{
  "url": "https://struct.news/briefs/sensients-profit-surged-cash-got-squeezed-by-inventory-and-capital-spending",
  "title": "Sensient's profit surged. Cash got squeezed by inventory and capital spending",
  "summary": "Capital spending rose 77.5% year over year even as Sensient's cash balance fell 45.3%.",
  "published_at": "2026-08-04T16:38:44.784300+00:00",
  "publisher": "Struct",
  "usage": "Figures are as reported by the company. Quote with attribution to the source filing.",
  "company": {
    "name": "Sensient Technologies Corporati",
    "ticker": "SXT",
    "cik": "1140361",
    "sector": "Basic Materials",
    "industry": "Specialty Chemicals"
  },
  "source_filing": {
    "form": "10-Q",
    "filed": "2026-08-04",
    "accession": "0001140361-26-031094",
    "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/310142/000114036126031094/ef20075523_10q.htm"
  },
  "comparison_filing": {
    "form": "10-Q",
    "filed": "2025-08-05",
    "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/310142/000114036125028777/ef20050396_10q.htm"
  },
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    {
      "group": "The filing in three numbers",
      "label": "Revenue",
      "value": 1612111000,
      "display": "$1.6B",
      "unit": "usd",
      "period": "2025-12-31",
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    },
    {
      "group": "The filing in three numbers",
      "label": "Revenue YoY",
      "value": 3.5244036197653816,
      "display": "+3.5%",
      "unit": "percent",
      "period": "2025-12-31",
      "detail": null,
      "source": {
        "kind": "jodie_calculation",
        "label": "Calculated from filed company results",
        "form": "10-Q",
        "accession": "0001140361-26-031094",
        "filing_date": "2026-08-04"
      }
    },
    {
      "group": "The filing in three numbers",
      "label": "Operating margin",
      "value": 12.84824680186414,
      "display": "+12.8%",
      "unit": "percent",
      "period": "2025-12-31",
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      "source": {
        "kind": "jodie_calculation",
        "label": "Calculated from filed company results",
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        "filing_date": "2026-08-04"
      }
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  ],
  "watch_next": [
    {
      "type": "input_costs",
      "statement": "Raw-material costs continue to offset part of Food & Pharmaceutical Colors' operating-income gains from volume, pricing, mix, and tariff refunds.",
      "importance": "medium",
      "evidence": "The higher operating income in Food & Pharmaceutical Colors was primarily due to higher volumes, the favorable impact of tariff refunds received, higher selling prices, and a favorable product mix, partially offset by higher raw material costs.",
      "source_date": "2026-08-04"
    }
  ],
  "related_tickers": [
    "SXT"
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  "disclaimer": "Descriptive reporting of filed results. Not investment advice, and contains no forecast or recommendation."
}