ST vs TDG vs VGTK Stock Comparison

Sensata Technologies Holding, TransDigm and Viking Global Technologies Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TDG TransDigm Group INC
$1,176.47 +7.0% 1M -10.6% 1Y
Market cap
$65.91B
P/E
34.5x
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, Viking Global Technologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSTTDGVGTKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.81B $65.91B $10.17M TDG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.9x 34.5x -1.0x ST
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.5x 26.7x — ST
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.1% +16.6% — TDG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.5% 19.1% — TDG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.2% 15.5% — TDG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 6.1x -16.2x VGTK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +26.6% -10.6% -20.0% ST
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.6%/yr +13.5%/yr -77.2%/yr TDG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.5% 27.3% 140.8% TDG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 65/100 48/100 TDG

Percentile Scorecard

STTDGVGTK

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

AxisSTTDGVGTK
Valuation 88 #26 of 203 53 #48 of 100 54 #29 of 62
Growth 71 #55 of 188 65 #34 of 96 86 #9 of 59
Profitability 70 #55 of 183 95 #6 of 95 –
Financial Health 42 #125 of 216 17 #87 of 105 3 #70 of 72
Shareholder Returns 50 #76 of 152 95 #4 of 65 –
Overall 64 65 48
  • ST ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • TDG ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • VGTK ranked among 72 companies in Clean Energy Equipment

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSTTDGVGTKSPY
1 month -1.4%+7.0%+33.3% +0.7%
3 months -13.9%-5.9%+33.3% +3.7%
6 months -0.8%+1.4%+33.3% +7.1%
Year to date +24.1%-11.5%0.0% +12.8%
1 year +26.6%-10.6%-20.0% +11.9%
3 years +21.1%+43.5%-88.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year +6.6%+12.8%-51.9% +22.8%
5 years -25.0%+88.6%-99.9% +67.6%
5 years, per year -5.6%+13.5%-77.2% +10.9%
10 years +14.7%+333.1%-100.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year +1.4%+15.8%-87.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSTTDGVGTKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.5%27.3%140.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.0%29.1%480.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.920.741.35 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.67-0.39-0.14 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -72.8%-33.6%-100.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.9%-18.9%-20.0% -1.2%
52-week high $53.55$1,450.00$0.05 $779.14
52-week low $28.53$1,076.01$0.02 $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.

MultipleSTTDGVGTK
P/E now vs peer median 16.4xmedian 25.8x 35.3xmedian 26.9x -1.2xmedian 26.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.9x 6.5xmedian 3.0x —median 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.8xmedian 14.6x 18.9xmedian 15.0x -20.1xmedian 18.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.4xmedian 22.2x 33.7xmedian 27.2x -10.6xmedian 30.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 2.2x -6.6xmedian 2.5x -0.2xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median 2.39median 1.45 1.67median 0.93 0.04median 0.97

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 monthsSTTDGVGTK
Revenue $3.85B $10.01B –
Gross profit $1.19B $5.96B –
Operating income $582.40M $4.61B -$6.18M
Net income $366.60M $2.13B -$9.98M
Free cash flow $641.20M $1.93B -$1.06M
R&D $128.60M – –
EPS (diluted) $2.49 $33.29 $-0.03
Cash & equivalents $553.40M $2.77B $393.73K
Total debt $2.40B $33.49B $47.10M
Shares (diluted) 147.00M 57.40M 281.77M
Enterprise value $3.65B $53.91B $8.91M

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
MetricSTTDGVGTK
P/E 16.4x 35.3x -1.2x
P/FCF 9.4x 33.7x -10.6x
P/Operating cash flow 7.9x 29.6x -10.6x
P/S 1.6x 6.5x –
P/B 2.0x -6.6x -0.2x
P/Tangible book 2.2x -4.5x -0.2x
EV/EBITDA 9.8x 18.9x -20.1x
EV/EBIT 13.5x 20.8x -9.4x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 9.6x –
EV/FCF 12.3x 49.7x -54.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.3x 43.6x -54.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.39 1.67 0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSTTDGVGTK
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.1% 16.6% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.9% 17.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.4% 16.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -3.3% 17.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 175.8% 16.7% 37.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.8% 19.4% 9.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 1,505% 10.2% 74.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 22.8% -36.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 1,492% 10.5% 71.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.9% 21.1% -26.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 28.5% 4.5% 48.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.6% 22.8% 38.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 34.4% 1.1% 48.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.0% 22.4% 38.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSTTDGVGTK
Gross margin 30.8% 59.6% –
EBITDA margin 20.9% 50.7% –
Operating margin 15.1% 46.0% –
Pretax margin 12.4% 27.4% –
Net margin 9.5% 19.1% –
FCF margin 16.7% 19.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 19.7% 22.0% –
Return on equity 12.2% – –
Return on assets 5.5% 8.2% -39.9%
Return on invested capital 8.2% 15.5% –
Return on capital employed 10.0% 19.6% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.4x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 1.0x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 1.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSTTDGVGTK
Debt / assets 35.8% 125.2% 235.8%
Debt / equity 0.8x -3.4x -0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 6.1x -16.2x
Debt / FCF 3.7x 17.4x -44.3x
Liabilities / assets 54.1% 136.7% 365.9%
Equity / assets 45.9% -36.7% -265.9%
Interest coverage 4.4x 2.5x -3.7x
Current ratio 2.4x 3.0x 0.0x
Quick ratio 1.5x 1.9x 0.0x
Cash ratio 0.7x 1.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 2.60 1.77 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSTTDGVGTK
Dividend yield 1.2% – –
Net buyback yield 0.4% 2.6% –
Shareholder yield 1.6% 2.6% –
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.

ConsensusSTTDGVGTK
Forward P/E 11.5xFY2026 26.7xFY2026 –
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
HoldersSTTDGVGTK
Held by institutions 100.0% 93.2% –
Institutions holding 468 1,141 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% +1.2% –
Institutions buying 266 585 –
Institutions selling 149 367 –
Buyers to sellers 1.79 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.

STTDGVGTK
ST 1.00 0.24 0.09
TDG 0.24 1.00 0.11
VGTK 0.09 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ST, TDG and VGTK?

TransDigm (TDG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) $5.81B, TransDigm (TDG) $65.91B, Viking Global Technologies (VGTK) $10.17M.

Which stock is cheaper, ST, TDG and VGTK?

Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 15.9x, TransDigm (TDG) 34.5x, Viking Global Technologies (VGTK) -1.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) is cheapest (Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 11.5x, TransDigm (TDG) 26.7x). 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%.

Which company is more profitable?

TransDigm (TDG) has the highest net margin (Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 9.5%, TransDigm (TDG) 19.1%). 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) +26.6%, TransDigm (TDG) -10.6%, Viking Global Technologies (VGTK) -20.0%. Over five years, TransDigm (TDG) compounded fastest (Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) -5.6%/yr, TransDigm (TDG) +13.5%/yr, Viking Global Technologies (VGTK) -77.2%/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) 39.5%, TransDigm (TDG) 27.3%, Viking Global Technologies (VGTK) 140.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.