025 was 0.22% at Sensient Technologies, down from 0.09% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Sales was 0.1% in Q1 2022, with the low at 0.22% in Q4 2025.
  • Average Return on Sales over 5 years is 0.04%, with a median of 0.09% recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Sales fell -21bps in 2021, then increased 13bps in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Sales stood at 0.13% in 2021, then fell by -21bps to 0.16% in 2022, then surged by 80bps to 0.03% in 2023, then tumbled by -131bps to 0.07% in 2024, then tumbled by -211bps to 0.22% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Sales over the past three periods came in at 0.22%, 0.09%, and 0.09% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.