What does automotive — accumulated goodwill impairment mean?

This metric tracks the total historical charges recognized to reduce the carrying value of goodwill within the automotive segment due to a decline in the fair value of the reporting unit. It serves as a critical indicator of whether past acquisitions in the automotive space have failed to meet long-term performance expectations. A rising balance suggests potential challenges in the segment's competitive positioning or future earnings growth prospects.

Sensata Technologies (ST) Automotive — Accumulated goodwill impairment

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$394.3M—

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$0—

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Income statement

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Revenue$990.6M+5.0%

Gross profit$301.8M+5.4%

Operating income$165.4M+19.8%

Net income$102.1M+68.3%

EPS (diluted)$0.70+70.7%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$403.3M-39.1%

Total debt$2.4B-23.6%

Total equity$3.0B+2.8%

Total assets$6.6B-9.4%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$210.0M+49.0%

CapEx$23.6M-7.0%

Free cash flow$186.4M+61.4%

Valuation

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Market cap$6.93B+61.9%

Enterprise value$8.97B+31.5%

P/E77×+38.6×

P/S1.8×+0.7×

Profitability

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Gross margin29.5%+0.5pp

Operating margin7.5%+3.9pp

Net margin2.4%-0.6pp

FCF margin15.3%+3.8pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity3.1%-0.7pp

Debt / equity0.8×-0.3×

Current ratio2.3×-0.4×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Sensata Technologies in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss.

The source filing: Sensata Technologies’s 10-K, filed February 27, 2026.

Filed: Feb 27, 2026, 4:59 PM EST
Fiscal year: FY2025
Accession: 0001477294-26-000007

(1) Effective December 31, 2025, we reorganized our reporting units into new reportable segments. Refer to Note 20: Segment Reporting for additional information. There was no accumulated goodwill impairment related to either the Automotive or the Aerospace, Defense, and Commercial Equipment reportable segments as of December 31, 2025. 2024. and 2023. Accumulated goodwill impairment related to the Industrials reportable segment was $394.3 million, $168.6 million, and $18.5 million as of December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023. In the fourth quarter of 2023, we recorded a $321.7 million impairment charge in connection with our former Insights reporting unit which was not aggregated into a reportable segment.

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What is Sensata Technologies's automotive — accumulated goodwill impairment?: Sensata Technologies (ST) reported automotive — accumulated goodwill impairment of $0 in Q4 2025.
What does automotive — accumulated goodwill impairment mean?: This metric tracks the total historical charges recognized to reduce the carrying value of goodwill within the automotive segment due to a decline in the fair value of the reporting unit. It serves as a critical indicator of whether past acquisitions in the automotive space have failed to meet long-term performance expectations. A rising balance suggests potential challenges in the segment's competitive positioning or future earnings growth prospects.