Sensient Technologies
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2025 – 2027)

202520262027
Price/Earnings ratio
32.3627.9324.72
Price/Sales ratio
2.972.792.65
Earnings per Share (EPS)
$3.46$4.01$4.53

Historical Multiples (2014 – 2023)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
39.7527.0027.7135.7415.0434.0428.5035.4521.6829.6934.2915.04
Price/Sales ratio
2.022.092.522.351.702.112.343.052.121.901.991.70
Price/Book Value ratio
2.793.414.183.752.753.163.334.483.052.632.812.75
Price/Cash Flow ratio
15.4722.5215.7217.7428.3515.7614.2628.99253.0616.3415.3115.76
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
26.6659.9524.7625.7972.2420.2218.7249.86-45.4133.8921.4720.22
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
-1.190.501.26-1.280.18-0.710.853.991.13-0.87-1.65-0.71
Dividend Yield
1.63%1.66%1.41%1.68%2.42%2.22%2.11%1.58%2.25%2.49%2.27%2.27%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
33.74%33.02%34.37%34.90%33.61%31.36%31.81%32.94%34.03%31.60%31.86%31.36%
Operating Profit Margin
9.02%12.08%13.41%12.31%14.66%9.15%11.46%12.31%13.69%10.64%10.30%9.15%
Pretax Profit Margin
7.91%10.85%12.09%10.89%13.08%7.63%10.34%11.40%12.67%8.91%8.41%7.63%
Net Profit Margin
5.08%7.76%9.12%6.57%11.34%6.20%8.21%8.60%9.80%6.41%5.79%6.20%
Effective Tax Rate
28.64%28.21%26.52%39.63%13.31%18.76%20.58%24.59%22.67%28.07%31.07%13.31%
Return on Assets
4.17%6.23%7.56%5.19%8.62%4.71%6.28%6.80%7.10%4.63%4.34%4.71%
Return On Equity
7.03%12.63%15.10%10.51%18.29%9.30%11.71%12.65%14.09%8.86%8.34%9.30%
Return on Capital Employed
8.48%11.10%12.76%11.12%12.63%7.87%10.01%11.23%11.50%8.71%8.82%7.87%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
3.373.533.353.393.833.913.43N/AN/AN/A3.733.91
Quick Ratio
1.371.611.461.241.541.811.661.411.361.431.471.81
Cash ratio
0.090.050.120.130.140.100.110.110.070.120.140.14
Days of Sales Outstanding
57.7061.5551.3252.3667.2058.8264.1569.0576.7368.2072.0467.20
Days of Inventory outstanding
170.99162.05162.56190.78194.55169.83153.25162.32217.21219.25203.34194.55
Operating Cycle
228.69223.61213.89243.15261.76228.65217.40231.37293.94287.46275.38261.76
Days of Payables Outstanding
37.6837.8037.1745.1852.2538.0443.1349.4954.8148.0441.7438.04
Cash Conversion Cycle
191.01185.81176.72197.96209.50190.60174.27181.87239.12239.42233.64209.50
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.260.370.360.360.380.350.300.290.320.320.310.35
Debt Equity Ratio
0.440.750.720.730.820.700.560.540.650.620.590.70
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.300.420.410.410.440.400.350.340.380.370.360.40
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.300.420.410.420.450.410.360.350.390.380.370.41
Interest Coverage Ratio
8.139.8110.128.659.306.0210.30N/AN/AN/A5.456.02
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
0.400.200.360.280.110.280.410.280.010.250.300.11
Company Equity Multiplier
1.682.021.992.022.121.971.861.861.981.911.891.97
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.130.090.160.130.060.130.160.100.000.110.120.06
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.580.370.630.680.390.770.760.58-5.570.480.710.39
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
0.400.200.360.280.110.280.410.280.010.250.300.11
Short Term Coverage Ratio
11.906.1910.818.964.168.5923.6517.000.5912.6011.154.16
Dividend Payout Ratio
65.03%45.05%39.31%60.31%36.48%75.79%60.34%56.16%48.91%74.11%78.16%36.48%