Sensient Technologies (SXT) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Sensient Technologies (SXT) reported Tax Rate of 24.91% for Q1 2026, down 48.0% year-over-year from 47.91% in Q1 2025, and up 271.64% on a QoQ basis from 14.52% in Q4 2025.
Sensient Technologies (SXT) has 18 years of Tax Rate data on file, last reported at 24.91% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Tax Rate fell 48.0% year-over-year to 24.91% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 37.14% (down 1504.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 38.73%, down 1506.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate grew to 24.91% in Q1 2026 per SXT's latest filing, from 14.52% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Tax Rate topped out at 26.96% in Q1 2024 and bottomed at 111.03% in Q4 2024.
- The 5-year median for Tax Rate is 24.91% (2026), against an average of 7.28%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Tax Rate plunged 9441 bps; it then soared 9651 bps in 2025.
- Tracing SXT's Tax Rate over 5 years: stood at 49.82% in 2022, then soared by 67 bps to 16.62% in 2023, then tumbled by 568 bps to 111.03% in 2024, then soared by 87 bps to 14.52% in 2025, then surged by 272 bps to 24.91% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest SXT Tax Rate figures stand at 24.91% (Q1 2026), 14.52% (Q4 2025), and 26.64% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 230.79 Bn | 226.84 Bn | 4.26 Bn | 23.49 |
| 2 | Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile | 127.66 Bn | 124.93 Bn | 778.60 Mn | 41.34 |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 72.51 Bn | 72.30 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 21.34 |
| 4 | Ecolab | 70.96 Bn | 70.34 Bn | 1.85 Bn | 13.89 |
| 5 | Air Products & Chemicals | 62.15 Bn | 63.70 Bn | 987.40 Mn | 17.96 |
| 6 | Ppg Industries | 25.04 Bn | 23.57 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 25.53 |
| 7 | LyondellBasell Industries | 21.62 Bn | 21.73 Bn | 701.00 Mn | -1.46 |
| 8 | Albemarle | 20.26 Bn | 19.42 Bn | 500.97 Mn | - |
| 9 | DuPont de Nemours | 19.45 Bn | 19.56 Bn | 602.00 Mn | 17.13 |
| 10 | Sensient Technologies | 4.73 Bn | 4.69 Bn | 152.69 Mn | 24.91 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 24.91 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 24.91 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -14.52 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -14.52 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 26.64 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 26.64 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 25.30 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 25.30 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 25.39 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 25.39 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -111.03 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -111.03 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 23.66 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 23.66 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 26.36 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 26.36 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 26.96 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 26.96 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -16.62 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -16.62 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 17.51 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 17.51 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 24.77 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 24.77 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 24.95 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 24.95 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -49.82 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -49.82 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 17.74 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 17.74 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 25.91 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 25.91 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 25.55 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 25.55 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 27.71 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 27.71 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 22.79 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 22.79 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 20.03 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 20.03 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 27.14 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 27.14 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -15.17 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -15.17 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 12.61 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 12.61 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 20.50 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 20.50 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 31.34 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 31.34 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -90.71 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -90.71 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 5.85 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 5.85 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 18.59 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 18.59 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 25.47 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 25.47 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 6.82 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 6.82 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | -5.21 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | -5.21 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 16.09 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 16.09 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 23.80 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 23.80 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -25.29 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -25.29 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 31.55 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 31.55 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 22.41 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 22.41 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 31.38 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 31.38 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 8.95 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 8.95 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 23.51 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 23.51 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 36.58 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 36.58 |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 26.98 |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 26.98 |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 28.34 |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 28.34 |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 29.00 |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 29.00 |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 27.88 |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 27.88 |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 27.74 |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 27.74 |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 60.00 |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 60.00 |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 29.35 |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 29.35 |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 34.50 |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 34.50 |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 40.94 |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 40.94 |
| Dec 31, 2013 | -10.10 |
| Dec 31, 2013 | -10.10 |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 29.54 |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 29.54 |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 27.73 |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 27.73 |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 33.16 |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 33.16 |
| Dec 31, 2012 | -11.03 |
| Dec 31, 2012 | -11.03 |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 28.87 |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 28.87 |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 30.12 |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 30.12 |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 31.31 |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 31.31 |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 33.78 |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 33.78 |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 28.91 |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 28.91 |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 31.94 |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 31.94 |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 31.83 |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 31.83 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 28.64 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 28.64 |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 31.31 |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 31.31 |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 31.14 |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 31.14 |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 30.73 |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 30.73 |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 22.13 |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 22.13 |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 31.83 |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 31.83 |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 31.35 |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 31.35 |