Is ST a high-quality business?

AlphaMadera's AlphaQuality grade scores Sensata Technologies Holding plc on six pillars — profitability, capital efficiency, balance-sheet strength, growth durability, cash generation, and shareholder yield. The composite letter grade reflects how ST compares to a Buffett-style quality bar.

What is Sensata Technologies Holding plc's AlphaQuality grade?

AlphaQuality assigns a letter grade (A through F) to ST based on a six-pillar quantitative model. The live page shows the composite grade plus each pillar's individual score with the underlying metrics.

What makes ST a quality stock?

AlphaQuality looks at return on capital, free-cash-flow margins, debt-to-equity, revenue stability, dividend and buyback policy, and operating-margin trend. Stocks scoring well across all six pillars earn higher grades — the methodology favors compounders over cyclicals.

ST - Sensata Technologies Holding plc

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AlphaQuality

Quantitative six-pillar business-quality grade

Stable Earnings Power

AlphaQuality — archetype-weighted quantitative grade

D+ 40.8 / 100 composite

Composite Grade

Composite of six pillars weighted for stable earnings power businesses. Purely quantitative — no stock price or analyst input.

Profitability

Weight: 20%

F 26.5

5yr Avg ROIC 3.8% 29/100
Operating Margin Trend -0.95 pp/yr 21/100

Capital Efficiency

Weight: 15%

C 56.5

5yr Avg ROE 6.0% 40/100
5yr Share-Count CAGR -2.0% 87/100

Growth Quality

Weight: 15%

F 16.4

5yr Revenue CAGR -0.7% 19/100
5yr EPS CAGR -44.9% 0/100
Revenue-Growth Years (5) 2/5 40/100

Cash Generation

Weight: 15%

B- 67.0

5yr FCF Margin 9.7% 69/100
5yr FCF/NI Conversion 5.21x 65/100

Balance Sheet

Weight: 20%

D- 32.8

Net Debt / EBITDA 4.44x 23/100
Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) 1.83x 25/100
Altman Z-Score 2.55 59/100

Stability

Weight: 15%

C 52.6

EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 0.53 28/100
Piotroski F-Score 9 100/100
Negative-Revenue Years (5) 3/5 40/100

4 of 4 gurus held; 2 added; 2 trimmed.

Holders: 4
Avg Δ position: +26.2%
New buys: 0
Full exits: 0

Cooperman increased +203%
Wood decreased -63%
Dalio decreased -50%

How this is calculated

AlphaQuality grades six pillars from 0-100 and weights each by archetype:

Profitability (20%) — 5yr Avg ROIC, Operating Margin Trend
Capital Efficiency (15%) — 5yr Avg ROE, 5yr Share-Count CAGR
Growth Quality (15%) — 5yr Revenue CAGR, 5yr EPS CAGR, Revenue-Growth Years (5)
Cash Generation (15%) — 5yr FCF Margin, 5yr FCF/NI Conversion
Balance Sheet (20%) — Net Debt / EBITDA, Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int), Altman Z-Score
Stability (15%) — EPS Volatility (σ/μ), Piotroski F-Score, Negative-Revenue Years (5)

We deliberately ignore stock price, analyst targets, and consensus ratings so the grade is suitable for backtesting forward returns. A minimum of 5 fiscal years of audited statements is required; distressed and highly leveraged infrastructure businesses are declared ungradable rather than forced into a numeric score.