Sensient Technologies Corporation (SXT) scored on five pillars from its reported financial statements, and ranked against 77 Materials companies.
Sensient Technologies Corporation (SXT) scores 5.0 out of 10 as of , computed from its reported financial statements. That reads as mixed quality. The reading rests on predictability, and growth is what holds it back.
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The Quality Score for SXT stands at 5.0 out of 10 as of October 19, 2026, which puts Sensient Technologies Corporation in the mixed quality band. In this band one or two pillars are usually holding the score up while others drag it down, which the breakdown below makes visible. It rolls Sensient Technologies Corporation’s profitability, solvency, growth, efficiency and predictability into one number, each judged against the norms of its sector.
Among the 77 Materials companies with a published score, that ranks at the 58th percentile, in the upper half of the group, short of the top quarter. A typical company in the group scores 4.4, and the best quarter starts from 6.2. Sensient Technologies Corporation is above that typical reading.
Profitability scores 5.0 out of 10, which reads as average. The median across 74 Materials companies is 4.4, so Sensient Technologies Corporation is above its peers on this pillar and ranks at the 56th percentile. Profitability in the middle of the range is neither a moat nor a warning: margins and returns look like those of an ordinary business in this line of work.
On solvency, Sensient Technologies Corporation scores 6.0, an average reading. Its peers have a median of 6.7 across 66 Materials companies, which places it below them, at the 45th percentile. Leverage in the middle of the range is rarely a problem in good years, and it is worth watching how quickly it would tighten in a weak one.
On growth, Sensient Technologies Corporation scores 3.4, a weak reading. Its peers have a median of 3.2 across 57 Materials companies, which places it in line with them, at the 52nd percentile. A low growth score is common for large, established companies and is not a verdict on quality on its own, but it limits how the business can compound.
Sensient Technologies Corporation’s efficiency score is 3.7 out of 10 (weak). Against a median of 5.2 among 71 Materials companies, that is well below the group and the 30th percentile. A low efficiency score is worth reading alongside profitability: earnings that do not convert into cash are worth less than they look.
Predictability scores 6.6 out of 10, which reads as average. The median across 76 Materials companies is 4.5, so Sensient Technologies Corporation is well above its peers on this pillar and ranks at the 87th percentile. Consistency near the median is typical, and it is worth checking whether the swings came from the business itself or from one-off items.
Predictability at 6.6 is Sensient Technologies Corporation’s best pillar and growth at 3.4 its weakest. The 3.2 point gap between them is worth keeping in mind when reading the overall. Leading with predictability suits a steady compounder, even if the other pillars are less striking. Slow growth limits how fast the business can compound, even when everything else is in order.
Of everything that could lift Sensient Technologies Corporation’s score, efficiency matters most. Bringing it up to the 5.2 median of Materials companies would take the overall from 5.0 to roughly 5.2. The weights add up to 100 points (profitability 25, solvency 20, growth 20, efficiency 15, predictability 20), and Sensient Technologies Corporation has a reading on every pillar.
For a fair comparison, start with companies of a similar size: the Materials companies below are nearest to Sensient Technologies Corporation by market value, each scored on the same pillars.
How much profit the company generates from its capital and sales.
The company’s ability to service debt and meet its obligations.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are compounding.
How well assets and earnings convert into cash and output.
How stable and consistent results have been over time.
Each metric is scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks, where higher is better. Metrics roll up into five pillars, and the pillars combine into the overall score using the weights shown. Sector-sensitive metrics are judged relative to peers in the same sector.
This score is a systematic, backward-looking read of reported fundamentals. It does not judge valuation, management quality, competitive moat, or future prospects, and can be distorted by one-off items or unusual accounting. Treat it as a starting point, not a recommendation.
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On this reading Sensient Technologies Corporation scores 5.0 out of 10, which reads as mixed quality. Its strongest pillar is predictability, its weakest is growth. Quality is not the same as a good investment: the score says nothing about the price you would pay.
Sensient Technologies Corporation ranks at the 58th percentile of the 77 Materials companies Lemma publishes a score for. The median there is 4.4 and the top quarter starts at 6.2, against Sensient Technologies Corporation’s 5.0.
Five pillars, each scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks and then weighted into one overall reading: profitability, solvency, growth, efficiency and predictability. Everything comes from reported financials, and nothing comes from price, sentiment or forecasts.
This page last changed on October 19, 2026. The score moves with the financial statements, so the page changes when a new filing moves the reading rather than on a schedule. Live figures for SXT are in the app.
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