Sensient Technologies (SXT) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Paul Manning, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $8.7M in 2025, up 10% from $7.8M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 100:1, on median employee pay of $87,168.

Filed
March 11, 2026
Annual meeting
April 23, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$8.7M+10% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
100:1median $87,168
CEO pay in equity
55%$4.8M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
95%of votes cast
CEO Stock Awards
$4,750,076Grant date fair value for 2025
CEO Multiple Requirement
6xSalary multiple for stock ownership

How Manning was paid

$8.7M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary12%Stock awards55%Non-equity incentive21%Pension and deferred comp9%All other compensation3%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Paul ManningChairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer$8,665,993
Tobin TornehlVice President and Chief Financial Officer$1,621,332
Michael C. GeraghtyPresident, Color Group$2,119,448
John J. ManningSenior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary$1,891,886
Amy Schmidt JonesVice President, HR and Senior Counsel$1,439,493

What changed and why

  • $8.7MChief Executive Officer total compensation increased to $8,665,993 in 2025 compared to $7,846,047 in 2024.
  • 155.1%Named executive officers earned between 155.1% and 186.5% of target award amounts under incentive cash awards for 2025.
  • 85.4%Achievement of financial targets during 2023-2025 resulted in named executive officers earning 85.4% under 2022 performance stock unit awards.
  • 94.9%Approximately 94.9% of votes cast supported the executive compensation proposal at the 2025 annual meeting.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.