SIFY vs APLD vs CORZ Stock Comparison

Sify Technologies, Applied Digital and Core Scientific Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SIFY Sify Technologies Ltd
$11.58 -13.3% 1M -6.1% 1Y
Market cap
$892.81M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$384.50M
Div. yield
–
Data Centers Technology
5 wins
APLD Applied Digital Corp.
$17.83 -32.1% 1M -46.7% 1Y
Market cap
$5.71B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$853.85M
Div. yield
–
Data Centers Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Sify Technologies leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Sify Technologies 5, Applied Digital 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSIFYAPLDCORZLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $892.81M $5.71B $4.61B APLD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -57.8x -12.2x -3.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 579.0x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.7% +286.2% +26.4% APLD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.0% -54.9% -324.9% SIFY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.4% -4.1% -42.7% SIFY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -9.4x -18.4x -5.1x APLD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -6.1% -46.7% -30.1% SIFY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.7%/yr -9.6%/yr — APLD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.8% 101.1% 72.4% SIFY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 36/100 29/100 SIFY

Percentile Scorecard

SIFYAPLDCORZ

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

AxisSIFYAPLDCORZ
Valuation 65 #14 of 38 32 #26 of 38 24 #29 of 38
Growth 31 #25 of 36 51 #18 of 36 49 #19 of 36
Profitability 61 #14 of 34 30 #24 of 34 24 #26 of 34
Financial Health – 43 #22 of 38 19 #31 of 38
Shareholder Returns – 25 #16 of 21 –
Overall 52 36 29
  • SIFY ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • APLD ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • CORZ ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSIFYAPLDCORZSPY
1 month -13.3%-32.1%-22.1% -0.8%
3 months -20.2%-32.4%-34.9% +3.5%
6 months -22.1%-47.0%-36.0% +7.0%
Year to date -5.0%-27.3%-7.2% +12.2%
1 year -6.1%-46.7%-30.1% +13.0%
3 years +33.1%+270.7%— +86.3%
3 years, per year +10.0%+54.8%— +23.1%
5 years -43.2%-39.7%— +68.6%
5 years, per year -10.7%-9.6%— +11.0%
10 years +82.1%+20,253.9%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +6.2%+70.2%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSIFYAPLDCORZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.8%101.1%72.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 62.0%95.0%74.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.124.412.98 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.10-0.46-0.42 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -91.8%-97.0%-64.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.8%-64.1%-53.7% -1.8%
52-week high $17.24$49.65$29.16 $779.14
52-week low $10.37$17.83$13.10 $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.

MultipleSIFYAPLDCORZ
P/E now vs peer median -54.3xmedian 29.6x -11.1xmedian 29.6x -3.1xmedian 29.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 4.2x 6.2xmedian 4.2x 9.8xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -22.4xmedian 24.2x -46.9xmedian 24.2x -13.9xmedian 24.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 15.1x -1.2xmedian 15.1x -3.6xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 3.9x 3.3xmedian 3.9x -1.8xmedian 3.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.09median 0.38 0.24median 0.38 0.13median 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 monthsSIFYAPLDCORZ
Revenue $384.50M $853.85M $440.31M
Gross profit $206.52M $273.30M $124.81M
Operating income $39.31M -$303.82M -$561.16M
Net income -$15.57M -$351.47M -$1.43B
Free cash flow – -$4.46B -$1.19B
EPS (diluted) $-0.21 $-1.61 $-4.40
Cash & equivalents – $2.95B $1.77B
Total debt $599.45M $6.38B $4.30B
Shares (diluted) 72.46M 291.56M 325.33M
Enterprise value $892.81M -$2.48B $1.07B

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
MetricSIFYAPLDCORZ
P/E -54.3x -11.1x -3.1x
P/FCF – -1.2x -3.6x
P/Operating cash flow – 22.5x 8.3x
P/S 2.2x 6.2x 9.8x
P/B 4.2x 3.3x -1.8x
P/Tangible book 4.2x 3.3x -1.6x
EV/EBITDA -22.4x -46.9x -13.9x
EV/EBIT 36.6x -28.7x -12.2x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 10.2x 15.5x
EV/FCF – -2.0x -5.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – 37.1x 13.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.09 0.24 0.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSIFYAPLDCORZ
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.7% 286.2% 26.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -65.1% 115.9% -6.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.2% 653.6% 599.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 65.9% 134.2% 189.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 49.9% -254.9% -211.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -10.7% -87.5% 18.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 19.3% -44.2% -29.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -73.4% -88.1% -17.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 31.2% -66.0% -26.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -49.8% -46.3% -23.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 294.3% 6,037%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 72.3% 72.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -346.5% -363.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -272.4% -197.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSIFYAPLDCORZ
Gross margin 53.7% 32.0% 28.3%
EBITDA margin -16.7% -21.8% -112.3%
Operating margin 10.2% -35.6% -127.4%
Pretax margin 3.1% -40.2% -324.3%
Net margin -4.0% -54.9% -324.9%
FCF margin – -521.8% -270.3%
Operating cash flow margin – 27.5% 118.2%
Return on equity -10.8% -21.1% –
Return on assets – -3.2% -34.4%
Return on invested capital 5.4% -4.1% -42.7%
Return on capital employed – -3.3% -39.4%
Asset turnover – 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -0.7x -0.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 31.8% 21.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSIFYAPLDCORZ
Debt / assets – 54.5% 81.7%
Debt / equity 3.0x 4.0x -1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA -9.4x -18.4x -5.1x
Debt / FCF – -1.4x -3.6x
Liabilities / assets – 86.3% 146.0%
Equity / assets – 13.7% -46.0%
Interest coverage 2.0x -3.1x –
Current ratio – 2.6x 0.9x
Quick ratio – 1.9x 0.6x
Cash ratio – 1.9x 0.6x
Altman Z-score – 0.46 -1.50

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSIFYAPLDCORZ
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – -17.4% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% -17.4% –
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.

ConsensusSIFYAPLDCORZ
Forward P/E 579.0xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.02FY2026 $-1.69FY2026 $-4.59FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +150.0% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $765.58MFY2026 $1.00BFY2026 $646.98MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.7%FY2026 +64.0%FY2026 +102.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +30.6% +87.8% +85.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSIFYAPLDCORZ
Held by institutions 4.6% 74.5% 100.0%
Institutions holding 42 564 412
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.8% +8.6% +1.4%
Institutions buying 27 339 234
Institutions selling 4 164 127
Buyers to sellers 6.75 2.07 1.84

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.

SIFYAPLDCORZ
SIFY 1.00 0.35 0.32
APLD 0.35 1.00 0.76
CORZ 0.32 0.76 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SIFY, APLD and CORZ?

Applied Digital (APLD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sify Technologies (SIFY) $892.81M, Applied Digital (APLD) $5.71B, Core Scientific (CORZ) $4.61B.

Which company is growing faster?

Applied Digital (APLD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Sify Technologies (SIFY) +5.7%, Applied Digital (APLD) +286.2%, Core Scientific (CORZ) +26.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sify Technologies (SIFY) has the highest net margin (Sify Technologies (SIFY) -4.0%, Applied Digital (APLD) -54.9%, Core Scientific (CORZ) -324.9%). On return on invested capital, Sify Technologies (SIFY) leads (Sify Technologies (SIFY) 5.4%, Applied Digital (APLD) -4.1%, Core Scientific (CORZ) -42.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sify Technologies (SIFY) returned the most: Sify Technologies (SIFY) -6.1%, Applied Digital (APLD) -46.7%, Core Scientific (CORZ) -30.1%. Over five years, Applied Digital (APLD) compounded fastest (Sify Technologies (SIFY) -10.7%/yr, Applied Digital (APLD) -9.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sify Technologies (SIFY) has been the steadiest (Sify Technologies (SIFY) 60.8%, Applied Digital (APLD) 101.1%, Core Scientific (CORZ) 72.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SIFY, APLD and CORZ?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Sify Technologies (SIFY) leads on 5. 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.