SXT (Sensient Technologies) Dividend Payout Ratio : 0.51 (As of Sep. 2024)

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What is Sensient Technologies Dividend Payout Ratio?

The Dividend Payout Ratio is the measure of dividends paid out to shareholders relative to the company's net income. It is calculated as the Dividends per Share divided by the Earnings per Share (Diluted) during the same time period. Sensient Technologies's Dividend Payout Ratio for the months ended in Sep. 2024 was 0.51.

The historical rank and industry rank for Sensient Technologies's Dividend Payout Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

SXT' s Dividend Payout Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.33 Med: 0.44 Max: 0.57
Current: 0.57

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Sensient Technologies was 0.57. The lowest was 0.33. And the median was 0.44.

SXT's Dividend Payout Ratio is ranked worse than
72.08% of 942 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 0.365 vs SXT: 0.57

As of today (2024-12-12), the Dividend Yield % of Sensient Technologies is 2.13%.

During the past 13 years, the highest Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Sensient Technologies was 3.87%. The lowest was 1.30%. And the median was 1.93%.

Sensient Technologies's Dividends per Share for the months ended in Sep. 2024 was $0.41.

During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 1.70% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 3.80% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 6.70% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Sensient Technologies was 50.60% per year. The lowest was -4.10% per year. And the median was 5.30% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.

* Please note that "special dividend" is not included in the calculation of dividend per share and related fields.

Sensient Technologies Dividend Payout Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sensient Technologies's Dividend Payout Ratio can be seen below:

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Sensient Technologies Dividend Payout Ratio Chart

Sensient Technologies Annual Data

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0.50

0.56

0.51

0.50

0.57

Sensient Technologies Quarterly Data
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Dividend Payout Ratio	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.55	0.80	0.52	0.53	0.51

Competitive Comparison of Sensient Technologies's Dividend Payout Ratio

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Sensient Technologies's Dividend Payout Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Payout Ratio data, can be viewed below:

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Sensient Technologies's Dividend Payout Ratio Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Sensient Technologies's Dividend Payout Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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Sensient Technologies Dividend Payout Ratio Calculation

Sensient Technologies's Dividend Payout Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio	=	Dividends per Share (A: Dec. 2023 )	/	EPS without NRI (A: Dec. 2023 )
	=	1.64	/	2.86
	=	0.57

Sensient Technologies's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio	=	Dividends per Share (Q: Sep. 2024 )	/	EPS without NRI (Q: Sep. 2024 )
	=	0.41	/	0.8
	=	0.51

Sensient Technologies (NYSE:SXT) Dividend Payout Ratio Explanation

In dividends investing, Dividend Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.

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Sensient Technologies Business Description

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Address

777 East Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, USA, 53202-5304

Website

https://www.sensient.com

Sensient Technologies Corp manufactures and markets natural and synthetic colors, flavors, and other specialty ingredients. The company has a widespread network of facilities around the globe, and its customers operate across a variety of end markets. Sensient's offerings are predominantly applied to consumer-facing products, including food and beverage, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, and personal care industries. The company's principal products are flavors, flavor enhancers, ingredients, extracts, and bionutrients, essential oils, dehydrated vegetables and other food ingredients, natural and synthetic food and beverage colors, and others. The company's three reportable segments were the Flavors & Extracts Group, the Color Group, and the Asia Pacific Group.

Executives

Michael C Geraghty	officer: President, Color Group	777 EAST WISCONSIN AVENUE, MILWAUKEE WI 53202
Gebhardt Deborah Mckeithan	director	777 EAST WISCONSIN AVENUE, MILWAUKEE WI 53202
Essie Whitelaw	director	777 E WISCONSIN AVE, MILWAUKEE WI 53202
E. Craig Mitchell	officer: Pres, Flavors & Fragrances Grp	777 E. WISCONSIN AVENUE, MILWAUKEE WI 53202
Anstalt Winder	10 percent owner	ZOLLSTRASSE 16, SCHAAN N2 9494
Investment Anstalt Winder	10 percent owner	ZOLLSTRASSE 16, SCHAAN N2 9494
Winder Pte. Ltd.	10 percent owner	6 BATTERY ROAD #19-01A, SINGAPORE U0 049909
Cunha Kathleen Da	director	777 E. WISCONSIN AVE., SUITE 1100, MILWAUKEE WI 53202
Winder Investment Pte Ltd	10 percent owner	19-01A 6 BATTERY ROAD, SINGAPORE U0 049909
Sharad P Jain	director	777 E. WISCONSIN AVE., SUITE 1100, MILWAUKEE WI 53202
Freemont Capital Pte Ltd	10 percent owner	19-01A 6 BATTERY ROAD, SINGAPORE U0 049909
Foundation Haldor	10 percent owner	ZOLLSTRASSE 16, SCHAAN N2 9494
Elaine R Wedral	director	C/O BALCHEM CORP, P O BOX 600, NEW HAMPTON NY 10958
Paul Manning	officer: President, Color Group	777 E. WISCONSIN AVE., MILWAUKEE WI 53202
Joseph Carleone	director	3883 HOWARD HUGHES PKWY, SUITE 700, LAS VEGAS NV 89169