What Sensata Technologies makes

Sensata Technologies is a global industrial-technology company built around mission-critical sensing and electrical protection. Its core products are application-specific sensors that measure pressure, temperature, and position, alongside electrical protection and control devices: motor and compressor protectors, high-voltage contactors, solid-state relays, bimetal electromechanical controls, circuit protection, and battery management systems. The company also builds power inverters, charge controllers, and power conversion systems for electric vehicles and industrial applications, and it owns the Schrader tire-pressure monitoring (TPMS) business.

The company sells into four end markets: automotive, heavy vehicle and off-road, industrial, and aerospace and defense. In the fourth quarter of 2025 Sensata reorganized into three reportable segments, Automotive, Industrials, and Aerospace, Defense, and Commercial Equipment, replacing the prior Performance Sensing and Sensing Solutions structure. The aerospace, defense, and commercial-equipment segment accounted for roughly 21.7% of net revenue in fiscal 2025. Sensata's content is embedded deep in vehicle and machine platforms, which makes it a classic Tier-1 supplier: its parts are specified into programs years ahead of production and qualified against demanding automotive standards.

Financial performance

Sensata reported net revenue of $3,704.5 million in fiscal 2025, a decrease of $228.3 million, or 5.8%, from $3,932.8 million in fiscal 2024. Operating income was $237.5 million, or 6.4% of revenue, up $88.2 million, or 59.1%, from $149.3 million (3.8% of revenue) a year earlier. The full-year 2025 operating income figure absorbed roughly $352.2 million of restructuring-related and other charges, so the reported margin understates the underlying operating profile. In fiscal 2024 the company generated $551.5 million of operating cash flow and $393.0 million of free cash flow, with free cash flow up more than 40% versus the prior year. Sensata is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker ST, with a market capitalization of roughly $6.0 billion in 2026.

The pattern is a company managing through a revenue reset: top-line down as lower-margin business was exited, operating income and margin rebuilding, and cash generation intact. In the fourth quarter of 2025 Sensata committed to a multi-year Transformation Plan of leadership changes, workforce reductions, and site closures intended to lower cost and reposition the portfolio.

Ownership and history

Sensata traces its roots to 1916, when the General Plate Company was founded in Attleboro, Massachusetts. The operation grew through the Spencer Thermostat merger in 1931 and spent decades as the Sensors & Controls business of Texas Instruments. The Sensata Technologies name dates to 2006, when the business was carved out of Texas Instruments, and the company completed its initial public offering in 2010. It is now organized as Sensata Technologies Holding plc and remains headquartered in Attleboro at 529 Pleasant Street.

The company has expanded repeatedly through acquisition, adding tire-pressure sensing (Schrader), pressure sensing (Kavlico), battery and power businesses (Lithium Balance, Spear Power Systems, Dynapower), and telematics (Xirgo, SmartWitness). Chief Executive Officer Stephan von Schuckmann took the role effective January 1, 2025, arriving from ZF Group, where he led the electric mobility division; Andrew C. Lynch was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in July 2025 after serving as interim CFO and, earlier, as a segment CFO. Alice Martins was promoted to Executive Vice President and President of Industrials in August 2025.

Certifications and quality

Sensata operates as an automotive-grade supplier and publishes IATF 16949 certificates for multiple manufacturing sites on its own website, including plants in Plovdiv, Bulgaria; Wuhu and Changzhou, China; Aguascalientes and Mexicali, Mexico; and Antrim, Northern Ireland. IATF 16949 is the automotive quality-management standard that governs production part approval and process discipline across a supplier's plants, and multi-site certification is the sector norm for a Tier-1 of this scale. Sensata also requires its own suppliers to hold ISO 9001, and where relevant AS9100 or IATF 16949, per its published global supplier quality manual. These are the company's own published certifications and requirements.

Known customers

Sensata's parts are specified into vehicle and machine platforms across nearly every major automaker and many heavy-vehicle and industrial OEMs, but the company does not publish a named customer roster in its marketing, as is normal for a broad-line sensing supplier serving hundreds of programs.

Named single-customer program claims are not published at a level that meets the documented bar, so this profile reports the end-market framing rather than a customer list.

Sourcing evidence

Sensata appears in US customs bill-of-lading records with roughly 3,228 sea shipments on record for its US importing entity, with the most recent shipment dated September 25, 2026. The top shippers are its own affiliates, Sensata Technologies Baoying and Sensata Technologies Changzhou in China, along with its Schrader TPMS unit, rather than third-party suppliers. That is the signature of an internally integrated manufacturer importing its own subassemblies and components into US operations, similar to other large Tier-1s, not a buyer dependent on outside vendors for finished goods. For buyers weighing nearshoring and tariff exposure, the concentration of manufacturing in Mexico and China is the relevant footprint fact.

Coverage caveats: these are US ocean-freight records only, drawn from a free public search rather than a full bill-of-lading pull. Air, truck, and rail movements do not appear; some records name intercompany or intermediary entities rather than external manufacturers; and product categories come from declared manifest codes, which are noisy. Absence of a record is not evidence of absence.

Frequently asked questions

What does Sensata Technologies make?

Sensata Technologies makes mission-critical sensors and electrical protection components: pressure, temperature, and position sensors; motor and compressor protectors; high-voltage contactors and relays; bimetal controls; battery management systems; power inverters and conversion systems; and tire-pressure monitoring systems through its Schrader business. It serves automotive, heavy vehicle and off-road, industrial, and aerospace and defense markets.

Who owns Sensata Technologies?

Sensata Technologies is a publicly traded company, listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker ST and organized as Sensata Technologies Holding plc. It was carved out of Texas Instruments in 2006 and completed its initial public offering in 2010. Its market capitalization was roughly $6.0 billion in 2026.

What is Sensata Technologies' annual revenue?

Sensata reported net revenue of $3,704.5 million in fiscal 2025, down 5.8% from $3,932.8 million in fiscal 2024. Operating income was $237.5 million, or 6.4% of revenue, up about 59% year over year.

Where is Sensata Technologies headquartered?

Sensata Technologies is headquartered in Attleboro, Massachusetts, at 529 Pleasant Street, where the company was originally founded in 1916. It operates manufacturing and engineering facilities across North America, Europe, and Asia, in roughly 13 to 15 countries.

Who are Sensata Technologies' customers?

Sensata's largest end market is automotive, and its sensing and electrical protection content is specified into vehicle and machine platforms across a broad base of automotive, heavy-vehicle, and industrial OEMs. The company does not publish a named customer roster, which is typical for a broad-line sensing supplier serving many programs.

What certifications does Sensata Technologies hold?

Sensata publishes IATF 16949 certificates for multiple manufacturing sites, including plants in Bulgaria, China, Mexico, and Northern Ireland, reflecting the automotive quality standard expected of a Tier-1 supplier. It also requires its own suppliers to hold ISO 9001, and where relevant AS9100 or IATF 16949.

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