CORZ vs EQIX vs VNET Stock Comparison

Core Scientific, Equinix and Vnet Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
6 wins
VNET VNET Group, Inc.
$3.71 -46.4% 1M -60.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.06B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.55B
Div. yield
–
Data Centers Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Equinix leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Equinix 6, Vnet 2, Core Scientific 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCORZEQIXVNETLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.39B $95.45B $1.06B EQIX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.1x 62.3x -3.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 54.1x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +26.4% +9.6% +1,237.9% VNET
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -324.9% 15.6% -22.1% EQIX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -42.7% 5.6% 3.7% EQIX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -5.1x 4.0x 3.8x CORZ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -27.5% +14.8% -60.5% EQIX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +3.1%/yr -27.4%/yr EQIX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 72.5% 25.8% 77.6% EQIX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 30/100 55/100 70/100 VNET

Percentile Scorecard

CORZEQIXVNET

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

AxisCORZEQIXVNET
Valuation 27 #28 of 38 35 #25 of 38 100 #1 of 38
Growth 46 #20 of 36 34 #24 of 36 74 #10 of 36
Profitability 24 #26 of 34 82 #7 of 34 70 #11 of 34
Financial Health 22 #30 of 38 46 #21 of 38 35 #25 of 38
Shareholder Returns – 76 #6 of 22 –
Overall 30 55 70
  • CORZ ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • EQIX ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • VNET ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCORZEQIXVNETSPY
1 month -27.6%-8.0%-46.4% -1.0%
3 months -42.4%-11.9%-48.5% +2.9%
6 months -37.3%-13.9%-59.8% +6.4%
Year to date -10.0%+24.7%-56.1% +11.4%
1 year -27.5%+14.8%-60.5% +13.1%
3 years —+35.6%+24.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year —+10.7%+7.5% +21.5%
5 years —+16.3%-79.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year —+3.1%-27.4% +10.9%
10 years —+158.2%-50.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+10.0%-6.8% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCORZEQIXVNETSPY
Volatility, 1Y 72.5%25.8%77.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 74.5%23.1%75.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.000.552.50 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.380.57-0.78 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.9%-40.4%-92.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -55.1%-14.4%-73.6% -2.5%
52-week high $29.16$1,115.94$14.03 $779.14
52-week low $13.10$726.09$3.71 $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.

MultipleCORZEQIXVNET
P/E now vs peer median -3.0xmedian 29.1x 61.5xmedian 29.1x -2.9xmedian 29.1x
P/S now vs peer median 9.5xmedian 4.5x 9.6xmedian 4.5x 0.6xmedian 4.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -13.6xmedian 21.5x 25.8xmedian 21.5x 6.0xmedian 21.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.5xmedian 17.3x -36.5xmedian 17.3x 0.8xmedian 17.3x
P/B now vs peer median -1.7xmedian 3.9x 6.6xmedian 3.9x 1.7xmedian 3.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.13median 0.33 2.85median 0.33 0.10median 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 monthsCORZEQIXVNET
Revenue $440.31M $9.81B $1.55B
Gross profit $124.81M $5.05B $316.73M
Operating income -$561.16M $2.14B $93.26M
Net income -$1.43B $1.53B $623.86M
Free cash flow -$1.19B -$2.58B $1.29B
R&D – – $43.13M
EPS (diluted) $-4.40 $15.46 $-1.27
Cash & equivalents $1.77B $979.00M $990.51M
Total debt $4.30B $74.04B $9.03B
Shares (diluted) 325.33M 99.14M 268.71M
Enterprise value $848.98M $84.02B -$2.66B

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
MetricCORZEQIXVNET
P/E -3.0x 61.5x -2.9x
P/FCF -3.5x -36.5x 0.8x
P/Operating cash flow 8.0x 23.9x 4.0x
P/S 9.5x 9.6x 0.6x
P/B -1.7x 6.6x 1.7x
P/Tangible book -1.6x 7.2x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA -13.6x 25.8x 6.0x
EV/EBIT -12.0x 52.2x 22.8x
EV/Revenue 15.3x 11.4x 1.8x
EV/FCF -5.6x -43.2x 2.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.9x 28.3x 11.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.13 2.85 0.10

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCORZEQIXVNET
Revenue growth (1Y) 26.4% 9.6% 1,238%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -6.1% 7.2% 14.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 599.4% 12.7% 7.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 189.9% 8.2% 18.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -211.9% 44.5% -1.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 18.1% 17.1% 49.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -29.2% 54.2% 135.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -17.6% 23.8% 110.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -26.3% 52.5% -1,591%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -23.4% 21.6% -28.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6,037% 12.9% -6.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 72.2% 9.4% -5.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -363.6% -860.2% 67.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -197.2% -142.7% 26.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCORZEQIXVNET
Gross margin 28.3% 51.5% 20.5%
EBITDA margin -112.3% 44.1% 29.5%
Operating margin -127.4% 21.8% 6.0%
Pretax margin -324.3% 17.4% 31.4%
Net margin -324.9% 15.6% -22.1%
FCF margin -270.3% -26.3% 83.5%
Operating cash flow margin 118.2% 40.2% 16.1%
Return on equity – 10.7% 102.8%
Return on assets -34.4% 3.7% 8.7%
Return on invested capital -42.7% 5.6% 3.7%
Return on capital employed -39.4% 5.8% 2.3%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.4x 2.6x 0.4x
Stock comp / revenue 21.3% 5.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCORZEQIXVNET
Debt / assets 81.7% 48.0% 37.5%
Debt / equity -1.8x 1.4x 4.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -5.1x 4.0x 3.8x
Debt / FCF -3.6x -7.6x 2.1x
Liabilities / assets 146.0% 65.0% 91.8%
Equity / assets -46.0% 35.0% 8.2%
Interest coverage – 3.8x 1.1x
Current ratio 0.9x 1.1x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.9x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.6x 0.5x
Altman Z-score -1.51 2.78 -0.03

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCORZEQIXVNET
Dividend yield – 2.1% –
Net buyback yield – -0.1% –
Shareholder yield – 2.0% –
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.

ConsensusCORZEQIXVNET
Forward P/E – 54.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-4.58FY2026 $17.65FY2026 $-0.06FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +28.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +10.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $646.93MFY2026 $10.81BFY2026 $1.66BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +102.8%FY2026 +17.3%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +87.2% -0.6% +35.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCORZEQIXVNET
Held by institutions 100.0% 97.5% 60.7%
Institutions holding 412 1,356 161
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.4% +3.3% +17.5%
Institutions buying 234 727 95
Institutions selling 127 420 48
Buyers to sellers 1.84 1.73 1.98

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.

CORZEQIXVNET
CORZ 1.00 0.34 0.50
EQIX 0.34 1.00 0.19
VNET 0.50 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CORZ, EQIX and VNET?

Equinix (EQIX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Core Scientific (CORZ) $4.39B, Equinix (EQIX) $95.45B, Vnet (VNET) $1.06B.

Which company is growing faster?

Vnet (VNET) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Core Scientific (CORZ) +26.4%, Equinix (EQIX) +9.6%, Vnet (VNET) +1,237.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Equinix (EQIX) has the highest net margin (Core Scientific (CORZ) -324.9%, Equinix (EQIX) 15.6%, Vnet (VNET) -22.1%). On return on invested capital, Equinix (EQIX) leads (Core Scientific (CORZ) -42.7%, Equinix (EQIX) 5.6%, Vnet (VNET) 3.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Equinix (EQIX) returned the most: Core Scientific (CORZ) -27.5%, Equinix (EQIX) +14.8%, Vnet (VNET) -60.5%. Over five years, Equinix (EQIX) compounded fastest (Equinix (EQIX) +3.1%/yr, Vnet (VNET) -27.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Equinix (EQIX) has been the steadiest (Core Scientific (CORZ) 72.5%, Equinix (EQIX) 25.8%, Vnet (VNET) 77.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CORZ, EQIX and VNET?

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 6. 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.