APH vs ST vs NVT Stock Comparison

Amphenol, Sensata Technologies Holding and nVent Electric Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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APH Amphenol Corp /De/
$78.27 -6.9% 1M -42.4% 1Y
Market cap
$198.86B
P/E
38.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$29.01B
Div. yield
0.01%
Electrical Equipment Industrials
5 wins
NVT nVent Electric plc
$134.59 -18.2% 1M +29.5% 1Y
Market cap
$22.71B
P/E
38.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.83B
Div. yield
0.01%
Electrical Equipment Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionAPHSTNVTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $198.86B $5.97B $22.71B APH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 38.7x 16.3x 38.0x ST
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.0x 11.8x 27.0x ST
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +54.2% +4.1% +46.2% APH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.7% 9.5% 12.4% APH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.5% 8.2% 11.9% APH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 2.3x 1.2x NVT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.01% NVT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -42.4% +33.9% +29.5% ST
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.4%/yr -5.2%/yr +31.4%/yr NVT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 85.5% 39.8% 50.2% ST
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 63/100 59/100 APH

Percentile Scorecard

APHSTNVT

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

AxisAPHSTNVT
Valuation 18 #166 of 203 88 #26 of 203 25 #153 of 203
Growth 97 #7 of 188 71 #55 of 188 89 #21 of 188
Profitability 98 #5 of 183 70 #56 of 183 76 #44 of 183
Financial Health 41 #129 of 217 42 #127 of 217 62 #84 of 217
Shareholder Returns 64 #56 of 153 47 #82 of 153 41 #91 of 153
Overall 63 63 59
  • APH ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • ST ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • NVT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAPHSTNVTSPY
1 month -6.9%+0.3%-18.2% -0.2%
3 months -45.6%-9.5%-5.0% +3.9%
6 months -45.5%+1.9%-2.7% +8.2%
Year to date -42.1%+27.1%+32.0% +12.9%
1 year -42.4%+33.9%+29.5% +12.3%
3 years +97.4%+23.3%+193.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +25.5%+7.2%+43.2% +23.3%
5 years +104.3%-23.3%+290.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +15.4%-5.2%+31.4% +10.9%
10 years +378.9%+14.3%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +17.0%+1.3%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAPHSTNVTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 85.5%39.8%50.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 114.2%36.8%56.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.711.932.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.500.850.59 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.6%-72.8%-47.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -55.6%-21.0%-27.0% -1.2%
52-week high $176.32$53.55$184.34 $779.14
52-week low $73.07$28.53$94.99 $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.

MultipleAPHSTNVT
P/E now vs peer median 37.4xmedian 25.2x 16.8xmedian 25.2x 36.4xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 1.9x 1.6xmedian 1.9x 4.5xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 22.6xmedian 14.0x 10.0xmedian 14.0x 21.8xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 40.9xmedian 21.7x 9.6xmedian 21.7x 33.0xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 12.4xmedian 2.3x 2.0xmedian 2.3x 5.5xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.00median 1.32 2.45median 1.32 1.80median 1.32

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 monthsAPHSTNVT
Revenue $29.01B $3.85B $4.83B
Gross profit $11.17B $1.19B $1.79B
Operating income $7.84B $582.40M $826.50M
Net income $5.19B $366.60M $598.30M
Free cash flow $4.71B $641.20M $659.90M
R&D – $128.60M $89.10M
EPS (diluted) $1.99 $2.49 $3.65
Cash & equivalents $4.73B $553.40M $256.00M
Total debt $18.81B $2.40B $1.49B
Shares (diluted) 2.58B 147.00M 164.10M
Enterprise value $193.44B $3.80B $21.90B

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
MetricAPHSTNVT
P/E 37.4x 16.8x 36.4x
P/FCF 40.9x 9.6x 33.0x
P/Operating cash flow 32.9x 8.1x 28.2x
P/S 6.7x 1.6x 4.5x
P/B 12.4x 2.0x 5.5x
P/Tangible book 18.7x 2.3x 9.9x
EV/EBITDA 22.6x 10.0x 21.8x
EV/EBIT 26.3x 13.7x 27.9x
EV/Revenue 7.1x 2.1x 4.8x
EV/FCF 43.8x 12.5x 34.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 35.2x 10.5x 29.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.00 2.45 1.80

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPHSTNVT
Revenue growth (1Y) 54.2% 4.1% 46.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 32.2% -1.9% 26.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 70.9% 11.4% 37.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 40.4% -3.3% 23.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 86.0% 175.8% 53.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 45.3% 2.8% 29.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 61.8% 1,505% 2.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 39.3% 5.6% 9.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 59.6% 1,492% 1.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 37.3% 6.9% 20.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 57.3% 28.5% 33.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 35.7% 9.6% 17.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 67.3% 34.4% 32.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.4% 17.0% 15.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPHSTNVT
Gross margin 38.5% 30.8% 37.0%
EBITDA margin 31.5% 20.9% 21.9%
Operating margin 27.0% 15.1% 17.1%
Pretax margin 25.2% 12.4% 15.7%
Net margin 17.7% 9.5% 12.4%
FCF margin 16.2% 16.7% 13.7%
Operating cash flow margin 20.2% 19.7% 16.0%
Return on equity 34.9% 12.2% 15.4%
Return on assets 11.9% 5.5% 8.5%
Return on invested capital 16.5% 8.2% 11.9%
Return on capital employed 23.0% 10.0% 13.9%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 2.1x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.8% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPHSTNVT
Debt / assets 42.0% 35.8% 20.9%
Debt / equity 1.2x 0.8x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 2.3x 1.2x
Debt / FCF 4.0x 3.7x 2.3x
Liabilities / assets 65.2% 54.1% 44.2%
Equity / assets 34.8% 45.9% 55.8%
Interest coverage 12.4x 4.4x –
Current ratio 1.9x 2.4x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.3x 1.5x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.7x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 5.78 2.62 5.73

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPHSTNVT
Dividend yield 0.6% 1.1% 0.6%
Net buyback yield 0.2% 0.4% 0.2%
Shareholder yield 0.8% 1.5% 0.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 19.6% – 22.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) 21.6% – 20.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) 39.3% – 3.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 27.7% – 4.3%

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.

ConsensusAPHSTNVT
Forward P/E 30.0xFY2026 11.8xFY2026 27.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.61FY2026 $3.60FY2026 $4.99FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +56.3%FY2026 +5.3%FY2026 +49.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +35.6% +19.7% +29.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $33.34BFY2026 $3.79BFY2026 $5.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +44.4%FY2026 +2.3%FY2026 +47.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +33.4% +1.1% +12.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPHSTNVT
Held by institutions 96.0% 100.0% 90.7%
Institutions holding 2,330 467 970
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% +1.1% 0.0%
Institutions buying 1,360 265 555
Institutions selling 773 149 288
Buyers to sellers 1.76 1.78 1.93

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.

APHSTNVT
APH 1.00 0.18 0.27
ST 0.18 1.00 0.59
NVT 0.27 0.59 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APH, ST and NVT?

Amphenol (APH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amphenol (APH) $198.86B, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) $5.97B, nVent Electric (NVT) $22.71B.

Which stock is cheaper, APH, ST and NVT?

Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amphenol (APH) 38.7x, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 16.3x, nVent Electric (NVT) 38.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) is cheapest (Amphenol (APH) 30.0x, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 11.8x, nVent Electric (NVT) 27.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Amphenol (APH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Amphenol (APH) +54.2%, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) +4.1%, nVent Electric (NVT) +46.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Amphenol (APH) has the highest net margin (Amphenol (APH) 17.7%, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 9.5%, nVent Electric (NVT) 12.4%). On return on invested capital, Amphenol (APH) leads (Amphenol (APH) 16.5%, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 8.2%, nVent Electric (NVT) 11.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) returned the most: Amphenol (APH) -42.4%, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) +33.9%, nVent Electric (NVT) +29.5%. Over five years, nVent Electric (NVT) compounded fastest (Amphenol (APH) +15.4%/yr, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) -5.2%/yr, nVent Electric (NVT) +31.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

nVent Electric (NVT) has the highest dividend yield: Amphenol (APH) 0.01%, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 0.00%, nVent Electric (NVT) 0.01%. Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) has been the steadiest (Amphenol (APH) 85.5%, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 39.8%, nVent Electric (NVT) 50.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, APH, ST and NVT?

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