AEIS vs ST vs VGTK Stock Comparison

Advanced Energy Industries, Sensata Technologies Holding and Viking Global Technologies Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

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Advanced Energy Industries leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Advanced Energy Industries 5, Sensata Technologies Holding 5, Viking Global Technologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAEISSTVGTKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.42B $5.97B $10.79M AEIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 42.9x 16.3x -1.1x ST
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.7x 11.8x — ST
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.6% +4.1% — AEIS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.8% 9.5% — AEIS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.3% 8.2% — AEIS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 2.3x -16.2x VGTK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.5% +33.9% -20.0% ST
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +20.6%/yr -5.2%/yr -77.3%/yr AEIS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 65.1% 39.8% 140.8% ST
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 63/100 47/100 ST

Percentile Scorecard

AEISSTVGTK

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

AxisAEISSTVGTK
Valuation 13 #177 of 203 88 #26 of 203 55 #28 of 61
Growth 76 #46 of 188 71 #55 of 188 84 #10 of 58
Profitability 54 #84 of 183 70 #56 of 183 –
Financial Health 60 #87 of 217 42 #127 of 217 1 #70 of 71
Shareholder Returns 19 #124 of 153 47 #82 of 153 –
Overall 45 63 47
  • AEIS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • ST ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • VGTK ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAEISSTVGTKSPY
1 month -16.7%+0.3%+33.3% -0.2%
3 months -14.8%-9.5%+33.3% +3.9%
6 months -36.9%+1.9%+33.3% +8.2%
Year to date +11.2%+27.1%0.0% +12.9%
1 year +13.5%+33.9%-20.0% +12.3%
3 years +165.2%+23.3%-89.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +38.4%+7.2%-52.4% +23.3%
5 years +155.3%-23.3%-99.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year +20.6%-5.2%-77.3% +10.9%
10 years +392.1%+14.3%-100.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year +17.3%+1.3%-87.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAEISSTVGTKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 65.1%39.8%140.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 67.5%36.8%480.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.731.931.35 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.210.85-0.14 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.3%-72.8%-100.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -40.1%-21.0%-20.0% -1.2%
52-week high $389.05$53.55$0.05 $779.14
52-week low $188.88$28.53$0.02 $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.

MultipleAEISSTVGTK
P/E now vs peer median 41.3xmedian 25.2x 16.8xmedian 25.2x -1.2xmedian 27.2x
P/S now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 1.9x 1.6xmedian 1.9x —median 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 27.4xmedian 14.0x 10.0xmedian 14.0x -20.1xmedian 18.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 106.5xmedian 21.7x 9.6xmedian 21.7x -10.6xmedian 28.6x
P/B now vs peer median 6.4xmedian 2.3x 2.0xmedian 2.3x -0.2xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 11.25median 1.32 2.45median 1.32 0.04median 0.79

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 monthsAEISSTVGTK
Revenue $2.04B $3.85B –
Gross profit $800.50M $1.19B –
Operating income $269.20M $582.40M -$6.18M
Net income $219.40M $366.60M -$9.98M
Free cash flow $87.50M $641.20M -$1.06M
R&D $246.60M $128.60M –
EPS (diluted) $5.19 $2.49 $-0.03
Cash & equivalents $1.40B $553.40M $393.73K
Total debt $3.30B $2.40B $47.10M
Shares (diluted) 42.30M 147.00M 281.77M
Enterprise value $5.78B $3.80B $9.53M

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
MetricAEISSTVGTK
P/E 41.3x 16.8x -1.2x
P/FCF 106.5x 9.6x -10.6x
P/Operating cash flow 39.0x 8.1x -10.6x
P/S 4.6x 1.6x –
P/B 6.4x 2.0x -0.2x
P/Tangible book 6.9x 2.3x -0.2x
EV/EBITDA 27.4x 10.0x -20.1x
EV/EBIT 34.1x 13.7x -9.4x
EV/Revenue 4.5x 2.1x –
EV/FCF 105.0x 12.5x -54.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 38.4x 10.5x -54.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 11.25 2.45 0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAEISSTVGTK
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.6% 4.1% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.3% -1.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 32.8% 11.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.0% -3.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 216.7% 175.8% 37.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.4% 2.8% 9.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 161.5% 1,505% 74.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.6% 5.6% -36.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 133.8% 1,492% 71.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.7% 6.9% -26.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 23.3% 28.5% 48.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.6% 9.6% 38.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -30.8% 34.4% 48.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.1% 17.0% 38.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAEISSTVGTK
Gross margin 39.3% 30.8% –
EBITDA margin 16.5% 20.9% –
Operating margin 13.2% 15.1% –
Pretax margin 12.1% 12.4% –
Net margin 10.8% 9.5% –
FCF margin 4.3% 16.7% –
Operating cash flow margin 11.7% 19.7% –
Return on equity 15.4% 12.2% –
Return on assets 7.3% 5.5% -39.9%
Return on invested capital 10.3% 8.2% –
Return on capital employed 11.3% 10.0% –
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 2.1x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 3.4% 0.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAEISSTVGTK
Debt / assets 36.9% 35.8% 235.8%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.8x -0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 2.3x -16.2x
Debt / FCF 14.4x 3.7x -44.3x
Liabilities / assets 57.5% 54.1% 365.9%
Equity / assets 42.5% 45.9% -265.9%
Interest coverage 17.1x 4.4x -3.7x
Current ratio 3.8x 2.4x 0.0x
Quick ratio 2.8x 1.5x 0.0x
Cash ratio 2.2x 0.7x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 4.81 2.62 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAEISSTVGTK
Dividend yield 0.2% 1.1% –
Net buyback yield 0.1% 0.4% –
Shareholder yield 0.2% 1.5% –
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.

ConsensusAEISSTVGTK
Forward P/E 21.7xFY2026 11.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $10.74FY2026 $3.60FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +67.6%FY2026 +5.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +37.5% +19.7% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.55BFY2026 $3.79BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +41.5%FY2026 +2.3%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +25.2% +1.1% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAEISSTVGTK
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% –
Institutions holding 678 467 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.0% +1.1% –
Institutions buying 388 265 –
Institutions selling 218 149 –
Buyers to sellers 1.78 1.78 –

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.

AEISSTVGTK
AEIS 1.00 0.61 0.08
ST 0.61 1.00 0.09
VGTK 0.08 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AEIS, ST and VGTK?

Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) $9.42B, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) $5.97B, Viking Global Technologies (VGTK) $10.79M.

Which stock is cheaper, AEIS, ST and VGTK?

Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 42.9x, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 16.3x, Viking Global Technologies (VGTK) -1.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) is cheapest (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 21.7x, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 11.8x). 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) +24.6%, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) +4.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) has the highest net margin (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 10.8%, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 9.5%). On return on invested capital, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) leads (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 10.3%, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 8.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) returned the most: Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +13.5%, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) +33.9%, Viking Global Technologies (VGTK) -20.0%. Over five years, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) compounded fastest (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +20.6%/yr, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) -5.2%/yr, Viking Global Technologies (VGTK) -77.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) has been the steadiest (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 65.1%, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 39.8%, Viking Global Technologies (VGTK) 140.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 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.