VNET GROUP INC-ADR (VNET) Stock Fundamental Analysis

USA Nasdaq NASDAQ:VNET • US90138A1034

12.07 USD
+0.22 (+1.86%)
At close: Feb 10, 2026
12.15 USD
+0.08 (+0.66%)
After Hours: 2/10/2026, 5:20:02 PM
Fundamental Rating

2

We assign a fundamental rating of 2 out of 10 to VNET. VNET was compared to 87 industry peers in the IT Services industry. VNET has a bad profitability rating. Also its financial health evaluation is rather negative. While showing a medium growth rate, VNET is valued expensive at the moment.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

  • In the past year VNET has reported negative net income.
  • In multiple years VNET reported negative net income over the last 5 years.
  • In the past 5 years VNET always reported a positive cash flow from operatings.
VNET Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFVNET Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 1B -1B 2B -2B -3B

1.2 Ratios

  • The Return On Assets of VNET (-1.31%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • The Return On Equity of VNET (-9.88%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • Looking at the Return On Invested Capital, with a value of 2.12%, VNET is in line with its industry, outperforming 52.87% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -1.31%
ROE -9.88%
ROIC 2.12%
ROA(3y)-3.67%
ROA(5y)-4.57%
ROE(3y)-17.61%
ROE(5y)-17.45%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
VNET Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICVNET Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 -10 -20 -30 -40

1.3 Margins

  • VNET's Profit Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
  • VNET has a better Operating Margin (9.09%) than 66.67% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of VNET has grown nicely.
  • With a Gross Margin value of 22.68%, VNET is not doing good in the industry: 75.86% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
  • VNET's Gross Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 9.09%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 22.68%
OM growth 3Y55.51%
OM growth 5Y11.01%
PM growth 3Y-34.75%
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-1.53%
GM growth 5Y-2.2%
VNET Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsVNET Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 20 -20 -40

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

  • The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), so VNET is destroying value.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, VNET has more shares outstanding
  • VNET has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
  • VNET has a better debt/assets ratio than last year.
VNET Yearly Shares OutstandingVNET Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 50M 100M 150M 200M 250M
VNET Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsVNET Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 10B 20B 30B

2.2 Solvency

  • Based on the Altman-Z score of 0.24, we must say that VNET is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • VNET's Altman-Z score of 0.24 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. VNET is outperformed by 73.56% of its industry peers.
  • VNET has a Debt/Equity ratio of 3.36. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.
  • VNET has a worse Debt to Equity ratio (3.36) than 80.46% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 3.36
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z 0.24
ROIC/WACC0.43
WACC4.91%
VNET Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFVNET Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 5B 10B

2.3 Liquidity

  • A Current Ratio of 0.90 indicates that VNET may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • VNET has a Current ratio of 0.90. This is amonst the worse of the industry: VNET underperforms 83.91% of its industry peers.
  • A Quick Ratio of 0.90 indicates that VNET may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • VNET's Quick ratio of 0.90 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. VNET is outperformed by 82.76% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 0.9
Quick Ratio 0.9
VNET Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesVNET Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2B 4B 6B 8B 10B

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

  • The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 86.67% over the past year.
  • Measured over the past years, VNET shows a very negative growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS has been decreasing by -42.03% on average per year.
  • VNET shows a strong growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has grown by 20.19%.
  • The Revenue has been growing by 16.86% on average over the past years. This is quite good.
EPS 1Y (TTM)86.67%
EPS 3Y-42.03%
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-812.5%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)20.19%
Revenue growth 3Y10.09%
Revenue growth 5Y16.86%
Sales Q2Q%21.73%

3.2 Future

  • VNET is expected to show a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 63.49% yearly.
  • Based on estimates for the next years, VNET will show a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 15.35% on average per year.
EPS Next Y-37.55%
EPS Next 2Y74.27%
EPS Next 3Y63.49%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year21.07%
Revenue Next 2Y20.01%
Revenue Next 3Y19.86%
Revenue Next 5Y15.35%

3.3 Evolution

  • The EPS growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
  • When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is stable.
VNET Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesVNET Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 2027 2029 2031 2033 5B 10B 15B 20B 25B
VNET Yearly EPS VS EstimatesVNET Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 0 -5 -10 -15

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • The Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for VNET. In the last year negative earnings were reported.
  • With a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 212.04, VNET can be considered very expensive at the moment.
  • VNET's Price/Forward Earnings is on the same level as the industry average.
  • Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 27.97, VNET is valued quite expensively.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE 212.04
VNET Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsVNET Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 50 100 150 200

4.2 Price Multiples

  • Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, VNET is valued a bit cheaper than 65.52% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA 14.8
VNET Per share dataVNET EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 1 2 3 4 5

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • VNET's earnings are expected to grow with 63.49% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y74.27%
EPS Next 3Y63.49%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

  • No dividends for VNET!.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

VNET GROUP INC-ADR

NASDAQ:VNET (2/10/2026, 5:20:02 PM)

After market: 12.15 +0.08 (+0.66%)

12.07

+0.22 (+1.86%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupSoftware & Services
GICS IndustryIT Services
Earnings (Last)11-20
Earnings (Next)03-10
Inst Owners54.97%
Inst Owner Change-2.06%
Ins Owners2.12%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap3.22B
Revenue(TTM)9.51B
Net Income(TTM)-567.70M
Analysts84.44
Price Target16.09 (33.31%)
Short Float %71.48%
Short Ratio6.79
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)0
Avg EPS beat(2)-276.29%
Min EPS beat(2)-292.16%
Max EPS beat(2)-260.41%
EPS beat(4)0
Avg EPS beat(4)-342.59%
Min EPS beat(4)-678.57%
Max EPS beat(4)-139.22%
EPS beat(8)2
Avg EPS beat(8)-235.55%
EPS beat(12)5
Avg EPS beat(12)-157.05%
EPS beat(16)7
Avg EPS beat(16)52.68%
Revenue beat(2)2
Avg Revenue beat(2)4.06%
Min Revenue beat(2)3.94%
Max Revenue beat(2)4.19%
Revenue beat(4)3
Avg Revenue beat(4)3.33%
Min Revenue beat(4)-0.92%
Max Revenue beat(4)6.11%
Revenue beat(8)5
Avg Revenue beat(8)0.94%
Revenue beat(12)5
Avg Revenue beat(12)-0.5%
Revenue beat(16)5
Avg Revenue beat(16)-1.29%
PT rev (1m)4.51%
PT rev (3m)8.08%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-0.66%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-418.75%
EPS NY rev (1m)-69.85%
EPS NY rev (3m)-1130.86%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-0.18%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)1.81%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-0.54%
Revenue NY rev (3m)1.71%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE 212.04
P/S 2.35
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF N/A
P/B 3.88
P/tB 5.85
EV/EBITDA 14.8
EPS(TTM)-0.31
EYN/A
EPS(NY)0.06
Fwd EY0.47%
FCF(TTM)N/A
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)N/A
OCFYN/A
SpS5.15
BVpS3.11
TBVpS2.06
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham NumberN/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -1.31%
ROE -9.88%
ROCE 2.77%
ROIC 2.12%
ROICexc 2.49%
ROICexgc 2.67%
OM 9.09%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 22.68%
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)-3.67%
ROA(5y)-4.57%
ROE(3y)-17.61%
ROE(5y)-17.45%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)N/A
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)N/A
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)N/A
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexgc growth 3Y51.34%
ROICexgc growth 5Y2.79%
ROICexc growth 3Y55.43%
ROICexc growth 5Y5.51%
OM growth 3Y55.51%
OM growth 5Y11.01%
PM growth 3Y-34.75%
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-1.53%
GM growth 5Y-2.2%
F-ScoreN/A
Asset Turnover0.22
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 3.36
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA 7.83
Cap/Depr N/A
Cap/Sales N/A
Interest Coverage N/A
Cash Conversion N/A
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 0.9
Quick Ratio 0.9
Altman-Z 0.24
F-ScoreN/A
WACC4.91%
ROIC/WACC0.43
Cap/Depr(3y)228.17%
Cap/Depr(5y)232.11%
Cap/Sales(3y)49.09%
Cap/Sales(5y)48.95%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)86.67%
EPS 3Y-42.03%
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-812.5%
EPS Next Y-37.55%
EPS Next 2Y74.27%
EPS Next 3Y63.49%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)20.19%
Revenue growth 3Y10.09%
Revenue growth 5Y16.86%
Sales Q2Q%21.73%
Revenue Next Year21.07%
Revenue Next 2Y20.01%
Revenue Next 3Y19.86%
Revenue Next 5Y15.35%
EBIT growth 1Y842.15%
EBIT growth 3Y71.21%
EBIT growth 5Y29.73%
EBIT Next Year367.22%
EBIT Next 3Y96.88%
EBIT Next 5Y56.74%
FCF growth 1Y-213.2%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y-2.81%
OCF growth 3Y13.05%
OCF growth 5Y20.09%

VNET GROUP INC-ADR / VNET FAQ

What is the ChartMill fundamental rating of VNET GROUP INC-ADR (VNET) stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 2 / 10 to VNET.


What is the valuation status of VNET GROUP INC-ADR (VNET) stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 2 / 10 to VNET GROUP INC-ADR (VNET). This can be considered as Overvalued.


What is the profitability of VNET stock?

VNET GROUP INC-ADR (VNET) has a profitability rating of 3 / 10.


What is the financial health of VNET GROUP INC-ADR (VNET) stock?

The financial health rating of VNET GROUP INC-ADR (VNET) is 0 / 10.