ALNT vs MTD vs ST Stock Comparison

Allient, Mettler Toledo International and Sensata Technologies Holding Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ALNT Allient Inc
$91.76 -18.1% 1M +61.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.56B
P/E
53.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$574.78M
Div. yield
0.15%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Mettler Toledo International leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Mettler Toledo International 5, Sensata Technologies Holding 4, Allient 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALNTMTDSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.56B $37.26B $6.01B MTD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 53.9x 38.2x 16.4x ST
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 32.5x 34.2x 11.5x ST
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.6% +6.9% +4.1% ALNT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.0% 21.9% 9.5% MTD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.8% 47.1% 8.2% MTD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 1.5x 2.3x MTD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.15% — 1.16% ST
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +61.9% +23.3% +26.6% ALNT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.2%/yr +3.0%/yr -5.6%/yr ALNT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.2% 33.0% 39.5% MTD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 52/100 64/100 ST

Percentile Scorecard

ALNTMTDST

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

AxisALNTMTDST
Valuation 18 #167 of 203 13 #177 of 203 88 #26 of 203
Growth 64 #69 of 188 39 #115 of 188 71 #55 of 188
Profitability 51 #90 of 183 100 #1 of 183 70 #55 of 183
Financial Health 57 #93 of 216 24 #165 of 216 42 #125 of 216
Shareholder Returns 13 #133 of 152 85 #23 of 152 50 #76 of 152
Overall 40 52 64
  • ALNT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • MTD ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • ST ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodALNTMTDSTSPY
1 month -18.1%+11.7%-1.4% +0.7%
3 months +6.4%+24.2%-13.9% +3.7%
6 months +20.5%+34.6%-0.8% +7.1%
Year to date +70.7%+23.3%+24.1% +12.8%
1 year +61.9%+23.3%+26.6% +11.9%
3 years +231.9%+78.6%+21.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year +49.2%+21.3%+6.6% +22.8%
5 years +161.1%+16.0%-25.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year +21.2%+3.0%-5.6% +10.9%
10 years +599.4%+328.9%+14.7% +262.0%
10 years, per year +21.5%+15.7%+1.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureALNTMTDSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.2%33.0%39.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 61.0%34.1%37.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.280.821.92 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.030.710.67 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.1%-43.5%-72.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.7%0.0%-22.9% -1.2%
52-week high $118.63$1,718.48$53.55 $779.14
52-week low $48.39$1,025.53$28.53 $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.

MultipleALNTMTDST
P/E now vs peer median 53.9xmedian 25.8x 38.2xmedian 25.8x 16.4xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.9x 9.0xmedian 1.9x 1.6xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 22.8xmedian 14.6x 28.9xmedian 14.6x 9.8xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 56.7xmedian 22.2x 43.1xmedian 22.2x 9.4xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 2.2x 2,906xmedian 2.2x 2.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 9.72median 1.45 5.52median 1.45 2.39median 1.45

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 monthsALNTMTDST
Revenue $574.78M $4.13B $3.85B
Gross profit $191.57M $2.49B $1.19B
Operating income $48.46M $1.23B $582.40M
Net income $28.61M $905.61M $366.60M
Free cash flow $27.50M $863.97M $641.20M
R&D $39.66M $208.01M $128.60M
EPS (diluted) $1.70 $44.91 $2.49
Cash & equivalents $42.09M $51.40M $553.40M
Total debt $721.29M $2.11B $2.40B
Shares (diluted) 16.88M 20.17M 147.00M
Enterprise value $1.40B $37.02B $3.85B

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
MetricALNTMTDST
P/E 53.9x 38.2x 16.4x
P/FCF 56.7x 43.1x 9.4x
P/Operating cash flow 40.6x 38.2x 7.9x
P/S 2.7x 9.0x 1.6x
P/B 5.0x 2,906x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 6.8x -147.0x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA 22.8x 28.9x 9.8x
EV/EBIT 34.9x 32.0x 13.5x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 9.5x 2.0x
EV/FCF 61.5x 45.5x 12.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 44.1x 40.3x 10.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 9.72 5.52 2.39

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALNTMTDST
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.6% 6.9% 4.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.0% 1.5% -1.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.9% 7.5% 11.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 2.0% -3.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 44.6% 6.3% 175.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.8% 0.2% 2.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 100.2% 9.1% 1,505%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.9% 3.7% 5.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 98.3% 12.2% 1,492%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.5% 6.9% 6.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -39.0% 2.5% 28.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.3% 0.2% 9.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -50.3% 1.9% 34.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 54.3% 0.2% 17.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALNTMTDST
Gross margin 33.3% 60.3% 30.8%
EBITDA margin 12.9% 32.9% 20.9%
Operating margin 8.4% 29.7% 15.1%
Pretax margin 6.4% 26.5% 12.4%
Net margin 5.0% 21.9% 9.5%
FCF margin 4.8% 20.9% 16.7%
Operating cash flow margin 6.7% 23.6% 19.7%
Return on equity 9.3% – 12.2%
Return on assets 4.9% 24.7% 5.5%
Return on invested capital 7.8% 47.1% 8.2%
Return on capital employed 9.6% 49.8% 10.0%
Asset turnover 1.0x 1.1x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.1x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.6% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALNTMTDST
Debt / assets 29.2% 57.5% 35.8%
Debt / equity 0.6x 164.7x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 1.5x 2.3x
Debt / FCF 6.3x 2.4x 3.7x
Liabilities / assets 47.4% 99.7% 54.1%
Equity / assets 52.6% 0.3% 45.9%
Interest coverage 4.4x 17.7x 4.4x
Current ratio 3.4x 1.1x 2.4x
Quick ratio 1.8x 0.7x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.0x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 5.45 12.07 2.60

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALNTMTDST
Dividend yield 0.2% – 1.2%
Net buyback yield – 2.0% 0.4%
Shareholder yield 0.2% 2.0% 1.6%
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.

ConsensusALNTMTDST
Forward P/E 32.5xFY2026 34.2xFY2026 11.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.82FY2026 $50.31FY2026 $3.60FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +30.0%FY2026 +17.7%FY2026 +5.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +22.0% +5.0% +19.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $565.99MFY2026 $4.52BFY2026 $3.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.1%FY2026 +12.2%FY2026 +2.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.2% +3.8% +1.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALNTMTDST
Held by institutions 77.3% 94.4% 100.0%
Institutions holding 230 805 468
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +3.1% +1.1%
Institutions buying 133 331 266
Institutions selling 73 324 149
Buyers to sellers 1.82 1.02 1.79

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.

ALNTMTDST
ALNT 1.00 0.15 0.49
MTD 0.15 1.00 0.24
ST 0.49 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALNT, MTD and ST?

Mettler Toledo International (MTD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Allient (ALNT) $1.56B, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) $37.26B, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) $6.01B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALNT, MTD and ST?

Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Allient (ALNT) 53.9x, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 38.2x, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 16.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) is cheapest (Allient (ALNT) 32.5x, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 34.2x, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 11.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Allient (ALNT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Allient (ALNT) +10.6%, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) +6.9%, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) +4.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mettler Toledo International (MTD) has the highest net margin (Allient (ALNT) 5.0%, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 21.9%, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 9.5%). On return on invested capital, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) leads (Allient (ALNT) 7.8%, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 47.1%, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 8.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Allient (ALNT) returned the most: Allient (ALNT) +61.9%, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) +23.3%, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) +26.6%. Over five years, Allient (ALNT) compounded fastest (Allient (ALNT) +21.2%/yr, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) +3.0%/yr, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) -5.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) has the highest dividend yield: Allient (ALNT) 0.15%, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 1.16%. Mettler Toledo International (MTD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) has been the steadiest (Allient (ALNT) 60.2%, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 33.0%, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 39.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALNT, MTD and ST?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 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.