EQIX vs SIFY vs SLB Stock Comparison

Equinix, Sify Technologies and Slb Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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EQIX Equinix Inc
$1,007.66 -0.3% 1M +23.5% 1Y
Market cap
$104.91B
P/E
63.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.06B
Div. yield
–
Data Centers Technology
3 wins
SIFY Sify Technologies Ltd
$12.58 -5.6% 1M +11.7% 1Y
Market cap
$911.63M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$409.85M
Div. yield
–
Data Centers Technology
2 wins
SLB Slb Limited/Nv
$53.77 +4.5% 1M +49.9% 1Y
Market cap
$79.94B
P/E
25.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$36.89B
Div. yield
–
Oilfield Services Energy
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Slb leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Slb 6, Equinix 3, Sify Technologies 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEQIXSIFYSLBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $104.91B $911.63M $79.94B EQIX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 63.7x -50.1x 25.8x SLB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 57.2x 629.0x 21.3x SLB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.1% +13.9% +4.6% SIFY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.4% -4.4% 8.4% EQIX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.7% 5.2% 9.3% SLB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.3x -6.0x 1.2x SIFY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.5% +11.7% +49.9% SLB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.8%/yr -10.1%/yr +10.8%/yr SLB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.8% 60.6% 36.6% EQIX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 53/100 62/100 SLB

Percentile Scorecard

EQIXSIFYSLB

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

AxisEQIXSIFYSLB
Valuation 35 #25 of 38 68 #13 of 38 35 #31 of 47
Growth 37 #23 of 36 34 #24 of 36 52 #21 of 43
Profitability 82 #7 of 34 58 #15 of 34 87 #6 of 40
Financial Health 46 #21 of 38 – 52 #22 of 45
Shareholder Returns 75 #6 of 21 – 84 #6 of 32
Overall 55 53 62
  • EQIX ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • SIFY ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • SLB ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEQIXSIFYSLBSPY
1 month -0.3%-5.6%+4.5% +0.9%
3 months 0.0%-10.2%+9.8% +5.9%
6 months -7.5%-16.4%-3.5% +8.5%
Year to date +31.5%+3.2%+40.1% +13.3%
1 year +23.5%+11.7%+49.9% +12.4%
3 years +41.8%+44.6%-3.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year +12.4%+13.1%-1.2% +23.5%
5 years +20.4%-41.1%+66.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year +3.8%-10.1%+10.8% +11.0%
10 years +183.9%+99.7%-32.1% +263.4%
10 years, per year +11.0%+7.2%-3.8% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureEQIXSIFYSLBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.8%60.6%36.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.8%61.4%33.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.562.150.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.910.191.36 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.2%-91.8%-48.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.7%-27.0%-10.6% -0.9%
52-week high $1,115.94$17.24$60.12 $779.14
52-week low $726.09$10.37$35.19 $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.

MultipleEQIXSIFYSLB
P/E now vs peer median 60.4xmedian 27.6x -50.1xmedian 27.6x 25.7xmedian 28.7x
P/S now vs peer median 9.9xmedian 4.8x 2.2xmedian 4.8x 2.2xmedian 1.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 26.6xmedian 24.1x -15.0xmedian 24.1x 11.9xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -40.0xmedian 15.0x —median 15.0x 17.4xmedian 16.3x
P/B now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 4.4x 4.6xmedian 4.4x 2.9xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 2.81median 0.38 0.86median 0.38 -2.46median 0.51

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 monthsEQIXSIFYSLB
Revenue $10.06B $409.85M $36.89B
Gross profit $5.19B $210.86M $6.02B
Operating income $2.26B $43.70M $4.64B
Net income $1.65B -$18.30M $3.16B
Free cash flow -$2.49B – $4.56B
R&D – – $678.00M
EPS (diluted) $16.60 $-0.25 $2.07
Cash & equivalents $2.36B $61.09M $2.62B
Total debt $22.63B $665.30M $12.80B
Shares (diluted) 99.28M 72.46M 1.50B
Enterprise value $92.80B $713.68M $76.39B

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
MetricEQIXSIFYSLB
P/E 60.4x -50.1x 25.7x
P/FCF -40.0x – 17.4x
P/Operating cash flow 23.9x – 12.5x
P/S 9.9x 2.2x 2.2x
P/B 6.9x 4.6x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 7.4x 4.6x 3.6x
EV/EBITDA 26.6x -15.0x 11.9x
EV/EBIT 52.5x 34.7x 19.1x
EV/Revenue 11.8x 3.7x 2.4x
EV/FCF -47.6x – 19.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 28.5x – 13.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.81 0.86 -2.46

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEQIXSIFYSLB
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.1% 13.9% 4.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.2% -64.4% 4.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.0% 13.8% -10.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.4% 63.9% -1.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 48.1% 75.2% -10.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 18.0% -5.8% -4.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 53.8% 22.2% -16.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 23.6% -88.4% -9.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 52.2% 33.6% -15.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 21.5% -58.6% -10.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 11.3% – 8.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.9% – 6.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -349.4% – 11.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -756.4% – 18.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEQIXSIFYSLB
Gross margin 51.6% 51.4% 16.3%
EBITDA margin 44.4% -24.6% 20.2%
Operating margin 22.5% 10.7% 12.6%
Pretax margin 18.3% 6.6% 10.7%
Net margin 16.4% -4.4% 8.4%
FCF margin -24.8% – 12.4%
Operating cash flow margin 41.5% – 17.2%
Return on equity 11.4% -9.1% 11.6%
Return on assets 3.8% – 5.6%
Return on invested capital 5.7% 5.2% 9.3%
Return on capital employed 5.9% – 11.3%
Asset turnover 0.2x – 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.5x – 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 5.4% – 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEQIXSIFYSLB
Debt / assets 50.9% – 22.8%
Debt / equity 1.6x 3.3x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.3x -6.0x 1.2x
Debt / FCF -9.1x – 2.8x
Liabilities / assets 67.3% – 51.6%
Equity / assets 32.7% – 48.4%
Interest coverage 3.7x 5.4x 9.2x
Current ratio 1.3x – 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.1x – 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.8x – 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.67 – 3.17

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEQIXSIFYSLB
Dividend yield 2.0% – 2.2%
Net buyback yield -0.1% – 1.8%
Shareholder yield 1.9% 0.0% 3.9%
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.

ConsensusEQIXSIFYSLB
Forward P/E 57.2xFY2026 629.0xFY2026 21.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $17.61FY2026 $0.02FY2026 $2.52FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +28.0%FY2026 – -14.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.8% +150.0% +17.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.81BFY2026 $765.58MFY2026 $38.38BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.3%FY2026 +8.7%FY2026 +7.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.7% +30.6% +0.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEQIXSIFYSLB
Held by institutions 97.5% 4.6% 89.8%
Institutions holding 1,356 42 1,699
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.3% +2.8% +1.6%
Institutions buying 727 27 784
Institutions selling 420 4 663
Buyers to sellers 1.73 6.75 1.18

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.

EQIXSIFYSLB
EQIX 1.00 0.12 0.17
SIFY 0.12 1.00 0.16
SLB 0.17 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EQIX, SIFY and SLB?

Equinix (EQIX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Equinix (EQIX) $104.91B, Sify Technologies (SIFY) $911.63M, Slb (SLB) $79.94B.

Which stock is cheaper, EQIX, SIFY and SLB?

Slb (SLB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Equinix (EQIX) 63.7x, Sify Technologies (SIFY) -50.1x, Slb (SLB) 25.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Slb (SLB) is cheapest (Equinix (EQIX) 57.2x, Sify Technologies (SIFY) 629.0x, Slb (SLB) 21.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sify Technologies (SIFY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Equinix (EQIX) +11.1%, Sify Technologies (SIFY) +13.9%, Slb (SLB) +4.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Equinix (EQIX) has the highest net margin (Equinix (EQIX) 16.4%, Sify Technologies (SIFY) -4.4%, Slb (SLB) 8.4%). On return on invested capital, Slb (SLB) leads (Equinix (EQIX) 5.7%, Sify Technologies (SIFY) 5.2%, Slb (SLB) 9.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Slb (SLB) returned the most: Equinix (EQIX) +23.5%, Sify Technologies (SIFY) +11.7%, Slb (SLB) +49.9%. Over five years, Slb (SLB) compounded fastest (Equinix (EQIX) +3.8%/yr, Sify Technologies (SIFY) -10.1%/yr, Slb (SLB) +10.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Equinix (EQIX) has been the steadiest (Equinix (EQIX) 25.8%, Sify Technologies (SIFY) 60.6%, Slb (SLB) 36.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EQIX, SIFY and SLB?

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