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How Sensient Technologies Corporation stacks up
SXT · against 270 other Basic Materials companies of similar size
Profitability
73/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #124 of 271 · scores higher than 53% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score38 peers with a profitability score of 70–79, including SXT · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 73?
Weighted metrics compared with all Basic Materials companies.Mainly thanks to its return on assets, operating margin and return on invested capital, which are stronger than most Basic Materials peers.
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 62% of peers. Return on invested capital: 9.5% vs peer median 6.7%
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 74% of peers. Operating margin: 14.0% vs peer median 7.6%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 79% of peers. Return on assets: 6.7% vs peer median 2.5%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = SXT, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | SXT | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 258 reported | 9.5% | 11.0% | 45% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 268 reported | 14.0% | 11.7% | 61% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 252 reported | 6.7% | 4.7% | 62% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 249 reported | 13.1% | 10.6% | 58% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 273 reported | 34.9% | 27.0% | 62% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around SXTScores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score