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Sensata Technologies Holding

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Sensata Technologies Holding has retired 18.2% of its shares since 2012, from 178,020,522 to 145,535,862.

18.2%retired since 2012
8.2%last 5 years
0.1%last 12 months
146Mshares today

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.

Shares outstanding, 2010 to todaysplit adjusted, from SEC filings
178M shares, 2012146M2010201520202025
2010, 166,278,0002026-07-16, 145,535,862

Early years use the fiscal-year average share count from the 10-K.

A share bought in 2010
1.1× more of Sensata Technologies Holding today, without buying another share. It was one of 166,278,000 shares then. It is one of 145,535,862 now.
Every filing we read16 fiscal years, split adjusted
Fiscal yearDateShares outstandingFiling
20102010-12-31166,278,00010-Kfiscal-year average
20112012-01-15176,454,87610-K
20122013-01-15178,020,52210-K
20132014-01-15171,931,43410-K
20142015-01-15169,316,47710-K
20152016-01-15170,344,68110-K
20162017-01-13170,879,76310-K
20172018-01-12171,393,40310-K
20182019-01-15164,158,92910-K
20192020-01-31157,828,17210-K
20202021-01-29157,645,48410-K
20212022-01-28157,636,70110-K
20222023-01-27152,490,85310-K
20232024-02-07150,469,87910-K
20242025-02-07149,551,96010-K
20252026-01-29145,799,54410-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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What the buybacks cost, fiscal 2013 to 2025cash flow statement against share count
$1.5Bspent on buybacks
32Mfewer shares outstanding
2.0%buyback yield, last fiscal year’s spend on today’s market value

Cash 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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Sensata Technologies Holding buybacks, answered

Is Sensata Technologies Holding buying back its stock?

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%.

How many shares has Sensata Technologies Holding bought back?

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.

How many shares does Sensata Technologies Holding have outstanding?

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.

What do Sensata Technologies Holding's buybacks mean for a shareholder?

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.

How does Sensata Technologies Holding compare with other cannibal stocks?

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.

Insider buying, last 12 months

von Schuckmann StephanDirector; CEO2026-03-06, 15,150 shares at $33.11 $502K total

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