SuperworthSensient Technologies profit margin SXT
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2010.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 9.3%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 14.0%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- +0.7 pts
- Peer median
- 7.7%
Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Sensient Technologies kept 9.3% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 14.0% and a gross margin of 34.6%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 8.5%.
The median for 10 specialty chemicals stocks of a similar size is 7.7%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 8.3% | 12.8% | 33.5% |
| FY2024 | 8.0% | 12.3% | 32.6% |
| FY2023 | 6.4% | 10.6% | 31.6% |
| FY2022 | 9.8% | 13.7% | 34.0% |
| FY2021 | 8.6% | 12.3% | n/a |
| FY2020 | 8.2% | 11.5% | n/a |
| FY2019 | 6.2% | 9.2% | n/a |
| FY2018 | 11.3% | 14.7% | n/a |
| FY2017 | 6.6% | 12.3% | 34.9% |
| FY2016 | 9.1% | 13.4% | 34.4% |
| FY2015 | 7.8% | 12.1% | 33.0% |
| FY2014 | 5.1% | 9.0% | 33.7% |
| FY2013 | 7.7% | 11.8% | 32.5% |
| FY2012 | 8.5% | 13.1% | 31.7% |
| FY2011 | 8.4% | 13.3% | 31.4% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | 9.3% | +0.7 pts | 14.0% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 8.7% | +0.5 pts | 13.3% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 8.3% | +0.3 pts | 12.8% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 8.7% | +2.9 pts | 13.2% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 8.6% | +2.7 pts | 12.9% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 8.2% | +2.0 pts | 12.5% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 8.0% | +1.6 pts | 12.3% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 5.8% | −3.0 pts | 10.3% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 5.8% | −3.3 pts | 10.1% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 6.2% | −3.3 pts | 10.4% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 6.4% | −3.4 pts | 10.6% | |
| Q3 FY23 | 8.8% | −0.9 pts | 12.9% |
Against its peers
Companies in Chemicals - Specialty nearest Sensient Technologies' size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| SXTSensient Technologies | 9.3% |
| AXTAAxalta Coating Systems | 6.8% |
| NEUNewmarket | 15.8% |
| CLXClorox | 8.7% |
| RPMRPM International | 8.7% |
| LYBLyondellBasell Industries | −1.1% |
| IFFInternational Flavors & Fragrances | 2.9% |
| REXREX AMERICAN RESOURCES | 19.7% |
| PPGPPG Industries | 9.6% |
| GPREGreen Plains | 6.8% |
| WLKPWestlake Chemical Partners | 4.7% |
| Peer median | 7.7% |
Where Sensient Technologies ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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