SXT PEER ANALYSIS

Sensient Technologies Corporation — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

SXTSensient Technologies Corporation

🇺🇸 USA · NYSE · Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals

Value it Duel

Overall Profile & Returns

· Specialty Chemicals

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile

SXTIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year

Split-adjusted

Year-to-Date (YTD)

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better

ROE

Higher is better

Net Margin

Higher is better

Revenue Growth

Higher is better

All Metrics

Valuation
Metric	SXT	IMCD	DNL	ORI	BNR	AKZA	Ind. Median
P/E	36.49	22.50	—	44.06	35.37	16.51●	27.59
P/B	4.32	2.40	1.70●	2.96	1.80	2.10	1.79
EV/EBITDA	21.25	12.21	12.46	9.68	9.25	8.38●	12.38
P/S	3.18	1.02	1.84	1.37	0.55●	1.03	1.67

Financial Health
Metric	SXT	IMCD	DNL	ORI	BNR	AKZA	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	5.01●	1.73	1.27	1.31	1.74	1.72	1.87
Debt/Equity	63.0%	83.4%	39.7%●	86.9%	75.4%	125.2%	63.0%
NetDebt/EBITDA	2.59	2.81	2.15	1.77●	2.31	1.94	2.15

Profitability
Metric	SXT	IMCD	DNL	ORI	BNR	AKZA	Ind. Median
Net Margin	8.7%●	4.5%	4.5%	3.1%	1.5%	6.3%	3.5%
ROE	12.5%	10.2%	3.8%	6.1%	5.0%	13.1%●	4.4%
ROA	6.6%●	4.6%	2.2%	2.5%	2.0%	4.1%	2.0%
EBITDA Margin	17.0%	10.9%	17.8%●	17.3%	7.9%	16.0%	14.7%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	SXT	IMCD	DNL	ORI	BNR	AKZA	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	5.8%●	1.2%	-16.6%	1.8%	-9.5%	-7.0%	1.2%
NI Growth	12.5%	-21.8%	—	155.6%●	-56.9%	32.7%	-4.8%
Div. Yield	1.3%	2.2%	3.6%●	2.5%	3.4%	3.3%	1.5%
Payout	48.3%	58.4%	126.7%	107.9%	132.9%	56.0%	9.1%

Valuation
Metric	SXT	BCPC	PRM	CBT	NEU	AXTA	Ind. Median
P/E	36.49	34.33	—	16.18●	18.25	19.92	27.59
P/B	4.32	4.22	4.58	2.91●	4.32	3.04	1.79
EV/EBITDA	21.25	20.47	—	7.43●	11.85	9.84	12.38
P/S	3.18	5.13	7.82	1.28●	2.78	1.44	1.67

Financial Health
Metric	SXT	BCPC	PRM	CBT	NEU	AXTA	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	5.01●	2.55	3.09	1.45	2.55	2.10	1.87
Debt/Equity	63.0%	14.4%●	113.4%	82.8%	58.9%	130.0%	63.0%
NetDebt/EBITDA	2.59	0.41	-9.65●	1.39	1.33	2.53	2.15

Profitability
Metric	SXT	BCPC	PRM	CBT	NEU	AXTA	Ind. Median
Net Margin	8.7%	15.0%	-26.9%	8.0%	15.3%●	7.2%	3.5%
ROE	12.5%	12.7%	-15.7%	19.0%	25.3%●	16.4%	4.4%
ROA	6.6%	9.5%	-6.8%	7.4%	12.2%●	4.9%	2.0%
EBITDA Margin	17.0%	25.6%	-18.7%	21.1%	26.4%●	19.7%	14.7%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	SXT	BCPC	PRM	CBT	NEU	AXTA	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	5.8%	9.6%	23.0%●	-8.5%	-3.5%	-2.6%	1.2%
NI Growth	12.5%	15.8%●	—	-34.2%	-14.5%	-17.8%	-4.8%
Div. Yield	1.3%	0.6%	—	2.1%●	1.5%	0.0%	1.5%
Payout	48.3%	19.5%	—	34.0%	26.2%	0.0%	9.1%

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