Equinix (EQIX)
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$1022.93+2.41%
Close 2026-07-07 · 1-day change
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
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Real Estate is in steady. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
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The reason to own it still holds.
View ThesisRevenue growth is slowing — up about 7% over the past year and decelerating.
View GrowthRanks in the weakest quality tier of its industry — roughly the bottom 41%, softest on free-cash-flow margins.
View QualityMiddle-of-the-pack management execution.
View ManagementExpectations look high — the market is pricing in about 29% growth a year, above the roughly 13% analysts expect, leaving little room for error.
View ValuationModerate volatility — typically moves about 1% a day.
View RiskEquinix's growth in AI infrastructure is crucial to justify its current price. Revenue grew 10% year over year, but the latest earnings report missed expectations. It trades at 28× P/FFO, which is 1.7× the peer median of 16.1×. The market is pricing in more growth than forecasted, making expectations look full. A specific risk is the potential for EQIX to cut guidance, with a 33% chance of missing next quarter. Peer multiples imply a price about 29% below where it trades. This read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-07-07. EQIX is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 32 analysts currently covering EQIX (as of Jul 2026).
Based on 10 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for EQIX in the last 4 months.
A consensus fair price across 9 valuation methods, at three horizons. Current price $1022.93. As of 2026-07-08. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Real Estate (broad) — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
Partnership enhances growth potential in AI infrastructure.
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.
End-of-day figures as of 2026-07-07. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $1022.93
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $1022.93.
Analyst ratings and price targets are third-party Wall Street estimates, not QuarterlyIQ’s view. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Below average on quality vs scored peers
A second lens on the 12-month fair value: for companies that score high on measured quality (profitability, balance-sheet safety, earnings stability), this read trusts more of today's profit margins instead of averaging them toward their multi-year history the way the headline number does. Shown alongside the fair value above, not in place of it. A diagnostic, not a price target or a buy/sell signal.
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Advances: Expand revenue by 7% - 10% annually
AI demand supports revenue growth objective.
Strengthens Equinix's position in AI networking.
Advances: Expand revenue by 7% - 10% annually
AI growth potential aligns with revenue expansion goals.
Advances: Expand revenue by 7% - 10% annually
Positioning for AI growth supports revenue expansion.
Advances: Expand revenue by 7% - 10% annually
Strong demand and revenue growth supports objectives.
Advances: Grow dividends per share by 8% annually
Dividend increase aligns with capital allocation goals.