Innospec vs Sensient Technologies
Innospec reported revenue of $1.8 billion in fiscal 2025, about the same as Sensient Technologies' $1.6 billion in fiscal 2025. Innospec's revenue fell 3.6% in its latest year, and Sensient Technologies' grew 3.5%. Innospec had an operating margin of 7.3%, against 12.8% at Sensient Technologies. Free cash flow was $88 million at Innospec and $38 million at Sensient Technologies.
Side by side
| Innospec | Sensient Technologies | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $1.8B | $1.6B |
| Revenue growth | −3.6% | 3.5% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 8.3% | 3.9% |
| Gross margin | 27.7% | 33.5% |
| Operating margin | 7.3% | 12.8% |
| Net margin | 6.6% | 8.3% |
| Free cash flow | $88M | $38M |
| Free cash flow margin | 5.0% | 2.4% |
| Return on capital | 11.1% | 8.9% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | −1.7x | 2.5x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $66M | $70M |
| Change in diluted share count | −0.5% | 0.5% |
| Last close | $99.18 | $131.45 |
| P/E at the last close | 20.2× | 35.4× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | bought $25,191, sold $398,854 | bought $291,167, sold $234.1 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 of 9 | 6 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
Ten years
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Innospec and Sensient Technologies pages.