Sensient Technologies Corporation (SXT) Valuation

Valuation

Model-based estimates, not advice. The DCF is the discounted-cash-flow value per share; compare it with the price, not as a target.

DCF fair value

-69.4%

$35.43

vs $115.80 price

Levered DCF

$8.56

After debt service

Piotroski score

4 / 9

Average

Altman Z-score

5.13

Safe zone

Rating

Overall 3 / 5

Ratios by fiscal year

Margins and yields are shares of revenue, equity or price; multiples are ×.

Metric	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020	FY2019	FY2018
P/E	29.54×	24.07×	29.73×	21.7×	35.48×	28.48×	34.07×	15.05×
P/B	3.32×	2.83×	2.63×	3.06×	4.49×	3.34×	3.17×	2.75×
P/S	2.46×	1.93×	1.9×	2.13×	3.05×	2.34×	2.11×	1.71×
EV / EBITDA	17.56×	14.33×	15.99×	14.78×	21.15×	17.91×	19.25×	11.92×
Gross margin	33.5%	32.6%	31.6%	34.0%	32.9%	31.9%	32.2%	33.5%
Operating margin	12.8%	12.3%	10.6%	13.7%	12.3%	12.6%	12.8%	14.6%
Net margin	8.3%	8.0%	6.4%	9.8%	8.6%	8.2%	6.2%	11.3%
Current ratio	4.1×	3.55×	3.96×	3.43×	3.19×	3.43×	3.91×	3.83×
Debt / equity	0.65×	0.6×	0.63×	0.65×	0.55×	0.56×	0.7×	0.83×
Interest coverage	7×	6.66×	6.16×	13.53×	13.57×	11.29×	8.41×	9.25×
Dividend yield	1.8%	2.3%	2.5%	2.3%	1.6%	2.1%	2.2%	2.4%
Payout ratio	51.8%	55.5%	74.1%	48.9%	56.2%	60.3%	75.8%	36.5%

Key metrics by fiscal year

Metric	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020	FY2019	FY2018
Return on equity	11.3%	11.8%	8.9%	14.1%	12.7%	11.7%	9.3%	18.3%
Return on invested capital	7.9%	8.3%	6.2%	8.8%	8.4%	8.7%	8.8%	10.8%
Return on assets	6.0%	6.2%	4.6%	7.1%	6.8%	6.3%	4.7%	8.6%
Free cash flow yield	1.0%	3.3%	3.0%	-2.2%	2.0%	5.3%	4.9%	1.4%
Earnings yield	3.4%	4.2%	3.4%	4.6%	2.8%	3.5%	2.9%	6.6%
Enterprise value	$4.7B	$3.6B	$3.4B	$3.7B	$4.7B	$3.6B	$3.4B	$3B
Net debt / EBITDA	2.77×	2.41×	2.96×	2.53×	2.19×	2.48×	3.4×	2.65×
Cash conversion cycle (days)	253	228	239	239	182	174	192	209