SIFY vs APLD vs GDS Stock Comparison

Sify Technologies, Applied Digital and GDS Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SIFY Sify Technologies Ltd
$11.58 -13.3% 1M -6.1% 1Y
Market cap
$890.63M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$384.50M
Div. yield
–
Data Centers Technology
2 wins
APLD Applied Digital Corp.
$17.83 -32.1% 1M -46.7% 1Y
Market cap
$5.70B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$853.85M
Div. yield
–
Data Centers Technology
4 wins
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

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Applied Digital leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Applied Digital 4, GDS Holdings 4, Sify Technologies 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSIFYAPLDGDSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $890.63M $5.70B $4.34B APLD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -57.6x -12.2x 8.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 579.0x — 43.9x GDS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.7% +286.2% +15.8% APLD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.0% -54.9% 30.1% GDS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.4% -4.1% 1.0% SIFY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -9.4x -18.4x 3.1x APLD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -6.1% -46.7% -34.7% SIFY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.7%/yr -9.6%/yr -17.5%/yr APLD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.8% 101.1% 57.0% GDS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 36/100 69/100 GDS

Percentile Scorecard

SIFYAPLDGDS

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

AxisSIFYAPLDGDS
Valuation 65 #14 of 38 32 #26 of 38 95 #3 of 38
Growth 31 #25 of 36 51 #18 of 36 57 #16 of 36
Profitability 61 #14 of 34 30 #24 of 34 73 #10 of 34
Financial Health – 43 #22 of 38 51 #19 of 38
Shareholder Returns – 25 #16 of 21 –
Overall 52 36 69
  • SIFY ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • APLD ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • GDS ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSIFYAPLDGDSSPY
1 month -13.3%-32.1%-30.4% -0.8%
3 months -20.2%-32.4%-27.3% +3.5%
6 months -22.1%-47.0%-48.1% +7.0%
Year to date -5.0%-27.3%-34.6% +12.2%
1 year -6.1%-46.7%-34.7% +13.0%
3 years +33.1%+270.7%+137.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +10.0%+54.8%+33.5% +23.1%
5 years -43.2%-39.7%-61.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year -10.7%-9.6%-17.5% +11.0%
10 years +82.1%+20,253.9%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +6.2%+70.2%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSIFYAPLDGDSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.8%101.1%57.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 62.0%95.0%58.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.124.412.00 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.10-0.46-0.61 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -91.8%-97.0%-91.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.8%-64.1%-52.0% -1.8%
52-week high $17.24$49.65$47.52 $779.14
52-week low $10.37$17.83$22.14 $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.

MultipleSIFYAPLDGDS
P/E now vs peer median -54.3xmedian 29.6x -11.1xmedian 29.6x 8.2xmedian 29.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 4.2x 6.2xmedian 4.2x 2.7xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -22.4xmedian 24.2x -46.9xmedian 24.2x 11.1xmedian 24.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 15.1x -1.2xmedian 15.1x 4.9xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 3.9x 3.3xmedian 3.9x 1.1xmedian 3.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.09median 0.38 0.24median 0.38 0.12median 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 monthsSIFYAPLDGDS
Revenue $384.50M $853.85M $1.75B
Gross profit $206.52M $273.30M $436.56M
Operating income $39.31M -$303.82M $82.93M
Net income -$15.57M -$351.47M $542.46M
Free cash flow – -$4.46B $952.99M
R&D – – $4.66M
EPS (diluted) $-0.21 $-1.61 $2.57
Cash & equivalents – $2.95B $2.20B
Total debt $599.45M $6.38B $15.20B
Shares (diluted) 72.46M 291.56M 205.57M
Enterprise value $890.63M -$2.48B -$3.94B

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
MetricSIFYAPLDGDS
P/E -54.3x -11.1x 8.2x
P/FCF – -1.2x 4.9x
P/Operating cash flow – 22.5x 9.2x
P/S 2.2x 6.2x 2.7x
P/B 4.2x 3.3x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 4.2x 3.3x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA -22.4x -46.9x 11.1x
EV/EBIT 36.6x -28.7x 78.8x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 10.2x 3.7x
EV/FCF – -2.0x 6.9x
EV/Operating cash flow – 37.1x 12.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.09 0.24 0.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSIFYAPLDGDS
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.7% 286.2% 15.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -65.1% 115.9% 8.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.2% 653.6% 27.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 65.9% 134.2% 14.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 49.9% -254.9% -57.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -10.7% -87.5% -5.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 19.3% -44.2% -14.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -73.4% -88.1% 71.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 31.2% -66.0% -26.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -49.8% -46.3% 65.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 294.3% 15.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 72.3% 20.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -346.5% 3.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -272.4% -11.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSIFYAPLDGDS
Gross margin 53.7% 32.0% 24.9%
EBITDA margin -16.7% -21.8% 33.5%
Operating margin 10.2% -35.6% 4.7%
Pretax margin 3.1% -40.2% 14.8%
Net margin -4.0% -54.9% 30.1%
FCF margin – -521.8% 54.3%
Operating cash flow margin – 27.5% 29.3%
Return on equity -10.8% -21.1% 12.5%
Return on assets – -3.2% 4.4%
Return on invested capital 5.4% -4.1% 1.0%
Return on capital employed – -3.3% 0.8%
Asset turnover – 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -0.7x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 31.8% 2.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSIFYAPLDGDS
Debt / assets – 54.5% 31.9%
Debt / equity 3.0x 4.0x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA -9.4x -18.4x 3.1x
Debt / FCF – -1.4x 4.2x
Liabilities / assets – 86.3% 64.8%
Equity / assets – 13.7% 35.2%
Interest coverage 2.0x -3.1x 0.4x
Current ratio – 2.6x 1.8x
Quick ratio – 1.9x 1.4x
Cash ratio – 1.9x 1.1x
Altman Z-score – 0.46 0.62

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSIFYAPLDGDS
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.

ConsensusSIFYAPLDGDS
Forward P/E 579.0xFY2026 – 43.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.02FY2026 $-1.69FY2026 $0.52FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +550.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +150.0% – -103.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $765.58MFY2026 $1.00BFY2026 $1.96BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.7%FY2026 +64.0%FY2026 +20.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +30.6% +87.8% +1.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSIFYAPLDGDS
Held by institutions 4.6% 74.5% 50.9%
Institutions holding 42 564 198
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.8% +8.6% +15.4%
Institutions buying 27 339 120
Institutions selling 4 164 61
Buyers to sellers 6.75 2.07 1.97

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.

SIFYAPLDGDS
SIFY 1.00 0.34 0.39
APLD 0.34 1.00 0.42
GDS 0.39 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SIFY, APLD and GDS?

Applied Digital (APLD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sify Technologies (SIFY) $890.63M, Applied Digital (APLD) $5.70B, GDS Holdings (GDS) $4.34B.

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%, GDS Holdings (GDS) +15.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

GDS Holdings (GDS) has the highest net margin (Sify Technologies (SIFY) -4.0%, Applied Digital (APLD) -54.9%, GDS Holdings (GDS) 30.1%). On return on invested capital, Sify Technologies (SIFY) leads (Sify Technologies (SIFY) 5.4%, Applied Digital (APLD) -4.1%, GDS Holdings (GDS) 1.0%).

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%, GDS Holdings (GDS) -34.7%. Over five years, Applied Digital (APLD) compounded fastest (Sify Technologies (SIFY) -10.7%/yr, Applied Digital (APLD) -9.6%/yr, GDS Holdings (GDS) -17.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, GDS Holdings (GDS) has been the steadiest (Sify Technologies (SIFY) 60.8%, Applied Digital (APLD) 101.1%, GDS Holdings (GDS) 57.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Applied Digital (APLD) leads on 4. 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.