GDS vs DLR vs WULF Stock Comparison

GDS Holdings, Digital Realty Trust and Terawulf Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GDS GDS Holdings Ltd
$22.81 -30.4% 1M -34.7% 1Y
Market cap
$4.34B
P/E
8.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.75B
Div. yield
–
Data Centers Technology
4 wins
WULF Terawulf Inc.
$11.98 -23.9% 1M -12.6% 1Y
Market cap
$6.06B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$165.19M
Div. yield
–
Data Centers Technology
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Digital Realty Trust leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Digital Realty Trust 6, GDS Holdings 4, Terawulf 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGDSDLRWULFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.34B $62.91B $6.06B DLR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.2x 83.0x -3.1x GDS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 43.9x 60.8x — GDS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.8% +17.4% +4.1% DLR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 30.1% 11.2% -1,179.9% GDS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.0% 2.0% -9.2% DLR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.1x 5.6x -8.4x WULF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -34.7% -2.6% -12.6% DLR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -17.5%/yr +2.2%/yr -15.5%/yr DLR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 57.0% 27.6% 92.8% DLR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 45/100 11/100 GDS

Percentile Scorecard

GDSDLRWULF

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

AxisGDSDLRWULF
Valuation 95 #3 of 38 10 #10 of 11 3 #37 of 38
Growth 57 #16 of 36 67 #4 of 10 6 #34 of 36
Profitability 73 #10 of 34 22 #8 of 10 6 #32 of 34
Financial Health 51 #19 of 38 80 #3 of 11 27 #28 of 38
Shareholder Returns – – 15 #18 of 21
Overall 69 45 11
  • GDS ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • DLR ranked among 11 companies in Infrastructure REITs
  • WULF ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGDSDLRWULFSPY
1 month -30.4%-2.2%-23.9% -0.8%
3 months -27.3%-10.8%-33.4% +3.5%
6 months -48.1%-11.1%-44.1% +7.0%
Year to date -34.6%+12.8%+4.3% +12.2%
1 year -34.7%-2.6%-12.6% +13.0%
3 years +137.9%+42.7%+969.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +33.5%+12.6%+120.5% +23.1%
5 years -61.7%+11.3%-56.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year -17.5%+2.2%-15.5% +11.0%
10 years —+80.8%+10.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+6.1%+1.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureGDSDLRWULFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 57.0%27.6%92.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 58.0%27.0%90.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.000.813.72 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.61-0.10-0.14 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -91.8%-51.1%-98.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -52.0%-14.4%-58.7% -1.8%
52-week high $47.52$203.91$28.98 $779.14
52-week low $22.14$147.93$10.99 $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.

MultipleGDSDLRWULF
P/E now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 29.6x 81.5xmedian 24.3x -3.0xmedian 29.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 4.2x 9.5xmedian 6.4x 36.2xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 24.2x 27.0xmedian 15.8x -27.7xmedian 24.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 15.1x -127.5xmedian 18.4x -2.2xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 3.9x 2.3xmedian 2.3x 40.5xmedian 3.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.12median 0.38 4.42median 0.72 0.03median 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 monthsGDSDLRWULF
Revenue $1.75B $6.77B $165.19M
Gross profit $436.56M – $114.42M
Operating income $82.93M $986.10M -$413.59M
Net income $542.46M $792.24M -$1.95B
Free cash flow $952.99M -$506.74M -$2.74B
R&D $4.66M – –
EPS (diluted) $2.57 $2.10 $-4.01
Cash & equivalents $2.20B $1.86B $2.62B
Total debt $15.20B $73.26B $5.21B
Shares (diluted) 205.57M 361.54M 485.73M
Enterprise value -$3.94B $51.87B -$3.16B

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
MetricGDSDLRWULF
P/E 8.2x 81.5x -3.0x
P/FCF 4.9x -127.5x -2.2x
P/Operating cash flow 9.2x 21.8x -21.4x
P/S 2.7x 9.5x 36.2x
P/B 1.1x 2.3x 40.5x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 2.5x 40.6x
EV/EBITDA 11.1x 27.0x -27.7x
EV/EBIT 78.8x 82.5x -20.7x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 12.0x 51.9x
EV/FCF 6.9x -160.6x -3.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.7x 27.4x -30.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.12 4.42 0.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGDSDLRWULF
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.8% 17.4% 4.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.1% 9.7% 59.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 27.6% – 47.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.4% – 79.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -57.2% -40.3% -190.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -5.5% 17.3% -114.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -14.6% -42.6% -942.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 71.9% 23.2% -166.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -26.4% -46.0% -728.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 65.7% 18.5% -101.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 15.3% 24.9% -350.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.0% 20.6% -141.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 3.3% 19.9% -508.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.1% 26.1% -276.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGDSDLRWULF
Gross margin 24.9% – 69.3%
EBITDA margin 33.5% 44.5% -187.4%
Operating margin 4.7% 14.6% -250.4%
Pretax margin 14.8% 7.8% -1,164%
Net margin 30.1% 11.2% -1,180%
FCF margin 54.3% -7.5% -1,656%
Operating cash flow margin 29.3% 43.8% -169.0%
Return on equity 12.5% 3.1% -5,567%
Return on assets 4.4% 1.6% -25.8%
Return on invested capital 1.0% 2.0% -9.2%
Return on capital employed 0.8% – -11.0%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 3.7x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 2.5% 1.5% 118.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGDSDLRWULF
Debt / assets 31.9% 34.2% 64.8%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.7x 35.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.1x 5.6x -8.4x
Debt / FCF 4.2x -36.8x -1.9x
Liabilities / assets 64.8% 48.7% 98.2%
Equity / assets 35.2% 51.3% 1.8%
Interest coverage 0.4x 2.1x -2.1x
Current ratio 1.8x – 0.7x
Quick ratio 1.4x – 0.7x
Cash ratio 1.1x – 0.7x
Altman Z-score 0.62 – -0.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGDSDLRWULF
Dividend yield – 2.8% –
Net buyback yield – -4.6% -20.3%
Shareholder yield – -1.8% -20.3%
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.

ConsensusGDSDLRWULF
Forward P/E 43.9xFY2026 60.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.52FY2026 $2.87FY2026 $-3.04FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +550.0%FY2026 -19.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -103.8% -12.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.96BFY2026 $7.40BFY2026 $247.09MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +20.4%FY2026 +21.1%FY2026 +46.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.6% +0.6% +255.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGDSDLRWULF
Held by institutions 50.9% 100.0% 79.4%
Institutions holding 198 1,325 495
Change in shares held, QoQ +15.4% +18.3% +25.2%
Institutions buying 120 745 307
Institutions selling 61 383 137
Buyers to sellers 1.97 1.95 2.24

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.

GDSDLRWULF
GDS 1.00 0.21 0.39
DLR 0.21 1.00 0.39
WULF 0.39 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GDS, DLR and WULF?

Digital Realty Trust (DLR) is the largest by market capitalisation: GDS Holdings (GDS) $4.34B, Digital Realty Trust (DLR) $62.91B, Terawulf (WULF) $6.06B.

Which stock is cheaper, GDS, DLR and WULF?

GDS Holdings (GDS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (GDS Holdings (GDS) 8.2x, Digital Realty Trust (DLR) 83.0x, Terawulf (WULF) -3.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, GDS Holdings (GDS) is cheapest (GDS Holdings (GDS) 43.9x, Digital Realty Trust (DLR) 60.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Digital Realty Trust (DLR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: GDS Holdings (GDS) +15.8%, Digital Realty Trust (DLR) +17.4%, Terawulf (WULF) +4.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

GDS Holdings (GDS) has the highest net margin (GDS Holdings (GDS) 30.1%, Digital Realty Trust (DLR) 11.2%, Terawulf (WULF) -1,179.9%). On return on invested capital, Digital Realty Trust (DLR) leads (GDS Holdings (GDS) 1.0%, Digital Realty Trust (DLR) 2.0%, Terawulf (WULF) -9.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Digital Realty Trust (DLR) returned the most: GDS Holdings (GDS) -34.7%, Digital Realty Trust (DLR) -2.6%, Terawulf (WULF) -12.6%. Over five years, Digital Realty Trust (DLR) compounded fastest (GDS Holdings (GDS) -17.5%/yr, Digital Realty Trust (DLR) +2.2%/yr, Terawulf (WULF) -15.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Digital Realty Trust (DLR) has been the steadiest (GDS Holdings (GDS) 57.0%, Digital Realty Trust (DLR) 27.6%, Terawulf (WULF) 92.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GDS, DLR and WULF?

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