Stocks · Technology · Hardware, Equipment & Parts
Sensata Technologies Holding plc ST
$43.51 +2.74% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NYSE · Market cap $6.33B
Next earnings report: Oct 27, 2026
Scroll or pinch to zoom, drag to move. Daily prices adjusted for splits. Markers: E = earnings (green beat, red miss), S = split, D = dividend.
Three things to know
- Earnings beat analyst estimates in each of the last 6 quarters (average surprise over the last four: +3.6%).
- The stock is in an uptrend: above its 200-day average for 216 trading days, with the 50-day average above the 200-day.
- Diluted EPS over the last four quarters was $0.62, down 17.3% year over year.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Technology sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
Growth28Very weak
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 19%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 26%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Top 39%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRBottom 20%
- Revenue growth accelerationTop 28%
Quality54Neutral
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalTop 48%
- Gross marginBottom 20%
- Operating marginTop 26%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Top 11%
- Accruals (lower is better)Top 41%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 22%
- Interest coverBottom 43%
Value71Positive
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldTop 47%
- Free-cash-flow yieldTop 16%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueTop 17%
- Sales / enterprise valueTop 31%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Bottom 31%
Momentum65Positive
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthTop 28%
- 6-month returnTop 50%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Top 31%
- Distance from 52-week highTop 32%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Top 44%
Revisions38Weak
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersBottom 31%
- Consecutive EPS beatsTop 32%
- Share of analysts rating BuyBottom 35%
- Upside to consensus price targetBottom 48%
Stability55Neutral
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 8%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 44%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Bottom 43%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 22%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | -3.0% | 0.7% | ↑ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | -59.3% | -17.3% | ↑ |
| Gross margin | 26.2% | 28.5% | ↑ |
| Operating margin | 12.0% | 14.5% | ↑ |
| FCF margin | 11.6% | 15.1% | ↑ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | 0.7% | -3.0% | ↑ | Bottom 19% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | -17.3% | -59.3% | ↑ | Bottom 26% |
| Gross margin | 28.5% | 26.2% | ↑ | Bottom 20% |
| Operating margin | 14.5% | 12.0% | ↑ | Top 26% |
| Net margin | 2.4% | 3.0% | ↓ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 15.1% | 11.6% | ↑ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 4.9% | — | Top 48% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | -3.1% | — | Bottom 20% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 3.00×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -9.0%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 0.9%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- -6.7 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 2.77×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 2.3×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 1.08%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- -2.04%
- Shareholder yield
- -0.96%
- Share count change, 1 year
- +0.1%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- -1.4%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Jul 29, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 6
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 6 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +3.6%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- -0.9%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 4 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $54.00
- Target vs current price
- +24.1%
- Analysts with a rating
- 29
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 55%
- Consensus rating
- Buy
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 2026 | +5.0% | -1.6% | +4.1% | -9.8% | — |
| Apr 28, 2026 | +2.4% | -1.7% | -2.7% | +19.3% | +8.0% |
| Feb 19, 2026 | +2.3% | -1.3% | +3.3% | -7.2% | +33.5% |
| Oct 28, 2025 | +4.6% | -2.4% | +0.7% | -2.1% | +9.0% |
| Jul 29, 2025 | +3.6% | -1.3% | -8.4% | +0.5% | -1.5% |
| May 8, 2025 | +8.3% | +3.6% | +28.1% | +22.2% | +39.0% |
| Feb 11, 2025 | +0.0% | -0.0% | +15.0% | +6.9% | -16.0% |
| Nov 4, 2024 | +0.0% | -2.4% | -4.0% | -6.2% | -21.2% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 2026 | $0.98 | $0.93 | +5.0% | $990.6M |
| Apr 28, 2026 | $0.86 | $0.84 | +2.4% | $934.8M |
| Feb 19, 2026 | $0.88 | $0.86 | +2.3% | $917.9M |
| Oct 28, 2025 | $0.89 | $0.85 | +4.6% | $932.0M |
| Jul 29, 2025 | $0.87 | $0.84 | +3.6% | $942.6M |
| May 8, 2025 | $0.78 | $0.72 | +8.3% | $916.3M |
| Feb 11, 2025 | $0.76 | $0.76 | +0.0% | $907.7M |
| Nov 4, 2024 | $0.86 | $0.86 | +0.0% | $983.0M |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 70.2× | 25.9× | 76th | Top 47% |
| P/E (forward) | 11.6× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 11.4× | — | — | Top 17% |
| EV / Sales | 2.22× | — | — | Top 31% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 9.02% | — | — | Top 16% |
| Earnings yield | 1.42% | — | — | Top 47% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 15.6× – 177.8× since Jun 30, 2021. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
What moved the stock over the past year
- Price return, 1 year
- +42.2%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- -17.3%
- Change in P/E multiple
- +167.5%
Most of the move came from a change in the valuation multiple.
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✓ Price above 20-day average
- ✗ Price above 50-day average
- ✓ Price above 200-day average
- ✓ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✓ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 0
- Days above the 200-day average
- 216
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- -3.1%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- +2.5%
- Distance from 50-day average
- -0.2%
- Distance from 200-day average
- +5.7%
- RSI (14)
- 56.4
- Relative volume
- 1.12×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 32.9%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 47th percentile · Normal for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 1.52
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.59
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -18.7%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -58.9%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 2022 | Apr 8, 2025 | -72.8% | 817 days | Not yet recovered |
| Mar 17, 2021 | Jul 19, 2021 | -16.5% | 85 days | 118 days (Jan 4, 2022) |
| Oct 23, 2020 | Oct 28, 2020 | -11.4% | 3 days | 18 days (Nov 23, 2020) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $6.33B
- P/E (TTM)
- 70.2
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $0.62
- Revenue (TTM)
- $3.78B
- Dividend yield
- 1.10%
- 52-week range
- $28.16 – $53.89
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $3.81B | $4.08B | $4.07B | $3.94B | $3.70B |
| Gross profit | $1.11B | $1.20B | $1.08B | $989.0M | $1.00B |
| Operating income | $617.1M | $643.1M | $553.5M | $427.5M | $514.1M |
| Net income | $363.6M | $310.7M | -$3.9M | $128.5M | $31.3M |
| EPS (diluted) | $2.28 | $1.99 | -$0.03 | $0.85 | $0.21 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $983.0M | $908.9M | $916.3M | $942.6M | $932.0M | $917.9M | $934.8M | $990.6M |
| Net income | -$25.0M | $5.8M | $69.9M | $60.7M | -$162.5M | $63.2M | $87.1M | $102.1M |
| EPS (diluted) | -$0.17 | $0.04 | $0.47 | $0.41 | -$1.10 | $0.43 | $0.59 | $0.70 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $554.2M | $460.6M | $456.7M | $551.5M | $621.5M |
| Capital expenditure | -$144.4M | -$150.1M | -$184.6M | -$158.6M | -$131.2M |
| Free cash flow | $409.7M | $310.5M | $272.1M | $393.0M | $490.3M |
| Dividends paid | $0 | -$51.1M | -$71.5M | -$72.2M | -$70.4M |
| Net share buybacks | -$21.6M | -$278.0M | -$95.3M | -$75.9M | -$126.1M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $403.3M
- Total assets
- $6.59B
- Total liabilities
- $3.63B
- Total debt
- $2.44B
- Net debt
- $2.04B
- Shareholders’ equity
- $2.96B
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Jul 29, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 2026 | $0.12 | Aug 26, 2026 |
| May 13, 2026 | $0.12 | May 27, 2026 |
| Feb 11, 2026 | $0.12 | Feb 25, 2026 |
| Nov 12, 2025 | $0.12 | Nov 26, 2025 |
| Aug 13, 2025 | $0.12 | Aug 27, 2025 |
| May 14, 2025 | $0.12 | May 28, 2025 |
| Feb 12, 2025 | $0.12 | Feb 26, 2025 |
| Nov 13, 2024 | $0.12 | Nov 27, 2024 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 6,612,223
- Days to cover
- 4.66
- Change vs previous report
- +5.6%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.