VNET vs NBIS vs EQIX Stock Comparison

Vnet, Nebius and Equinix Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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VNET VNET Group, Inc.
$3.37 -41.0% 1M -69.5% 1Y
Market cap
$905.56M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.55B
Div. yield
–
Data Centers Technology
2 wins
NBIS Nebius Group N.V.
$171.99 -27.5% 1M +37.5% 1Y
Market cap
$43.52B
P/E
46.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.36B
Div. yield
–
Cloud Platforms Technology
4 wins
EQIX Equinix Inc
$1,036.67 +2.1% 1M +30.0% 1Y
Market cap
$102.62B
P/E
62.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.06B
Div. yield
1.95%
Data Centers Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Equinix leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Equinix 4, Nebius 4, Vnet 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVNETNBISEQIXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $905.56M $43.52B $102.62B EQIX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.6x 46.6x 62.1x NBIS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 58.9x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1,237.9% +506.9% +11.1% VNET
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -22.1% 66.1% 16.4% NBIS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.7% -3.3% 5.7% EQIX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 3.0x 4.3x NBIS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 1.95% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -69.5% +37.5% +30.0% NBIS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -26.5%/yr — +4.4%/yr EQIX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 77.9% 107.6% 25.8% EQIX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 65/100 56/100 VNET

Percentile Scorecard

VNETNBISEQIX

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

AxisVNETNBISEQIX
Valuation 97 #2 of 38 78 #9 of 38 35 #25 of 38
Growth 71 #11 of 36 31 #25 of 36 37 #23 of 36
Profitability 67 #12 of 34 76 #9 of 34 82 #7 of 34
Financial Health 33 #25 of 37 75 #10 of 37 47 #20 of 37
Shareholder Returns – – 79 #5 of 20
Overall 67 65 56
  • VNET ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • NBIS ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • EQIX ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodVNETNBISEQIXSPY
1 month -41.0%-27.5%+2.1% +0.7%
3 months -54.0%-8.7%-1.0% +3.7%
6 months -59.4%+24.4%-4.3% +7.1%
Year to date -60.2%+105.5%+35.3% +12.8%
1 year -69.5%+37.5%+30.0% +11.9%
3 years +6.6%—+44.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year +2.2%—+13.2% +22.8%
5 years -78.5%—+23.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year -26.5%—+4.4% +10.9%
10 years -53.9%—+192.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year -7.5%—+11.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureVNETNBISEQIXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 77.9%107.6%25.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 75.9%98.7%22.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.503.840.56 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.890.351.16 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -92.1%-58.3%-40.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -76.0%-40.0%-7.1% -1.2%
52-week high $14.03$286.69$1,115.94 $779.14
52-week low $3.37$73.87$726.09 $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.

MultipleVNETNBISEQIX
P/E now vs peer median -2.6xmedian 27.6x 46.6xmedian 27.6x 62.1xmedian 27.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 4.6x 32.1xmedian 4.6x 10.2xmedian 4.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 25.6x 259.6xmedian 25.6x 27.3xmedian 25.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 15.4x 2.7xmedian 15.4x -41.1xmedian 15.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 4.1x 4.2xmedian 4.1x 7.1xmedian 4.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.09median 0.80 -0.66median 0.80 2.89median 0.80

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 monthsVNETNBISEQIX
Revenue $1.55B $1.36B $10.06B
Gross profit $316.73M $1.01B $5.19B
Operating income $93.26M -$668.60M $2.26B
Net income $623.86M $61.60M $1.65B
Free cash flow $1.29B $16.40B -$2.49B
R&D $43.13M $356.40M –
EPS (diluted) $-1.27 $3.17 $16.60
Cash & equivalents $990.51M $8.04B $2.36B
Total debt $2.74B $25.23B $22.63B
Shares (diluted) 268.71M 282.72M 99.28M
Enterprise value -$2.71B $16.95B $90.51B

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
MetricVNETNBISEQIX
P/E -2.6x 46.6x 62.1x
P/FCF 0.7x 2.7x -41.1x
P/Operating cash flow 3.6x 8.3x 24.6x
P/S 0.6x 32.1x 10.2x
P/B 1.5x 4.2x 7.1x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 4.2x 7.7x
EV/EBITDA 5.8x 259.6x 27.3x
EV/EBIT 22.1x -65.8x 53.7x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 32.5x 12.1x
EV/FCF 2.1x 2.7x -48.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.6x 8.4x 29.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.09 -0.66 2.89

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVNETNBISEQIX
Revenue growth (1Y) 1,238% 506.9% 11.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.1% -83.4% 7.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.5% 631.9% 14.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 18.4% -81.7% 8.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -1.2% -49.0% 48.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 49.3% -26.7% 18.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 135.8% -73.4% 53.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 110.2% -90.6% 23.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -1,591% 318.1% 52.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -28.2% -70.8% 21.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -6.4% 1,193% 11.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.2% -55.8% 11.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 67.9% 1,310% -349.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.0% -47.1% -756.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVNETNBISEQIX
Gross margin 20.5% 74.3% 51.6%
EBITDA margin 29.5% 12.5% 44.4%
Operating margin 6.0% -49.3% 22.5%
Pretax margin 31.4% 5.3% 18.3%
Net margin -22.1% 66.1% 16.4%
FCF margin 83.5% 1,210% -24.8%
Operating cash flow margin 16.1% 388.0% 41.5%
Return on equity 102.8% 0.7% 11.4%
Return on assets 8.7% 0.2% 3.8%
Return on invested capital 3.7% -3.3% 5.7%
Return on capital employed 2.3% -2.9% 5.9%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x 85.4x 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 13.9% 5.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVNETNBISEQIX
Debt / assets 37.5% 30.6% 50.9%
Debt / equity 4.6x 0.8x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 3.0x 4.3x
Debt / FCF 2.1x 0.5x -9.1x
Liabilities / assets 91.8% 63.0% 67.3%
Equity / assets 8.2% 37.0% 32.7%
Interest coverage 1.1x -2.8x 3.7x
Current ratio 1.0x 4.0x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.7x 3.5x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.5x 3.4x 0.8x
Altman Z-score -0.04 1.95 2.72

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVNETNBISEQIX
Dividend yield – – 1.9%
Net buyback yield – 6,535% -0.1%
Shareholder yield – 6,535% 1.9%
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.

ConsensusVNETNBISEQIX
Forward P/E – – 58.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.06FY2026 $-1.82FY2026 $17.61FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +28.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +10.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.66BFY2026 $3.25BFY2026 $10.81BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.9%FY2026 +514.3%FY2026 +17.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +35.8% +246.0% -0.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVNETNBISEQIX
Held by institutions 60.7% 66.4% 97.5%
Institutions holding 161 1,053 1,357
Change in shares held, QoQ +17.5% +29.6% +3.3%
Institutions buying 95 695 728
Institutions selling 48 274 420
Buyers to sellers 1.98 2.54 1.73

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.

VNETNBISEQIX
VNET 1.00 0.39 0.21
NBIS 0.39 1.00 0.32
EQIX 0.21 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VNET, NBIS and EQIX?

Equinix (EQIX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Vnet (VNET) $905.56M, Nebius (NBIS) $43.52B, Equinix (EQIX) $102.62B.

Which stock is cheaper, VNET, NBIS and EQIX?

Nebius (NBIS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Vnet (VNET) -2.6x, Nebius (NBIS) 46.6x, Equinix (EQIX) 62.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Vnet (VNET) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Vnet (VNET) +1,237.9%, Nebius (NBIS) +506.9%, Equinix (EQIX) +11.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nebius (NBIS) has the highest net margin (Vnet (VNET) -22.1%, Nebius (NBIS) 66.1%, Equinix (EQIX) 16.4%). On return on invested capital, Equinix (EQIX) leads (Vnet (VNET) 3.7%, Nebius (NBIS) -3.3%, Equinix (EQIX) 5.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nebius (NBIS) returned the most: Vnet (VNET) -69.5%, Nebius (NBIS) +37.5%, Equinix (EQIX) +30.0%. Over five years, Equinix (EQIX) compounded fastest (Vnet (VNET) -26.5%/yr, Equinix (EQIX) +4.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Equinix (EQIX) 1.95%. Vnet (VNET) and Nebius (NBIS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Equinix (EQIX) has been the steadiest (Vnet (VNET) 77.9%, Nebius (NBIS) 107.6%, Equinix (EQIX) 25.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, VNET, NBIS and EQIX?

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