EQIX vs CORZ vs CIFR Stock Comparison

Equinix, Core Scientific and Cipher Digital Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EQIX Equinix Inc
$999.38 -0.9% 1M +18.6% 1Y
Market cap
$99.11B
P/E
64.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.81B
Div. yield
–
Data Centers Technology
7 wins
CIFR Cipher Digital Inc.
$8.48 -52.2% 1M -58.7% 1Y
Market cap
$3.56B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$191.09M
Div. yield
–
Data Centers Technology
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Equinix leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Equinix 7, Core Scientific 1, Cipher Digital 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEQIXCORZCIFRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $99.11B $4.85B $3.56B EQIX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 64.7x -3.4x -3.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 56.8x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.6% +26.4% +20.3% CORZ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.6% -324.9% -585.8% EQIX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.6% -42.7% -9.2% EQIX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.0x -5.1x -18.5x CIFR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +18.6% -28.2% -58.7% EQIX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.4%/yr — +2.0%/yr EQIX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.0% 72.4% 109.7% EQIX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 30/100 20/100 EQIX

Percentile Scorecard

EQIXCORZCIFR

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

AxisEQIXCORZCIFR
Valuation 35 #25 of 38 27 #28 of 38 5 #36 of 38
Growth 37 #23 of 36 49 #19 of 36 0 #36 of 36
Profitability 82 #7 of 34 24 #26 of 34 12 #30 of 34
Financial Health 49 #20 of 38 19 #31 of 38 32 #26 of 38
Shareholder Returns 75 #6 of 21 – 50 #11 of 21
Overall 56 30 20
  • EQIX ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • CORZ ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • CIFR ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEQIXCORZCIFRSPY
1 month -0.9%-17.7%-52.2% -0.2%
3 months -3.4%-31.2%-58.5% +3.9%
6 months -7.2%-28.7%-50.9% +8.2%
Year to date +30.4%-2.0%-42.5% +12.9%
1 year +18.6%-28.2%-58.7% +12.3%
3 years +40.7%—+155.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +12.1%—+36.7% +23.3%
5 years +17.9%—+10.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year +3.4%—+2.0% +10.9%
10 years +184.3%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year +11.0%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEQIXCORZCIFRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.0%72.4%109.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.1%74.5%103.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.563.004.06 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.72-0.39-0.54 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.4%-64.9%-95.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.4%-51.1%-70.9% -1.2%
52-week high $1,115.94$29.16$29.18 $779.14
52-week low $726.09$13.10$7.71 $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.

MultipleEQIXCORZCIFR
P/E now vs peer median 64.3xmedian 29.5x -3.2xmedian 29.5x -3.1xmedian 29.5x
P/S now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 4.5x 10.4xmedian 4.5x 18.4xmedian 4.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 26.9xmedian 23.9x -14.3xmedian 23.9x -32.2xmedian 23.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -38.2xmedian 15.0x -3.8xmedian 15.0x -2.4xmedian 15.0x
P/B now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 4.3x -1.9xmedian 4.3x 6.2xmedian 4.3x
PEG now vs peer median 2.98median 0.38 0.14median 0.38 0.01median 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 monthsEQIXCORZCIFR
Revenue $9.81B $440.31M $191.09M
Gross profit $5.05B $124.81M $107.35M
Operating income $2.14B -$561.16M -$531.34M
Net income $1.53B -$1.43B -$1.12B
Free cash flow -$2.58B -$1.19B -$1.49B
EPS (diluted) $15.46 $-4.40 $-2.73
Cash & equivalents $979.00M $1.77B $831.83M
Total debt $19.70B $4.30B $5.54B
Shares (diluted) 99.14M 325.33M 409.38M
Enterprise value $87.68B $1.31B $172.75M

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
MetricEQIXCORZCIFR
P/E 64.3x -3.2x -3.1x
P/FCF -38.2x -3.8x -2.4x
P/Operating cash flow 25.0x 8.8x -13.7x
P/S 10.1x 10.4x 18.4x
P/B 6.9x -1.9x 6.2x
P/Tangible book 7.5x -1.7x 7.2x
EV/EBITDA 26.9x -14.3x -32.2x
EV/EBIT 54.3x -12.6x -15.5x
EV/Revenue 11.8x 16.1x 43.0x
EV/FCF -44.9x -6.0x -5.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 29.4x 13.6x -32.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.98 0.14 0.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEQIXCORZCIFR
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.6% 26.4% 20.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.2% -6.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.7% 599.4% 12.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.2% 189.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 44.5% -211.9% -237.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 17.1% 18.1% -328.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 54.2% -29.2% -626.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 23.8% -17.6% -380.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 52.5% -26.3% -565.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 21.6% -23.4% -307.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 12.9% 6,037% -84.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.4% 72.2% -87.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -860.2% -363.6% -209.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -142.7% -197.2% -151.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEQIXCORZCIFR
Gross margin 51.5% 28.3% 56.2%
EBITDA margin 44.1% -112.3% -133.5%
Operating margin 21.8% -127.4% -278.1%
Pretax margin 17.4% -324.3% -587.6%
Net margin 15.6% -324.9% -585.8%
FCF margin -26.3% -270.3% -780.0%
Operating cash flow margin 40.2% 118.2% -134.2%
Return on equity 10.7% – -175.4%
Return on assets 3.7% -34.4% -16.1%
Return on invested capital 5.6% -42.7% -9.2%
Return on capital employed 5.8% -39.4% -9.5%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.1x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.6x -0.4x 0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 5.4% 21.3% 47.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEQIXCORZCIFR
Debt / assets 48.0% 81.7% 73.9%
Debt / equity 1.4x -1.8x 9.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.0x -5.1x -18.5x
Debt / FCF -7.6x -3.6x -3.7x
Liabilities / assets 65.0% 146.0% 92.5%
Equity / assets 35.0% -46.0% 7.5%
Interest coverage 3.8x – -3.3x
Current ratio 1.1x 0.9x 3.0x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.6x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 2.88 -1.48 0.28

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEQIXCORZCIFR
Dividend yield 2.0% – –
Net buyback yield -0.1% – -3.0%
Shareholder yield 1.9% – -3.0%
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.

ConsensusEQIXCORZCIFR
Forward P/E 56.8xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $17.61FY2026 $-4.59FY2026 $-1.37FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +28.0%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +10.8% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.81BFY2026 $646.98MFY2026 $219.28MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.3%FY2026 +102.8%FY2026 -2.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.7% +85.5% +249.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEQIXCORZCIFR
Held by institutions 97.5% 100.0% 89.1%
Institutions holding 1,356 412 461
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.3% +1.4% +19.0%
Institutions buying 727 234 299
Institutions selling 420 127 121
Buyers to sellers 1.73 1.84 2.47

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.

EQIXCORZCIFR
EQIX 1.00 0.36 0.30
CORZ 0.36 1.00 0.79
CIFR 0.30 0.79 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EQIX, CORZ and CIFR?

Equinix (EQIX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Equinix (EQIX) $99.11B, Core Scientific (CORZ) $4.85B, Cipher Digital (CIFR) $3.56B.

Which company is growing faster?

Core Scientific (CORZ) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Equinix (EQIX) +9.6%, Core Scientific (CORZ) +26.4%, Cipher Digital (CIFR) +20.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Equinix (EQIX) has the highest net margin (Equinix (EQIX) 15.6%, Core Scientific (CORZ) -324.9%, Cipher Digital (CIFR) -585.8%). On return on invested capital, Equinix (EQIX) leads (Equinix (EQIX) 5.6%, Core Scientific (CORZ) -42.7%, Cipher Digital (CIFR) -9.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Equinix (EQIX) returned the most: Equinix (EQIX) +18.6%, Core Scientific (CORZ) -28.2%, Cipher Digital (CIFR) -58.7%. Over five years, Equinix (EQIX) compounded fastest (Equinix (EQIX) +3.4%/yr, Cipher Digital (CIFR) +2.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Equinix (EQIX) has been the steadiest (Equinix (EQIX) 26.0%, Core Scientific (CORZ) 72.4%, Cipher Digital (CIFR) 109.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.