ST vs TDG vs UUU Stock Comparison

Sensata Technologies Holding, TransDigm and DeFi Capital Markets Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TDG TransDigm Group INC
$1,130.73 +1.3% 1M -16.5% 1Y
Market cap
$65.44B
P/E
34.2x
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, DeFi Capital Markets 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSTTDGUUULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.97B $65.44B $11.33M TDG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.3x 34.2x -2.2x ST
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.8x 25.7x — ST
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.1% +16.6% -95.0% TDG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.5% 19.1% -437.8% TDG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.2% 15.5% — TDG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 6.1x -45.4x UUU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +33.9% -16.5% -28.6% ST
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.2%/yr +12.5%/yr -6.0%/yr TDG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.8% 27.2% 96.7% TDG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 66/100 23/100 TDG

Percentile Scorecard

STTDGUUU

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

AxisSTTDGUUU
Valuation 88 #26 of 203 53 #48 of 100 4 #54 of 56
Growth 71 #55 of 188 68 #32 of 97 0 #52 of 52
Profitability 70 #56 of 183 96 #5 of 96 4 #47 of 49
Financial Health 42 #127 of 217 17 #87 of 105 86 #9 of 56
Shareholder Returns 47 #82 of 153 95 #4 of 65 –
Overall 63 66 23
  • ST ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • TDG ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • UUU ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSTTDGUUUSPY
1 month +0.3%+1.3%-26.1% -0.2%
3 months -9.5%-13.5%+1.4% +3.9%
6 months +1.9%-2.0%-38.3% +8.2%
Year to date +27.1%-15.0%-27.5% +12.9%
1 year +33.9%-16.5%-28.6% +12.3%
3 years +23.3%+38.1%+12.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +7.2%+11.4%+3.8% +23.3%
5 years -23.3%+79.9%-26.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -5.2%+12.5%-6.0% +10.9%
10 years +14.3%+319.4%+6.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year +1.3%+15.4%+0.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSTTDGUUUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.8%27.2%96.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.8%29.0%98.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.930.750.92 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.85-0.61-0.30 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -72.8%-33.6%-78.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.0%-22.0%-50.0% -1.2%
52-week high $53.55$1,450.00$7.48 $779.14
52-week low $28.53$1,076.01$3.12 $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.

MultipleSTTDGUUU
P/E now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 25.2x 34.0xmedian 26.5x -2.2xmedian 20.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.9x 6.2xmedian 3.0x 10.0xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 14.0x 18.4xmedian 14.6x 125.8xmedian 11.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.6xmedian 21.7x 32.4xmedian 26.4x -8.9xmedian 16.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 2.3x -6.4xmedian 2.5x 3.3xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 2.45median 1.32 1.61median 0.90 0.03median 0.99

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 monthsSTTDGUUU
Revenue $3.85B $10.01B $1.13M
Gross profit $1.19B $5.96B $118.39K
Operating income $582.40M $4.61B -$4.86M
Net income $366.60M $2.13B -$4.96M
Free cash flow $641.20M $1.93B -$1.27M
R&D $128.60M – –
EPS (diluted) $2.49 $33.29 $-1.69
Cash & equivalents $553.40M $2.77B $3.71M
Total debt $2.40B $33.49B $4.96M
Shares (diluted) 147.00M 57.40M 2.94M
Enterprise value $3.80B $53.45B -$5.38M

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
MetricSTTDGUUU
P/E 16.8x 34.0x -2.2x
P/FCF 9.6x 32.4x -8.9x
P/Operating cash flow 8.1x 28.4x -9.3x
P/S 1.6x 6.2x 10.0x
P/B 2.0x -6.4x 3.3x
P/Tangible book 2.3x -4.3x 3.3x
EV/EBITDA 10.0x 18.4x 125.8x
EV/EBIT 13.7x 20.2x -1.7x
EV/Revenue 2.1x 9.3x 7.4x
EV/FCF 12.5x 48.4x -6.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.5x 42.4x -6.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.45 1.61 0.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSTTDGUUU
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.1% 16.6% -95.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.9% 17.0% -64.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.4% 16.9% -98.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -3.3% 17.9% -73.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 175.8% 16.7% -1,912%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.8% 19.4% -80.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 1,505% 10.2% -280.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 22.8% -91.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 1,492% 10.5% -241.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.9% 21.1% -81.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 28.5% 4.5% -200.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.6% 22.8% -36.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 34.4% 1.1% -203.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.0% 22.4% -36.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSTTDGUUU
Gross margin 30.8% 59.6% 10.5%
EBITDA margin 20.9% 50.7% 5.8%
Operating margin 15.1% 46.0% -429.1%
Pretax margin 12.4% 27.4% -448.1%
Net margin 9.5% 19.1% -437.8%
FCF margin 16.7% 19.3% -111.9%
Operating cash flow margin 19.7% 22.0% -107.9%
Return on equity 12.2% – -148.1%
Return on assets 5.5% 8.2% -105.6%
Return on invested capital 8.2% 15.5% –
Return on capital employed 10.0% 19.6% -148.7%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.4x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 1.0x 0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 1.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSTTDGUUU
Debt / assets 35.8% 125.2% 14.5%
Debt / equity 0.8x -3.4x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 6.1x -45.4x
Debt / FCF 3.7x 17.4x -0.6x
Liabilities / assets 54.1% 136.7% 29.2%
Equity / assets 45.9% -36.7% 70.8%
Interest coverage 4.4x 2.5x -17.7x
Current ratio 2.4x 3.0x 3.4x
Quick ratio 1.5x 1.9x 2.8x
Cash ratio 0.7x 1.1x 2.6x
Altman Z-score 2.62 1.72 -1.23

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSTTDGUUU
Dividend yield 1.1% – –
Net buyback yield 0.4% 2.7% –
Shareholder yield 1.5% 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.

ConsensusSTTDGUUU
Forward P/E 11.8xFY2026 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
HoldersSTTDGUUU
Held by institutions 100.0% 93.2% 6.0%
Institutions holding 467 1,140 18
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% +1.2% +67.8%
Institutions buying 265 584 7
Institutions selling 149 367 1
Buyers to sellers 1.78 1.59 7.00

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.

STTDGUUU
ST 1.00 0.25 0.07
TDG 0.25 1.00 -0.05
UUU 0.07 -0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ST, TDG and UUU?

TransDigm (TDG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) $5.97B, TransDigm (TDG) $65.44B, DeFi Capital Markets (UUU) $11.33M.

Which stock is cheaper, ST, TDG and UUU?

Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 16.3x, TransDigm (TDG) 34.2x, DeFi Capital Markets (UUU) -2.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) is cheapest (Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 11.8x, 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) +4.1%, TransDigm (TDG) +16.6%, DeFi Capital Markets (UUU) -95.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

TransDigm (TDG) has the highest net margin (Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 9.5%, TransDigm (TDG) 19.1%, DeFi Capital Markets (UUU) -437.8%). On return on invested capital, TransDigm (TDG) leads (Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 8.2%, TransDigm (TDG) 15.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) returned the most: Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) +33.9%, TransDigm (TDG) -16.5%, DeFi Capital Markets (UUU) -28.6%. Over five years, TransDigm (TDG) compounded fastest (Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) -5.2%/yr, TransDigm (TDG) +12.5%/yr, DeFi Capital Markets (UUU) -6.0%/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) 39.8%, TransDigm (TDG) 27.2%, DeFi Capital Markets (UUU) 96.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.