ST vs TDG vs APWC Stock Comparison

Sensata Technologies Holding, TransDigm and Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TDG TransDigm Group INC
$1,129.53 +1.2% 1M -16.9% 1Y
Market cap
$64.92B
P/E
34.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.01B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionSTTDGAPWCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.12B $64.92B $25.15M TDG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 68.0x 34.0x 3.7x APWC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.3x 25.7x — ST
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.8% +16.6% +9.0% TDG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.4% 19.1% 1.3% TDG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.6% 15.5% 4.1% TDG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 6.1x — ST
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +27.6% -16.9% -36.0% ST
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.8%/yr +12.4%/yr -16.1%/yr TDG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.7% 27.2% 59.0% TDG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 66/100 59/100 TDG

Percentile Scorecard

STTDGAPWC

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

AxisSTTDGAPWC
Valuation 77 #47 of 203 54 #47 of 100 70 #62 of 203
Growth 31 #130 of 187 68 #32 of 97 65 #67 of 187
Profitability 47 #98 of 185 96 #5 of 96 25 #140 of 185
Financial Health 35 #142 of 219 17 #87 of 105 79 #47 of 219
Shareholder Returns 47 #81 of 153 95 #4 of 64 –
Overall 48 66 59
  • ST ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • TDG ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • APWC ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSTTDGAPWCSPY
1 month -3.6%+1.2%-9.0% -0.8%
3 months -12.3%-12.2%-20.4% +3.5%
6 months -3.7%-2.5%-17.7% +7.0%
Year to date +22.2%-15.1%-35.1% +12.2%
1 year +27.6%-16.9%-36.0% +13.0%
3 years +18.6%+37.9%-3.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +5.9%+11.3%-1.1% +23.1%
5 years -25.7%+79.5%-58.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year -5.8%+12.4%-16.1% +11.0%
10 years +9.0%+316.7%-43.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year +0.9%+15.3%-5.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSTTDGAPWCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.7%27.2%59.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.8%29.0%47.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.920.750.61 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.70-0.62-0.61 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -72.8%-33.6%-65.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.0%-22.1%-42.1% -1.8%
52-week high $53.55$1,450.00$2.09 $779.14
52-week low $28.53$1,076.01$1.21 $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.

MultipleSTTDGAPWC
P/E now vs peer median 65.8xmedian 26.0x 33.9xmedian 26.8x 3.7xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.9x 6.2xmedian 2.9x 0.0xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 14.0x 18.4xmedian 15.2x —median 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 21.4x 32.4xmedian 25.5x -3.7xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 2.2x -6.4xmedian 2.5x 0.1xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.74median 1.26 1.60median 0.94 —median 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 monthsSTTDGAPWC
Revenue $3.78B $10.01B $529.68M
Gross profit $1.11B $5.96B $43.84M
Operating income $284.24M $4.61B $13.32M
Net income $89.91M $2.13B $11.40M
Free cash flow $579.20M $1.93B -$6.69M
R&D $128.20M – –
EPS (diluted) $0.61 $33.29 $0.33
Cash & equivalents $403.30M $2.77B $64.58M
Total debt $11.62B $33.49B $194.37M
Shares (diluted) 146.70M 57.40M 20.62M
Enterprise value $3.71B $52.93B -$195.48M

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
MetricSTTDGAPWC
P/E 65.8x 33.9x 3.7x
P/FCF 10.2x 32.4x -3.7x
P/Operating cash flow 8.5x 28.4x -3.7x
P/S 1.6x 6.2x 0.0x
P/B 2.0x -6.4x 0.1x
P/Tangible book 2.3x -4.3x 0.1x
EV/EBITDA 15.0x 18.4x –
EV/EBIT 28.0x 20.2x 1.2x
EV/Revenue 2.1x 9.3x 0.0x
EV/FCF 13.7x 48.3x -2.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.5x 42.4x -2.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.74 1.60 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSTTDGAPWC
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.8% 16.6% 9.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.7% 17.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.5% 16.9% 29.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -5.6% 17.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 110.8% 16.7% 56.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -24.9% 19.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) -19.3% 10.2% 101.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -38.6% 22.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) -19.4% 10.5% 119.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -37.8% 21.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 23.5% 4.5% -138.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.3% 22.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 34.0% 1.1% -138.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.0% 22.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSTTDGAPWC
Gross margin 29.5% 59.6% 8.3%
EBITDA margin 14.0% 50.7% –
Operating margin 7.5% 46.0% 2.5%
Pretax margin 4.6% 27.4% 2.8%
Net margin 2.4% 19.1% 1.3%
FCF margin 15.3% 19.3% -1.3%
Operating cash flow margin 18.4% 22.0% -1.3%
Return on equity 3.1% – 4.2%
Return on assets 1.3% 8.2% 2.6%
Return on invested capital 2.6% 15.5% 4.1%
Return on capital employed 4.8% 19.6% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.4x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 7.7x 1.0x -0.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 1.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSTTDGAPWC
Debt / assets 36.9% 125.2% 13.3%
Debt / equity 0.8x -3.4x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 6.1x –
Debt / FCF 4.2x 17.4x -8.7x
Liabilities / assets 55.1% 136.7% 38.6%
Equity / assets 44.9% -36.7% 61.4%
Interest coverage 2.0x 2.5x 7.7x
Current ratio 2.3x 3.0x –
Quick ratio 1.4x 1.9x –
Cash ratio 0.5x 1.1x –
Altman Z-score 2.41 1.72 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSTTDGAPWC
Dividend yield 1.2% – –
Net buyback yield 0.4% 2.7% –
Shareholder yield 1.6% 2.7% 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.

ConsensusSTTDGAPWC
Forward P/E 11.3xFY2026 25.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.60FY2026 $44.01FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +5.3%FY2026 +17.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +19.7% +7.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.79BFY2026 $10.01BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +2.3%FY2026 +13.4%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +1.1% +24.4% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSTTDGAPWC
Held by institutions 100.0% 93.2% –
Institutions holding 467 1,140 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% +1.2% –
Institutions buying 265 584 –
Institutions selling 149 367 –
Buyers to sellers 1.78 1.59 –

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.

STTDGAPWC
ST 1.00 0.24 0.14
TDG 0.24 1.00 0.06
APWC 0.14 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ST, TDG and APWC?

TransDigm (TDG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) $6.12B, TransDigm (TDG) $64.92B, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) $25.15M.

Which stock is cheaper, ST, TDG and APWC?

Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 68.0x, TransDigm (TDG) 34.0x, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) 3.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) is cheapest (Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 11.3x, TransDigm (TDG) 25.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

TransDigm (TDG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) +0.8%, TransDigm (TDG) +16.6%, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) +9.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

TransDigm (TDG) has the highest net margin (Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 2.4%, TransDigm (TDG) 19.1%, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) 1.3%). On return on invested capital, TransDigm (TDG) leads (Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 2.6%, TransDigm (TDG) 15.5%, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) 4.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) returned the most: Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) +27.6%, TransDigm (TDG) -16.9%, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) -36.0%. Over five years, TransDigm (TDG) compounded fastest (Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) -5.8%/yr, TransDigm (TDG) +12.4%/yr, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) -16.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, TransDigm (TDG) has been the steadiest (Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 39.7%, TransDigm (TDG) 27.2%, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) 59.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ST, TDG and APWC?

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