ST vs VFS vs XCH Stock Comparison

Sensata Technologies Holding, VinFast Auto and Xchg Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VFS VinFast Auto Ltd.
$3.05 -4.1% 1M -5.3% 1Y
Market cap
$7.36B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3,514.06T
Div. yield
–
Auto Manufacturers Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
XCH XCHG Ltd
$1.94 -42.1% 1M +10.9% 1Y
Market cap
$6.82M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
EV Charging Industrials

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Sensata Technologies Holding leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Sensata Technologies Holding 5, VinFast Auto 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSTVFSXCHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.14B $7.36B $6.82M VFS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 68.3x 0.0x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.3x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.8% +4,424.0% — VFS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.4% -69.2% — ST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.6% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.8x -0.5x — VFS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +27.6% -5.3% +10.9% ST
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.8%/yr -20.8%/yr — ST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.7% 41.4% 329.5% ST
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 7/100 — ST

Percentile Scorecard

STVFSXCH

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

AxisSTVFSXCH
Valuation 77 #47 of 203 10 #45 of 50 –
Growth 31 #130 of 187 4 #46 of 48 –
Profitability 47 #98 of 185 11 #41 of 46 –
Financial Health 35 #142 of 219 4 #50 of 52 29 #51 of 71
Shareholder Returns 47 #81 of 153 – –
Overall 48 7 –
  • ST ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • VFS ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • XCH ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSTVFSXCHSPY
1 month -3.6%-4.1%-42.1% -0.8%
3 months -12.3%+3.4%+273.1% +3.5%
6 months -3.7%-27.6%+92.5% +7.0%
Year to date +22.2%-8.7%+71.7% +12.2%
1 year +27.6%-5.3%+10.9% +13.0%
3 years +18.6%-42.7%— +86.3%
3 years, per year +5.9%-16.9%— +23.1%
5 years -25.7%-68.8%— +68.6%
5 years, per year -5.8%-20.8%— +11.0%
10 years +9.0%—— +258.0%
10 years, per year +0.9%—— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSTVFSXCHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.7%41.4%329.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.8%39.6%134.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.920.790.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.70-0.130.03 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -72.8%-97.1%-99.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.0%-35.9%-58.0% -1.8%
52-week high $53.55$4.76$4.62 $779.14
52-week low $28.53$2.81$0.23 $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.

MultipleSTVFSXCH
P/E now vs peer median 65.8xmedian 26.0x 0.0xmedian 18.9x —median 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.9x 0.0xmedian 0.5x —median 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 14.0x -0.5xmedian 8.2x —median 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 21.4x 0.0xmedian 9.4x —median 27.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 2.2x 0.0xmedian 0.9x 1.3xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -1.74median 1.26 —median 1.40 —median 0.77

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 monthsSTVFSXCH
Revenue $3.78B $3,514.06T –
Gross profit $1.11B -$1,799.20T –
Operating income $284.24M -$3,021.72T –
Net income $89.91M -$3,525.77T –
Free cash flow $579.20M -$1,569.01T –
R&D $128.20M $376.86T –
EPS (diluted) $0.61 $-1,039,497.78 –
Cash & equivalents $403.30M $281.02T $11.41M
Total debt $11.62B $7,424.18T $29.61M
Shares (diluted) 146.70M 2.34B 3.50M
Enterprise value $3.74B -$1,239.61T -$61.62M

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
MetricSTVFSXCH
P/E 65.8x 0.0x –
P/FCF 10.2x 0.0x –
P/Operating cash flow 8.5x 0.0x –
P/S 1.6x 0.0x –
P/B 2.0x 0.0x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 0.0x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA 15.0x -0.5x –
EV/EBIT 28.0x -0.1x –
EV/Revenue 2.1x 0.1x –
EV/FCF 13.7x -0.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow 11.5x -0.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.74 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSTVFSXCH
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.8% 4,424% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.7% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.5% -6,447% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -5.6% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 110.8% -4,777% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -24.9% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -19.3% -3,441% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -38.6% – –
EPS growth (1Y) -19.4% -2,344% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -37.8% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 23.5% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.3% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 34.0% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.0% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSTVFSXCH
Gross margin 29.5% -51.2% –
EBITDA margin 14.0% -24.7% –
Operating margin 7.5% -86.0% –
Pretax margin 4.6% -102.7% –
Net margin 2.4% -69.2% –
FCF margin 15.3% -44.6% –
Operating cash flow margin 18.4% -50.4% –
Return on equity 3.1% – –
Return on assets 1.3% -47.1% –
Return on invested capital 2.6% – –
Return on capital employed 4.8% -208.1% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.7x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 7.7x 0.5x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSTVFSXCH
Debt / assets 36.9% 29.1% 19.7%
Debt / equity 0.8x -0.2x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.8x -0.5x –
Debt / FCF 4.2x -0.6x –
Liabilities / assets 55.1% 256.0% 74.7%
Equity / assets 44.9% -156.0% 25.3%
Interest coverage 2.0x -5.7x –
Current ratio 2.3x 0.5x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.4x 0.2x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.1x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 2.41 -10.29 –

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusSTVFSXCH
Forward P/E 11.3xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.60FY2026 $-1.86FY2026 $-2.46FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.3%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +19.7% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.79BFY2026 $5.02BFY2026 $34.13MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.3%FY2026 +39.4%FY2026 +36.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.1% +20.0% +27.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSTVFSXCH
Held by institutions 100.0% 0.2% –
Institutions holding 467 32 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% -8.3% –
Institutions buying 265 20 –
Institutions selling 149 8 –
Buyers to sellers 1.78 2.50 –

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.

STVFSXCH
ST 1.00 0.17 0.04
VFS 0.17 1.00 0.04
XCH 0.04 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ST, VFS and XCH?

VinFast Auto (VFS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) $6.14B, VinFast Auto (VFS) $7.36B, Xchg (XCH) $6.82M.

Which company is growing faster?

VinFast Auto (VFS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) +0.8%, VinFast Auto (VFS) +4,424.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) has the highest net margin (Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 2.4%, VinFast Auto (VFS) -69.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) returned the most: Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) +27.6%, VinFast Auto (VFS) -5.3%, Xchg (XCH) +10.9%. Over five years, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) compounded fastest (Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) -5.8%/yr, VinFast Auto (VFS) -20.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) has been the steadiest (Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 39.7%, VinFast Auto (VFS) 41.4%, Xchg (XCH) 329.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ST, VFS and XCH?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) leads on 5. 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.