“Sensient continued to build on a strong first quarter. Our results are a testament to our relentless focus on customer service and innovation."
"I remain very confident about our performance in 2025 and beyond,” said Paul Manning, Sensient’s Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer.
The Flavors & Extracts Group reported second quarter 2025 revenue of $203.3 million, a decrease of $6.0 million versus the prior year’s second quarter.
The Group’s revenue was unfavorably impacted by lower volumes in natural ingredients, partially offset by higher volumes in our flavours, extracts and flavour ingredients product lines.
Segment operating income was $28.5 million in the second quarter of 2025, an increase of $2.3 million compared with the prior year’s second quarter.
The segment operating income increased despite the decline in segment revenues due to the strong profitability of the flavours, extracts and flavour ingredients product lines.
The Color Group reported revenue of $179.3 million in the second quarter of 2025, an increase of $11.6 million compared with the prior year’s second quarter.
The Group’s revenue increase was driven by strong growth in the food and pharmaceutical product lines.
Segment operating income was $38.9 million in the second quarter of 2025, an increase of $7.4 million compared to the prior year’s second quarter results.
The Asia Pacific Group reported revenue of $42.7 million in the second quarter of 2025, an increase of $4.2 million compared with the prior year’s second quarter.
The Group’s revenue increased across nearly all geographies. Segment operating income was $8.9 million in the quarter, an increase of $1.1 million compared with the prior year’s second quarter.
Corporate & Other reported operating expenses of $18.7 million in the second quarter of 2025, compared with $15.9 million of operating expenses reported in the prior year’s second quarter. The higher operating expenses were primarily due to higher Portfolio Optimisation Plan costs in the quarter.
Local currency adjusted operating expenses for Corporate & Other increased $1.1 million compared with the prior year’s second quarter, primarily because of higher performance-based compensation costs recorded in 2025.