APH vs ST vs XCH Stock Comparison

Amphenol, Sensata Technologies Holding and Xchg Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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APH Amphenol Corp /De/
$80.98 -4.3% 1M -41.0% 1Y
Market cap
$199.69B
P/E
33.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$33.05B
Div. yield
0.48%
Electrical Equipment Industrials
3 wins
XCH XCHG Ltd
$2.44 -21.3% 1M +51.6% 1Y
Market cap
$17.38M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
EV Charging Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Sensata Technologies Holding leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Sensata Technologies Holding 5, Amphenol 3, Xchg 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAPHSTXCHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $199.69B $5.96B $17.38M APH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.6x 16.2x — ST
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.0x 11.4x — ST
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +57.6% +4.1% — APH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 9.5% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 8.2% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.3x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.48% 1.17% — ST
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -41.0% +32.6% +51.6% XCH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.1%/yr -5.8%/yr — APH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 85.6% 39.9% 329.6% ST
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 64/100 — ST

Percentile Scorecard

APHSTXCH

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

AxisAPHSTXCH
Valuation 15 #173 of 203 87 #27 of 203 –
Growth 97 #7 of 188 73 #52 of 188 –
Profitability 78 #42 of 184 70 #56 of 184 –
Financial Health 26 #161 of 217 42 #126 of 217 30 #50 of 71
Shareholder Returns 23 #118 of 153 49 #79 of 153 –
Overall 48 64 –
  • APH ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • ST ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • XCH 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

PeriodAPHSTXCHSPY
1 month -4.3%-2.0%-21.3% +0.9%
3 months -46.1%-11.1%+430.4% +5.9%
6 months -45.4%+3.4%+154.2% +8.5%
Year to date -40.1%+22.9%+115.9% +13.3%
1 year -41.0%+32.6%+51.6% +12.4%
3 years +104.2%+19.3%— +88.1%
3 years, per year +26.9%+6.1%— +23.5%
5 years +111.0%-25.7%— +68.2%
5 years, per year +16.1%-5.8%— +11.0%
10 years +394.6%+13.7%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +17.3%+1.3%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureAPHSTXCHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 85.6%39.9%329.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 114.2%37.0%135.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.711.930.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.480.820.16 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.6%-72.8%-99.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -54.1%-23.6%-47.2% -0.9%
52-week high $176.32$53.55$4.62 $779.14
52-week low $73.07$28.53$0.23 $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.

MultipleAPHSTXCH
P/E now vs peer median 33.6xmedian 25.4x 16.2xmedian 25.4x —median 29.4x
P/S now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 1.9x 1.5xmedian 1.9x —median 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.3x 9.7xmedian 14.3x —median 18.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 44.1xmedian 21.8x 9.3xmedian 21.8x —median 24.4x
P/B now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 2.2x 1.9xmedian 2.2x 1.7xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.77median 1.41 2.37median 1.41 —median 1.07

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 monthsAPHSTXCH
Revenue $33.05B $3.85B –
Gross profit $12.83B $1.19B –
Operating income $9.16B $582.40M –
Net income $5.99B $366.60M –
Free cash flow – $641.20M –
R&D – $128.60M –
EPS (diluted) $2.30 $2.49 –
Cash & equivalents $4.17B $553.40M $11.41M
Total debt – $2.40B $29.61M
Shares (diluted) 2.58B 147.00M 3.50M
Enterprise value $193.36B $3.79B -$51.05M

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
MetricAPHSTXCH
P/E 33.6x 16.2x –
P/FCF 44.1x 9.3x –
P/Operating cash flow 30.8x 7.8x –
P/S 6.0x 1.5x –
P/B 11.6x 1.9x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 16.8x 2.2x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA – 9.7x –
EV/EBIT – 13.4x –
EV/Revenue 5.9x 2.0x –
EV/FCF – 12.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow 30.0x 10.3x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.77 2.37 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPHSTXCH
Revenue growth (1Y) 57.6% 4.1% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 38.4% -1.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 70.2% 11.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 47.2% -3.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 79.6% 175.8% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 53.4% 2.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) 55.4% 1,505% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 45.7% 5.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) 54.5% 1,492% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 43.9% 6.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 44.0% 28.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 39.4% 9.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 34.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 17.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPHSTXCH
Gross margin – 30.8% –
EBITDA margin – 20.9% –
Operating margin – 15.1% –
Pretax margin – 12.4% –
Net margin – 9.5% –
FCF margin – 16.7% –
Operating cash flow margin 19.6% 19.7% –
Return on equity 36.4% 12.2% –
Return on assets 13.0% 5.5% –
Return on invested capital – 8.2% –
Return on capital employed – 10.0% –
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 2.1x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPHSTXCH
Debt / assets – 35.8% 19.7%
Debt / equity – 0.8x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.3x –
Debt / FCF – 3.7x –
Liabilities / assets 63.3% 54.1% 74.7%
Equity / assets 36.7% 45.9% 25.3%
Interest coverage – 4.4x –
Current ratio 1.9x 2.4x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.5x 1.5x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.7x 0.4x
Altman Z-score – 2.59 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPHSTXCH
Dividend yield 0.5% 1.2% –
Net buyback yield – 0.4% –
Shareholder yield 0.5% 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.

ConsensusAPHSTXCH
Forward P/E 31.0xFY2026 11.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.61FY2026 $3.60FY2026 $-2.46FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +56.3%FY2026 +5.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +35.6% +19.7% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $33.34BFY2026 $3.79BFY2026 $34.13MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +44.4%FY2026 +2.3%FY2026 +36.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +33.4% +1.1% +27.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPHSTXCH
Held by institutions 96.0% 100.0% –
Institutions holding 2,330 467 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% +1.1% –
Institutions buying 1,360 265 –
Institutions selling 773 149 –
Buyers to sellers 1.76 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.

APHSTXCH
APH 1.00 0.18 0.06
ST 0.18 1.00 0.03
XCH 0.06 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APH, ST and XCH?

Amphenol (APH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amphenol (APH) $199.69B, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) $5.96B, Xchg (XCH) $17.38M.

Which stock is cheaper, APH, ST and XCH?

Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amphenol (APH) 33.6x, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 16.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) is cheapest (Amphenol (APH) 31.0x, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 11.4x). 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) +57.6%, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) +4.1%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Xchg (XCH) returned the most: Amphenol (APH) -41.0%, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) +32.6%, Xchg (XCH) +51.6%. Over five years, Amphenol (APH) compounded fastest (Amphenol (APH) +16.1%/yr, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) -5.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) has the highest dividend yield: Amphenol (APH) 0.48%, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 1.17%. Xchg (XCH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) has been the steadiest (Amphenol (APH) 85.6%, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 39.9%, Xchg (XCH) 329.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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