ST vs HUBB vs APTV Stock Comparison

Sensata Technologies Holding, Hubbell and Aptiv Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HUBB Hubbell Inc
$459.62 -1.4% 1M +5.8% 1Y
Market cap
$23.00B
P/E
25.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.22B
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
7 wins
APTV Aptiv PLC
$43.62 -2.6% 1M -49.4% 1Y
Market cap
$9.24B
P/E
42.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.73B
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Hubbell leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Hubbell 7, Aptiv 3, Sensata Technologies Holding 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSTHUBBAPTVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.14B $23.00B $9.24B HUBB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 68.3x 25.5x 42.0x HUBB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.3x 22.9x 7.9x APTV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.8% +10.6% +5.3% HUBB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.4% 14.5% 1.2% HUBB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.6% 12.8% 2.6% HUBB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 3.3x 2.3x APTV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +27.6% +5.8% -49.4% ST
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.8%/yr +19.3%/yr -23.8%/yr HUBB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.7% 32.2% 44.7% HUBB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 54/100 56/100 APTV

Percentile Scorecard

STHUBBAPTV

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

AxisSTHUBBAPTV
Valuation 77 #47 of 203 31 #140 of 203 96 #9 of 203
Growth 31 #130 of 187 67 #62 of 187 15 #159 of 187
Profitability 47 #98 of 185 89 #21 of 185 36 #118 of 185
Financial Health 35 #142 of 219 14 #189 of 219 34 #145 of 219
Shareholder Returns 47 #81 of 153 66 #52 of 153 98 #4 of 153
Overall 48 54 56
  • ST ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • HUBB ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • APTV ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSTHUBBAPTVSPY
1 month -3.6%-1.4%-2.6% -0.8%
3 months -12.3%-7.7%-24.1% +3.5%
6 months -3.7%-17.2%-27.4% +7.0%
Year to date +22.2%+3.5%-42.7% +12.2%
1 year +27.6%+5.8%-49.4% +13.0%
3 years +18.6%+63.6%-49.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year +5.9%+17.8%-20.3% +23.1%
5 years -25.7%+141.1%-74.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year -5.8%+19.3%-23.8% +11.0%
10 years +9.0%+336.9%-32.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year +0.9%+15.9%-3.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSTHUBBAPTVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.7%32.2%44.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.8%34.5%48.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.921.221.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.700.18-1.11 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -72.8%-33.1%-76.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.0%-17.6%-50.8% -1.8%
52-week high $53.55$557.85$88.67 $779.14
52-week low $28.53$407.36$42.69 $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.

MultipleSTHUBBAPTV
P/E now vs peer median 65.8xmedian 26.0x 27.0xmedian 26.0x 41.9xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.9x 3.9xmedian 1.9x 0.5xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 14.0x 19.6xmedian 14.0x 6.8xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 21.4x 26.9xmedian 21.4x 11.1xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 2.2x 6.2xmedian 2.2x 1.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.74median 1.26 2.04median 1.26 -1.32median 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 monthsSTHUBBAPTV
Revenue $3.78B $6.22B $18.73B
Gross profit $1.11B $2.19B $3.68B
Operating income $284.24M $1.25B $995.00M
Net income $89.91M $907.10M $231.00M
Free cash flow $579.20M $901.40M $817.00M
R&D $128.20M – –
EPS (diluted) $0.61 $16.98 $1.04
Cash & equivalents $403.30M $378.60M $761.00M
Total debt $11.62B $11.71B $5.35B
Shares (diluted) 146.70M 53.10M 212.10M
Enterprise value $3.74B $20.91B $2.09B

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
MetricSTHUBBAPTV
P/E 65.8x 27.0x 41.9x
P/FCF 10.2x 26.9x 11.1x
P/Operating cash flow 8.5x 22.7x 6.1x
P/S 1.6x 3.9x 0.5x
P/B 2.0x 6.2x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 33.1x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA 15.0x 19.6x 6.8x
EV/EBIT 28.0x 23.3x 13.8x
EV/Revenue 2.1x 4.7x 0.7x
EV/FCF 13.7x 32.5x 16.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.5x 27.4x 9.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.74 2.04 -1.32

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSTHUBBAPTV
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.8% 10.6% 5.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.7% 6.3% -1.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.5% 12.0% 4.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -5.6% 8.6% 4.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 110.8% 10.1% -43.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -24.9% 11.2% -15.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -19.3% 8.3% -77.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -38.6% 12.6% -38.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -19.4% 9.2% -77.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -37.8% 13.2% -31.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 23.5% 11.6% -36.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.3% 10.0% -7.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 34.0% 14.8% -52.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.0% 11.7% -7.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSTHUBBAPTV
Gross margin 29.5% 35.2% 19.6%
EBITDA margin 14.0% 24.0% 10.7%
Operating margin 7.5% 20.2% 5.3%
Pretax margin 4.6% 18.2% 4.1%
Net margin 2.4% 14.5% 1.2%
FCF margin 15.3% 14.5% 4.4%
Operating cash flow margin 18.4% 17.2% 7.9%
Return on equity 3.1% 23.6% 2.6%
Return on assets 1.3% 9.0% 1.1%
Return on invested capital 2.6% 12.8% 2.6%
Return on capital employed 4.8% 15.2% 5.3%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.6x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 7.7x 1.2x 6.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.5% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSTHUBBAPTV
Debt / assets 36.9% 45.4% 29.8%
Debt / equity 0.8x 1.4x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 3.3x 2.3x
Debt / FCF 4.2x 6.0x 6.6x
Liabilities / assets 55.1% 66.9% 51.4%
Equity / assets 44.9% 33.1% 48.6%
Interest coverage 2.0x – 3.0x
Current ratio 2.3x 1.6x 2.0x
Quick ratio 1.4x 0.9x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 2.41 – 2.45

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSTHUBBAPTV
Dividend yield 1.2% 1.2% –
Net buyback yield 0.4% 0.8% 7.9%
Shareholder yield 1.6% 2.1% 7.9%
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.

ConsensusSTHUBBAPTV
Forward P/E 11.3xFY2026 22.9xFY2026 7.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.60FY2026 $20.07FY2026 $5.49FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.3%FY2026 +10.2%FY2026 -17.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.7% +21.9% +13.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.79BFY2026 $7.32BFY2026 $13.02BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.3%FY2026 +25.4%FY2026 -36.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.1% +9.8% +4.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSTHUBBAPTV
Held by institutions 100.0% 96.1% 98.6%
Institutions holding 467 1,014 659
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% -0.4% +9.2%
Institutions buying 265 511 330
Institutions selling 149 317 260
Buyers to sellers 1.78 1.61 1.27

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.

STHUBBAPTV
ST 1.00 0.56 0.39
HUBB 0.56 1.00 0.20
APTV 0.39 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ST, HUBB and APTV?

Hubbell (HUBB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) $6.14B, Hubbell (HUBB) $23.00B, Aptiv (APTV) $9.24B.

Which stock is cheaper, ST, HUBB and APTV?

Hubbell (HUBB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 68.3x, Hubbell (HUBB) 25.5x, Aptiv (APTV) 42.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Aptiv (APTV) is cheapest (Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 11.3x, Hubbell (HUBB) 22.9x, Aptiv (APTV) 7.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Hubbell (HUBB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) +0.8%, Hubbell (HUBB) +10.6%, Aptiv (APTV) +5.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hubbell (HUBB) has the highest net margin (Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 2.4%, Hubbell (HUBB) 14.5%, Aptiv (APTV) 1.2%). On return on invested capital, Hubbell (HUBB) leads (Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 2.6%, Hubbell (HUBB) 12.8%, Aptiv (APTV) 2.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) returned the most: Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) +27.6%, Hubbell (HUBB) +5.8%, Aptiv (APTV) -49.4%. Over five years, Hubbell (HUBB) compounded fastest (Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) -5.8%/yr, Hubbell (HUBB) +19.3%/yr, Aptiv (APTV) -23.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hubbell (HUBB) has been the steadiest (Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 39.7%, Hubbell (HUBB) 32.2%, Aptiv (APTV) 44.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ST, HUBB and APTV?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Hubbell (HUBB) leads on 7. 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.