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As of Nov 6, 2026: fair value (intrinsic value) of VNET Group Inc stock $9.48, price $3.16, upside +200.0%, quality 20 out of 100. Rating: strongly undervalued. Calculated from audited financials with 2 of our 26 valuation models and 37 quality factors, updated daily.

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Technology US · Based in China

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VNET Group Inc

VNET · US
Cheap, value-trap risk

The stock costs 67% less than our calculation considers fair.

Fair value $9.48 · Strongly undervalued (67%)
Even on cautious assumptions the value is 66% above the price ($5.25).
Expensive Growth (revenue 5y +14.9 %/yr in CNY)
Mixed vs. peers (7/12)
Quality 20/100
Loss-making · -6.2% net margin (TTM)
High debt
Negative free cash flow
Narrow moat 20/100
Negative coverage
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Price vs Fair Value

$22.23 $1.42 Fair Value $9.48 Aug 2021 Nov 2026

White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year. As of Nov 6, 2026.

How to read this chart

60‑month range $1.42 – $22.23 · fair‑value band $5.25 – $13.72 · the $3.16 price screens below the $9.48 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). 1 fiscal year is left out: there the valuation rested on only a fraction of the usual models. As of Nov 6, 2026.

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Company profile

VNET Group, Inc., an investment holding company, provides data center hosting and related services in China.

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The company offers managed hosting services comprising managed retail services, such as colocation services that dedicate data center space to house customers' servers and networking equipment, as well as allow customers to lease partial or entire cabinets for their servers; interconnectivity services that allow customers to connect their servers; and value-added services, including hybrid IT, bare metal, firewall, server load balancing, data backup and recovery, data center management, server management, and standby server services.

It also provides cloud services that allow customers to run applications over the internet using IT infrastructure; and VPN services that extend customers' private networks by setting up connections through the public internet.

In addition, the company offers server administration services, including operating system support and assistance with updates, server monitoring, server backup and restoration, server security evaluation, firewall services, and disaster recovery services.

It serves information technology and cloud services, communications and social networking, gaming and entertainment, e-commerce, automobile, financial services, and blue-chip and small-to-mid-sized enterprises; government agencies; individuals; and telecommunication carriers.

The company was formerly known as 21Vianet Group, Inc. and changed its name to VNET Group, Inc. in October 2021. VNET Group, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

Stock analysis

VNET Group Inc (VNET) currently trades at $3.16, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is $9.48, implying the stock looks roughly 67% undervalued today.

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Valuation

How firm this estimate is: it rests on 2 models at a data quality of 88/100, which puts the data coverage at low.

Scenario range: $5.25 (bear) to $13.72 (bull), the price of $3.16 sits below it. Bear and bull are the same models on cautious and optimistic assumptions, a range, not a price target.

Quality & growth

The Quality Score stands at 20/100 (below-average quality), in the Technology sector.

Expensive Growth: The company is growing, but growth may require heavy reinvestment or weak cash conversion.

VNET Group Inc DRC reported revenue of 9.7B CNY in FY2025 versus 6.2B CNY in FY2021, a compound +11.8%/yr. Reported net income was −250M CNY in FY2025.

Key figures

Market cap $1.1B Small · P/S ratio 0.10 · EPS (TTM) $−1.22 · Net margin −2.6% · Return on equity −4.7% · Return on assets (EBIT) −0.5% (5-year average) · Operating margin 8.3% · Revenue (TTM) 10.7B CNY.

Competitive moat

Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 20 out of 100 (medium confidence).

What moves the price

The share trades about 77% below its 52-week high and 6% above its 52-week low, currently below its 200-day average.

For context, the median of 10 Technology peers we cover trades at 28% fair-value upside, at 200%, VNET screens cheaper than that median.

Fair Value models

Bear $5.25 Fair Value $9.48 Bull $13.72
Price $3.16 · Upside +200.0%
Capped: our models arrive at a very high value here. We deliberately show a more cautious Fair Value.
Model ⓘEach model values the company its own way (discounted cash flow, earnings, assets, dividends). The fair value above starts from their evidence-weighted blend, not from a single model. In cyclical trough or peak years, after dilution or a stock split it is adjusted afterwards, so it can sit above or below the models. Bear ⓘBear = the cautious scenario: the same model computed with conservative anchors (lower growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bull it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target.BaseBull ⓘBull = the optimistic scenario: the same model computed with favourable anchors (higher growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bear it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target. If a model's bull case is above four times its base value, the table shows that limit with a > sign (like the overall Bull above): beyond it no assumption holds. Coverage ⓘCoverage = how well-backed THIS model's estimate is for this stock (0–100): how complete and reliable its input data are, and how well the model fits the company. The final Fair Value is an evidence-weighted blend, so better-evidenced models count more. Green ≥70, amber 50–69, grey below 50.
Best data coverage
EV/EBITDA $8.54 $15.43 $22.32 65
NCAV (Graham) $0.3600 $0.4800 $0.7200 54
All 2 models by family
Multiples
EV/EBITDA $8.54 $15.43 $22.32 65
Asset-Based
NCAV (Graham) $0.3600 $0.4800 $0.7200 54

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Quality Score breakdown

Overall quality 20/100

It rates the business: profits, how they develop, real cash, balance sheet, investing and share count.

Profitability 8
How much profit the company makes from its sales and capital
Quality Growth 51
Are margins and returns getting better?
Cashflow 24
Do the profits arrive as real cash?
Financial strength 12
Debt, balance sheet and risk of trouble
Investment 35
Does it invest with discipline instead of growing at any price?
Low Volatility 50
How calm the share price moves, does not count
Price momentum 0
Price momentum of the last 3 to 12 months, does not count
Near the 52-week high 1
Distance to the 52-week high, does not count
New shares 12
Buys back shares or issues new ones?

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Revenue & earnings trend

Growth Quality ⓘGrowth is valuable only when reinvestment earns attractive returns (Aswath Damodaran): sustainable growth depends on return on capital, reinvestment and efficiency. Basis: total company revenue over the periods shown on the cards (3Y/5Y/all years), not per share, so a merger can show up as a growth jump; per-share earnings growth is in the value-creation card. 38/100
The company is growing, but growth may require heavy reinvestment or weak cash conversion.
Revenue growth 1 year
+17.2%
Revenue growth 3 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+10.4%
Revenue growth 5 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+14.9%
Start year 2020 (pandemic). Over 10 years: +10.3% a year
Revenue growth 16 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+23.9%
Profit margin (trend) ⓘOperating margin then vs now, from reported annual statements. A falling margin after a boom year is the classic peak-earnings signal: the growth rate then leans on an inflated base.
4.8% (2019) → 7.6% (2025)
What shareholders gained per year ⓘWe only publish this rate when it is defensible. Reason: fiscal 2025 is a loss year, no rate is defined from a loss
not computed

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Earlier news

News mood ⓘNews mood, the average tone of recent news (91 articles), rated against how stocks are usually covered. 🚀 Hype = unusually upbeat · 🙂 Positive = above average · 😐 Neutral = typical · 🙁 Negative = below average · 😨 Very negative = unusually downbeat. It reflects the tone of coverage, not our valuation. Negative
Recent news coverage is more negative than average.

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Peer GroupⓘHow this stock ranks against its industry: the green marker is this stock, the band is the typical 25–75% peer range, and the tick is the median.Information Technology Services · 479 stocks

Beats the industry median on 7/11 measures
Overall it ranks above its industry peers.
Valuation
Quality Score 20 · Bottom 25%
Fair Value upside +200.0% · Top 25%
Profitability
Return on assets −0.6% · Bottom 25%
Net margin (12 months) −6.2% · Bottom 25%
Operating margin (12 months) 8.3% · Above median
Growth and dividend
Revenue growth (quarter YoY) 14.2% · Above median
Balance sheet
Debt / equity 2.69× · Highest 25%

Valuation Multiplesvs Information Technology Services median · lower = cheaper

P/B 1.20× · Cheapest 25%
P/S (12 months) 0.70× · Cheaper than median
EV/EBITDA 5.7× · Cheapest 25%
PEG 0.49× · Cheapest 25%

Strength profile in five axes (Snowflake)

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This stock
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Sector peers
VALUE (fair-value potential)100 · sector 41
FUTURE (revenue growth)71 · sector 31
PAST (return on equity)0 · sector 36
HEALTH (low debt)0 · sector 98
DIVIDEND (yield)0 · sector 40

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Values & ESG

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10 more Information Technology Services stocks, each showing price versus our Fair Value estimate.

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Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation CTSH $64.72 $139.68 +116% vs VNET
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Infosys Limited INFY ₹1,181 ₹1,655 +40% vs VNET
Accenture plc ACN $260.50 $332.90 +28% vs VNET
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HCL Technologies Limited HCLTECH ₹1,440 ₹1,602 +11% vs VNET
Amadeus IT Group AMS €60.52 €66.57 +10% vs VNET
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc BR $190.40 $161.18 −15% vs VNET
International Business Machines Corporation IBM $245.00 $185.39 −24% vs VNET

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Frequently asked questions

Is VNET Group Inc (VNET) overvalued or undervalued?
As of Nov 6, 2026, our model estimates a fair value of $9.48 versus a price of $3.16, about +200% upside (undervalued).
What is the fair value of VNET?
Our model-based fair value for VNET Group Inc is $9.48 (as of Nov 6, 2026), built from audited fundamentals. The current price: $3.16.
What is the quality score of VNET?
VNET Group Inc has a Quality Score of 20/100. It measures business quality (profitability, growth, cash flow, balance-sheet strength, investment discipline, share issuance). Market factors such as price momentum and volatility do not enter the number; they are shown separately in the detail view.
What is the price target for VNET Group Inc (VNET)?
Our model-based price target is the fair value of $9.48 (as of Nov 6, 2026) from 2 valuation models. Cautious scenario $5.25, optimistic scenario $13.72. It is a calculation from audited fundamentals, not an analyst target.
What is the VNET Group Inc DRC stock forecast for 2026?
Our models put fair value at $9.48, about +200% upside versus a price of $3.16 (undervalued). Cautious scenario $5.25, optimistic scenario $13.72. The calculation is refreshed regularly with new filings.
What is the revenue of VNET Group Inc (VNET)?
VNET Group Inc reported trailing-twelve-month revenue of about 10.7B CNY (latest available figure, as of Nov 6, 2026).
What is the intrinsic value of VNET Group Inc (VNET)?
Intrinsic value and fair value mean the same thing: what the business is worth on its numbers, independent of the share price. For VNET Group Inc it is $9.48 per share (as of Nov 6, 2026), against a price of $3.16. It is the blended result of 2 valuation models in 2 families (Multiples, Asset-Based).
Is VNET Group Inc DRC stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
As of Nov 6, 2026, VNET trades below its calculated fair value: price $3.16, fair value $9.48, a gap of about +200% (undervalued). The calculation is refreshed with each new quarterly report, so the verdict can change during the year.
Is fair value the same as the market price of VNET?
No. The price is what the market pays today ($3.16); the fair value is what the company's own numbers justify ($9.48). For VNET Group Inc the two are $6.32 per share apart. That gap is exactly why we show both numbers side by side.
How much is VNET Group Inc DRC worth?
The market values VNET Group Inc at about $1.1B (market capitalisation, as of Nov 6, 2026). Per share that is $3.16; our models calculate a fair value of $9.48 per share.
What do the bullish and bearish scenarios say about VNET?
Our models span a range for VNET Group Inc: cautious scenario $5.25, base $9.48, optimistic $13.72 per share (as of Nov 6, 2026, price $3.16). The range comes from different growth and margin assumptions, not from analyst opinions.
What is the PEG ratio of VNET?
The PEG ratio of VNET Group Inc is 0.49 (P/E divided by earnings growth, as of Nov 6, 2026). That is below 1, so growth is priced more cheaply than the earnings multiple alone suggests.
How solid is the balance sheet of VNET Group Inc (VNET)?
Balance-sheet figures for VNET Group Inc (as of Nov 6, 2026): return on equity −4.7%, debt of 2.69 per unit of equity. They feed the Quality Score of 20/100, which measures business quality independently of the share price.
How far is VNET from its 52-week high?
VNET Group Inc trades at $3.16, about 77% below its 52-week high of $14.03 and 6% above the low of $2.98 (as of Nov 6, 2026). Distance from the high says nothing about value: that is what the fair value of $9.48 is for.
Which stocks are comparable to VNET Group Inc DRC?
From the same area (Technology) we also value International Business Machines Corporation, Accenture plc, Tata Consultancy Services Limited, Infosys Limited, among others. Each of them has its own fair-value calculation on this site using the same models, so the comparison is like for like.
Is VNET Group Inc DRC stock attractive at the current price?
The data as of Nov 6, 2026: price $3.16, calculated fair value $9.48 (+200%), Quality Score 20/100, from 2 models. Whether that fits your horizon and risk tolerance is your call. We provide the calculation, not investment advice.
How is the fair value of VNET calculated?
We run VNET Group Inc through 2 models from 2 families: Multiples, Asset-Based. Every model gets the same audited fundamentals; the fair value of $9.48 builds on their evidence-weighted average, with the spread shown as a cautious and an optimistic scenario.
Is it still worth investing in stocks now?
The global stock market currently sits 13.0% above its aggregate fair value. VNET Group Inc currently trades 67% below its own fair value, and the market average says nothing about that. An expensive market is no reason to stay out and no reason to buy everything at once: keep a broad savings plan running, buy single stocks only with money you can do without, and hold part of your money liquid while the market is high. The full picture including sectors is on is it worth investing now.
What is the share price of VNET Group Inc (VNET)?
The closing price on Nov 6, 2026 was $3.16. Our model-based fair value is $9.48, about +200% upside (undervalued). We carry closing prices from our data provider, not a live tick.
What should I pay attention to with VNET Group Inc DRC right now?
The large discount to fair value meets weak quality (20/100). That raises the risk this is a value trap rather than a bargain. The price is below even our cautious bear case ($5.25). The market is more pessimistic than our downside scenario. The model range is unusually wide ($5.25 to $13.72). The outcome hinges heavily on assumptions, so read the point estimate with caution. The large gap to fair value rests on thin data (low evidence): fewer applicable models and a shorter history. Read it with extra caution.

Key figures of VNET Group Inc

How large is the market capitalisation of VNET Group Inc (VNET)?
The market capitalisation of VNET Group Inc is $1.1B. The stock-market value of the whole company: share price times number of shares. It is what the market asks for the entire business today.
What is the P/S ratio of VNET Group Inc (VNET)?
The price-to-sales ratio of VNET Group Inc is 0.10 (last twelve months). Price to sales: market value relative to yearly revenue. Useful when profit is thin or distorted.
What are the earnings per share of VNET Group Inc (VNET)?
Earnings per share at VNET Group Inc are $−1.22. Earnings per share over the last twelve months: total profit spread across every single share.
What is the net margin of VNET Group Inc (VNET)?
The net margin of VNET Group Inc is −2.6% (fiscal year 2025). How much of every unit of revenue ends up as profit. 10% means 10 cents of profit per dollar of sales.
What is the return on equity of VNET Group Inc (VNET)?
The return on equity (ROE) of VNET Group Inc is −4.7% (last twelve months). Profit relative to shareholders' equity, how efficiently the company works with its owners' money.
What is the EBIT return on assets of VNET Group Inc (VNET)?
On an EBIT basis the return on assets of VNET Group Inc is −0.5% (avg 5y). Operating profit (EBIT) relative to everything the company owns, as a multi-year average. It describes the business model rather than one good or bad year.
What is the operating margin of VNET Group Inc (VNET)?
The operating margin of VNET Group Inc is 8.3% (last twelve months). Profit from the core business (before interest and taxes) relative to revenue.
How fast is revenue growing at VNET Group Inc (VNET)?
Revenue at VNET Group Inc is growing +14.2% versus a year earlier (3y avg +10.4%). How much revenue grew versus a year earlier (YoY). The 3-year average next to it puts the single year in context.
How fast are earnings growing at VNET Group Inc (VNET)?
Earnings per share at VNET Group Inc are growing +133% versus a year earlier. How much earnings per share grew versus a year earlier.
How much free cash flow does VNET Group Inc (VNET) generate?
The free cash flow of VNET Group Inc is −5.9B CNY (fiscal year 2025). The cash truly left after running and investing in the business, this is what pays dividends and buybacks.
How much net debt does VNET Group Inc (VNET) carry?
The net debt of VNET Group Inc is 22.6B CNY (fiscal year 2025). Debt minus cash on hand. The note shows how many years of free cash flow could in theory pay it off.
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