EQIX vs VNET vs SIFY Stock Comparison

Equinix, Vnet and Sify Technologies 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
7 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
SIFY Sify Technologies Ltd
$11.63 -15.3% 1M -10.9% 1Y
Market cap
$845.02M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$384.50M
Div. yield
–
Data Centers Technology
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Equinix leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Equinix 7, Vnet 2, Sify Technologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEQIXVNETSIFYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $95.45B $1.06B $845.02M EQIX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 62.3x -3.1x -54.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 54.1x — 581.5x EQIX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.6% +1,237.9% +5.7% VNET
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.6% -22.1% -4.0% EQIX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.6% 3.7% 5.4% EQIX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.0x 3.8x -9.4x SIFY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +14.8% -60.5% -10.9% EQIX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.1%/yr -27.4%/yr -10.4%/yr EQIX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.8% 77.6% 61.0% EQIX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 70/100 49/100 VNET

Percentile Scorecard

EQIXVNETSIFY

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

AxisEQIXVNETSIFY
Valuation 35 #25 of 38 100 #1 of 38 62 #15 of 38
Growth 34 #24 of 36 74 #10 of 36 29 #26 of 36
Profitability 82 #7 of 34 70 #11 of 34 58 #15 of 34
Financial Health 46 #21 of 38 35 #25 of 38 –
Shareholder Returns 76 #6 of 22 – –
Overall 55 70 49
  • EQIX ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • VNET 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

PeriodEQIXVNETSIFYSPY
1 month -8.0%-46.4%-15.3% -1.0%
3 months -11.9%-48.5%-17.6% +2.9%
6 months -13.9%-59.8%-24.5% +6.4%
Year to date +24.7%-56.1%-4.6% +11.4%
1 year +14.8%-60.5%-10.9% +13.1%
3 years +35.6%+24.1%+22.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year +10.7%+7.5%+7.1% +21.5%
5 years +16.3%-79.7%-42.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year +3.1%-27.4%-10.4% +10.9%
10 years +158.2%-50.7%+81.2% +255.2%
10 years, per year +10.0%-6.8%+6.1% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureEQIXVNETSIFYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.8%77.6%61.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.1%75.4%62.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.552.502.06 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.57-0.78-0.18 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.4%-92.2%-91.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.4%-73.6%-32.5% -2.5%
52-week high $1,115.94$14.03$17.24 $779.14
52-week low $726.09$3.71$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.

MultipleEQIXVNETSIFY
P/E now vs peer median 61.5xmedian 29.1x -2.9xmedian 29.1x -54.5xmedian 29.1x
P/S now vs peer median 9.6xmedian 4.5x 0.6xmedian 4.5x 2.2xmedian 4.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.8xmedian 21.5x 6.0xmedian 21.5x -22.5xmedian 21.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -36.5xmedian 17.3x 0.8xmedian 17.3x —median 17.3x
P/B now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 3.9x 1.7xmedian 3.9x 4.2xmedian 3.9x
PEG now vs peer median 2.85median 0.33 0.10median 0.33 1.09median 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 monthsEQIXVNETSIFY
Revenue $9.81B $1.55B $384.50M
Gross profit $5.05B $316.73M $206.52M
Operating income $2.14B $93.26M $39.31M
Net income $1.53B $623.86M -$15.57M
Free cash flow -$2.58B $1.29B –
R&D – $43.13M –
EPS (diluted) $15.46 $-1.27 $-0.21
Cash & equivalents $979.00M $990.51M –
Total debt $74.04B $9.03B $599.45M
Shares (diluted) 99.14M 268.71M 72.46M
Enterprise value $84.02B -$2.66B $845.02M

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
MetricEQIXVNETSIFY
P/E 61.5x -2.9x -54.5x
P/FCF -36.5x 0.8x –
P/Operating cash flow 23.9x 4.0x –
P/S 9.6x 0.6x 2.2x
P/B 6.6x 1.7x 4.2x
P/Tangible book 7.2x 1.7x 4.2x
EV/EBITDA 25.8x 6.0x -22.5x
EV/EBIT 52.2x 22.8x 36.7x
EV/Revenue 11.4x 1.8x 3.8x
EV/FCF -43.2x 2.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow 28.3x 11.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.85 0.10 1.09

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEQIXVNETSIFY
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.6% 1,238% 5.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.2% 14.1% -65.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.7% 7.5% 12.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.2% 18.4% 65.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 44.5% -1.2% 49.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 17.1% 49.3% -10.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 54.2% 135.8% 19.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 23.8% 110.2% -73.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 52.5% -1,591% 31.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 21.6% -28.2% -49.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 12.9% -6.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.4% -5.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -860.2% 67.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -142.7% 26.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEQIXVNETSIFY
Gross margin 51.5% 20.5% 53.7%
EBITDA margin 44.1% 29.5% -16.7%
Operating margin 21.8% 6.0% 10.2%
Pretax margin 17.4% 31.4% 3.1%
Net margin 15.6% -22.1% -4.0%
FCF margin -26.3% 83.5% –
Operating cash flow margin 40.2% 16.1% –
Return on equity 10.7% 102.8% -10.8%
Return on assets 3.7% 8.7% –
Return on invested capital 5.6% 3.7% 5.4%
Return on capital employed 5.8% 2.3% –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.2x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.6x 0.4x –
Stock comp / revenue 5.4% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEQIXVNETSIFY
Debt / assets 48.0% 37.5% –
Debt / equity 1.4x 4.6x 3.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.0x 3.8x -9.4x
Debt / FCF -7.6x 2.1x –
Liabilities / assets 65.0% 91.8% –
Equity / assets 35.0% 8.2% –
Interest coverage 3.8x 1.1x 2.0x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.0x –
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.7x –
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.5x –
Altman Z-score 2.78 -0.03 –

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusEQIXVNETSIFY
Forward P/E 54.1xFY2026 – 581.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $17.65FY2026 $-0.06FY2026 $0.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +28.3%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +10.9% – +150.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.81BFY2026 $1.66BFY2026 $780.44MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.3%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026 +10.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.6% +35.2% +30.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEQIXVNETSIFY
Held by institutions 97.5% 60.7% 4.6%
Institutions holding 1,356 161 42
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.3% +17.5% +2.8%
Institutions buying 727 95 27
Institutions selling 420 48 4
Buyers to sellers 1.73 1.98 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.

EQIXVNETSIFY
EQIX 1.00 0.19 0.10
VNET 0.19 1.00 0.36
SIFY 0.10 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EQIX, VNET and SIFY?

Equinix (EQIX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Equinix (EQIX) $95.45B, Vnet (VNET) $1.06B, Sify Technologies (SIFY) $845.02M.

Which company is growing faster?

Vnet (VNET) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Equinix (EQIX) +9.6%, Vnet (VNET) +1,237.9%, Sify Technologies (SIFY) +5.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Equinix (EQIX) has the highest net margin (Equinix (EQIX) 15.6%, Vnet (VNET) -22.1%, Sify Technologies (SIFY) -4.0%). On return on invested capital, Equinix (EQIX) leads (Equinix (EQIX) 5.6%, Vnet (VNET) 3.7%, Sify Technologies (SIFY) 5.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Equinix (EQIX) returned the most: Equinix (EQIX) +14.8%, Vnet (VNET) -60.5%, Sify Technologies (SIFY) -10.9%. Over five years, Equinix (EQIX) compounded fastest (Equinix (EQIX) +3.1%/yr, Vnet (VNET) -27.4%/yr, Sify Technologies (SIFY) -10.4%/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%, Vnet (VNET) 77.6%, Sify Technologies (SIFY) 61.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EQIX, VNET 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, 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.