Sensient Technologies Return on Equity (ROE) Growth & History (SXT)
Sensient Technologies's return on equity was 11.93% for fiscal 2025.
View full Sensient Technologies company overviewSensient Technologies annual return on equity history
| Fiscal year | Period ended | Return on equity | Change (percentage points) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-12-31 | 11.93% | +0.14 pp |
| 2024 | 2024-12-31 | 11.79% | +2.69 pp |
| 2023 | 2023-12-31 | 9.10% | −5.44 pp |
| 2022 | 2022-12-31 | 14.54% | +1.86 pp |
| 2021 | 2021-12-31 | 12.68% | +0.62 pp |
| 2020 | 2020-12-31 | 12.06% | +2.63 pp |
| 2019 | 2019-12-31 | 9.42% | −8.96 pp |
| 2018 | 2018-12-31 | 18.38% | +7.76 pp |
| 2017 | 2017-12-31 | 10.62% | −4.41 pp |
| 2016 | 2016-12-31 | 15.02% | +3.74 pp |
| 2015 | 2015-12-31 | 11.29% | +4.85 pp |
| 2014 | 2014-12-31 | 6.43% | −3.02 pp |
| 2013 | 2013-12-31 | 9.45% | −1.79 pp |
| 2012 | 2012-12-31 | 11.25% | −0.60 pp |
| 2011 | 2011-12-31 | 11.85% | +0.53 pp |
| 2010 | 2010-12-31 | 11.32% | — |
Sensient Technologies quarterly return on equity
| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | Return on equity | Change (percentage points) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 2026-06-30 | 4.14% | +0.81 pp |
| Q1 2026 | 2026-03-31 | 3.66% | +0.47 pp |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-12-31 | 2.15% | −0.66 pp |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-09-30 | 3.16% | +0.10 pp |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-06-30 | 3.34% | +0.42 pp |
| Q1 2025 | 2025-03-31 | 3.20% | +0.27 pp |
| Q4 2024 | 2024-12-31 | 2.81% | +3.36 pp |
| Q3 2024 | 2024-09-30 | 3.06% | +0.07 pp |
| Q2 2024 | 2024-06-30 | 2.92% | −0.35 pp |
| Q1 2024 | 2024-03-31 | 2.92% | −0.40 pp |
| Q4 2023 | 2023-12-31 | −0.55% | −3.53 pp |
| Q3 2023 | 2023-09-30 | 2.99% | −0.78 pp |
| Q2 2023 | 2023-06-30 | 3.27% | −0.76 pp |
| Q1 2023 | 2023-03-31 | 3.32% | −0.58 pp |
| Q4 2022 | 2022-12-31 | 2.98% | +0.08 pp |
| Q3 2022 | 2022-09-30 | 3.77% | +0.17 pp |
| Q2 2022 | 2022-06-30 | 4.02% | +1.25 pp |
| Q1 2022 | 2022-03-31 | 3.90% | +0.50 pp |
| Q4 2021 | 2021-12-31 | 2.90% | +0.15 pp |
| Q3 2021 | 2021-09-30 | 3.60% | −0.14 pp |
| Q2 2021 | 2021-06-30 | 2.77% | −0.82 pp |
| Q1 2021 | 2021-03-31 | 3.41% | +1.00 pp |
| Q4 2020 | 2020-12-31 | 2.75% | +4.66 pp |
| Q3 2020 | 2020-09-30 | 3.75% | +0.19 pp |
| Q2 2020 | 2020-06-30 | 3.60% | −0.27 pp |
| Q1 2020 | 2020-03-31 | 2.41% | −1.37 pp |
| Q4 2019 | 2019-12-31 | −1.91% | −5.76 pp |
| Q3 2019 | 2019-09-30 | 3.55% | −2.12 pp |
| Q2 2019 | 2019-06-30 | 3.87% | −0.89 pp |
| Q1 2019 | 2019-03-31 | 3.78% | −0.77 pp |
| Q4 2018 | 2018-12-31 | 3.85% | +2.30 pp |
| Q3 2018 | 2018-09-30 | 5.68% | +2.02 pp |
| Q2 2018 | 2018-06-30 | 4.76% | +1.21 pp |
| Q1 2018 | 2018-03-31 | 4.55% | +2.98 pp |
| Q4 2017 | 2017-12-31 | 1.55% | −2.11 pp |
| Q3 2017 | 2017-09-30 | 3.65% | −0.44 pp |
| Q2 2017 | 2017-06-30 | 3.55% | +0.30 pp |
| Q1 2017 | 2017-03-31 | 1.57% | −2.07 pp |
| Q4 2016 | 2016-12-31 | 3.66% | +1.42 pp |
| Q3 2016 | 2016-09-30 | 4.09% | +1.01 pp |
| Q2 2016 | 2016-06-30 | 3.25% | +0.09 pp |
| Q1 2016 | 2016-03-31 | 3.64% | +0.57 pp |
| Q4 2015 | 2015-12-31 | 2.24% | −0.12 pp |
| Q3 2015 | 2015-09-30 | 3.09% | +1.19 pp |
| Q2 2015 | 2015-06-30 | 3.16% | +0.70 pp |
| Q1 2015 | 2015-03-31 | 3.07% | +3.23 pp |
| Q4 2014 | 2014-12-31 | 2.36% | +0.07 pp |
| Q3 2014 | 2014-09-30 | 1.90% | −0.76 pp |
| Q2 2014 | 2014-06-30 | 2.47% | −0.33 pp |
| Q1 2014 | 2014-03-31 | −0.17% | −2.03 pp |
| Q4 2013 | 2013-12-31 | 2.29% | −0.12 pp |
| Q3 2013 | 2013-09-30 | 2.66% | −0.35 pp |
| Q2 2013 | 2013-06-30 | 2.79% | −0.45 pp |
| Q1 2013 | 2013-03-31 | 1.86% | −0.85 pp |
| Q4 2012 | 2012-12-31 | 2.40% | −0.34 pp |
| Q3 2012 | 2012-09-30 | 3.01% | −0.02 pp |
| Q2 2012 | 2012-06-30 | 3.25% | +0.07 pp |
| Q1 2012 | 2012-03-31 | 2.72% | +0.10 pp |
| Q4 2011 | 2011-12-31 | 2.75% | +0.10 pp |
| Q3 2011 | 2011-09-30 | 3.04% | −0.13 pp |
| Q2 2011 | 2011-06-30 | 3.18% | −0.03 pp |
| Q1 2011 | 2011-03-31 | 2.62% | — |
| Q4 2010 | 2010-12-31 | 2.64% | — |
| Q3 2010 | 2010-09-30 | 3.17% | — |
| Q2 2010 | 2010-06-30 | 3.21% | — |
Sensient Technologies return on equity trends
Over the last five fiscal years, Sensient Technologies's return on equity decreased from 12.06% to 11.93%, a change of −0.13 percentage points. The latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, shows 4.14%.
What return on equity (ROE) means
Return on equity (ROE) measures how much net income a company generates relative to shareholders’ equity. It can help evaluate how efficiently equity capital is used, but unusually high or negative values may reflect leverage, losses, or a small equity base.
How return on equity is calculated
TickerStat calculates ROE as SEC-reported net income divided by average stockholders’ equity at the beginning and end of the fiscal period. Periods with missing or non-positive average equity are omitted. Quarterly ROE uses quarterly net income and is not annualized. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so exact period-end dates are included.
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