EQIX vs SMCI vs STX Stock Comparison

Equinix, Super Micro Computer and Seagate Technology Holdings 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
1 win
SMCI Super Micro Computer, Inc.
$32.94 -20.5% 1M -31.3% 1Y
Market cap
$19.68B
P/E
8.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$39.06B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Seagate Technology Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Seagate Technology Holdings 6, Super Micro Computer 4, Equinix 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEQIXSMCISTXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $95.45B $19.68B $140.90B STX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 62.3x 8.8x 44.3x SMCI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 54.1x 7.8x 16.5x SMCI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.6% +77.8% +34.1% SMCI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.6% 5.7% 26.1% STX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.6% 17.0% 66.1% STX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.0x — 0.4x STX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +14.8% -31.3% +178.5% STX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.1%/yr +56.4%/yr +48.6%/yr SMCI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.8% 95.7% 75.9% EQIX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 57/100 63/100 STX

Percentile Scorecard

EQIXSMCISTX

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

AxisEQIXSMCISTX
Valuation 35 #25 of 38 65 #40 of 112 25 #84 of 112
Growth 34 #24 of 36 73 #30 of 109 98 #3 of 109
Profitability 82 #7 of 34 58 #45 of 105 98 #3 of 105
Financial Health 46 #21 of 38 67 #39 of 117 36 #75 of 117
Shareholder Returns 76 #6 of 22 24 #63 of 82 56 #37 of 82
Overall 55 57 63
  • EQIX ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • SMCI ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • STX ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEQIXSMCISTXSPY
1 month -8.0%-20.5%-31.8% -1.0%
3 months -11.9%+9.4%-26.0% +2.9%
6 months -13.9%+13.3%+7.5% +6.4%
Year to date +24.7%+12.5%+128.9% +11.4%
1 year +14.8%-31.3%+178.5% +13.1%
3 years +35.6%+25.4%+825.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +10.7%+7.9%+110.1% +21.5%
5 years +16.3%+833.1%+622.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year +3.1%+56.4%+48.6% +10.9%
10 years +158.2%+1,432.1%+1,727.5% +255.2%
10 years, per year +10.0%+31.4%+33.7% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureEQIXSMCISTXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.8%95.7%75.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.1%98.5%75.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.554.032.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.57-0.332.35 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.4%-84.8%-58.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.4%-37.5%-42.4% -2.5%
52-week high $1,115.94$52.69$1,094.04 $779.14
52-week low $726.09$20.53$223.00 $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.

MultipleEQIXSMCISTX
P/E now vs peer median 61.5xmedian 29.1x 8.9xmedian 31.3x 43.4xmedian 31.3x
P/S now vs peer median 9.6xmedian 4.5x 0.6xmedian 2.6x 11.7xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.8xmedian 21.5x —median 19.6x 33.1xmedian 19.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -36.5xmedian 17.3x -3.1xmedian 28.3x 46.1xmedian 28.3x
P/B now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 3.9x 1.5xmedian 2.9x 66.0xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 2.85median 0.33 0.22median 1.15 0.46median 1.15

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 monthsEQIXSMCISTX
Revenue $9.81B $39.06B $12.20B
Gross profit $5.05B $4.23B $5.56B
Operating income $2.14B $2.77B $4.09B
Net income $1.53B $2.23B $3.18B
Free cash flow -$2.58B -$6.97B $3.10B
R&D – $771.23M $755.00M
EPS (diluted) $15.46 $3.20 $13.90
Cash & equivalents $979.00M $7.52B $1.70B
Total debt $74.04B $4.06B $3.57B
Shares (diluted) 99.14M 697.35M 229.00M
Enterprise value $84.02B $2.58B $135.89B

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
MetricEQIXSMCISTX
P/E 61.5x 8.9x 43.4x
P/FCF -36.5x -3.1x 46.1x
P/Operating cash flow 23.9x -3.2x 38.9x
P/S 9.6x 0.6x 11.7x
P/B 6.6x 1.5x 66.0x
P/Tangible book 7.2x 1.5x 66.0x
EV/EBITDA 25.8x – 33.1x
EV/EBIT 52.2x 5.8x 35.4x
EV/Revenue 11.4x 0.4x 11.9x
EV/FCF -43.2x -2.3x 46.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 28.3x -2.4x 39.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.85 0.22 0.46

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEQIXSMCISTX
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.6% 77.8% 34.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.2% 76.3% 18.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.7% 74.0% 73.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.2% 48.8% 60.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 44.5% 121.1% 116.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 17.1% 53.8% 140.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 54.2% 112.7% 116.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 23.8% 51.6% 100.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 52.5% 91.6% 105.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 21.6% 40.9% 95.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 12.9% -510.4% 239.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.4% -130.6% 57.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -860.2% -555.0% 279.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -142.7% -135.9% 70.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEQIXSMCISTX
Gross margin 51.5% 10.8% 45.6%
EBITDA margin 44.1% – 35.8%
Operating margin 21.8% 7.1% 33.6%
Pretax margin 17.4% 7.1% 30.3%
Net margin 15.6% 5.7% 26.1%
FCF margin -26.3% -17.8% 25.4%
Operating cash flow margin 40.2% -17.4% 30.1%
Return on equity 10.7% 20.2% 195.2%
Return on assets 3.7% 8.4% 33.8%
Return on invested capital 5.6% 17.0% 66.1%
Return on capital employed 5.8% 14.2% 64.9%
Asset turnover 0.2x 1.5x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.6x -3.1x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 5.4% 1.1% 1.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEQIXSMCISTX
Debt / assets 48.0% 6.7% 35.8%
Debt / equity 1.4x 0.1x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.0x – 0.4x
Debt / FCF -7.6x -0.3x 1.1x
Liabilities / assets 65.0% 51.6% 78.3%
Equity / assets 35.0% 48.4% 21.7%
Interest coverage 3.8x 14.2x 14.4x
Current ratio 1.1x 3.9x 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.9x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.6x 1.1x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 2.78 3.54 12.99

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEQIXSMCISTX
Dividend yield 2.1% – 0.5%
Net buyback yield -0.1% -6.7% 0.1%
Shareholder yield 2.0% -6.7% 0.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 19.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 20.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 5.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 2.9%

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.

ConsensusEQIXSMCISTX
Forward P/E 54.1xFY2026 7.8xFY2027 16.5xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $17.65FY2026 $4.20FY2027 $38.12FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +28.3%FY2026 +15.7%FY2027 +144.7%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +10.9% +24.8% +63.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.81BFY2026 $71.00BFY2027 $19.47BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +17.3%FY2026 +81.8%FY2027 +59.6%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after -0.6% +6.0% +29.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEQIXSMCISTX
Held by institutions 97.5% 68.0% 83.8%
Institutions holding 1,356 773 1,955
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.3% +32.3% +1.4%
Institutions buying 727 449 1,207
Institutions selling 420 233 590
Buyers to sellers 1.73 1.93 2.05

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.

EQIXSMCISTX
EQIX 1.00 0.27 0.26
SMCI 0.27 1.00 0.29
STX 0.26 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EQIX, SMCI and STX?

Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Equinix (EQIX) $95.45B, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) $19.68B, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) $140.90B.

Which stock is cheaper, EQIX, SMCI and STX?

Super Micro Computer (SMCI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Equinix (EQIX) 62.3x, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) 8.8x, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 44.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) is cheapest (Equinix (EQIX) 54.1x, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) 7.8x, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 16.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Super Micro Computer (SMCI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Equinix (EQIX) +9.6%, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) +77.8%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) +34.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) has the highest net margin (Equinix (EQIX) 15.6%, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) 5.7%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 26.1%). On return on invested capital, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) leads (Equinix (EQIX) 5.6%, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) 17.0%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 66.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) returned the most: Equinix (EQIX) +14.8%, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) -31.3%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) +178.5%. Over five years, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) compounded fastest (Equinix (EQIX) +3.1%/yr, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) +56.4%/yr, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) +48.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Equinix (EQIX) 0.00%, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) 0.00%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 0.00%. Equinix (EQIX) and Super Micro Computer (SMCI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Equinix (EQIX) has been the steadiest (Equinix (EQIX) 25.8%, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) 95.7%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 75.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EQIX, SMCI and STX?

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