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Financial-condition grades for SEC filers
Company Report · as of Oct 9, 2026
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| Sensient Technologies Corp.SXT · chemicals | |
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| Grade |  Bsecond fifth of 331 graded peers; percentile 35.8, sampling error 2.7 points; lower is stronger |
| Rank | 111 of 331 |
| Profitability | C/Dpercentile 57.4 |
| Solvency | B/Cpercentile 38.4 |
| Growth and financing | B/Cpercentile 39.3 |
| Reliability | 0.91 AUCfailure model, filers with $591M to $2.67B assets; 95% interval 0.88 to 0.94; 160 events, 2020 to 2025 |
| Peer failure rate | 1.01% a yearItem 1.03 bankruptcies, same asset band, 2012 to 2025 |
| Size band | $591M to $2.67B assetstotal assets $2.2B[1] |
| Standard universe | insiderevenue above $1M and assets above $10M[1-2] |
| Warnings | none activenot computable: distress |
| Inputs computable | 10 of 14 |
| Graded from | filings received through Feb 13, 2026238 days before the rescan; every figure keyed to the SEC receipt date |
| Last close | $131.972026-10-08; market equity $5.6B; iex feed |
| Price used in grade | None |
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Percentile at every rescan on file, Jan 21, 2012 to Oct 9, 2026; stronger toward the top. Hover for the date. Open this report as it stood on | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Each date opens the report as it stood on that rescan. |
Business, in the company's words. Opening of Item 1 of the 10-K received Feb 13, 2026; the document on sec.gov.
Sensient Technologies Corporation (the Company) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Wisconsin in 1882. Its principal executive offices are located at 777 East Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1100, Milwaukee, The Company is subject to the informational and reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act). In accordance with the Exchange Act, the Company files annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements, and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission). These reports and other information may be accessed from the website maintained by the Commission at https://www.sec.gov.
The Fourteen Inputs [top]
Lower percentile is stronger. Source numbers open the SEC filing; a range that spans filings opens the sources table.
| Input | Percentile, 0 to 100 | Value | Source | Peer median | Percentile | Peers | Period end |
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| Profitability, sleeve percentile 57.4 | |||||||
| Gross profitability | 24.0% | [1-3] | 21.3% | 36.9 | 359 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Return on invested capital | 8.9% | [4-12] | 9.5% | 52.0 | 124 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Accruals ratio | 0.3% | [1,13-15] | (4.2%) | 83.2 | 400 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Gross margin stability, five years | not computable | 2.2 pts | |||||
| five annual gross margins are required; found 4 | |||||||
| Solvency, sleeve percentile 38.4 | |||||||
| Twelve-month failure probability | not computable | 0.05% | |||||
| liabilities and a nearby cover-page share count are required at 2026-06-30 | |||||||
| Altman Z double-prime | not computable | 3.41 | |||||
| one or more required annual facts are missing | |||||||
| Net debt to EBITDA | 2.51x | [4,7,9,16] | 1.88x | 69.8 | 150 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Interest coverage | 7.00x | [4,17] | 4.16x | 29.9 | 88 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Current ratio | 4.10x | [18-19] | 2.20x | 15.6 | 423 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Growth and financing, sleeve percentile 39.3 | |||||||
| Revenue growth, three-year compound | 3.9% | [2,20-22] | 1.2% | 37.2 | 350 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Free cash flow growth, three-year compound | not computable | 12.6% | |||||
| current FCF must be positive and base FCF must exceed $100,000 | |||||||
| Reinvestment rate | 98.7% | [4-6,16,18-19,23-25] | 24.3% | 16.0 | 170 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Asset growth, three years | 4.2% | [1,15,26-27] | 2.9% | 45.1 | 369 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Net share issuance, one year | 0.3% | [28-29] | 0.0% | 59.1 | 321 | 2026-02-03 | |
Gross profitability. Revenue less cost of goods sold, over total assets.
Accruals ratio. Net income less operating cash flow, over average assets; lower is stronger.
Gross margin stability, five years. Standard deviation of gross margin; lower is stronger.
Twelve-month failure probability. CHS model; lower is stronger.
Net debt to EBITDA. Lower is stronger.
Net share issuance, one year. Split-adjusted; lower is stronger.
Sleeves are equal-weighted; within a sleeve each computable input carries equal weight. Composite -0.105; sampling error 2.7 percentile points on 331 peers.
Among 331 Peers [top]
Composite score of every graded peer, smoothed. Vertical rules are the letter band edges at the 20th, 40th, 60th and 80th percentiles. Small dots are the six largest peers by market equity.
| Rank | Company | Percentile | Letter | Warnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 106 | NOV Inc. (NOV) NOV Inc. (NOV) Bsecond fifth; percentile 34.3 NYSE · Oil & Gas Field Machinery & Equipment market equity $6.8B; last close $19.00 No active warnings; 12 of 14 inputs | 34.3 | B | |
| 107 | Masco Corp. (MAS) Masco Corp. (MAS) Bsecond fifth; percentile 34.6 NYSE · Heating Equip, Except Elec & Warm Air; & Plumbing Fixtures market equity $14.0B; last close $69.50 No active warnings; 12 of 14 inputs | 34.6 | B | |
| 108 | NLI Holdings, Inc. (NL) NLI Holdings, Inc. (NL) Bsecond fifth; percentile 34.8 NYSE · Industrial Inorganic Chemicals market equity $340.8M; last close $6.95 Warnings: fortress balance sheet; 8 of 14 inputs | 34.8 | B | fortress balance sheet |
| 109 | Crocs, Inc. (CROX) Crocs, Inc. (CROX) Bsecond fifth; percentile 35.0 Nasdaq · Rubber & Plastics Footwear market equity $5.6B; last close $116.72 Warnings: fortress balance sheet; 9 of 14 inputs | 35.0 | B | fortress balance sheet |
| 110 | Astec Industries Inc. (ASTE) Astec Industries Inc. (ASTE) Bsecond fifth; percentile 35.4 Nasdaq · Construction Machinery & Equip market equity $892.9M; last close $38.81 No active warnings; 10 of 14 inputs | 35.4 | B | |
| 111 | Sensient Technologies Corp. (SXT) Sensient Technologies Corp. (SXT) Bsecond fifth; percentile 35.8 NYSE · Industrial Organic Chemicals market equity $5.6B; last close $131.97 No active warnings; 10 of 14 inputs | 35.8 | B | |
| 112 | Perma-Pipe International Holdings, Inc. (PPIH) Perma-Pipe International Holdings, Inc. (PPIH) Bsecond fifth; percentile 35.8 Nasdaq · Industrial & Commercial Fans & Blowers & Air Purifing Equip market equity $255.4M; last close $31.15 Warnings: late filer, fortress balance sheet; 9 of 14 inputs | 35.8 | B | late filer, fortress balance sheet |
| 113 | Veeco Instruments Inc. (VECO) Veeco Instruments Inc. (VECO) Bsecond fifth; percentile 36.2 Nasdaq · Special Industry Machinery, NEC market equity $3.1B; last close $51.53 No active warnings; 12 of 14 inputs | 36.2 | B | |
| 114 | Parker-Hannifin Corp. (PH) Parker-Hannifin Corp. (PH) Bsecond fifth; percentile 36.6 NYSE · Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Products market equity $119.4B; last close $946.61 No active warnings; 12 of 14 inputs | 36.6 | B | |
| 115 | Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (AXTA) Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (AXTA) Bsecond fifth; percentile 36.7 NYSE · Paints, Varnishes, Lacquers, Enamels & Allied Prods market equity $7.0B; last close $32.80 No active warnings; 13 of 14 inputs | 36.7 | B | |
| 116 | Littelfuse Inc. (LFUS) Littelfuse Inc. (LFUS) Bsecond fifth; percentile 37.0 Nasdaq · Switchgear & Switchboard Apparatus market equity $10.8B; last close $425.22 Warnings: late filer; 11 of 14 inputs | 37.0 | B | late filer |
| Peer policy | Letter | Percentile | Peers |
|---|---|---|---|
| all graded filers, equal sleeves | B/C | 39.6 | 2204 |
| sector peers, equal sleeves (the grade) | B | 35.8 | 331 |
| same exchange, equal sleeves | B/C | 39.3 | 984 |
| sector peers, equal inputs | B | 32.1 | 331 |
Each letter is one fifth of the 331 graded peers, about 66 companies. A boundary letter (A/B, B/C, C/D, D/E) marks a percentile within one sampling error of a band edge.
What the Price Implies [top]
Market measures at the 2026-10-08 close. None enters the grade. Percentile among graded peers with the same measure.
| Measure | Value | Peer median | Percentile | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twelve-month price change, skipping the latest month | 46.0% | 13.8% | 79 | hotter than 79 of 100 peers |
| Distance from 52-week high | (3.9%) | (24.2%) | 94 | closer to its high than 94 of 100 peers |
| EBIT to enterprise value | 3.3% | 3.9% | 43 | pricier than 57 of 100 peers |
| Free cash flow yield | 0.7% | 3.2% | 27 | pricier than 73 of 100 peers |
| Book value to price | 0.22 | 0.39 | 28 | pricier than 72 of 100 peers |
| Sales to price | 0.29 | 0.57 | 25 | pricier than 75 of 100 peers |
| Composite equity issuance, five years | (10.7%) | (9.9%) | 46 | more equity-funded than 46 of 100 peers |
| Relative strength against the sector, log excess return | 0.21 | (0.02) | 75 | ahead of 75 of 100 peers |
Inputs: market equity $5.6B; EBIT $207.1M; free cash flow $38.4M; book equity $1.3B; sales $1.6B; debt $709.2M; cash $31.0M[30].
Diagnostics [top]
Diagnostics do not feed the grade.
| Piotroski F-score: 6 of 9, period end 2025-12-31 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Return on assets above zero | 6.6% | ✓ pass[13,15] |
| Operating cash flow above zero | $127.8M | ✓ pass[14] |
| Return on assets improved | 0.5 pts | ✓ pass[13,15,26,31] |
| Operating cash flow exceeds net income | -$6.7M | ✗ fail[13-14] |
| Long-term leverage fell | 2.9 pts | ✗ fail[1,15,26,32-33] |
| Current ratio improved | 54.9 pts | ✓ pass[18-19,24-25] |
| No new shares issued | 0.3% | ✗ fail[28-29] |
| Gross margin improved | 0.9 pts | ✓ pass[2-3,20,34] |
| Asset turnover improved | 2.4 pts | ✓ pass[2,15,20,26] |
| Cash, filings, liquidity | |
|---|---|
| Cash and equivalents | $31.0M[35] |
| Operating cash flow, four quarters | $123.4M[14,35-39] |
| Months of runway | not finite |
| trailing operating cash flow is nonnegative, so runway is not finite | |
| Late filings, two years | 0 |
| NT 10-K or NT 10-Q | |
| Days since last periodic filing | 66 |
| 10-Q received Aug 4, 2026 | |
| Median daily dollar volume | $40.1M |
| 63 sessions | |
| Days since newest grade input | 238 |
Downloads [top]
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Sources [top]
Every citation on this page. Filing opens the SEC index page for that submission; viewer opens the SEC interactive data for the same filing; series opens the SEC XBRL API record for that tag and company.
| # | Concept | XBRL tag | Value | Period end | Received | Form | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $2.2B | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-13 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 2 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $1.6B | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-13 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 3 | cost of revenue | us-gaap:CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold | $1.1B | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-13 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 4 | operating income | us-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss | $207.1M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-13 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 5 | pretax income | us-gaap:IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest | $177.5M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-13 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 6 | income tax | us-gaap:IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | $43.1M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-13 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 7 | total debt | us-gaap:LongTermDebt | $709.2M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-13 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 8 | book equity | us-gaap:StockholdersEquity | $1.2B | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-13 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 9 | cash | us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue | $36.5M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-13 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 10 | total debt | us-gaap:LongTermDebt | $613.5M | 2024-12-31 | 2025-02-19 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 11 | book equity | us-gaap:StockholdersEquity | $1.1B | 2024-12-31 | 2026-02-13 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 12 | cash | us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue | $26.6M | 2024-12-31 | 2026-02-13 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 13 | net income | us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss | $134.5M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-13 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 14 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $127.8M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-13 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 15 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $2.0B | 2024-12-31 | 2026-02-13 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 16 | depreciation amortization | us-gaap:DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization | $61.1M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-13 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 17 | interest expense | us-gaap:InterestExpense | $29.6M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-13 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 18 | current assets | us-gaap:AssetsCurrent | $1.1B | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-13 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 19 | current liabilities | us-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent | $263.6M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-13 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 20 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $1.6B | 2024-12-31 | 2026-02-13 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 21 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $1.5B | 2023-12-31 | 2026-02-13 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 22 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $1.4B | 2022-12-31 | 2025-02-19 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 23 | capital expenditure | us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment | $89.4M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-13 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 24 | current assets | us-gaap:AssetsCurrent | $961.9M | 2024-12-31 | 2026-02-13 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 25 | current liabilities | us-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent | $270.6M | 2024-12-31 | 2026-02-13 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 26 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $2.0B | 2023-12-31 | 2026-02-13 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 27 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $2.0B | 2022-12-31 | 2025-02-19 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 28 | shares outstanding | dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding | 42,506,700 | 2026-02-03 | 2026-02-13 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 29 | shares outstanding | dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding | 42,393,332 | 2025-02-04 | 2025-02-19 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 30 | shares outstanding | dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding | 42,562,811 | 2026-07-22 | 2026-08-04 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 31 | net income | us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss | $124.7M | 2024-12-31 | 2026-02-13 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 32 | long term debt | us-gaap:LongTermDebtNoncurrent | $709.2M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-13 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 33 | long term debt | us-gaap:LongTermDebtNoncurrent | $613.5M | 2024-12-31 | 2026-02-13 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 34 | cost of revenue | us-gaap:CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold | $1.1B | 2024-12-31 | 2026-02-13 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 35 | cash | us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue | $31.0M | 2026-06-30 | 2026-08-04 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 36 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $34.8M | 2026-06-30 | 2026-08-04 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 37 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | -$13.6M | 2026-03-31 | 2026-05-05 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 38 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $83.3M | 2025-09-30 | 2025-11-04 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 39 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $39.3M | 2025-06-30 | 2026-08-04 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
Limitations [top]
Grade boundary. Percentile 35.8 is 4.2 points from the nearest band edge; sampling error is 2.7 points.
Peer group. Sector assignment from four-digit SIC codes, hand-tuned and published. The grade under three alternative peer policies is tabled above.
Size. Within a sector the letter tracks size. Among graded filers in the smallest asset band, 72% grade E and 0% grade A; in the largest, 13% grade E and 21% grade A. Universe as of Oct 9, 2026.
Failure model. filings 2012-01-01 to 2019-12-31 fit, filings 2020-01-01 to 2025-12-31 test; status post hoc pending confirmation. pre-registered on 2026 filings once their 12-month outcome windows close; supported if the paired per-quintile gain over the pooled model has a lower bound above 0.05.
Input validity. Revenue or total assets at or below $100,000 sets the degenerate-inputs flag. An input whose denominator is at or below $100,000 is left not computable rather than ranked.
Returns. No input on this page has a post-2015 confidence interval on returns that excludes zero. The grade ranks reported financial condition and is not a return forecast.
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