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Sensata Technologies

ST NYSE Electrical Components & Equipment Financials FY2016–FY2025

Sensata Technologies' revenue fell 5.8% to $3.7 billion in fiscal 2025. Its operating margin was 6.4%, up from 3.8% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $490 million, up 24.8%. It paid out $191 million in dividends and buybacks, 39% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 2.4%.

Last close · Oct 23, 2026

$40.38

0.8%
Value it Compare
Revenue Total sales reported in the income statement.
$3.7B
5.8% vs prior year
Operating margin Operating income as a share of revenue.
6.4%
2.6 pts
Net income Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
$31.3M
75.6%
Free cash flow Cash from operations minus capital spending.
$490M
24.8%
Return on capital After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
2.2%
0.2 pts
Market cap Last close times the latest diluted share count, so it is approximate.
$5.9B
Oct 23 close
P/E Last close divided by diluted earnings per share over the last four quarters.
67.3x
On $0.60 EPS (TTM)

What Sensata Technologies does

No business description yet.

Legal name
Sensata Technologies Holding plc
Fiscal year ends
December 31, 2025
Latest annual report
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Accession · CIK
0001477294-26-000007
0001477294

Revenue and margins

Sensata Technologies had $3.7B of revenue in fiscal 2025, down 5.8% on the year before.

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Net income and earnings per share

From fiscal 2016 to 2025, diluted EPS grew −19.8% a year. Loss periods are shown in red.

Net income
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Returns on capital

After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.

Return on capital, equity and assets (annual)
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Cash flow

Free cash flow was $490M in fiscal 2025, 13.2% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.

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Cash from operations vs capital spending
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Cash from operations vs capital spending
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Dividends, buybacks and share count

Sensata Technologies returned $191M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 39% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 2.4%.

Dividends and buybacks
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Diluted shares outstanding (annual)

Value Sensata Technologies yourself

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Discounted cash flow

Value per share

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Adds net cash of −$2.3B and divides by 147.1M diluted shares. Ten years of cash flows plus a terminal value, discounted to today.

Earnings multiple

Value per share

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Reference multiples: today 67.3x · peers 27.1x · sector 26.0x.

Balance sheet

Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Sensata Technologies can carry it.

Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
Cash Debt
Fiscal year endFY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Cash and short-term investments $1.7B$1.2B$508M$594M$573M
Debt incl. finance leases $4.3B$4.3B$3.4B$3.2B$2.9B
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x3.2x6.0x5.7x4.7x
Debt / equity 1.4x1.4x1.1x1.1x1.0x
Interest coverage 3.5x3.4x1.0x1.0x1.6x
Current ratio 3.7x2.4x2.6x2.9x2.6x
Quick ratio 3.0x1.8x1.7x2.0x1.8x
Total assets $8.6B$8.8B$7.7B$7.1B$6.8B
Total liabilities $5.5B$5.6B$4.7B$4.3B$4.0B
Shareholders' equity $3.1B$3.1B$3.0B$2.9B$2.8B
Net debt (− = net cash) $2.6B$3.0B$2.9B$2.6B$2.3B

Insider trades

Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.

Bought, 12 months

$0.5M

1 insider

Sold, 12 months

$8.6M

3 insiders

Of sales under plans

6%

$0.5M

DateInsiderTradeSharesPriceValueFiling
Jun 12, 2026 Lynne J CaljouwEVP, Chief HR Officer Sold plan 2,723 $50.35 $0.1M Form 4
May 20, 2026 David K StottEVP, General Counsel Sold 6,335 $47.40 $0.3M Form 4
Apr 7, 2026 Lynne J CaljouwEVP, Chief HR Officer Sold plan 2,913 $34.71 $0.1M Form 4
Mar 18, 2026 Lynne J CaljouwEVP, Chief HR Officer Sold plan 2,480 $34.50 $0.1M Form 4
Mar 6, 2026 Schuckmann Stephan vonCEO, Director Bought 15,150 $33.11 $0.5M Form 4
Feb 12, 2026 Lynne J CaljouwEVP, Chief HR Officer Sold plan 2,496 $37.53 $0.1M Form 4
Nov 21, 2025 Ali John MirshekariDirector Sold 33,933 $29.53 $1.0M Form 4
Nov 20, 2025 Ali John MirshekariDirector Sold 108,438 $28.75 $3.1M Form 4
Nov 19, 2025 Ali John MirshekariDirector Sold 125,939 $28.83 $3.6M Form 4
Nov 11, 2025 David K StottEVP, General Counsel Sold 839 $30.80 $0.0M Form 4
Oct 30, 2025 Lynne J CaljouwEVP, Chief HR Officer Sold plan 3,207 $32.45 $0.1M Form 4

Piotroski F-score

Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8–9 is strong, 0–2 weak.

TestFY23FY24FY25
Net income is positive ✕ ✓ ✓
Cash from operations is positive ✓ ✓ ✓
Return on assets rose ✕ ✓ ✕
Cash from operations exceeds net income ✓ ✓ ✓
Debt fell relative to assets ✓ ✕ ✓
Current ratio rose ✓ ✓ ✕
Share count didn't rise ✓ ✓ ✓
Gross margin rose ✕ ✕ ✕
Revenue rose relative to assets ✕ ✓ ✓
F-score 5 / 97 / 96 / 9
Accruals ratio −5.6%−5.7%−8.5%
Altman Z'' 2.903.133.27

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10 years of figures

US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.

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Fiscal yearFY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Income statement
Revenue $3.2B $3.3B $3.5B $3.5B $3.0B $3.8B $4.0B $4.1B $3.9B $3.7B
Gross profit $1.1B $1.2B $1.3B $1.2B $927M $1.3B $1.3B $1.3B $1.2B $1.1B
Research and development $127M $130M $147M $148M $131M $159M $189M $179M $169M $134M
Operating income $492M $556M $710M $557M $338M $633M $670M $182M $149M $238M
Interest expense $156M $164M $164M $170M $165M $183M $196M $182M $156M $149M
Pretax income $321M $402M $526M $390M $166M $414M $397M $17.8M −$11.8M $123M
Income tax $59.0M −$5.9M −$72.6M $108M $1.4M $50.3M $86.0M $21.8M −$140M $92.0M
Net income $262M $408M $599M $283M $164M $364M $311M −$3.9M $129M $31.3M
Diluted EPS $1.53 $2.37 $3.53 $1.75 $1.04 $2.28 $1.99 −$0.03 $0.85 $0.21
Diluted shares 0.17B 0.17B 0.17B 0.16B 0.16B 0.16B 0.16B 0.15B 0.15B 0.15B
Cash flow
Cash from operations $522M $558M $621M $620M $560M $554M $461M $457M $552M $622M
Capital expenditure $130M $145M $160M $161M $107M $144M $150M $185M $159M $131M
Free cash flow $391M $413M $461M $458M $453M $410M $311M $272M $393M $490M
Depreciation and amortization $308M $270M $245M $259M $255M $259M $281M $307M $313M $256M
Stock-based compensation $17.4M $19.8M $23.8M $18.8M $19.1M $25.7M $31.8M $30.0M $38.5M $25.0M
Acquisitions $4.7M $0.0M $228M $32.5M $64.4M $736M $632M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M
Share buybacks $0.0M $0.0M $399M $350M $35.2M $47.8M $292M $88.4M $68.9M $121M
Dividends paid $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $51.1M $71.5M $72.2M $70.4M
Dividends and buybacks $0.0M $0.0M $399M $350M $35.2M $47.8M $343M $160M $141M $191M
Balance sheet
Cash and short-term investments $351M $753M $730M $774M $1.9B $1.7B $1.2B $508M $594M $573M
Total debt $3.2B $3.2B $3.2B $3.2B $4.0B $4.3B $4.2B $3.4B $3.2B $2.8B
Finance lease liabilities $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $30.6M $30.3M $28.8M $26.6M $25.2M $23.4M $21.2M
Current assets $1.3B $1.8B $1.9B $2.0B $3.0B $3.1B $2.8B $2.1B $2.0B $2.0B
Current liabilities $583M $630M $640M $635M $1.5B $836M $1.2B $824M $711M $775M
Inventory $390M $446M $492M $507M $451M $588M $645M $714M $615M $618M
Property and equipment, net $724M $750M $787M $831M $804M $821M $841M $886M $822M $777M
Total assets $6.2B $6.6B $6.8B $6.8B $7.8B $8.6B $8.8B $7.7B $7.1B $6.8B
Total liabilities $4.3B $4.3B $4.2B $4.3B $5.1B $5.5B $5.6B $4.7B $4.3B $4.0B
Shareholders' equity $1.9B $2.3B $2.6B $2.6B $2.7B $3.1B $3.1B $3.0B $2.9B $2.8B
Margins
Gross margin 34.9% 35.3% 35.6% 34.3% 30.4% 33.5% 32.7% 31.1% 29.4% 29.3%
Operating margin 15.4% 16.8% 20.2% 16.1% 11.1% 16.6% 16.6% 4.5% 3.8% 6.4%
EBITDA margin 25.0% 25.0% 27.1% 23.6% 19.5% 23.4% 23.6% 12.1% 11.8% 13.3%
Net margin 8.2% 12.4% 17.0% 8.2% 5.4% 9.5% 7.7% −0.1% 3.3% 0.8%
FCF margin 12.2% 12.5% 13.1% 13.3% 14.9% 10.7% 7.7% 6.7% 10.0% 13.2%
Returns
Return on capital 8.3% 11.5% 14.3% 7.9% 6.8% 10.6% 8.9% 1.5% 2.1% 2.2%
Return on capital employed 8.9% 9.5% 11.7% 9.0% 5.4% 9.0% 8.7% 2.5% 2.3% 3.8%
Return on equity 14.5% 19.1% 24.2% 10.9% 6.2% 12.5% 10.0% −0.1% 4.4% 1.1%
Return on assets 4.2% 6.3% 8.9% 4.2% 2.2% 4.4% 3.6% −0.1% 1.7% 0.5%
Growth
Revenue growth 7.6% 3.3% 6.5% −2.0% −11.7% 25.5% 5.5% 0.6% −3.0% −5.8%
Net income growth −24.5% 55.6% 46.7% −52.8% −41.9% 121.3% −14.6% −101.3% — −75.6%
EPS growth −24.6% 54.9% 49.0% −50.4% −40.6% 119.2% −12.7% −101.5% — −75.3%
FCF growth 9.9% 5.6% 11.6% −0.5% −1.1% −9.6% −24.2% −12.4% 44.4% 24.8%
Share count change −0.0% 0.4% −1.3% −4.7% −2.4% 0.8% −2.2% −2.5% −0.9% −2.4%
Financial health
Net debt / EBITDA 3.6x 3.0x 2.6x 3.0x 3.6x 2.9x 3.2x 6.0x 5.7x 4.7x
Debt / equity 1.7x 1.4x 1.2x 1.3x 1.5x 1.4x 1.4x 1.1x 1.1x 1.0x
Interest coverage 3.2x 3.4x 4.4x 3.3x 2.1x 3.5x 3.4x 1.0x 1.0x 1.6x
Current ratio 2.3x 2.9x 3.0x 3.1x 2.0x 3.7x 2.4x 2.6x 2.9x 2.6x
Quick ratio 1.6x 2.2x 2.2x 2.3x 1.7x 3.0x 1.8x 1.7x 2.0x 1.8x
Capital allocation
Capex / revenue 4.1% 4.4% 4.5% 4.7% 3.5% 3.8% 3.7% 4.6% 4.0% 3.5%
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.6% 0.7% 0.5% 0.6% 0.7% 0.8% 0.7% 1.0% 0.7%
Payouts / FCF 0.0% 0.0% 86.7% 76.4% 7.8% 11.7% 110.6% 58.8% 35.9% 39.0%
Quality scores
Piotroski F-score 7.0 8.0 9.0 6.0 4.0 8.0 5.0 5.0 7.0 6.0
Altman Z'' 2.1 2.9 3.2 3.2 2.8 3.6 3.2 2.9 3.1 3.3
Accruals ratio −4.1% −2.3% −0.3% −4.9% −5.4% −2.3% −1.7% −5.6% −5.7% −8.5%

Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001477294). Data updated October 18, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.

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