VNET vs APLD vs WULF Stock Comparison

Vnet, Applied Digital and Terawulf Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VNET VNET Group, Inc.
$3.93 -40.8% 1M -59.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.00B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.55B
Div. yield
–
Data Centers Technology
5 wins
APLD Applied Digital Corp.
$17.83 -32.1% 1M -46.7% 1Y
Market cap
$5.68B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$853.85M
Div. yield
–
Data Centers Technology
2 wins
WULF Terawulf Inc.
$11.98 -23.9% 1M -12.6% 1Y
Market cap
$6.04B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$165.19M
Div. yield
–
Data Centers Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Vnet leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Vnet 5, Terawulf 2, Applied Digital 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVNETAPLDWULFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.00B $5.68B $6.04B WULF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.9x -12.1x -3.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1,237.9% +286.2% +4.1% VNET
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -22.1% -54.9% -1,179.9% VNET
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.7% -4.1% -9.2% VNET
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.8x -18.4x -8.4x APLD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -59.1% -46.7% -12.6% WULF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -24.9%/yr -9.6%/yr -15.5%/yr APLD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 77.8% 101.1% 92.8% VNET
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 36/100 11/100 VNET

Percentile Scorecard

VNETAPLDWULF

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

AxisVNETAPLDWULF
Valuation 97 #2 of 38 32 #26 of 38 3 #37 of 38
Growth 74 #10 of 36 51 #18 of 36 6 #34 of 36
Profitability 70 #11 of 34 30 #24 of 34 6 #32 of 34
Financial Health 35 #25 of 38 43 #22 of 38 27 #28 of 38
Shareholder Returns – 25 #16 of 21 15 #18 of 21
Overall 69 36 11
  • VNET ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • APLD ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • 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

PeriodVNETAPLDWULFSPY
1 month -40.8%-32.1%-23.9% -0.8%
3 months -45.2%-32.4%-33.4% +3.5%
6 months -55.5%-47.0%-44.1% +7.0%
Year to date -53.5%-27.3%+4.3% +12.2%
1 year -59.1%-46.7%-12.6% +13.0%
3 years +32.8%+270.7%+969.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +9.9%+54.8%+120.5% +23.1%
5 years -76.0%-39.7%-56.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year -24.9%-9.6%-15.5% +11.0%
10 years -48.6%+20,253.9%+10.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year -6.4%+70.2%+1.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureVNETAPLDWULFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 77.8%101.1%92.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 75.4%95.0%90.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.504.413.72 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.76-0.46-0.14 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -92.1%-97.0%-98.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -72.0%-64.1%-58.7% -1.8%
52-week high $14.03$49.65$28.98 $779.14
52-week low $3.71$17.83$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.

MultipleVNETAPLDWULF
P/E now vs peer median -3.1xmedian 29.6x -11.1xmedian 29.6x -3.0xmedian 29.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 4.2x 6.2xmedian 4.2x 36.2xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 24.2x -46.9xmedian 24.2x -27.7xmedian 24.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 15.1x -1.2xmedian 15.1x -2.2xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 3.9x 3.3xmedian 3.9x 40.5xmedian 3.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.11median 0.38 0.24median 0.38 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 monthsVNETAPLDWULF
Revenue $1.55B $853.85M $165.19M
Gross profit $316.73M $273.30M $114.42M
Operating income $93.26M -$303.82M -$413.59M
Net income $623.86M -$351.47M -$1.95B
Free cash flow $1.29B -$4.46B -$2.74B
R&D $43.13M – –
EPS (diluted) $-1.27 $-1.61 $-4.01
Cash & equivalents $990.51M $2.95B $2.62B
Total debt $9.03B $6.38B $5.21B
Shares (diluted) 268.71M 291.56M 485.73M
Enterprise value -$2.72B -$2.51B -$3.19B

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
MetricVNETAPLDWULF
P/E -3.1x -11.1x -3.0x
P/FCF 0.8x -1.2x -2.2x
P/Operating cash flow 4.2x 22.5x -21.4x
P/S 0.7x 6.2x 36.2x
P/B 1.8x 3.3x 40.5x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 3.3x 40.6x
EV/EBITDA 6.2x -46.9x -27.7x
EV/EBIT 23.3x -28.7x -20.7x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 10.2x 51.9x
EV/FCF 2.2x -2.0x -3.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.3x 37.1x -30.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.11 0.24 0.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVNETAPLDWULF
Revenue growth (1Y) 1,238% 286.2% 4.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.1% 115.9% 59.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.5% 653.6% 47.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 18.4% 134.2% 79.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -1.2% -254.9% -190.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 49.3% -87.5% -114.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 135.8% -44.2% -942.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 110.2% -88.1% -166.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -1,591% -66.0% -728.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -28.2% -46.3% -101.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -6.4% 294.3% -350.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.2% 72.3% -141.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 67.9% -346.5% -508.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.0% -272.4% -276.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVNETAPLDWULF
Gross margin 20.5% 32.0% 69.3%
EBITDA margin 29.5% -21.8% -187.4%
Operating margin 6.0% -35.6% -250.4%
Pretax margin 31.4% -40.2% -1,164%
Net margin -22.1% -54.9% -1,180%
FCF margin 83.5% -521.8% -1,656%
Operating cash flow margin 16.1% 27.5% -169.0%
Return on equity 102.8% -21.1% -5,567%
Return on assets 8.7% -3.2% -25.8%
Return on invested capital 3.7% -4.1% -9.2%
Return on capital employed 2.3% -3.3% -11.0%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.1x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x -0.7x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 31.8% 118.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVNETAPLDWULF
Debt / assets 37.5% 54.5% 64.8%
Debt / equity 4.6x 4.0x 35.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.8x -18.4x -8.4x
Debt / FCF 2.1x -1.4x -1.9x
Liabilities / assets 91.8% 86.3% 98.2%
Equity / assets 8.2% 13.7% 1.8%
Interest coverage 1.1x -3.1x -2.1x
Current ratio 1.0x 2.6x 0.7x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.9x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.5x 1.9x 0.7x
Altman Z-score -0.03 0.46 -0.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVNETAPLDWULF
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – -17.4% -20.3%
Shareholder yield – -17.4% -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.

ConsensusVNETAPLDWULF
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.06FY2026 $-1.69FY2026 $-3.04FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.66BFY2026 $1.00BFY2026 $247.09MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.9%FY2026 +64.0%FY2026 +46.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +35.8% +87.8% +255.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVNETAPLDWULF
Held by institutions 60.7% 74.5% 79.4%
Institutions holding 161 564 495
Change in shares held, QoQ +17.5% +8.6% +25.2%
Institutions buying 95 339 307
Institutions selling 48 164 137
Buyers to sellers 1.98 2.07 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.

VNETAPLDWULF
VNET 1.00 0.49 0.44
APLD 0.49 1.00 0.75
WULF 0.44 0.75 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VNET, APLD and WULF?

Terawulf (WULF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Vnet (VNET) $1.00B, Applied Digital (APLD) $5.68B, Terawulf (WULF) $6.04B.

Which company is growing faster?

Vnet (VNET) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Vnet (VNET) +1,237.9%, Applied Digital (APLD) +286.2%, Terawulf (WULF) +4.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Vnet (VNET) has the highest net margin (Vnet (VNET) -22.1%, Applied Digital (APLD) -54.9%, Terawulf (WULF) -1,179.9%). On return on invested capital, Vnet (VNET) leads (Vnet (VNET) 3.7%, Applied Digital (APLD) -4.1%, Terawulf (WULF) -9.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Terawulf (WULF) returned the most: Vnet (VNET) -59.1%, Applied Digital (APLD) -46.7%, Terawulf (WULF) -12.6%. Over five years, Applied Digital (APLD) compounded fastest (Vnet (VNET) -24.9%/yr, Applied Digital (APLD) -9.6%/yr, Terawulf (WULF) -15.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Vnet (VNET) has been the steadiest (Vnet (VNET) 77.8%, Applied Digital (APLD) 101.1%, Terawulf (WULF) 92.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, VNET, APLD 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, Vnet (VNET) 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.