TDG vs ST vs EMBJ Stock Comparison

TransDigm, Sensata Technologies Holding and Embraer Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TDG TransDigm Group INC
$1,129.53 +1.2% 1M -16.9% 1Y
Market cap
$65.07B
P/E
34.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.01B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
7 wins
EMBJ Embraer S.A.
$71.11 -9.5% 1M +10.8% 1Y
Market cap
$13.33B
P/E
37.0x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

TransDigm leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (TransDigm 7, Sensata Technologies Holding 3, Embraer 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTDGSTEMBJLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $65.07B $6.11B $13.33B TDG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 34.1x 67.9x 37.0x TDG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.7x 11.3x 22.4x ST
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.6% +0.8% — TDG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 19.1% 2.4% — TDG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.5% 2.6% — TDG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 6.1x 3.8x — ST
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -16.9% +27.6% +10.8% ST
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.4%/yr -5.8%/yr +34.4%/yr EMBJ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.2% 39.7% 41.6% TDG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 48/100 45/100 TDG

Percentile Scorecard

TDGSTEMBJ

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

AxisTDGSTEMBJ
Valuation 54 #47 of 100 77 #47 of 203 60 #41 of 100
Growth 68 #32 of 97 31 #130 of 187 –
Profitability 96 #5 of 96 47 #98 of 185 –
Financial Health 17 #87 of 105 35 #142 of 219 13 #92 of 105
Shareholder Returns 95 #4 of 64 47 #81 of 153 64 #24 of 64
Overall 66 48 45
  • TDG ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • ST ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • EMBJ ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTDGSTEMBJSPY
1 month +1.2%-3.6%-9.5% -0.8%
3 months -12.2%-12.3%+4.6% +3.5%
6 months -2.5%-3.7%+12.7% +7.0%
Year to date -15.1%+22.2%+10.5% +12.2%
1 year -16.9%+27.6%+10.8% +13.0%
3 years +37.9%+18.6%+412.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year +11.3%+5.9%+72.5% +23.1%
5 years +79.5%-25.7%+338.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year +12.4%-5.8%+34.4% +11.0%
10 years +316.7%+9.0%+255.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year +15.3%+0.9%+13.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureTDGSTEMBJSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.2%39.7%41.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.0%36.8%47.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.751.921.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.620.700.26 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.6%-72.8%-54.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.1%-24.0%-11.0% -1.8%
52-week high $1,450.00$53.55$79.89 $779.14
52-week low $1,076.01$28.53$53.82 $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.

MultipleTDGSTEMBJ
P/E now vs peer median 33.9xmedian 26.8x 65.8xmedian 26.0x 37.0xmedian 26.8x
P/S now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 2.9x 1.6xmedian 1.9x 1.7xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.4xmedian 15.2x 15.0xmedian 14.0x —median 15.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 32.4xmedian 25.5x 10.2xmedian 21.4x 18.8xmedian 25.5x
P/B now vs peer median -6.4xmedian 2.5x 2.0xmedian 2.2x 3.7xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.60median 0.94 -1.74median 1.26 —median 0.94

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 monthsTDGSTEMBJ
Revenue $10.01B $3.78B –
Gross profit $5.96B $1.11B –
Operating income $4.61B $284.24M –
Net income $2.13B $89.91M –
Free cash flow $1.93B $579.20M –
R&D – $128.20M –
EPS (diluted) $33.29 $0.61 –
Cash & equivalents $2.77B $403.30M $1.95B
Total debt $33.49B $11.62B $25.05B
Shares (diluted) 57.40M 146.70M 183.10M
Enterprise value $53.08B $3.70B $5.77B

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
MetricTDGSTEMBJ
P/E 33.9x 65.8x 37.0x
P/FCF 32.4x 10.2x 18.8x
P/Operating cash flow 28.4x 8.5x –
P/S 6.2x 1.6x 1.7x
P/B -6.4x 2.0x 3.7x
P/Tangible book -4.3x 2.3x 3.7x
EV/EBITDA 18.4x 15.0x –
EV/EBIT 20.2x 28.0x –
EV/Revenue 9.3x 2.1x –
EV/FCF 48.3x 13.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow 42.4x 11.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.60 -1.74 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTDGSTEMBJ
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.6% 0.8% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.0% -2.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 16.9% 2.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 17.9% -5.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 16.7% 110.8% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 19.4% -24.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) 10.2% -19.3% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 22.8% -38.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) 10.5% -19.4% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 21.1% -37.8% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.5% 23.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.8% 9.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 1.1% 34.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.4% 16.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTDGSTEMBJ
Gross margin 59.6% 29.5% –
EBITDA margin 50.7% 14.0% –
Operating margin 46.0% 7.5% –
Pretax margin 27.4% 4.6% –
Net margin 19.1% 2.4% –
FCF margin 19.3% 15.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 22.0% 18.4% –
Return on equity – 3.1% –
Return on assets 8.2% 1.3% –
Return on invested capital 15.5% 2.6% –
Return on capital employed 19.6% 4.8% –
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.6x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 7.7x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 0.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTDGSTEMBJ
Debt / assets 125.2% 36.9% 84.2%
Debt / equity -3.4x 0.8x 3.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 6.1x 3.8x –
Debt / FCF 17.4x 4.2x –
Liabilities / assets 136.7% 55.1% 73.3%
Equity / assets -36.7% 44.9% 26.7%
Interest coverage 2.5x 2.0x –
Current ratio 3.0x 2.3x 1.5x
Quick ratio 1.9x 1.4x 0.7x
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.5x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 1.72 2.41 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTDGSTEMBJ
Dividend yield – 1.2% 1.2%
Net buyback yield 2.7% 0.4% –
Shareholder yield 2.7% 1.6% 1.2%
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.

ConsensusTDGSTEMBJ
Forward P/E 25.7xFY2026 11.3xFY2026 22.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $44.01FY2026 $3.60FY2026 $3.18FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.9%FY2026 +5.3%FY2026 +65.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.9% +19.7% +0.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.01BFY2026 $3.79BFY2026 $8.32BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.4%FY2026 +2.3%FY2026 +9.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +24.4% +1.1% +18.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTDGSTEMBJ
Held by institutions 93.2% 100.0% 42.7%
Institutions holding 1,140 467 353
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.2% +1.1% -3.0%
Institutions buying 584 265 198
Institutions selling 367 149 113
Buyers to sellers 1.59 1.78 1.75

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.

TDGSTEMBJ
TDG 1.00 0.24 0.34
ST 0.24 1.00 0.34
EMBJ 0.34 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TDG, ST and EMBJ?

TransDigm (TDG) is the largest by market capitalisation: TransDigm (TDG) $65.07B, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) $6.11B, Embraer (EMBJ) $13.33B.

Which stock is cheaper, TDG, ST and EMBJ?

TransDigm (TDG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (TransDigm (TDG) 34.1x, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 67.9x, Embraer (EMBJ) 37.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) is cheapest (TransDigm (TDG) 25.7x, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 11.3x, Embraer (EMBJ) 22.4x). 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: TransDigm (TDG) +16.6%, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) +0.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

TransDigm (TDG) has the highest net margin (TransDigm (TDG) 19.1%, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 2.4%). On return on invested capital, TransDigm (TDG) leads (TransDigm (TDG) 15.5%, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 2.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) returned the most: TransDigm (TDG) -16.9%, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) +27.6%, Embraer (EMBJ) +10.8%. Over five years, Embraer (EMBJ) compounded fastest (TransDigm (TDG) +12.4%/yr, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) -5.8%/yr, Embraer (EMBJ) +34.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, TransDigm (TDG) has been the steadiest (TransDigm (TDG) 27.2%, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 39.7%, Embraer (EMBJ) 41.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.