GDS vs SLB vs SIFY Stock Comparison

GDS Holdings, Slb and Sify Technologies 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
SLB Slb Limited/Nv
$53.10 +3.0% 1M +48.2% 1Y
Market cap
$80.60B
P/E
26.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$36.37B
Div. yield
–
Oilfield Services Energy
6 wins
SIFY Sify Technologies Ltd
$11.58 -13.3% 1M -6.1% 1Y
Market cap
$893.17M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$384.50M
Div. yield
–
Data Centers Technology
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionGDSSLBSIFYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.34B $80.60B $893.17M SLB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.2x 26.0x -57.8x GDS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 43.9x 21.1x 579.0x SLB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.8% +2.5% +5.7% GDS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 30.1% 8.5% -4.0% GDS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.0% 9.5% 5.4% SLB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.1x 1.2x -9.4x SIFY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -34.7% +48.2% -6.1% SLB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -17.5%/yr +10.3%/yr -10.7%/yr SLB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 57.0% 36.7% 60.8% SLB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 57/100 52/100 GDS

Percentile Scorecard

GDSSLBSIFY

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

AxisGDSSLBSIFY
Valuation 95 #3 of 38 26 #35 of 47 65 #14 of 38
Growth 57 #16 of 36 44 #25 of 44 31 #25 of 36
Profitability 73 #10 of 34 80 #9 of 41 61 #14 of 34
Financial Health 51 #19 of 38 56 #21 of 46 –
Shareholder Returns – 77 #8 of 32 –
Overall 69 57 52
  • GDS ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • SLB ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • 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

PeriodGDSSLBSIFYSPY
1 month -30.4%+3.0%-13.3% -0.8%
3 months -27.3%+3.0%-20.2% +3.5%
6 months -48.1%-3.9%-22.1% +7.0%
Year to date -34.6%+38.4%-5.0% +12.2%
1 year -34.7%+48.2%-6.1% +13.0%
3 years +137.9%-4.9%+33.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +33.5%-1.7%+10.0% +23.1%
5 years -61.7%+63.2%-43.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year -17.5%+10.3%-10.7% +11.0%
10 years —-33.6%+82.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year —-4.0%+6.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureGDSSLBSIFYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 57.0%36.7%60.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 58.0%33.4%62.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.000.732.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.611.31-0.10 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -91.8%-48.9%-91.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -52.0%-11.7%-32.8% -1.8%
52-week high $47.52$60.12$17.24 $779.14
52-week low $22.14$35.19$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.

MultipleGDSSLBSIFY
P/E now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 29.6x 25.5xmedian 25.5x -54.3xmedian 29.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 4.2x 2.2xmedian 1.2x 2.2xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 24.2x 11.8xmedian 8.6x -22.4xmedian 24.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 15.1x 16.4xmedian 14.7x —median 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 3.9x 2.9xmedian 1.6x 4.2xmedian 3.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.12median 0.38 -2.84median 0.41 1.09median 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 monthsGDSSLBSIFY
Revenue $1.75B $36.37B $384.50M
Gross profit $436.56M $6.01B $206.52M
Operating income $82.93M $4.68B $39.31M
Net income $542.46M $3.15B -$15.57M
Free cash flow $952.99M $4.81B –
R&D $4.66M $692.00M –
EPS (diluted) $2.57 $2.06 $-0.21
Cash & equivalents $2.20B $2.74B –
Total debt $15.20B $12.80B $599.45M
Shares (diluted) 205.57M 1.51B 72.46M
Enterprise value -$3.94B $76.53B $893.17M

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
MetricGDSSLBSIFY
P/E 8.2x 25.5x -54.3x
P/FCF 4.9x 16.4x –
P/Operating cash flow 9.2x 12.1x –
P/S 2.7x 2.2x 2.2x
P/B 1.1x 2.9x 4.2x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 3.5x 4.2x
EV/EBITDA 11.1x 11.8x -22.4x
EV/EBIT 78.8x 18.7x 36.6x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 2.4x 3.7x
EV/FCF 6.9x 18.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow 12.7x 13.4x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.12 -2.84 1.09

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGDSSLBSIFY
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.8% 2.5% 5.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.1% 5.3% -65.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 27.6% -15.3% 12.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.4% -0.2% 65.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -57.2% -16.5% 49.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -5.5% -2.2% -10.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -14.6% -25.2% 19.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 71.9% -7.6% -73.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -26.4% -31.3% 31.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 65.7% -9.0% -49.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 15.3% -1.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.0% 8.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 3.3% 0.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.1% 21.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGDSSLBSIFY
Gross margin 24.9% 16.5% 53.7%
EBITDA margin 33.5% 20.5% -16.7%
Operating margin 4.7% 12.9% 10.2%
Pretax margin 14.8% 10.8% 3.1%
Net margin 30.1% 8.5% -4.0%
FCF margin 54.3% 13.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 29.3% 18.0% –
Return on equity 12.5% 11.5% -10.8%
Return on assets 4.4% 5.7% –
Return on invested capital 1.0% 9.5% 5.4%
Return on capital employed 0.8% 11.4% –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.7x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 2.1x –
Stock comp / revenue 2.5% 0.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGDSSLBSIFY
Debt / assets 31.9% 23.0% –
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.5x 3.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.1x 1.2x -9.4x
Debt / FCF 4.2x 2.7x –
Liabilities / assets 64.8% 50.9% –
Equity / assets 35.2% 49.1% –
Interest coverage 0.4x 9.1x 2.0x
Current ratio 1.8x 1.4x –
Quick ratio 1.4x 0.9x –
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.3x –
Altman Z-score 0.62 3.21 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGDSSLBSIFY
Dividend yield – 2.2% –
Net buyback yield – 1.1% –
Shareholder yield – 3.3% 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.

ConsensusGDSSLBSIFY
Forward P/E 43.9xFY2026 21.1xFY2026 579.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.52FY2026 $2.52FY2026 $0.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +550.0%FY2026 -14.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -103.8% +17.1% +150.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.96BFY2026 $38.38BFY2026 $765.58MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +20.4%FY2026 +7.5%FY2026 +8.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.6% +0.5% +30.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGDSSLBSIFY
Held by institutions 50.9% 89.8% 4.6%
Institutions holding 198 1,698 42
Change in shares held, QoQ +15.4% +1.6% +2.8%
Institutions buying 120 783 27
Institutions selling 61 663 4
Buyers to sellers 1.97 1.18 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.

GDSSLBSIFY
GDS 1.00 0.15 0.39
SLB 0.15 1.00 0.17
SIFY 0.39 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GDS, SLB and SIFY?

Slb (SLB) is the largest by market capitalisation: GDS Holdings (GDS) $4.34B, Slb (SLB) $80.60B, Sify Technologies (SIFY) $893.17M.

Which stock is cheaper, GDS, SLB and SIFY?

GDS Holdings (GDS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (GDS Holdings (GDS) 8.2x, Slb (SLB) 26.0x, Sify Technologies (SIFY) -57.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Slb (SLB) is cheapest (GDS Holdings (GDS) 43.9x, Slb (SLB) 21.1x, Sify Technologies (SIFY) 579.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

GDS Holdings (GDS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: GDS Holdings (GDS) +15.8%, Slb (SLB) +2.5%, Sify Technologies (SIFY) +5.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

GDS Holdings (GDS) has the highest net margin (GDS Holdings (GDS) 30.1%, Slb (SLB) 8.5%, Sify Technologies (SIFY) -4.0%). On return on invested capital, Slb (SLB) leads (GDS Holdings (GDS) 1.0%, Slb (SLB) 9.5%, Sify Technologies (SIFY) 5.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Slb (SLB) returned the most: GDS Holdings (GDS) -34.7%, Slb (SLB) +48.2%, Sify Technologies (SIFY) -6.1%. Over five years, Slb (SLB) compounded fastest (GDS Holdings (GDS) -17.5%/yr, Slb (SLB) +10.3%/yr, Sify Technologies (SIFY) -10.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Slb (SLB) has been the steadiest (GDS Holdings (GDS) 57.0%, Slb (SLB) 36.7%, Sify Technologies (SIFY) 60.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GDS, SLB 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, 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.