Sensient Technologies Corp
$6.41B- Market cap
- $5.74B
- Debt
- +$709.58M
- Cash
- −$36.53M
Capital structure 89% equity / 11% debt · EV / Revenue 3.98x · EV / EBITDA 26.88x
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Decision snapshot: SXT stock price at premium vs CL $134.84 current versus $106.66 implied using P/E multiple.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at CL's multiple
Implied fair value · at SXT's multiple
Snapshot Sep 4, 4:00 PM ET
Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth edge
Pricing power
Operating leverage
Multiple premium
Premium justified
Lower leverage
Statements
Core statements aligned to each company's latest fiscal year.
SEC periods: SXT FY 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025) · CL FY 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025).
Trendline
Five fiscal years of revenue, earnings, and margins before underwriting a re-rating.
Price framework
Market cap plus debt, less cash.
Capital structure 89% equity / 11% debt · EV / Revenue 3.98x · EV / EBITDA 26.88x
Capital structure 89% equity / 11% debt · EV / Revenue 3.84x · EV / EBITDA 23.89x
CL carries the larger enterprise value at $78.32B against $6.41B; CL trades on the lower EV / Revenue multiple (3.84x vs 3.98x); CL on the lower EV / EBITDA (23.89x vs 26.88x).
Price framework
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
Sensient Technologies Corp · implied price per share
Debt and bridge-cash inputs are required to translate enterprise value into equity value.
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY · implied price per share
Debt and bridge-cash inputs are required to translate enterprise value into equity value.
Balance sheet health
Financial health checks to separate durable balance sheets from potential value traps.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
Bankruptcy-risk signal from balance sheet and earnings power.
Debt / equity
Total debt against shareholders' equity
0.59x
165.81x
Net debt / EBITDA
Leverage against operating earnings
2.82x
2.31x
Cash and equivalents
Liquid reserves on the balance sheet
$36.53M
$1.40B
Total debt
Interest-bearing obligations outstanding
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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