CORZ vs GDS vs SIFY Stock Comparison

Core Scientific, GDS Holdings and Sify Technologies Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GDS GDS Holdings Ltd
$22.81 -30.4% 1M -36.5% 1Y
Market cap
$4.71B
P/E
8.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.75B
Div. yield
–
Data Centers Technology
5 wins
SIFY Sify Technologies Ltd
$12.30 -7.9% 1M +1.6% 1Y
Market cap
$890.95M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$384.50M
Div. yield
–
Data Centers Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

GDS Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (GDS Holdings 5, Sify Technologies 4, Core Scientific 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCORZGDSSIFYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.56B $4.71B $890.95M GDS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.2x 8.2x -57.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 43.9x 615.0x GDS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +26.4% +15.8% +5.7% CORZ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -324.9% 30.1% -4.0% GDS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -42.7% 1.0% 5.4% SIFY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -5.1x 3.1x -9.4x SIFY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -28.2% -36.5% +1.6% SIFY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -18.0%/yr -9.8%/yr SIFY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 72.4% 56.9% 61.0% GDS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 30/100 69/100 53/100 GDS

Percentile Scorecard

CORZGDSSIFY

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

AxisCORZGDSSIFY
Valuation 27 #28 of 38 95 #3 of 38 68 #13 of 38
Growth 49 #19 of 36 57 #16 of 36 31 #25 of 36
Profitability 24 #26 of 34 73 #10 of 34 61 #14 of 34
Financial Health 19 #31 of 38 51 #19 of 38 –
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 30 69 53
  • CORZ ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • GDS ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • SIFY ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCORZGDSSIFYSPY
1 month -17.7%-30.4%-7.9% -0.2%
3 months -31.2%-25.5%-13.1% +3.9%
6 months -28.7%-45.4%-18.8% +8.2%
Year to date -2.0%-34.6%+0.9% +12.9%
1 year -28.2%-36.5%+1.6% +12.3%
3 years —+137.9%+41.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year —+33.5%+12.2% +23.3%
5 years —-62.9%-40.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year —-18.0%-9.8% +10.9%
10 years ——+95.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year ——+6.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCORZGDSSIFYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 72.4%56.9%61.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 74.5%58.0%62.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.001.992.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.39-0.640.03 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.9%-91.8%-91.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -51.1%-52.0%-28.7% -1.2%
52-week high $29.16$47.52$17.24 $779.14
52-week low $13.10$22.14$10.37 $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.

MultipleCORZGDSSIFY
P/E now vs peer median -3.2xmedian 29.5x 8.2xmedian 29.5x -57.6xmedian 29.5x
P/S now vs peer median 10.4xmedian 4.5x 2.7xmedian 4.5x 2.3xmedian 4.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -14.3xmedian 23.9x 11.1xmedian 23.9x -23.3xmedian 23.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.8xmedian 15.0x 4.9xmedian 15.0x —median 15.0x
P/B now vs peer median -1.9xmedian 4.3x 1.1xmedian 4.3x 4.4xmedian 4.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.14median 0.38 0.12median 0.38 1.16median 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 monthsCORZGDSSIFY
Revenue $440.31M $1.75B $384.50M
Gross profit $124.81M $436.56M $206.52M
Operating income -$561.16M $82.93M $39.31M
Net income -$1.43B $542.46M -$15.57M
Free cash flow -$1.19B $952.99M –
R&D – $4.66M –
EPS (diluted) $-4.40 $2.57 $-0.21
Cash & equivalents $1.77B $2.20B –
Total debt $4.30B $15.20B $599.45M
Shares (diluted) 325.33M 205.57M 72.46M
Enterprise value $1.02B -$3.43B $890.95M

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
MetricCORZGDSSIFY
P/E -3.2x 8.2x -57.6x
P/FCF -3.8x 4.9x –
P/Operating cash flow 8.8x 9.2x –
P/S 10.4x 2.7x 2.3x
P/B -1.9x 1.1x 4.4x
P/Tangible book -1.7x 1.1x 4.4x
EV/EBITDA -14.3x 11.1x -23.3x
EV/EBIT -12.6x 78.8x 37.9x
EV/Revenue 16.1x 3.7x 3.9x
EV/FCF -6.0x 6.9x –
EV/Operating cash flow 13.6x 12.7x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.14 0.12 1.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCORZGDSSIFY
Revenue growth (1Y) 26.4% 15.8% 5.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -6.1% 8.1% -65.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 599.4% 27.6% 12.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 189.9% 14.4% 65.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -211.9% -57.2% 49.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 18.1% -5.5% -10.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -29.2% -14.6% 19.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -17.6% 71.9% -73.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -26.3% -26.4% 31.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -23.4% 65.7% -49.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6,037% 15.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 72.2% 20.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -363.6% 3.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -197.2% -11.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCORZGDSSIFY
Gross margin 28.3% 24.9% 53.7%
EBITDA margin -112.3% 33.5% -16.7%
Operating margin -127.4% 4.7% 10.2%
Pretax margin -324.3% 14.8% 3.1%
Net margin -324.9% 30.1% -4.0%
FCF margin -270.3% 54.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 118.2% 29.3% –
Return on equity – 12.5% -10.8%
Return on assets -34.4% 4.4% –
Return on invested capital -42.7% 1.0% 5.4%
Return on capital employed -39.4% 0.8% –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.4x 0.9x –
Stock comp / revenue 21.3% 2.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCORZGDSSIFY
Debt / assets 81.7% 31.9% –
Debt / equity -1.8x 0.9x 3.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -5.1x 3.1x -9.4x
Debt / FCF -3.6x 4.2x –
Liabilities / assets 146.0% 64.8% –
Equity / assets -46.0% 35.2% –
Interest coverage – 0.4x 2.0x
Current ratio 0.9x 1.8x –
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.4x –
Cash ratio 0.6x 1.1x –
Altman Z-score -1.48 0.62 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCORZGDSSIFY
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – – 0.0%
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.

ConsensusCORZGDSSIFY
Forward P/E – 43.9xFY2026 615.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-4.59FY2026 $0.52FY2026 $0.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +550.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – -103.8% +150.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $646.98MFY2026 $1.96BFY2026 $765.58MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +102.8%FY2026 +20.4%FY2026 +8.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +85.5% +1.6% +30.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCORZGDSSIFY
Held by institutions 100.0% 50.9% 4.6%
Institutions holding 412 198 42
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.4% +15.4% +2.8%
Institutions buying 234 120 27
Institutions selling 127 61 4
Buyers to sellers 1.84 1.97 6.75

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.

CORZGDSSIFY
CORZ 1.00 0.45 0.33
GDS 0.45 1.00 0.39
SIFY 0.33 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CORZ, GDS and SIFY?

GDS Holdings (GDS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Core Scientific (CORZ) $4.56B, GDS Holdings (GDS) $4.71B, Sify Technologies (SIFY) $890.95M.

Which company is growing faster?

Core Scientific (CORZ) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Core Scientific (CORZ) +26.4%, GDS Holdings (GDS) +15.8%, Sify Technologies (SIFY) +5.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

GDS Holdings (GDS) has the highest net margin (Core Scientific (CORZ) -324.9%, GDS Holdings (GDS) 30.1%, Sify Technologies (SIFY) -4.0%). On return on invested capital, Sify Technologies (SIFY) leads (Core Scientific (CORZ) -42.7%, GDS Holdings (GDS) 1.0%, Sify Technologies (SIFY) 5.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sify Technologies (SIFY) returned the most: Core Scientific (CORZ) -28.2%, GDS Holdings (GDS) -36.5%, Sify Technologies (SIFY) +1.6%. Over five years, Sify Technologies (SIFY) compounded fastest (GDS Holdings (GDS) -18.0%/yr, Sify Technologies (SIFY) -9.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, GDS Holdings (GDS) has been the steadiest (Core Scientific (CORZ) 72.4%, GDS Holdings (GDS) 56.9%, Sify Technologies (SIFY) 61.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CORZ, GDS and SIFY?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, GDS Holdings (GDS) 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.