ALNT vs ST vs MTD Stock Comparison

Allient, Sensata Technologies Holding and Mettler Toledo International Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ALNT Allient Inc
$96.26 -15.9% 1M +77.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.64B
P/E
56.5x
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.

QuestionALNTSTMTDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.64B $5.96B $36.84B MTD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 56.5x 16.2x 37.8x ST
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 34.1x 11.4x 33.8x ST
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.6% +4.1% +6.9% ALNT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.0% 9.5% 21.9% MTD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.8% 8.2% 47.1% MTD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 2.3x 1.5x MTD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.15% 1.17% — ST
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +77.2% +32.6% +21.0% ALNT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +22.3%/yr -5.8%/yr +2.8%/yr ALNT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.1% 39.9% 33.0% MTD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 64/100 51/100 ST

Percentile Scorecard

ALNTSTMTD

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

AxisALNTSTMTD
Valuation 14 #174 of 203 87 #27 of 203 13 #177 of 203
Growth 65 #66 of 188 73 #52 of 188 37 #118 of 188
Profitability 51 #90 of 184 70 #56 of 184 100 #1 of 184
Financial Health 58 #91 of 217 42 #126 of 217 24 #165 of 217
Shareholder Returns 14 #132 of 153 49 #79 of 153 82 #28 of 153
Overall 41 64 51
  • ALNT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • ST ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • MTD ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodALNTSTMTDSPY
1 month -15.9%-2.0%+10.0% +0.9%
3 months +21.9%-11.1%+22.3% +5.9%
6 months +30.2%+3.4%+37.0% +8.5%
Year to date +79.1%+22.9%+21.9% +13.3%
1 year +77.2%+32.6%+21.0% +12.4%
3 years +248.5%+19.3%+74.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year +51.7%+6.1%+20.3% +23.5%
5 years +173.9%-25.7%+14.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year +22.3%-5.8%+2.8% +11.0%
10 years +633.7%+13.7%+324.1% +263.4%
10 years, per year +22.1%+1.3%+15.5% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureALNTSTMTDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.1%39.9%33.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 60.8%37.0%34.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.271.930.82 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.280.820.64 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.1%-72.8%-43.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.9%-23.6%0.0% -0.9%
52-week high $118.63$53.55$1,699.16 $779.14
52-week low $48.39$28.53$1,025.53 $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.

MultipleALNTSTMTD
P/E now vs peer median 56.5xmedian 25.4x 16.2xmedian 25.4x 37.8xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.9x 1.5xmedian 1.9x 8.9xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 23.8xmedian 14.3x 9.7xmedian 14.3x 28.6xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 59.5xmedian 21.8x 9.3xmedian 21.8x 42.6xmedian 21.8x
P/B now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 2.2x 1.9xmedian 2.2x 2,873xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 10.20median 1.41 2.37median 1.41 5.46median 1.41

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 monthsALNTSTMTD
Revenue $574.78M $3.85B $4.13B
Gross profit $191.57M $1.19B $2.49B
Operating income $48.46M $582.40M $1.23B
Net income $28.61M $366.60M $905.61M
Free cash flow $27.50M $641.20M $863.97M
R&D $39.66M $128.60M $208.01M
EPS (diluted) $1.70 $2.49 $44.91
Cash & equivalents $42.09M $553.40M $51.40M
Total debt $721.29M $2.40B $2.11B
Shares (diluted) 16.88M 147.00M 20.17M
Enterprise value $1.47B $3.79B $36.60B

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
MetricALNTSTMTD
P/E 56.5x 16.2x 37.8x
P/FCF 59.5x 9.3x 42.6x
P/Operating cash flow 42.6x 7.8x 37.8x
P/S 2.8x 1.5x 8.9x
P/B 5.2x 1.9x 2,873x
P/Tangible book 7.1x 2.2x -145.4x
EV/EBITDA 23.8x 9.7x 28.6x
EV/EBIT 36.5x 13.4x 31.6x
EV/Revenue 3.1x 2.0x 9.4x
EV/FCF 64.3x 12.2x 45.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 46.1x 10.3x 39.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 10.20 2.37 5.46

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALNTSTMTD
Debt / assets 29.2% 35.8% 57.5%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.8x 164.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 2.3x 1.5x
Debt / FCF 6.3x 3.7x 2.4x
Liabilities / assets 47.4% 54.1% 99.7%
Equity / assets 52.6% 45.9% 0.3%
Interest coverage 4.4x 4.4x 17.7x
Current ratio 3.4x 2.4x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.8x 1.5x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.7x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 5.61 2.59 12.00

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALNTSTMTD
Dividend yield 0.1% 1.2% –
Net buyback yield – 0.4% 2.0%
Shareholder yield 0.1% 1.6% 2.0%
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.

ConsensusALNTSTMTD
Forward P/E 34.1xFY2026 11.4xFY2026 33.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.82FY2026 $3.60FY2026 $50.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +30.0%FY2026 +5.3%FY2026 +17.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +22.0% +19.7% +5.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $565.99MFY2026 $3.79BFY2026 $4.52BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.1%FY2026 +2.3%FY2026 +12.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.2% +1.1% +3.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALNTSTMTD
Held by institutions 77.3% 100.0% 94.4%
Institutions holding 229 467 804
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +1.1% +3.1%
Institutions buying 133 265 331
Institutions selling 72 149 324
Buyers to sellers 1.85 1.78 1.02

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.

ALNTSTMTD
ALNT 1.00 0.49 0.16
ST 0.49 1.00 0.24
MTD 0.16 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALNT, ST and MTD?

Mettler Toledo International (MTD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Allient (ALNT) $1.64B, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) $5.96B, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) $36.84B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALNT, ST and MTD?

Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Allient (ALNT) 56.5x, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 16.2x, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 37.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) is cheapest (Allient (ALNT) 34.1x, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 11.4x, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 33.8x). 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%, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) +4.1%, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) +6.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Allient (ALNT) returned the most: Allient (ALNT) +77.2%, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) +32.6%, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) +21.0%. Over five years, Allient (ALNT) compounded fastest (Allient (ALNT) +22.3%/yr, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) -5.8%/yr, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) +2.8%/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) 1.17%. 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) 60.1%, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 39.9%, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 33.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.