Sensata Technologies vs Woodward
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The short version
- Sensata Technologies is the larger business, with $3.7B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $3.6B for Woodward.
- Woodward grew revenue faster (7.3%, against −5.8%).
- Sensata Technologies turned more of its sales into free cash flow (13.2% FCF margin, against 9.5%).
- Woodward earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (16.8%, against 2.2%).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of Sensata Technologies’s earnings: a P/E of 67.3x against 33.8x for Woodward.
| Latest fiscal year | ST · FY25 | WWD · FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $5.9B | $18.5B |
| Revenue | $3.7B | $3.6B |
| Free cash flow | $490M | $340M |
| Net income | $31.3M | $442M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | −5.8% | 7.3% |
| 5-year growth | 4.0% | 7.4% |
| Share count change | −2.4% | −1.0% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 29.3% | 26.8% |
| Operating margin | 6.4% | — |
| Net margin | 0.8% | 12.4% |
| FCF margin | 13.2% | 9.5% |
| Return on capital | 2.2% | 16.8% |
| Return on equity | 1.1% | 18.6% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $2.3B | $378M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 4.7x | 0.6x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $191M | $238M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 67.3x | 33.8x |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 8 |
FY16
ST $3.2B
WWD $2.0B
FY17
ST $3.3B
WWD $2.1B
FY18
ST $3.5B
WWD $2.3B
FY19
ST $3.5B
WWD $2.9B
FY20
ST $3.0B
WWD $2.5B
FY21
ST $3.8B
WWD $2.2B
FY22
ST $4.0B
WWD $2.4B
FY23
ST $4.1B
WWD $2.9B
FY24
ST $3.9B
WWD $3.3B
FY25
ST $3.7B
WWD $3.6B
ST
WWD
FY16
ST 15.4%
WWD —
FY17
ST 16.8%
WWD —
FY18
ST 20.2%
WWD —
FY19
ST 16.1%
WWD —
FY20
ST 11.1%
WWD —
FY21
ST 16.6%
WWD —
FY22
ST 16.6%
WWD —
FY23
ST 4.5%
WWD —
FY24
ST 3.8%
WWD —
FY25
ST 6.4%
WWD —
ST
WWD
FY16
ST $391M
WWD $260M
FY17
ST $413M
WWD $215M
FY18
ST $461M
WWD $172M
FY19
ST $458M
WWD $292M
FY20
ST $453M
WWD $302M
FY21
ST $410M
WWD $427M
FY22
ST $311M
WWD $141M
FY23
ST $272M
WWD $232M
FY24
ST $393M
WWD $343M
FY25
ST $490M
WWD $340M
ST
WWD
FY16
ST 8.3%
WWD 10.7%
FY17
ST 11.5%
WWD —
FY18
ST 14.3%
WWD —
FY19
ST 7.9%
WWD 10.9%
FY20
ST 6.8%
WWD —
FY21
ST 10.6%
WWD —
FY22
ST 8.9%
WWD 7.9%
FY23
ST 1.5%
WWD 10.4%
FY24
ST 2.1%
WWD 15.2%
FY25
ST 2.2%
WWD 16.8%
ST
WWD
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.