Ingevity vs Sensient Technologies
Sensient Technologies reported revenue of $1.6 billion in fiscal 2025, 1.4 times Ingevity's $1.2 billion in fiscal 2025. Ingevity's revenue fell 2.7% in its latest year, and Sensient Technologies' grew 3.5%. Ingevity had an operating margin of 35.9%, against 12.8% at Sensient Technologies. Free cash flow was $274 million at Ingevity and $38 million at Sensient Technologies.
Side by side
| Ingevity | Sensient Technologies | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $1.2B | $1.6B |
| Revenue growth | −2.7% | 3.5% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | −0.8% | 3.9% |
| Gross margin | 39.5% | 33.5% |
| Operating margin | 35.9% | 12.8% |
| Net margin | −14.3% | 8.3% |
| Free cash flow | $274M | $38M |
| Free cash flow margin | 23.4% | 2.4% |
| Return on capital | 24.6% | 8.9% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 2.1x | 2.5x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $56M | $70M |
| Change in diluted share count | −0.3% | 0.5% |
| Last close | $71.03 | $131.45 |
| P/E at the last close | 47.4× | 35.4× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | sold $1.8 million | 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.
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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 Ingevity and Sensient Technologies pages.