ST vs TEL vs VICR Stock Comparison

Sensata Technologies Holding, TE Connectivity and Vicor Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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TEL TE Connectivity plc
$225.54 +3.1% 1M -4.7% 1Y
Market cap
$65.09B
P/E
21.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.32B
Div. yield
0.01%
Electrical Equipment Industrials
6 wins
VICR Vicor Corp
$212.00 -24.8% 1M +135.6% 1Y
Market cap
$9.95B
P/E
55.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$560.70M
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionSTTELVICRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.94B $65.09B $9.95B TEL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.2x 21.6x 55.2x ST
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.8x 21.1x 55.4x ST
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.1% +16.5% +27.0% VICR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.5% 15.6% 32.2% VICR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.2% 16.2% — TEL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 0.9x — TEL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +33.9% -4.7% +135.6% VICR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.2%/yr +9.2%/yr +7.0%/yr TEL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.8% 36.2% 95.2% TEL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 74/100 60/100 TEL

Percentile Scorecard

STTELVICR

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

AxisSTTELVICR
Valuation 88 #26 of 203 55 #91 of 203 9 #185 of 203
Growth 71 #55 of 188 86 #28 of 188 91 #17 of 188
Profitability 70 #56 of 183 95 #10 of 183 88 #23 of 183
Financial Health 42 #127 of 217 63 #80 of 217 100 #1 of 217
Shareholder Returns 47 #82 of 153 71 #45 of 153 14 #132 of 153
Overall 63 74 60
  • ST ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • TEL ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • VICR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSTTELVICRSPY
1 month +0.3%+3.1%-24.8% -0.2%
3 months -9.5%+5.3%+10.3% +3.9%
6 months +1.9%+10.4%-14.8% +8.2%
Year to date +27.1%-0.9%+93.4% +12.9%
1 year +33.9%-4.7%+135.6% +12.3%
3 years +23.3%+95.3%+422.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +7.2%+25.0%+73.6% +23.3%
5 years -23.3%+55.4%+40.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year -5.2%+9.2%+7.0% +10.9%
10 years +14.3%+263.0%+1,506.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year +1.3%+13.8%+32.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSTTELVICRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.8%36.2%95.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.8%39.2%101.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.931.643.76 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.85-0.131.42 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -72.8%-35.2%-80.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.0%-9.4%-44.2% -1.2%
52-week high $53.55$249.00$379.78 $779.14
52-week low $28.53$195.84$83.28 $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.

MultipleSTTELVICR
P/E now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 25.2x 21.8xmedian 25.2x 54.2xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.9x 3.4xmedian 1.9x 17.4xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 14.0x 14.5xmedian 14.0x 57.5xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.6xmedian 21.7x 19.7xmedian 21.7x 192.4xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 2.3x 4.9xmedian 2.3x 10.8xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 2.45median 1.32 1.32median 1.32 1.13median 1.32

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 monthsSTTELVICR
Revenue $3.85B $19.32B $560.70M
Gross profit $1.19B $6.98B $339.59M
Operating income $582.40M $3.81B $139.60M
Net income $366.60M $3.02B $180.33M
Free cash flow $641.20M $3.32B $50.83M
R&D $128.60M $919.00M $87.44M
EPS (diluted) $2.49 $10.29 $3.79
Cash & equivalents $553.40M $1.24B $513.14M
Total debt $2.40B $5.63B –
Shares (diluted) 147.00M 293.00M 47.61M
Enterprise value $3.77B $60.24B $8.18B

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
MetricSTTELVICR
P/E 16.8x 21.8x 54.2x
P/FCF 9.6x 19.7x 192.4x
P/Operating cash flow 8.1x 14.8x 101.8x
P/S 1.6x 3.4x 17.4x
P/B 2.0x 4.9x 10.8x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 5.8x 10.8x
EV/EBITDA 10.0x 14.5x 57.5x
EV/EBIT 13.7x 18.3x 66.4x
EV/Revenue 2.1x 3.6x 16.5x
EV/FCF 12.5x 21.0x 182.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.5x 15.8x 96.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.45 1.32 1.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSTTELVICR
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.1% 16.5% 27.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.9% 5.7% 10.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.4% 20.3% 35.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -3.3% 10.9% 18.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 175.8% 29.5% 85.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.8% 17.9% 38.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 1,505% 107.3% 119.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 13.4% 50.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 1,492% 110.8% 106.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.9% 16.5% 47.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 28.5% 17.5% -28.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.6% 14.6% 21.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 34.4% 15.0% -56.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.0% 14.9% 50.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSTTELVICR
Gross margin 30.8% 36.1% 60.6%
EBITDA margin 20.9% 24.9% 28.7%
Operating margin 15.1% 19.7% 24.9%
Pretax margin 12.4% 19.5% 28.1%
Net margin 9.5% 15.6% 32.2%
FCF margin 16.7% 17.2% 9.1%
Operating cash flow margin 19.7% 22.9% 17.1%
Return on equity 12.2% 22.8% 20.7%
Return on assets 5.5% 11.7% 19.2%
Return on invested capital 8.2% 16.2% –
Return on capital employed 10.0% 18.0% 16.0%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 1.5x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.9% 3.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSTTELVICR
Debt / assets 35.8% 21.6% –
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 0.9x –
Debt / FCF 3.7x 1.7x –
Liabilities / assets 54.1% 49.2% 7.6%
Equity / assets 45.9% 50.8% 92.4%
Interest coverage 4.4x 31.3x –
Current ratio 2.4x 1.9x 11.4x
Quick ratio 1.5x 1.1x 9.6x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.3x 7.7x
Altman Z-score 2.62 5.25 80.87

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSTTELVICR
Dividend yield 1.1% 1.3% –
Net buyback yield 0.4% 2.5% -0.8%
Shareholder yield 1.5% 3.8% -0.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 28.2% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 25.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 7.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 5.8% –

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.

ConsensusSTTELVICR
Forward P/E 11.8xFY2026 21.1xFY2026 55.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.60FY2026 $10.67FY2026 $3.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.3%FY2026 +21.8%FY2026 +46.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.7% +15.1% +72.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.79BFY2026 $20.84BFY2026 $609.82MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.3%FY2026 +20.7%FY2026 +34.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.1% +10.3% +63.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSTTELVICR
Held by institutions 100.0% 94.1% 47.7%
Institutions holding 467 1,281 510
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% +3.0% +3.9%
Institutions buying 265 608 348
Institutions selling 149 451 130
Buyers to sellers 1.78 1.35 2.68

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.

STTELVICR
ST 1.00 0.57 0.54
TEL 0.57 1.00 0.36
VICR 0.54 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ST, TEL and VICR?

TE Connectivity (TEL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) $5.94B, TE Connectivity (TEL) $65.09B, Vicor (VICR) $9.95B.

Which stock is cheaper, ST, TEL and VICR?

Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 16.2x, TE Connectivity (TEL) 21.6x, Vicor (VICR) 55.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) is cheapest (Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 11.8x, TE Connectivity (TEL) 21.1x, Vicor (VICR) 55.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Vicor (VICR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) +4.1%, TE Connectivity (TEL) +16.5%, Vicor (VICR) +27.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Vicor (VICR) has the highest net margin (Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 9.5%, TE Connectivity (TEL) 15.6%, Vicor (VICR) 32.2%). On return on invested capital, TE Connectivity (TEL) leads (Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 8.2%, TE Connectivity (TEL) 16.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vicor (VICR) returned the most: Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) +33.9%, TE Connectivity (TEL) -4.7%, Vicor (VICR) +135.6%. Over five years, TE Connectivity (TEL) compounded fastest (Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) -5.2%/yr, TE Connectivity (TEL) +9.2%/yr, Vicor (VICR) +7.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 0.00%, TE Connectivity (TEL) 0.01%, Vicor (VICR) 0.00%. Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) and Vicor (VICR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, TE Connectivity (TEL) has been the steadiest (Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 39.8%, TE Connectivity (TEL) 36.2%, Vicor (VICR) 95.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ST, TEL and VICR?

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