diff --git a/esphome/components/duty_time/sensor.py b/esphome/components/duty_time/sensor.py
index 7fd01db836..6b035d5c98 100644
--- a/esphome/components/duty_time/sensor.py
+++ b/esphome/components/duty_time/sensor.py
@@ -63,9 +63,8 @@ async def to_code(config: ConfigType) -> None:
     if CONF_LAMBDA in config:
         lambda_ = await cg.process_lambda(config[CONF_LAMBDA], [], return_type=cg.bool_)
         cg.add(var.set_lambda(lambda_))
-    if CONF_LAST_TIME in config:
-        sens = await sensor.new_sensor(config[CONF_LAST_TIME])
-        cg.add(var.set_last_duty_time_sensor(sens))
+    sensors = sensor.sub_sensors(config)
+    await sensors(CONF_LAST_TIME, var.set_last_duty_time_sensor)
 
 
 # AUTOMATIONS
diff --git a/esphome/components/lc709203f/sensor.py b/esphome/components/lc709203f/sensor.py
index 3319c9be4b..0281609edf 100644
--- a/esphome/components/lc709203f/sensor.py
+++ b/esphome/components/lc709203f/sensor.py
@@ -79,15 +79,10 @@ async def to_code(config: ConfigType) -> None:
     cg.add(var.set_pack_size(config.get(CONF_SIZE)))
     cg.add(var.set_pack_voltage(BATTERY_VOLTAGE_OPTIONS[config[CONF_VOLTAGE]]))
 
-    if voltage_config := config.get(CONF_BATTERY_VOLTAGE):
-        sens = await sensor.new_sensor(voltage_config)
-        cg.add(var.set_voltage_sensor(sens))
+    sensors = sensor.sub_sensors(config)
+    await sensors(CONF_BATTERY_VOLTAGE, var.set_voltage_sensor)
+    await sensors(CONF_BATTERY_LEVEL, var.set_battery_remaining_sensor)
 
-    if level_config := config.get(CONF_BATTERY_LEVEL):
-        sens = await sensor.new_sensor(level_config)
-        cg.add(var.set_battery_remaining_sensor(sens))
-
-    if temp_config := config.get(CONF_TEMPERATURE):
-        sens = await sensor.new_sensor(temp_config)
-        cg.add(var.set_temperature_sensor(sens))
-        cg.add(var.set_thermistor_b_constant(temp_config[CONF_B_CONSTANT]))
+    if await sensors(CONF_TEMPERATURE, var.set_temperature_sensor):
+        b_constant = config[CONF_TEMPERATURE][CONF_B_CONSTANT]
+        cg.add(var.set_thermistor_b_constant(b_constant))
diff --git a/esphome/components/max17043/sensor.py b/esphome/components/max17043/sensor.py
index 0b72955c74..1b621057c6 100644
--- a/esphome/components/max17043/sensor.py
+++ b/esphome/components/max17043/sensor.py
@@ -53,13 +53,9 @@ async def to_code(config: ConfigType) -> None:
     await cg.register_component(var, config)
     await i2c.register_i2c_device(var, config)
 
-    if voltage_config := config.get(CONF_BATTERY_VOLTAGE):
-        sens = await sensor.new_sensor(voltage_config)
-        cg.add(var.set_voltage_sensor(sens))
-
-    if CONF_BATTERY_LEVEL in config:
-        sens = await sensor.new_sensor(config[CONF_BATTERY_LEVEL])
-        cg.add(var.set_battery_remaining_sensor(sens))
+    sensors = sensor.sub_sensors(config)
+    await sensors(CONF_BATTERY_VOLTAGE, var.set_voltage_sensor)
+    await sensors(CONF_BATTERY_LEVEL, var.set_battery_remaining_sensor)
 
 
 MAX17043_ACTION_SCHEMA = maybe_simple_id(
diff --git a/esphome/components/pulse_counter/sensor.py b/esphome/components/pulse_counter/sensor.py
index 677cfb6a5e..4cf88bafe9 100644
--- a/esphome/components/pulse_counter/sensor.py
+++ b/esphome/components/pulse_counter/sensor.py
@@ -140,9 +140,8 @@ async def to_code(config: ConfigType) -> None:
     cg.add(var.set_falling_edge_mode(count[CONF_FALLING_EDGE]))
     cg.add(var.set_filter_us(config[CONF_INTERNAL_FILTER]))
 
-    if CONF_TOTAL in config:
-        sens = await sensor.new_sensor(config[CONF_TOTAL])
-        cg.add(var.set_total_sensor(sens))
+    sensors = sensor.sub_sensors(config)
+    await sensors(CONF_TOTAL, var.set_total_sensor)
 
 
 automation.register_apply_action(
diff --git a/esphome/components/pulse_meter/sensor.py b/esphome/components/pulse_meter/sensor.py
index 2df1ba96e9..e523ebe756 100644
--- a/esphome/components/pulse_meter/sensor.py
+++ b/esphome/components/pulse_meter/sensor.py
@@ -92,9 +92,8 @@ async def to_code(config: ConfigType) -> None:
     cg.add(var.set_timeout_us(config[CONF_TIMEOUT]))
     cg.add(var.set_filter_mode(config[CONF_INTERNAL_FILTER_MODE]))
 
-    if CONF_TOTAL in config:
-        sens = await sensor.new_sensor(config[CONF_TOTAL])
-        cg.add(var.set_total_sensor(sens))
+    sensors = sensor.sub_sensors(config)
+    await sensors(CONF_TOTAL, var.set_total_sensor)
 
 
 automation.register_apply_action(