AEIS vs ST vs TDG Stock Comparison

Advanced Energy Industries, Sensata Technologies Holding and TransDigm Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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TDG TransDigm Group INC
$1,207.97 +10.8% 1M -7.1% 1Y
Market cap
$69.59B
P/E
36.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.01B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

TransDigm leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (TransDigm 5, Sensata Technologies Holding 3, Advanced Energy Industries 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAEISSTTDGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.40B $5.97B $69.59B TDG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.1x 16.3x 36.4x ST
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.2x 11.6x 27.4x ST
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +31.7% +4.1% +16.6% AEIS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.7% 9.5% 19.1% TDG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.9% 8.2% 15.5% TDG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 2.3x 6.1x AEIS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.8% +30.9% -7.1% ST
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +20.5%/yr -6.7%/yr +13.9%/yr AEIS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 66.4% 39.6% 28.0% TDG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 63/100 66/100 TDG

Percentile Scorecard

AEISSTTDG

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAEISSTTDG
Valuation 21 #162 of 204 88 #25 of 204 55 #46 of 101
Growth 85 #30 of 191 73 #52 of 191 66 #34 of 98
Profitability 61 #74 of 189 68 #61 of 189 96 #5 of 97
Financial Health 62 #85 of 221 41 #132 of 221 18 #88 of 107
Shareholder Returns 19 #129 of 158 47 #84 of 158 94 #5 of 65
Overall 49 63 66
  • AEIS ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • ST ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • TDG ranked among 108 companies in Aerospace and Defense

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAEISSTTDGSPY
1 month -21.7%-4.2%+10.8% -2.0%
3 months -30.3%-14.4%-5.3% -2.2%
6 months -31.1%-2.7%+1.4% +4.2%
Year to date +13.7%+25.2%-9.2% +10.6%
1 year +15.8%+30.9%-7.1% +10.4%
3 years +159.5%+28.4%+36.9% +73.6%
3 years, per year +37.5%+8.7%+11.1% +20.2%
5 years +153.4%-29.2%+92.0% +61.6%
5 years, per year +20.5%-6.7%+13.9% +10.1%
10 years +411.6%+17.4%+353.3% +261.3%
10 years, per year +17.7%+1.6%+16.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAEISSTTDGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 66.4%39.6%28.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 68.6%37.2%29.2% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.811.920.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.240.78-0.25 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.3%-72.8%-33.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -38.8%-22.2%-16.7% -3.2%
52-week high $389.05$53.55$1,450.00 $779.14
52-week low $188.88$28.53$1,076.01 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAEISSTTDG
P/E now vs peer median 33.0xmedian 25.4x 16.5xmedian 25.4x 36.3xmedian 26.8x
P/S now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 1.9x 1.6xmedian 1.9x 6.7xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.6xmedian 14.5x 9.8xmedian 14.5x 19.2xmedian 14.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 134.0xmedian 23.6x 9.5xmedian 23.6x 34.7xmedian 29.2x
P/B now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 2.2x 2.0xmedian 2.2x -6.8xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 1.31median 1.21 2.41median 1.21 1.72median 0.93

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAEISSTTDG
Revenue $2.27B $3.85B $10.01B
Gross profit $915.20M $1.19B $5.96B
Operating income $363.20M $582.40M $4.61B
Net income $288.80M $366.60M $2.13B
Free cash flow $71.10M $641.20M $1.93B
R&D $254.60M $128.60M –
EPS (diluted) $6.98 $2.49 $33.29
Cash & equivalents $1.42B $553.40M $2.77B
Total debt $1.27B $2.40B $33.49B
Shares (diluted) 41.40M 147.00M 57.40M
Enterprise value $4.09B $3.80B $57.60B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAEISSTTDG
P/E 33.0x 16.5x 36.3x
P/FCF 134.0x 9.5x 34.7x
P/Operating cash flow 42.2x 8.0x 30.4x
P/S 4.2x 1.6x 6.7x
P/B 6.0x 2.0x -6.8x
P/Tangible book 6.4x 2.2x -4.6x
EV/EBITDA 21.6x 9.8x 19.2x
EV/EBIT 25.8x 13.6x 21.2x
EV/Revenue 4.1x 2.1x 9.7x
EV/FCF 131.7x 12.3x 50.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 41.5x 10.4x 44.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.31 2.41 1.72

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAEISSTTDG
Revenue growth (1Y) 31.7% 4.1% 16.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.3% -1.9% 17.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 42.4% 11.4% 16.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.4% -3.3% 17.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 150.1% 175.8% 16.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 32.0% 2.8% 19.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 99.2% 1,505% 10.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 29.0% 5.6% 22.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 85.3% 1,492% 10.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 25.2% 6.9% 21.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -4.8% 28.5% 4.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.3% 9.6% 22.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -54.0% 34.4% 1.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -18.8% 17.0% 22.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAEISSTTDG
Gross margin 40.3% 30.8% 59.6%
EBITDA margin 19.1% 20.9% 50.7%
Operating margin 16.0% 15.1% 46.0%
Pretax margin 15.2% 12.4% 27.4%
Net margin 12.7% 9.5% 19.1%
FCF margin 3.1% 16.7% 19.3%
Operating cash flow margin 9.9% 19.7% 22.0%
Return on equity 19.0% 12.2% –
Return on assets 8.2% 5.5% 8.2%
Return on invested capital 10.9% 8.2% 15.5%
Return on capital employed 12.9% 10.0% 19.6%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.6x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 2.1x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 3.2% 0.8% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAEISSTTDG
Debt / assets 34.7% 35.8% 125.2%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.8x -3.4x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 2.3x 6.1x
Debt / FCF 17.8x 3.7x 17.4x
Liabilities / assets 56.4% 54.1% 136.7%
Equity / assets 43.6% 45.9% -36.7%
Interest coverage 25.0x 4.4x 2.5x
Current ratio 3.6x 2.4x 3.0x
Quick ratio 2.6x 1.5x 1.9x
Cash ratio 2.0x 0.7x 1.1x
Altman Z-score 4.86 2.61 1.79

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAEISSTTDG
Dividend yield 0.2% 1.2% –
Net buyback yield 0.1% 0.4% 2.5%
Shareholder yield 0.2% 1.6% 2.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAEISSTTDG
Forward P/E 22.2xFY2026 11.6xFY2026 27.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.74FY2026 $3.60FY2026 $44.01FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +67.6%FY2026 +5.3%FY2026 +17.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +37.5% +19.7% +7.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.55BFY2026 $3.79BFY2026 $10.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +41.5%FY2026 +2.3%FY2026 +13.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +25.2% +1.1% +24.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAEISSTTDG
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 93.2%
Institutions holding 680 468 1,142
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.0% +1.1% +1.2%
Institutions buying 388 266 585
Institutions selling 220 149 368
Buyers to sellers 1.76 1.79 1.59

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AEISSTTDG
AEIS 1.00 0.60 0.09
ST 0.60 1.00 0.26
TDG 0.09 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AEIS, ST and TDG?

TransDigm (TDG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) $8.40B, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) $5.97B, TransDigm (TDG) $69.59B.

Which stock is cheaper, AEIS, ST and TDG?

Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 29.1x, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 16.3x, TransDigm (TDG) 36.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) is cheapest (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 22.2x, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 11.6x, TransDigm (TDG) 27.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +31.7%, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) +4.1%, TransDigm (TDG) +16.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

TransDigm (TDG) has the highest net margin (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 12.7%, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 9.5%, TransDigm (TDG) 19.1%). On return on invested capital, TransDigm (TDG) leads (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 10.9%, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 8.2%, TransDigm (TDG) 15.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) returned the most: Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +15.8%, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) +30.9%, TransDigm (TDG) -7.1%. Over five years, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) compounded fastest (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +20.5%/yr, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) -6.7%/yr, TransDigm (TDG) +13.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, TransDigm (TDG) has been the steadiest (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 66.4%, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 39.6%, TransDigm (TDG) 28.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AEIS, ST and TDG?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, TransDigm (TDG) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.