ST vs XCH vs APH Stock Comparison

Sensata Technologies Holding, Xchg and Amphenol Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
XCH XCHG Ltd
$1.95 -41.8% 1M +18.2% 1Y
Market cap
$7.52M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
EV Charging Industrials
APH Amphenol Corp /De/
$78.27 -6.9% 1M -42.4% 1Y
Market cap
$197.26B
P/E
38.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$29.01B
Div. yield
0.01%
Electrical Equipment Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Amphenol leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Amphenol 7, Sensata Technologies Holding 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSTXCHAPHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.97B $7.52M $197.26B APH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.3x — 38.4x ST
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.8x — 30.0x ST
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.1% — +54.2% APH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.5% — 17.7% APH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.2% — 16.5% APH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x — 1.5x APH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +33.9% +18.2% -42.4% ST
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.2%/yr — +15.4%/yr APH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.8% 328.8% 85.5% ST
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 — 63/100 APH

Percentile Scorecard

STXCHAPH

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

AxisSTXCHAPH
Valuation 88 #26 of 203 – 18 #166 of 203
Growth 71 #55 of 188 – 97 #7 of 188
Profitability 70 #56 of 183 – 98 #5 of 183
Financial Health 42 #127 of 217 29 #51 of 71 41 #129 of 217
Shareholder Returns 47 #82 of 153 – 64 #56 of 153
Overall 63 – 63
  • ST ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • XCH ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • APH ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSTXCHAPHSPY
1 month +0.3%-41.8%-6.9% -0.2%
3 months -9.5%+290.0%-45.6% +3.9%
6 months +1.9%+105.3%-45.5% +8.2%
Year to date +27.1%+72.6%-42.1% +12.9%
1 year +33.9%+18.2%-42.4% +12.3%
3 years +23.3%—+97.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +7.2%—+25.5% +23.3%
5 years -23.3%—+104.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year -5.2%—+15.4% +10.9%
10 years +14.3%—+378.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year +1.3%—+17.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSTXCHAPHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.8%328.8%85.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.8%134.8%114.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.930.701.71 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.850.06-0.50 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -72.8%-99.2%-58.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.0%-57.8%-55.6% -1.2%
52-week high $53.55$4.62$176.32 $779.14
52-week low $28.53$0.23$73.07 $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.

MultipleSTXCHAPH
P/E now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 25.2x —median 27.2x 37.4xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.9x —median 2.4x 6.7xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 14.0x —median 18.4x 22.6xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.6xmedian 21.7x —median 28.6x 40.9xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 2.3x 1.3xmedian 1.7x 12.4xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 2.45median 1.32 —median 0.79 1.00median 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 monthsSTXCHAPH
Revenue $3.85B – $29.01B
Gross profit $1.19B – $11.17B
Operating income $582.40M – $7.84B
Net income $366.60M – $5.19B
Free cash flow $641.20M – $4.71B
R&D $128.60M – –
EPS (diluted) $2.49 – $1.99
Cash & equivalents $553.40M $11.41M $4.73B
Total debt $2.40B $29.61M $18.81B
Shares (diluted) 147.00M 3.50M 2.58B
Enterprise value $3.80B -$60.92M $191.84B

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
MetricSTXCHAPH
P/E 16.8x – 37.4x
P/FCF 9.6x – 40.9x
P/Operating cash flow 8.1x – 32.9x
P/S 1.6x – 6.7x
P/B 2.0x 1.3x 12.4x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 1.3x 18.7x
EV/EBITDA 10.0x – 22.6x
EV/EBIT 13.7x – 26.3x
EV/Revenue 2.1x – 7.1x
EV/FCF 12.5x – 43.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.5x – 35.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.45 – 1.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSTXCHAPH
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.1% – 54.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.9% – 32.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.4% – 70.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -3.3% – 40.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 175.8% – 86.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.8% – 45.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 1,505% – 61.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.6% – 39.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 1,492% – 59.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.9% – 37.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 28.5% – 57.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.6% – 35.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 34.4% – 67.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.0% – 34.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSTXCHAPH
Gross margin 30.8% – 38.5%
EBITDA margin 20.9% – 31.5%
Operating margin 15.1% – 27.0%
Pretax margin 12.4% – 25.2%
Net margin 9.5% – 17.7%
FCF margin 16.7% – 16.2%
Operating cash flow margin 19.7% – 20.2%
Return on equity 12.2% – 34.9%
Return on assets 5.5% – 11.9%
Return on invested capital 8.2% – 16.5%
Return on capital employed 10.0% – 23.0%
Asset turnover 0.6x – 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x – 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% – 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSTXCHAPH
Debt / assets 35.8% 19.7% 42.0%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.8x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x – 1.5x
Debt / FCF 3.7x – 4.0x
Liabilities / assets 54.1% 74.7% 65.2%
Equity / assets 45.9% 25.3% 34.8%
Interest coverage 4.4x – 12.4x
Current ratio 2.4x 1.2x 1.9x
Quick ratio 1.5x 0.7x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.4x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 2.62 – 5.78

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSTXCHAPH
Dividend yield 1.1% – 0.6%
Net buyback yield 0.4% – 0.2%
Shareholder yield 1.5% – 0.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 19.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 21.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 39.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 27.7%

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.

ConsensusSTXCHAPH
Forward P/E 11.8xFY2026 – 30.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.60FY2026 $-2.46FY2026 $2.61FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.3%FY2026 – +56.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.7% – +35.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.79BFY2026 $34.13MFY2026 $33.34BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.3%FY2026 +36.0%FY2026 +44.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.1% +27.9% +33.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSTXCHAPH
Held by institutions 100.0% – 96.0%
Institutions holding 467 – 2,330
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% – +2.6%
Institutions buying 265 – 1,360
Institutions selling 149 – 773
Buyers to sellers 1.78 – 1.76

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.

STXCHAPH
ST 1.00 0.04 0.18
XCH 0.04 1.00 0.05
APH 0.18 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ST, XCH and APH?

Amphenol (APH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) $5.97B, Xchg (XCH) $7.52M, Amphenol (APH) $197.26B.

Which stock is cheaper, ST, XCH and APH?

Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 16.3x, Amphenol (APH) 38.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) is cheapest (Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 11.8x, Amphenol (APH) 30.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Amphenol (APH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) +4.1%, Amphenol (APH) +54.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Amphenol (APH) has the highest net margin (Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 9.5%, Amphenol (APH) 17.7%). On return on invested capital, Amphenol (APH) leads (Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 8.2%, Amphenol (APH) 16.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) returned the most: Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) +33.9%, Xchg (XCH) +18.2%, Amphenol (APH) -42.4%. Over five years, Amphenol (APH) compounded fastest (Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) -5.2%/yr, Amphenol (APH) +15.4%/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%, Xchg (XCH) 0.00%, Amphenol (APH) 0.01%. Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) and Xchg (XCH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) has been the steadiest (Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 39.8%, Xchg (XCH) 328.8%, Amphenol (APH) 85.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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