APLD vs EQIX vs WULF Stock Comparison

Applied Digital, Equinix and Terawulf Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
APLD Applied Digital Corp.
$18.25 -33.0% 1M -45.3% 1Y
Market cap
$5.19B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$853.85M
Div. yield
–
Data Centers Technology
2 wins
EQIX Equinix Inc
$955.03 -8.0% 1M +14.8% 1Y
Market cap
$95.45B
P/E
62.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.81B
Div. yield
–
Data Centers Technology
7 wins
WULF Terawulf Inc.
$11.32 -30.8% 1M -12.1% 1Y
Market cap
$5.80B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$165.19M
Div. yield
–
Data Centers Technology

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Equinix leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Equinix 7, Applied Digital 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAPLDEQIXWULFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.19B $95.45B $5.80B EQIX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -11.1x 62.3x -3.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 54.1x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +286.2% +9.6% +4.1% APLD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -54.9% 15.6% -1,179.9% EQIX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -4.1% 5.6% -9.2% EQIX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -18.4x 4.0x -8.4x APLD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -45.3% +14.8% -12.1% EQIX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.9%/yr +3.1%/yr -16.6%/yr EQIX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 100.9% 25.8% 92.7% EQIX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 35/100 55/100 11/100 EQIX

Percentile Scorecard

APLDEQIXWULF

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAPLDEQIXWULF
Valuation 30 #27 of 38 35 #25 of 38 3 #37 of 38
Growth 49 #19 of 36 34 #24 of 36 6 #34 of 36
Profitability 30 #24 of 34 82 #7 of 34 6 #32 of 34
Financial Health 43 #22 of 38 46 #21 of 38 24 #29 of 38
Shareholder Returns 24 #17 of 22 76 #6 of 22 14 #19 of 22
Overall 35 55 11
  • APLD ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • EQIX ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • WULF ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAPLDEQIXWULFSPY
1 month -33.0%-8.0%-30.8% -1.0%
3 months -32.9%-11.9%-38.7% +2.9%
6 months -47.8%-13.9%-43.4% +6.4%
Year to date -25.6%+24.7%-1.5% +11.4%
1 year -45.3%+14.8%-12.1% +13.1%
3 years +260.0%+35.6%+805.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year +53.3%+10.7%+108.5% +21.5%
5 years -33.9%+16.3%-59.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year -7.9%+3.1%-16.6% +10.9%
10 years +20,733.3%+158.2%+5.2% +255.2%
10 years, per year +70.6%+10.0%+0.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureAPLDEQIXWULFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 100.9%25.8%92.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 95.3%23.1%89.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.400.553.69 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.450.57-0.13 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -97.1%-40.4%-98.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -63.2%-14.4%-60.9% -2.5%
52-week high $49.65$1,115.94$28.98 $779.14
52-week low $18.05$726.09$10.99 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAPLDEQIXWULF
P/E now vs peer median -11.4xmedian 29.1x 61.5xmedian 29.1x -2.8xmedian 29.1x
P/S now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 4.5x 9.6xmedian 4.5x 34.2xmedian 4.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -47.6xmedian 21.5x 25.8xmedian 21.5x -26.6xmedian 21.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1.2xmedian 17.3x -36.5xmedian 17.3x -2.1xmedian 17.3x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 3.9x 6.6xmedian 3.9x 38.3xmedian 3.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.24median 0.33 2.85median 0.33 0.03median 0.33

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAPLDEQIXWULF
Revenue $853.85M $9.81B $165.19M
Gross profit $273.30M $5.05B $114.42M
Operating income -$303.82M $2.14B -$413.59M
Net income -$351.47M $1.53B -$1.95B
Free cash flow -$4.46B -$2.58B -$2.74B
EPS (diluted) $-1.61 $15.46 $-4.01
Cash & equivalents $2.95B $979.00M $2.62B
Total debt $16.65B $74.04B $5.21B
Shares (diluted) 291.56M 99.14M 485.73M
Enterprise value -$2.99B $84.02B -$3.42B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAPLDEQIXWULF
P/E -11.4x 61.5x -2.8x
P/FCF -1.2x -36.5x -2.1x
P/Operating cash flow 23.1x 23.9x -20.2x
P/S 6.3x 9.6x 34.2x
P/B 3.4x 6.6x 38.3x
P/Tangible book 3.4x 7.2x 38.3x
EV/EBITDA -47.6x 25.8x -26.6x
EV/EBIT -29.1x 52.2x -19.9x
EV/Revenue 10.4x 11.4x 49.9x
EV/FCF -2.0x -43.2x -3.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 37.6x 28.3x -29.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.24 2.85 0.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPLDEQIXWULF
Revenue growth (1Y) 286.2% 9.6% 4.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 115.9% 7.2% 59.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 653.6% 12.7% 47.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 134.2% 8.2% 79.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -254.9% 44.5% -190.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -87.5% 17.1% -114.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -44.2% 54.2% -942.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -88.1% 23.8% -166.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -66.0% 52.5% -728.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -46.3% 21.6% -101.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 294.3% 12.9% -350.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 72.3% 9.4% -141.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -346.5% -860.2% -508.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -272.4% -142.7% -276.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPLDEQIXWULF
Gross margin 32.0% 51.5% 69.3%
EBITDA margin -21.8% 44.1% -187.4%
Operating margin -35.6% 21.8% -250.4%
Pretax margin -40.2% 17.4% -1,164%
Net margin -54.9% 15.6% -1,180%
FCF margin -521.8% -26.3% -1,656%
Operating cash flow margin 27.5% 40.2% -169.0%
Return on equity -21.1% 10.7% -5,567%
Return on assets -3.2% 3.7% -25.8%
Return on invested capital -4.1% 5.6% -9.2%
Return on capital employed -3.3% 5.8% -11.0%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.2x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.7x 2.6x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 31.8% 5.4% 118.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPLDEQIXWULF
Debt / assets 54.5% 48.0% 64.8%
Debt / equity 4.0x 1.4x 35.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -18.4x 4.0x -8.4x
Debt / FCF -1.4x -7.6x -1.9x
Liabilities / assets 86.3% 65.0% 98.2%
Equity / assets 13.7% 35.0% 1.8%
Interest coverage -3.1x 3.8x -2.1x
Current ratio 2.6x 1.1x 0.7x
Quick ratio 1.9x 0.9x 0.7x
Cash ratio 1.9x 0.6x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 0.46 2.78 -0.27

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPLDEQIXWULF
Dividend yield – 2.1% –
Net buyback yield -17.0% -0.1% -21.5%
Shareholder yield -17.0% 2.0% -21.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAPLDEQIXWULF
Forward P/E – 54.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.60FY2026 $17.65FY2026 $-2.93FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +28.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +10.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $981.37MFY2026 $10.81BFY2026 $250.01MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +60.5%FY2026 +17.3%FY2026 +48.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +91.8% -0.6% +254.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPLDEQIXWULF
Held by institutions 74.5% 97.5% 79.4%
Institutions holding 564 1,356 495
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.6% +3.3% +25.2%
Institutions buying 339 727 307
Institutions selling 164 420 137
Buyers to sellers 2.07 1.73 2.24

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

APLDEQIXWULF
APLD 1.00 0.34 0.76
EQIX 0.34 1.00 0.31
WULF 0.76 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APLD, EQIX and WULF?

Equinix (EQIX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Applied Digital (APLD) $5.19B, Equinix (EQIX) $95.45B, Terawulf (WULF) $5.80B.

Which company is growing faster?

Applied Digital (APLD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Applied Digital (APLD) +286.2%, Equinix (EQIX) +9.6%, Terawulf (WULF) +4.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Equinix (EQIX) has the highest net margin (Applied Digital (APLD) -54.9%, Equinix (EQIX) 15.6%, Terawulf (WULF) -1,179.9%). On return on invested capital, Equinix (EQIX) leads (Applied Digital (APLD) -4.1%, Equinix (EQIX) 5.6%, Terawulf (WULF) -9.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Equinix (EQIX) returned the most: Applied Digital (APLD) -45.3%, Equinix (EQIX) +14.8%, Terawulf (WULF) -12.1%. Over five years, Equinix (EQIX) compounded fastest (Applied Digital (APLD) -7.9%/yr, Equinix (EQIX) +3.1%/yr, Terawulf (WULF) -16.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Equinix (EQIX) has been the steadiest (Applied Digital (APLD) 100.9%, Equinix (EQIX) 25.8%, Terawulf (WULF) 92.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, APLD, EQIX and WULF?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Equinix (EQIX) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.