CIFR vs DLR vs GDS Stock Comparison

Cipher Digital, Digital Realty Trust and GDS Holdings Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CIFR Cipher Digital Inc.
$8.87 -47.0% 1M -55.6% 1Y
Market cap
$3.31B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$191.09M
Div. yield
–
Data Centers Technology
2 wins
GDS GDS Holdings Ltd
$23.86 -24.6% 1M -33.5% 1Y
Market cap
$4.38B
P/E
8.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.75B
Div. yield
–
Data Centers Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Digital Realty Trust leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Digital Realty Trust 5, GDS Holdings 4, Cipher Digital 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCIFRDLRGDSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.31B $64.68B $4.38B DLR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.0x 85.3x 8.3x GDS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 62.7x 45.9x GDS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.3% +17.4% +15.8% CIFR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -585.8% 11.2% 30.1% GDS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -9.2% 2.0% 1.0% DLR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -18.5x 5.6x 3.1x CIFR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -55.6% +3.3% -33.5% DLR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.4%/yr +2.7%/yr -16.7%/yr DLR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 109.8% 27.5% 57.1% DLR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 20/100 45/100 70/100 GDS

Percentile Scorecard

CIFRDLRGDS

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

AxisCIFRDLRGDS
Valuation 5 #36 of 38 10 #10 of 11 97 #2 of 38
Growth 0 #36 of 36 78 #3 of 10 57 #16 of 36
Profitability 12 #30 of 34 11 #9 of 10 73 #10 of 34
Financial Health 32 #26 of 38 80 #3 of 11 51 #19 of 38
Shareholder Returns 50 #11 of 21 – –
Overall 20 45 70
  • CIFR ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • DLR ranked among 11 companies in Infrastructure REITs
  • GDS ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCIFRDLRGDSSPY
1 month -47.0%+1.5%-24.6% +0.9%
3 months -49.8%-4.4%-19.3% +5.9%
6 months -47.6%-7.5%-42.6% +8.5%
Year to date -39.9%+16.3%-31.6% +13.3%
1 year -55.6%+3.3%-33.5% +12.4%
3 years +167.2%+47.0%+148.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year +38.8%+13.7%+35.5% +23.5%
5 years +12.8%+14.0%-59.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year +2.4%+2.7%-16.7% +11.0%
10 years —+94.2%— +263.4%
10 years, per year —+6.9%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCIFRDLRGDSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 109.8%27.5%57.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 103.5%26.9%58.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.070.832.00 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.510.12-0.59 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -95.8%-51.1%-91.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -69.6%-11.8%-49.8% -0.9%
52-week high $29.18$203.91$47.52 $779.14
52-week low $7.71$147.93$22.14 $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.

MultipleCIFRDLRGDS
P/E now vs peer median -3.2xmedian 27.6x 84.0xmedian 24.2x 8.6xmedian 27.6x
P/S now vs peer median 19.2xmedian 4.8x 9.8xmedian 6.3x 2.8xmedian 4.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -32.9xmedian 24.1x 27.6xmedian 15.7x 11.5xmedian 24.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.5xmedian 15.0x -131.4xmedian 18.2x 5.2xmedian 15.0x
P/B now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 4.4x 2.4xmedian 2.4x 1.1xmedian 4.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.01median 0.38 4.55median 0.72 0.13median 0.38

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 monthsCIFRDLRGDS
Revenue $191.09M $6.77B $1.75B
Gross profit $107.35M – $436.56M
Operating income -$531.34M $986.10M $82.93M
Net income -$1.12B $792.24M $542.46M
Free cash flow -$1.49B -$506.74M $952.99M
R&D – – $4.66M
EPS (diluted) $-2.73 $2.10 $2.57
Cash & equivalents $831.83M $1.86B $2.20B
Total debt $5.54B $73.26B $15.20B
Shares (diluted) 409.38M 361.54M 205.57M
Enterprise value -$72.88M $53.64B -$3.90B

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
MetricCIFRDLRGDS
P/E -3.2x 84.0x 8.6x
P/FCF -2.5x -131.4x 5.2x
P/Operating cash flow -14.3x 22.4x 9.6x
P/S 19.2x 9.8x 2.8x
P/B 6.5x 2.4x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 7.6x 2.6x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA -32.9x 27.6x 11.5x
EV/EBIT -15.8x 84.5x 81.4x
EV/Revenue 43.9x 12.3x 3.8x
EV/FCF -5.6x -164.4x 7.1x
EV/Operating cash flow -32.7x 28.1x 13.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.01 4.55 0.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCIFRDLRGDS
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.3% 17.4% 15.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 9.7% 8.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.6% – 27.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 14.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -237.0% -40.3% -57.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -328.5% 17.3% -5.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -626.8% -42.6% -14.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -380.6% 23.2% 71.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -565.9% -46.0% -26.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -307.2% 18.5% 65.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -84.6% 24.9% 15.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -87.7% 20.6% 20.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -209.9% 19.9% 3.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -151.7% 26.1% -11.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCIFRDLRGDS
Gross margin 56.2% – 24.9%
EBITDA margin -133.5% 44.5% 33.5%
Operating margin -278.1% 14.6% 4.7%
Pretax margin -587.6% 7.8% 14.8%
Net margin -585.8% 11.2% 30.1%
FCF margin -780.0% -7.5% 54.3%
Operating cash flow margin -134.2% 43.8% 29.3%
Return on equity -175.4% 3.1% 12.5%
Return on assets -16.1% 1.6% 4.4%
Return on invested capital -9.2% 2.0% 1.0%
Return on capital employed -9.5% – 0.8%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.2x 3.7x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 47.5% 1.5% 2.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCIFRDLRGDS
Debt / assets 73.9% 34.2% 31.9%
Debt / equity 9.9x 0.7x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA -18.5x 5.6x 3.1x
Debt / FCF -3.7x -36.8x 4.2x
Liabilities / assets 92.5% 48.7% 64.8%
Equity / assets 7.5% 51.3% 35.2%
Interest coverage -3.3x 2.1x 0.4x
Current ratio 3.0x – 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.6x – 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.6x – 1.1x
Altman Z-score 0.29 – 0.64

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCIFRDLRGDS
Dividend yield – 2.7% –
Net buyback yield -2.9% -4.5% –
Shareholder yield -2.9% -1.8% –
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.

ConsensusCIFRDLRGDS
Forward P/E – 62.7xFY2026 45.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.37FY2026 $2.87FY2026 $0.52FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -19.8%FY2026 +550.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -12.2% -103.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $219.28MFY2026 $7.40BFY2026 $1.96BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.1%FY2026 +21.1%FY2026 +20.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +249.0% +0.6% +1.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCIFRDLRGDS
Held by institutions 89.1% 100.0% 50.9%
Institutions holding 461 1,325 198
Change in shares held, QoQ +19.0% +18.3% +15.4%
Institutions buying 299 745 120
Institutions selling 121 383 61
Buyers to sellers 2.47 1.95 1.97

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.

CIFRDLRGDS
CIFR 1.00 0.37 0.39
DLR 0.37 1.00 0.24
GDS 0.39 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CIFR, DLR and GDS?

Digital Realty Trust (DLR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cipher Digital (CIFR) $3.31B, Digital Realty Trust (DLR) $64.68B, GDS Holdings (GDS) $4.38B.

Which stock is cheaper, CIFR, DLR and GDS?

GDS Holdings (GDS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cipher Digital (CIFR) -3.0x, Digital Realty Trust (DLR) 85.3x, GDS Holdings (GDS) 8.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, GDS Holdings (GDS) is cheapest (Digital Realty Trust (DLR) 62.7x, GDS Holdings (GDS) 45.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Cipher Digital (CIFR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cipher Digital (CIFR) +20.3%, Digital Realty Trust (DLR) +17.4%, GDS Holdings (GDS) +15.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

GDS Holdings (GDS) has the highest net margin (Cipher Digital (CIFR) -585.8%, Digital Realty Trust (DLR) 11.2%, GDS Holdings (GDS) 30.1%). On return on invested capital, Digital Realty Trust (DLR) leads (Cipher Digital (CIFR) -9.2%, Digital Realty Trust (DLR) 2.0%, GDS Holdings (GDS) 1.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Digital Realty Trust (DLR) returned the most: Cipher Digital (CIFR) -55.6%, Digital Realty Trust (DLR) +3.3%, GDS Holdings (GDS) -33.5%. Over five years, Digital Realty Trust (DLR) compounded fastest (Cipher Digital (CIFR) +2.4%/yr, Digital Realty Trust (DLR) +2.7%/yr, GDS Holdings (GDS) -16.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Digital Realty Trust (DLR) has been the steadiest (Cipher Digital (CIFR) 109.8%, Digital Realty Trust (DLR) 27.5%, GDS Holdings (GDS) 57.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CIFR, DLR and GDS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Digital Realty Trust (DLR) leads on 5. 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.