Sensata Technologies Holding has retired 18.2% of its shares since 2012, from 178,020,522 to 145,535,862.
At $40.58 a share, a market value of $5.9B. FCF yield 9.8%, P/E 65.7, trailing twelve months to June 2026.
Early years use the fiscal-year average share count from the 10-K.
| Fiscal year | Date | Shares outstanding | Filing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2010-12-31 | 166,278,000 | 10-K | fiscal-year average |
| 2011 | 2012-01-15 | 176,454,876 | 10-K | |
| 2012 | 2013-01-15 | 178,020,522 | 10-K | |
| 2013 | 2014-01-15 | 171,931,434 | 10-K | |
| 2014 | 2015-01-15 | 169,316,477 | 10-K | |
| 2015 | 2016-01-15 | 170,344,681 | 10-K | |
| 2016 | 2017-01-13 | 170,879,763 | 10-K | |
| 2017 | 2018-01-12 | 171,393,403 | 10-K | |
| 2018 | 2019-01-15 | 164,158,929 | 10-K | |
| 2019 | 2020-01-31 | 157,828,172 | 10-K | |
| 2020 | 2021-01-29 | 157,645,484 | 10-K | |
| 2021 | 2022-01-28 | 157,636,701 | 10-K | |
| 2022 | 2023-01-27 | 152,490,853 | 10-K | |
| 2023 | 2024-02-07 | 150,469,879 | 10-K | |
| 2024 | 2025-02-07 | 149,551,960 | 10-K | |
| 2025 | 2026-01-29 | 145,799,544 | 10-K |
Source: all 10-K filings of Sensata Technologies Holding on EDGAR. Download this series as CSV. Licence CC BY 4.0, credit Buyback Radar.
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Read the full storyCash spent comes from the cash flow statement. Shares outstanding fell by less than the company bought, because part of every buyback only replaces shares handed to employees. Today’s price is $40.58.
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Only enough to stand still. The share count is roughly flat over the last twelve months, at 145,535,862 as of July 16, 2026. Over five years the share count is down 8.2%.
Net of every new share it issued, Sensata Technologies Holding has 32.5 million fewer shares than at its 2012 peak. That is 18.2% of the company.
145,535,862 shares, as of July 16, 2026, from the cover page of its latest 10-Q. At the 2012 peak it had 178,020,522.
Each share is a bigger slice of the company. Someone who held Sensata Technologies Holding stock in 2012 owns 1.2 times as much of the business today without buying another share. Whether that was a good use of cash depends on the price paid.
Sensata Technologies Holding ranks No. 391 of 467 companies on Buyback Radar by share of the company retired since its peak. Close to it on the list: Ingredion (18.4%), Eaton (18.3%), Sba Communications (17.9%), Chemours (17.8%).
Every answer is computed from Sensata Technologies Holding's own SEC filings and rebuilt every Monday. Latest count: 10-Q on EDGAR.
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