---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001140361-24-034308"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SXT"
cik: "0000310142"
company_name: "SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP"
filed_at: "2024-07-26T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-31T16:03:54.888649+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Sensient Q2 revenue +8.5% local currency; raises 2024 guidance for revenue, EBITDA, adj EPS

## Summary
- Q2 revenue $403.5M (+7.8% reported, +8.5% local currency); local currency adjusted op income +1.1%.
- Reported diluted EPS $0.73 (-9.9% YoY); local currency adj EPS -2.5% on higher interest and taxes.
- Flavors & Extracts revenue +11.1% to $209.2M; Color +4.5% to $167.7M; Asia Pacific +7.1% to $38.6M.
- FY guidance raised: local currency revenue/EBITDA now mid-to-high single-digit; GAAP EPS $2.77-$2.87 (incl. ~$0.18 optimization costs).
- Adjusted diluted EPS growth guidance raised to mid-single-digit from low-to-mid single-digit.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001140361-24-034308
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SXT
- cik: 0000310142
- company_name: SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP
- filed_at: 2024-07-26T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/310142/000114036124034308/0001140361-24-034308-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/310142/000114036124034308/ef20032964_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-24-034308
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-24-034308.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-24-034308.txt

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