Is Sensient Technologies Corporation a good investment? Sensient Technologies Corporation (SXT) is currently trading at 129.65 USD. Market analysts have a consensus price target of 142.80 USD. This suggests a potential upside from current levels.
In terms of valuation, the stock trades at a P/E ratio of 35.00. This high multiple suggests investors have priced in significant future growth expectations.
Earnings Schedule: Sensient Technologies Corporation is expected to release its next earnings report on Oct. 30, 2026. The market consensus estimate for Forward EPS is 4.96.
For income investors, Sensient Technologies Corporation pays a dividend yield of 1.27%. With a payout ratio of 44%, the dividend appears sustainable.
Yes, it pays an annual dividend of 1.64 USD (1.27% yield).
Sensient Technologies Corporation is classified as a Stock. You can compare it against 2 other assets in the "Related Symbols" list on this page.
The next earnings date is projected to be Oct. 30, 2026. The company currently has a trailing EPS of 3.71.
Sensient Technologies Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets colors, flavors, and other specialty ingredients worldwide. It operates in three segments: Flavors & Extracts, Color, and Asia Pacific. The Flavors & Extracts segment develops, manufactures, and supplies flavor systems for the food, beverage, and personal care industries under the Sensient Flavors and Sensient Agricultural Ingredients brands. This segment produces flavor, extract, and essential oil products; Agricultural Ingredients, such as dehydrated garlic, onion, and other agricultural ingredients for food processors; systems products, including flavor-delivery systems, taste modulation systems, and compounded and blended products; and selected ingredient products, such as natural and synthetic flavors, natural extracts, and essential oils. The Color segment develops, manufactures, and supplies colors. This segment provides natural and synthetic color systems for the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, and nutraceutical sectors; colors and other ingredients, such as active ingredients, solubilizers, and surface-treated pigments for personal care; pharmaceutical and nutraceutical excipients, including colors, flavors, and coatings; and technical colors for industrial applications under the Sensient Food Colors, Sensient Pharmaceutical, Sensient Beauty, and Sensient Specialty Markets brand names. The Asia Pacific segment markets its products in the Pacific Rim and India under the Sensient name. In addition, the company produces and distributes chili powder, paprika, chili pepper, and parsley products. Sensient Technologies Corporation was incorporated in 1882 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| ▸2027 |
0.83 USD
|
| June 1, 2027 (estimated) | 0.4153 |
| March 1, 2027 (estimated) | 0.4153 |
| ▸2026 |
1.65 USD
|
| Dec. 1, 2026 (estimated) | 0.4153 |
| Sept. 1, 2026 | 0.4100 |
| June 1, 2026 | 0.4100 |
| March 2, 2026 | 0.4100 |
| ▸2025 |
1.64 USD
|
| Dec. 1, 2025 | 0.4100 |
| Sept. 2, 2025 | 0.4100 |
| June 2, 2025 | 0.4100 |
| March 3, 2025 | 0.4100 |
| ▸2024 |
1.64 USD
|
| Dec. 2, 2024 | 0.4100 |
| Sept. 3, 2024 | 0.4100 |
| June 3, 2024 | 0.4100 |
| March 1, 2024 | 0.4100 |
| ▸2023 |
1.64 USD
|
| Dec. 1, 2023 | 0.4100 |
| Sept. 1, 2023 | 0.4100 |
| June 1, 2023 | 0.4100 |
| March 1, 2023 | 0.4100 |
| ▸2022 |
1.64 USD
|
| Dec. 1, 2022 | 0.4100 |
| Sept. 1, 2022 | 0.4100 |
| June 1, 2022 | 0.4100 |
| March 1, 2022 | 0.4100 |
| ▸2021 |
1.58 USD
|
| Dec. 1, 2021 | 0.4100 |
| Sept. 1, 2021 | 0.3900 |
| June 1, 2021 | 0.3900 |
| March 1, 2021 | 0.3900 |
| ▸2020 |
1.56 USD
|
| Dec. 1, 2020 | 0.3900 |
| Sept. 1, 2020 | 0.3900 |
| June 1, 2020 | 0.3900 |
| March 2, 2020 | 0.3900 |
| ▸2019 |
1.47 USD
|
| Dec. 2, 2019 | 0.3900 |
| Sept. 3, 2019 | 0.3600 |
| June 3, 2019 | 0.3600 |
| March 1, 2019 | 0.3600 |
| ▸2018 |
1.35 USD
|
| Dec. 3, 2018 | 0.3600 |
| Sept. 4, 2018 | 0.3300 |
| June 1, 2018 | 0.3300 |
| March 1, 2018 | 0.3300 |
| ▸2017 |
1.23 USD
|
| Dec. 1, 2017 | 0.3300 |
| Sept. 1, 2017 | 0.3000 |
| June 1, 2017 | 0.3000 |
| March 1, 2017 | 0.3000 |
| ▸2016 |
1.11 USD
|
| Dec. 1, 2016 | 0.3000 |
| Sept. 1, 2016 | 0.2700 |
| June 1, 2016 | 0.2700 |
| March 1, 2016 | 0.2700 |
| ▸2015 |
1.04 USD
|
| Dec. 1, 2015 | 0.2700 |
| Sept. 1, 2015 | 0.2700 |
| June 1, 2015 | 0.2500 |
| March 2, 2015 | 0.2500 |
| ▸2014 |
0.98 USD
|
| Dec. 1, 2014 | 0.2500 |
| Sept. 2, 2014 | 0.2500 |
| June 2, 2014 | 0.2500 |
| March 3, 2014 | 0.2300 |
| ▸2013 |
0.91 USD
|
| Dec. 2, 2013 | 0.2300 |
| Sept. 3, 2013 | 0.2300 |
| June 3, 2013 | 0.2300 |
| March 1, 2013 | 0.2200 |
| ▸2012 |
0.87 USD
|
| Dec. 3, 2012 | 0.2200 |
| Sept. 4, 2012 | 0.2200 |
| June 1, 2012 | 0.2200 |
| March 1, 2012 | 0.2100 |
| ▸2011 |
0.84 USD
|
| Dec. 1, 2011 | 0.2100 |
| Sept. 1, 2011 | 0.2100 |
| June 1, 2011 | 0.2100 |
| March 1, 2011 | 0.2100 |
| ▸2010 |
0.79 USD
|
| Dec. 1, 2010 | 0.2000 |
| Sept. 1, 2010 | 0.2000 |
| June 1, 2010 | 0.2000 |
| March 1, 2010 | 0.1900 |
| ▸2009 |
0.76 USD
|
| Dec. 1, 2009 | 0.1900 |
| Sept. 1, 2009 | 0.1900 |
| June 1, 2009 | 0.1900 |
| March 2, 2009 | 0.1900 |
| ▸2008 |
0.74 USD
|
| Dec. 1, 2008 | 0.1900 |
| Sept. 2, 2008 | 0.1900 |
| June 2, 2008 | 0.1800 |
| March 3, 2008 | 0.1800 |
| ▸2007 |
0.68 USD
|
| Dec. 3, 2007 | 0.1800 |
| Sept. 4, 2007 | 0.1800 |
| June 1, 2007 | 0.1600 |
| March 1, 2007 | 0.1600 |
| ▸2006 |
0.61 USD
|
| Dec. 1, 2006 | 0.1600 |
| Sept. 1, 2006 | 0.1500 |
| June 1, 2006 | 0.1500 |
| March 1, 2006 | 0.1500 |
| ▸2005 |
0.60 USD
|
| Dec. 1, 2005 | 0.1500 |
| Sept. 1, 2005 | 0.1500 |
| June 1, 2005 | 0.1500 |
| March 1, 2005 | 0.1500 |
| ▸2004 |
0.60 USD
|
| Dec. 1, 2004 | 0.1500 |
| Sept. 1, 2004 | 0.1500 |
| June 1, 2004 | 0.1500 |
| March 1, 2004 | 0.1500 |
| ▸2003 |
0.60 USD
|
| Dec. 1, 2003 | 0.1500 |
| Sept. 3, 2003 | 0.1600 |
| June 2, 2003 | 0.1500 |
| March 3, 2003 | 0.1400 |
| ▸2002 |
0.54 USD
|
| Dec. 2, 2002 | 0.1400 |
| Sept. 3, 2002 | 0.1325 |
| June 3, 2002 | 0.1325 |
| March 1, 2002 | 0.1325 |
| ▸2001 |
0.53 USD
|
| Dec. 3, 2001 | 0.1325 |
| Sept. 4, 2001 | 0.1325 |
| June 1, 2001 | 0.1325 |
| March 1, 2001 | 0.1325 |
| ▸2000 |
15.37 USD
|
| Dec. 1, 2000 | 0.1325 |
| Sept. 1, 2000 | 0.1325 |
| June 1, 2000 | 0.1325 |
| April 1, 2000 | 14.8357 |
| March 1, 2000 | 0.1325 |
| ▸1999 |
1.51 USD
|
| Dec. 1, 1999 | 0.1325 |
| Sept. 1, 1999 | 0.1325 |
| June 1, 1999 | 0.1325 |
| April 10, 1999 | 0.9759 |
| March 1, 1999 | 0.1325 |
| ▸1998 |
0.80 USD
|
| Dec. 1, 1998 | 0.1325 |
| Sept. 1, 1998 | 0.1325 |
| June 1, 1998 | 0.2650 |
| March 2, 1998 | 0.2650 |
| ▸1997 |
10.51 USD
|
| Dec. 2, 1997 | 0.2600 |
| Dec. 1, 1997 | 0.2650 |
| Sept. 3, 1997 | 0.2500 |
| Sept. 2, 1997 | 0.2600 |
| June 2, 1997 | 0.2600 |
| June 1, 1997 | 0.2500 |
| April 10, 1997 | 3.6748 |
| April 10, 1997 | 5.0300 |
| March 3, 1997 | 0.2600 |
| ▸1996 |
0.25 USD
|
| March 1, 1996 | 0.2500 |
| ▸1995 |
0.97 USD
|
| Dec. 1, 1995 | 0.2500 |
| Sept. 1, 1995 | 0.2400 |
| June 1, 1995 | 0.2400 |
| March 1, 1995 | 0.2400 |
| ▸1994 |
0.93 USD
|
| Dec. 1, 1994 | 0.2400 |
| Sept. 1, 1994 | 0.2300 |
| June 1, 1994 | 0.2300 |
| March 1, 1994 | 0.2300 |
| ▸1993 |
0.89 USD
|
| Dec. 1, 1993 | 0.2300 |
| Sept. 1, 1993 | 0.2200 |
| June 1, 1993 | 0.2200 |
| Feb. 25, 1993 | 0.2200 |
| ▸1992 |
0.85 USD
|
| Nov. 5, 1992 | 0.2200 |
| Aug. 14, 1992 | 0.2100 |
| May 12, 1992 | 0.2100 |
| Feb. 25, 1992 | 0.2100 |
| ▸1991 |
0.78 USD
|
| Nov. 6, 1991 | 0.2100 |
| Aug. 15, 1991 | 0.1900 |
| May 13, 1991 | 0.1900 |
| Feb. 28, 1991 | 0.1900 |
| ▸1990 |
0.70 USD
|
| Nov. 8, 1990 | 0.1900 |
| Aug. 9, 1990 | 0.1700 |
| May 10, 1990 | 0.1700 |
| Feb. 23, 1990 | 0.1700 |
| ▸1989 |
0.79 USD
|
| Nov. 10, 1989 | 0.1700 |
| Aug. 9, 1989 | 0.2200 |
| May 5, 1989 | 0.2200 |
| Feb. 23, 1989 | 0.1800 |
| ▸1988 |
0.88 USD
|
| Nov. 10, 1988 | 0.1800 |
| Aug. 4, 1988 | 0.2400 |
| May 10, 1988 | 0.2400 |
| Feb. 10, 1988 | 0.2200 |
| ▸1987 |
0.84 USD
|
| Nov. 4, 1987 | 0.2200 |
| Aug. 6, 1987 | 0.2200 |
| May 6, 1987 | 0.2000 |
| Feb. 11, 1987 | 0.2000 |
| ▸1986 |
2.41 USD
|
| Oct. 14, 1986 | 0.4005 |
| July 14, 1986 | 0.6008 |
| April 18, 1986 | 0.5616 |
| Feb. 7, 1986 | 0.2862 |
| Jan. 28, 1986 | 0.5616 |
| ▸1985 |
1.10 USD
|
| Nov. 8, 1985 | 0.2862 |
| Aug. 12, 1985 | 0.2862 |
| May 13, 1985 | 0.2862 |
| Feb. 8, 1985 | 0.2430 |
| Name | Payment Date | Status | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sensient Technologies Corporation | Sep 01, 2026 | Paid | 0.41 USD |
| Sensient Technologies Corporation | Jun 01, 2026 | Paid | 0.41 USD |
| Sensient Technologies Corporation | Mar 02, 2026 | Paid | 0.41 USD |
| Sensient Technologies Corporation | Dec 01, 2025 | Paid | 0.41 USD |
| Split Date | Split Ratio to 1 |
|---|---|
| May 26, 1998 | 2:1 |
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