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VNET

VNET Group Inc. American Depositary Shares (VNET) fair value

Technology · Information Technology Services · NASDAQ · United States
$3.72-1.98%
Market cap $1.1BNext earnings 2026-11-19Updated Oct 17, 2026
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Our verdict
Trades 73% below our fair value
Price
$3.72
Model fair valueConfidence: low
about $13.67
Built from weaker models, sales multiples or analyst targets, so treat it as a rough guide.
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ACCE opinionVNET Group Inc. American Depositary Shares (VNET)
Fair value
Not available
ACCE price target
$4.10
Rating
Not rated
Horizon
12 months
ACCE price target published on 18 Oct 2026, 00:00 CEST; previously $5.50 since 12 Oct 2026, 00:00 CEST.
Price used: $3.72 at the close on 23 Oct 2026, 22:00 CEST.
Models: Analyst consensus and Sales comps.
Fair value: the average of the applicable valuation models (discounted cash flow, multiples, residual income, dividend discount, shareholder yield), each run on the latest financial statements and the market price shown. Opinion columns (fair value, target, rating) are shown apart from the data. Full methodology: acceinvestments.com/data/how-we-value-stocks
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Data
ACCE score
40
out of 100
Analysts
100% buy
14 covering
P/E
0.0x
forward 11.6x
1-year return
-60.4%
Dividend yield
0.00%

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Overview

ACCE thesis

VNET Group runs carrier-neutral data centres in China, selling colocation, interconnection and managed cloud services to hyperscalers and enterprise customers, with a footprint concentrated in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. The structural case rests on scarcity: the company's facilities sit inside tightly permitted urban hubs where new supply is slow to arrive, and its roughly 14% revenue growth is coming from a business that also reports a positive 8.3% operating margin. Against that, gross margin of 20.5% and a negative 4.7% ROE show how capital-heavy the model is, so the earnings line still carries a lot of depreciation and interest. The stock trades at a forward P/E of 11.6, which is cheap only if the company converts that top-line growth into cash flow. The score of 40/100 and the absence of any index membership say the market has not yet rewarded that conversion, so the question for a deeper look is whether margins can widen as the newer capacity fills.

AI-assisted·How I use AIWritten Oct 18, 2026

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Price
$3.72
Model fair valueConfidence: low
about $13.67
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Recent performance

1 week
-5.1%
1 month
-46.2%
3 months
-48.4%
6 months
-59.7%
YTD
-56.0%
1 year
-60.4%

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Recommendation history, last 12 months

DateTypeNewPreviousPrice
18 Oct 2026, 00:00 CESTACCE price target$4.10$5.50$3.92
12 Oct 2026, 00:00 CESTACCE price target$5.50first publication$5.53

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Conflicts of interest. ACCE Investments is operated by Adrien Chantreuil, who may hold personal positions in the securities analysed. Positions are declared on each security. ACCE receives no payment from the companies analysed or from any intermediary for this analysis.

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Snapshot

Growth76Value42Quality26Momentum17Total40
Valuation
Trailing P/E
0.0x
Forward P/E
11.6x
PEG
0.45
P/B
3.24x
EV / Revenue
3.5x
Book value/sh
¥2.15
Enterprise value
$5.5B
Profitability
ROE
-4.7%
FCF yield
-75.48%
ROIC
-0.6%
Health and risk
Debt / equity
4.53
Dividend yield
0.00%
Beta
0.23

Price

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Answered from VNET Group Inc. American Depositary Shares fundamentals + recent valuations. Every number shows its source and date.

This stock Peer Peer median weaker → stronger
P/Ebetter than 100% of peers
low 0.0x0.0xhigh 37.4x
ROEbetter than 0% of peers
low -5%-5%high 18%
Div yieldbetter than 0% of peers
low 0.0%0.0%high 2.7%

Peers

Prices Oct 23, 2026
CompanyPriceFair valuevs fair valueP/EROEQualityScore
VNET VNET Group Inc. American Depositary Shares$3.72----4.7%2640
8056.T BIPROGY Inc.¥5168.00--16.1x17.4%6047
4812.T Dentsu Soken Inc.¥2871.00--31.9x17.5%6871
LTTS.NS L&T Technology Services Limited₹3954.80--31.0x-8157
4733.T OBIC Business Consultants Co., Ltd.¥9414.00--37.4x11.5%8165
SONDA.SN Sonda S.ACLP 268.06--11.2x3.8%3547
2327.T NS Solutions Corporation¥4252.00--24.9x11.7%6363

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  • PR Newswire•Sep 21, 2026
    VNET Announces Closing of Previously Announced Strategic Investment
  • PR Newswire•Aug 18, 2026
    VNET Announces Strategic Cooperation with CATL
  • PR Newswire•Aug 18, 2026
    VNET Reports Unaudited Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results
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21 filings of 34
September 2026
Sep 21
6-KForeign current reportPeriod 2026-09-21
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August 2026
Aug 18
6-KForeign current reportPeriod 2026-08-18
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Aug 4
Form 4Insider transactionPeriod 2026-07-31
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