---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001140361-25-004499"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SXT"
cik: "0000310142"
company_name: "SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP"
filed_at: "2025-02-14T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-26T21:44:49.005513+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Sensient Q4 2024 revenue $376.4M (+7.8%); EPS $0.71 vs loss; guides 2025 EPS $3.05-$3.15

## Summary
- Reported operating income $42.0M, up from $8.1M; adjusted EPS up 29.4% on local currency.
- Color Group revenue $158.1M (+11.8%); Flavors & Extracts $188.1M (+2.8%); Asia Pacific $41.9M (+26.1%).
- 2025 guidance: GAAP diluted EPS $3.05–$3.15; local currency adjusted EBITDA mid-to-high single-digit growth.
- Portfolio Optimization Plan costs in Q4 2024 were $0.9M vs $27.8M in Q4 2023.
- CEO highlights strong volume growth and natural colors wins.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001140361-25-004499
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SXT
- cik: 0000310142
- company_name: SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP
- filed_at: 2025-02-14T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/310142/000114036125004499/0001140361-25-004499-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/310142/000114036125004499/ef20043496_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-25-004499
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-25-004499.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-25-004499.txt

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.