VNET vs SIFY vs SLB Stock Comparison

Vnet, Sify Technologies and Slb Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VNET VNET Group, Inc.
$3.93 -40.8% 1M -59.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.03B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.55B
Div. yield
–
Data Centers Technology
2 wins
SIFY Sify Technologies Ltd
$11.58 -13.3% 1M -6.1% 1Y
Market cap
$872.53M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$384.50M
Div. yield
–
Data Centers Technology
1 win
SLB Slb Limited/Nv
$53.10 +3.0% 1M +48.2% 1Y
Market cap
$80.30B
P/E
25.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$36.37B
Div. yield
–
Oilfield Services Energy
7 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Slb leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Slb 7, Vnet 2, Sify Technologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVNETSIFYSLBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.03B $872.53M $80.30B SLB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.0x -56.5x 25.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 579.0x 21.2x SLB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1,237.9% +5.7% +2.5% VNET
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -22.1% -4.0% 8.5% SLB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.7% 5.4% 9.5% SLB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.8x -9.4x 1.2x SIFY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -59.1% -6.1% +48.2% SLB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -24.9%/yr -10.7%/yr +10.3%/yr SLB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 77.8% 60.8% 36.7% SLB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 52/100 57/100 VNET

Percentile Scorecard

VNETSIFYSLB

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

AxisVNETSIFYSLB
Valuation 97 #2 of 38 65 #14 of 38 26 #35 of 47
Growth 74 #10 of 36 31 #25 of 36 44 #25 of 44
Profitability 70 #11 of 34 61 #14 of 34 80 #9 of 41
Financial Health 35 #25 of 38 – 56 #21 of 46
Shareholder Returns – – 77 #8 of 32
Overall 69 52 57
  • VNET ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • SIFY ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • SLB ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodVNETSIFYSLBSPY
1 month -40.8%-13.3%+3.0% -0.8%
3 months -45.2%-20.2%+3.0% +3.5%
6 months -55.5%-22.1%-3.9% +7.0%
Year to date -53.5%-5.0%+38.4% +12.2%
1 year -59.1%-6.1%+48.2% +13.0%
3 years +32.8%+33.1%-4.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +9.9%+10.0%-1.7% +23.1%
5 years -76.0%-43.2%+63.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year -24.9%-10.7%+10.3% +11.0%
10 years -48.6%+82.1%-33.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year -6.4%+6.2%-4.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureVNETSIFYSLBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 77.8%60.8%36.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 75.4%62.0%33.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.502.120.73 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.76-0.101.31 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -92.1%-91.8%-48.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -72.0%-32.8%-11.7% -1.8%
52-week high $14.03$17.24$60.12 $779.14
52-week low $3.71$10.37$35.19 $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.

MultipleVNETSIFYSLB
P/E now vs peer median -3.1xmedian 29.6x -54.3xmedian 29.6x 25.5xmedian 25.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 4.2x 2.2xmedian 4.2x 2.2xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 24.2x -22.4xmedian 24.2x 11.8xmedian 8.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 15.1x —median 15.1x 16.4xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 3.9x 4.2xmedian 3.9x 2.9xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.11median 0.38 1.09median 0.38 -2.84median 0.41

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 monthsVNETSIFYSLB
Revenue $1.55B $384.50M $36.37B
Gross profit $316.73M $206.52M $6.01B
Operating income $93.26M $39.31M $4.68B
Net income $623.86M -$15.57M $3.15B
Free cash flow $1.29B – $4.81B
R&D $43.13M – $692.00M
EPS (diluted) $-1.27 $-0.21 $2.06
Cash & equivalents $990.51M – $2.74B
Total debt $9.03B $599.45M $12.80B
Shares (diluted) 268.71M 72.46M 1.51B
Enterprise value -$2.69B $872.53M $76.23B

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
MetricVNETSIFYSLB
P/E -3.1x -54.3x 25.5x
P/FCF 0.8x – 16.4x
P/Operating cash flow 4.2x – 12.1x
P/S 0.7x 2.2x 2.2x
P/B 1.8x 4.2x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 4.2x 3.5x
EV/EBITDA 6.2x -22.4x 11.8x
EV/EBIT 23.3x 36.6x 18.7x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 3.7x 2.4x
EV/FCF 2.2x – 18.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.3x – 13.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.11 1.09 -2.84

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVNETSIFYSLB
Revenue growth (1Y) 1,238% 5.7% 2.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.1% -65.1% 5.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.5% 12.2% -15.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 18.4% 65.9% -0.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -1.2% 49.9% -16.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 49.3% -10.7% -2.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 135.8% 19.3% -25.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 110.2% -73.4% -7.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -1,591% 31.2% -31.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -28.2% -49.8% -9.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -6.4% – -1.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.2% – 8.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 67.9% – 0.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.0% – 21.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVNETSIFYSLB
Gross margin 20.5% 53.7% 16.5%
EBITDA margin 29.5% -16.7% 20.5%
Operating margin 6.0% 10.2% 12.9%
Pretax margin 31.4% 3.1% 10.8%
Net margin -22.1% -4.0% 8.5%
FCF margin 83.5% – 13.2%
Operating cash flow margin 16.1% – 18.0%
Return on equity 102.8% -10.8% 11.5%
Return on assets 8.7% – 5.7%
Return on invested capital 3.7% 5.4% 9.5%
Return on capital employed 2.3% – 11.4%
Asset turnover 0.2x – 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x – 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVNETSIFYSLB
Debt / assets 37.5% – 23.0%
Debt / equity 4.6x 3.0x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.8x -9.4x 1.2x
Debt / FCF 2.1x – 2.7x
Liabilities / assets 91.8% – 50.9%
Equity / assets 8.2% – 49.1%
Interest coverage 1.1x 2.0x 9.1x
Current ratio 1.0x – 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.7x – 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.5x – 0.3x
Altman Z-score -0.03 – 3.21

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVNETSIFYSLB
Dividend yield – – 2.2%
Net buyback yield – – 1.1%
Shareholder yield – 0.0% 3.3%
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.

ConsensusVNETSIFYSLB
Forward P/E – 579.0xFY2026 21.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.06FY2026 $0.02FY2026 $2.51FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – -14.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +150.0% +20.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.66BFY2026 $779.62MFY2026 $38.17BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.9%FY2026 +10.7%FY2026 +6.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +35.8% +30.6% +0.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVNETSIFYSLB
Held by institutions 60.7% 4.6% 89.8%
Institutions holding 161 42 1,698
Change in shares held, QoQ +17.5% +2.8% +1.6%
Institutions buying 95 27 783
Institutions selling 48 4 663
Buyers to sellers 1.98 6.75 1.18

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.

VNETSIFYSLB
VNET 1.00 0.36 0.15
SIFY 0.36 1.00 0.17
SLB 0.15 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VNET, SIFY and SLB?

Slb (SLB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Vnet (VNET) $1.03B, Sify Technologies (SIFY) $872.53M, Slb (SLB) $80.30B.

Which company is growing faster?

Vnet (VNET) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Vnet (VNET) +1,237.9%, Sify Technologies (SIFY) +5.7%, Slb (SLB) +2.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Slb (SLB) has the highest net margin (Vnet (VNET) -22.1%, Sify Technologies (SIFY) -4.0%, Slb (SLB) 8.5%). On return on invested capital, Slb (SLB) leads (Vnet (VNET) 3.7%, Sify Technologies (SIFY) 5.4%, Slb (SLB) 9.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Slb (SLB) returned the most: Vnet (VNET) -59.1%, Sify Technologies (SIFY) -6.1%, Slb (SLB) +48.2%. Over five years, Slb (SLB) compounded fastest (Vnet (VNET) -24.9%/yr, Sify Technologies (SIFY) -10.7%/yr, Slb (SLB) +10.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Slb (SLB) has been the steadiest (Vnet (VNET) 77.8%, Sify Technologies (SIFY) 60.8%, Slb (SLB) 36.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, VNET, SIFY and SLB?

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 7. 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.