# Sensata Technologies Holding plc (ST) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Technology / Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components. Price $43.08, market value $6.3 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 69.5×** (5-yr avg 58.5×, 3-yr avg 94.5×). Sensata Technologies Holding plc trades at 69.5× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 58.5×. The Technology median in the September 2026 study was 32.1×. Forward P/E is 10.5×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 1.7×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.7×.
- **Price / book: 2.1×**. The shares trade at 2.1× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 16.3×**. Enterprise value is 16.3× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 9.2%** (5-yr avg 6.9%). Free cash flow equals 9.2% of the market value, above its five-year average of 6.9%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 1.4%**. The inverse of the P/E: 1.4% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 7.5%**. 7.5% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 0.8%**. 0.8% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 1.1%**. 1.1% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: 4.5%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 4.5%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: 1.3%**. Each dollar of assets produces 1.3% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -5.8%** (3-yr -2.8%/yr, 5-yr 4.0%/yr). Revenue fell 5.8% over the last year, against 4.0% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -75.3%** (3-yr -52.7%/yr, 5-yr -27.4%/yr). Earnings per share fell 75.3%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 16.4%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 16.4% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 1.02**. Debt is 1.02 times equity, a leveraged balance sheet that needs steady cash flow to service.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 4.3×**. It would take 4.3 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, above the 3× level most lenders treat as comfortable.
- **Altman Z-score: 2.19**. A Z-score of 2.19 is in the grey zone; not distressed, not clearly safe.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.11%** ($0.48 per share, trailing). Sensata Technologies Holding plc yields 1.11%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 225%** (12% of free cash flow). The dividend exceeds earnings (225% payout), though free cash flow still covers it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 4**. 4 straight years of increases.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 34.9%** (YTD 30.2%, 3-mo -13.6%). The shares are up 34.9% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -20.1%** (53.0% above the low). Trading 20% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 47**. An RSI of 47 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 2.01** (volatility 40%). Beta of 2.01 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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