ST vs AEIS vs VRT Stock Comparison

Sensata Technologies Holding, Advanced Energy Industries and Vertiv Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VRT Vertiv Holdings Co
$199.91 -21.1% 1M +7.4% 1Y
Market cap
$80.19B
P/E
46.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.48B
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Vertiv Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Vertiv Holdings 6, Sensata Technologies Holding 3, Advanced Energy Industries 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSTAEISVRTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.14B $9.07B $80.19B VRT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 68.3x 41.3x 46.3x AEIS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.3x 20.6x 28.9x ST
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.8% +24.6% +26.2% VRT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.4% 10.8% 15.1% VRT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.6% 10.3% 24.0% VRT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.8x -0.4x -0.1x AEIS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +27.6% +9.1% +7.4% ST
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.8%/yr +21.2%/yr +52.0%/yr VRT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.7% 65.0% 66.0% ST
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 45/100 60/100 VRT

Percentile Scorecard

STAEISVRT

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

AxisSTAEISVRT
Valuation 77 #47 of 203 13 #177 of 203 30 #142 of 203
Growth 31 #130 of 187 76 #46 of 187 100 #2 of 187
Profitability 47 #98 of 185 55 #84 of 185 99 #3 of 185
Financial Health 35 #142 of 219 61 #86 of 219 56 #96 of 219
Shareholder Returns 47 #81 of 153 19 #124 of 153 16 #129 of 153
Overall 48 45 60
  • ST ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • AEIS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • VRT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSTAEISVRTSPY
1 month -3.6%-20.9%-21.1% -0.8%
3 months -12.3%-24.3%-30.4% +3.5%
6 months -3.7%-42.7%-38.0% +7.0%
Year to date +22.2%+5.6%+23.4% +12.2%
1 year +27.6%+9.1%+7.4% +13.0%
3 years +18.6%+151.8%+448.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +5.9%+36.1%+76.5% +23.1%
5 years -25.7%+160.9%+709.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year -5.8%+21.2%+52.0% +11.0%
10 years +9.0%+364.7%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +0.9%+16.6%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSTAEISVRTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.7%65.0%66.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.8%67.5%67.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.922.722.89 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.700.140.11 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -72.8%-44.3%-70.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.0%-43.2%-46.9% -1.8%
52-week high $53.55$389.05$376.23 $779.14
52-week low $28.53$188.88$149.83 $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.

MultipleSTAEISVRT
P/E now vs peer median 65.8xmedian 26.0x 39.2xmedian 26.0x 44.4xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.9x 4.3xmedian 1.9x 6.7xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 14.0x 26.0xmedian 14.0x 29.9xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 21.4x 101.1xmedian 21.4x 26.3xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 2.2x 6.1xmedian 2.2x 16.2xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.74median 1.26 10.68median 1.26 0.40median 1.26

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 monthsSTAEISVRT
Revenue $3.78B $2.04B $11.48B
Gross profit $1.11B $800.50M $4.37B
Operating income $284.24M $269.20M $2.17B
Net income $89.91M $219.40M $1.73B
Free cash flow $579.20M $87.50M $2.93B
R&D $128.20M $246.60M –
EPS (diluted) $0.61 $5.19 $4.41
Cash & equivalents $403.30M $1.40B $2.81B
Total debt $11.62B $3.30B $2.94B
Shares (diluted) 146.70M 42.30M 392.75M
Enterprise value $3.74B $5.42B $70.81B

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
MetricSTAEISVRT
P/E 65.8x 39.2x 44.4x
P/FCF 10.2x 101.1x 26.3x
P/Operating cash flow 8.5x 37.0x 22.9x
P/S 1.6x 4.3x 6.7x
P/B 2.0x 6.1x 16.2x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 6.6x 26.0x
EV/EBITDA 15.0x 26.0x 29.9x
EV/EBIT 28.0x 32.4x 35.3x
EV/Revenue 2.1x 4.3x 6.7x
EV/FCF 13.7x 99.6x 26.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.5x 36.5x 22.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.74 10.68 0.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSTAEISVRT
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.8% 24.6% 26.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.7% 3.3% 21.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.5% 32.8% 36.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -5.6% 6.0% 29.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 110.8% 216.7% 39.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -24.9% 9.4% 55.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -19.3% 161.5% 113.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -38.6% 7.6% 112.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -19.4% 133.8% 111.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -37.8% 3.7% 110.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 23.5% 23.3% 135.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.3% 7.6% 91.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 34.0% -30.8% 134.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.0% -11.1% 100.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSTAEISVRT
Gross margin 29.5% 39.3% 38.0%
EBITDA margin 14.0% 16.5% 22.3%
Operating margin 7.5% 13.2% 18.9%
Pretax margin 4.6% 12.1% 18.4%
Net margin 2.4% 10.8% 15.1%
FCF margin 15.3% 4.3% 25.5%
Operating cash flow margin 18.4% 11.7% 29.2%
Return on equity 3.1% 15.4% 38.5%
Return on assets 1.3% 7.3% 11.8%
Return on invested capital 2.6% 10.3% 24.0%
Return on capital employed 4.8% 11.3% 29.4%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.7x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 7.7x 1.1x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 3.4% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSTAEISVRT
Debt / assets 36.9% 36.9% 18.5%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.9x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.8x -0.4x -0.1x
Debt / FCF 4.2x 14.4x 1.0x
Liabilities / assets 55.1% 57.5% 70.1%
Equity / assets 44.9% 42.5% 29.9%
Interest coverage 2.0x 17.1x 41.4x
Current ratio 2.3x 3.8x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.4x 2.8x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.5x 2.2x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 2.41 4.67 5.69

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSTAEISVRT
Dividend yield 1.2% 0.2% 0.1%
Net buyback yield 0.4% 0.1% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 1.6% 0.3% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusSTAEISVRT
Forward P/E 11.3xFY2026 20.6xFY2026 28.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.60FY2026 $10.74FY2026 $6.91FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.3%FY2026 +67.6%FY2026 +64.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.7% +37.5% +40.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.79BFY2026 $2.55BFY2026 $14.66BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.3%FY2026 +41.5%FY2026 +43.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.1% +25.2% +20.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSTAEISVRT
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 81.7%
Institutions holding 467 678 2,037
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% -2.0% +0.0%
Institutions buying 265 388 1,170
Institutions selling 149 218 690
Buyers to sellers 1.78 1.78 1.70

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.

STAEISVRT
ST 1.00 0.61 0.53
AEIS 0.61 1.00 0.70
VRT 0.53 0.70 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ST, AEIS and VRT?

Vertiv Holdings (VRT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) $6.14B, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) $9.07B, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) $80.19B.

Which stock is cheaper, ST, AEIS and VRT?

Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 68.3x, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 41.3x, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) 46.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) is cheapest (Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 11.3x, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 20.6x, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) 28.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Vertiv Holdings (VRT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) +0.8%, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +24.6%, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) +26.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Vertiv Holdings (VRT) has the highest net margin (Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 2.4%, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 10.8%, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) 15.1%). On return on invested capital, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) leads (Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 2.6%, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 10.3%, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) 24.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) returned the most: Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) +27.6%, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +9.1%, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) +7.4%. Over five years, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) compounded fastest (Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) -5.8%/yr, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +21.2%/yr, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) +52.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) has been the steadiest (Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 39.7%, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 65.0%, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) 66.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) leads on 6. 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.