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VNET Group, Inc. Sponsored ADR
(NASDAQ:VNET)
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Rating:45Neutral
Price Target:
$6.50
▼(-5.66% Downside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:08/20/26
The score is held down primarily by pressured financial fundamentals—high and rising leverage, large net losses, and persistently deep negative free cash flow—alongside a bearish technical setup. These are partially offset by a constructive earnings call featuring reiterated growth and profitability guidance and strong order/backlog momentum, but the near-term CapEx burden and financing risk remain key constraints.
Positive Factors
Demand and Backlog Growth
Strong bookings and backlog visibility support multi-year revenue growth. The delivery schedule through 2028 provides greater infrastructure utilization visibility and indicates sustained demand for VNET’s wholesale data-center capacity.
Negative Factors
High and Rising Leverage
The increasingly stretched capital structure reduces financial flexibility and raises refinancing risk. Debt maturity concentration from 2026 to 2028 could constrain investment capacity or increase funding costs while VNET continues its expansion.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Demand and Backlog Growth
Strong bookings and backlog visibility support multi-year revenue growth. The delivery schedule through 2028 provides greater infrastructure utilization visibility and indicates sustained demand for VNET’s wholesale data-center capacity.
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VNET Group, Inc. Sponsored ADR (VNET) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$1.81B
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)4.98M
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta (1Y)1.89
Revenue Growth22.57%
EPS Growth-3928.75%
CountryUS
Employees2,784
SectorTechnology
Sector Strength88
IndustryInformation Technology Services
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)-8.67
Shares Outstanding279,561,370
10 Day Avg. Volume4,854,458
30 Day Avg. Volume4,975,920
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.28
Price to Book (P/B)2.56
Price to Sales (P/S)1.64
P/FCF Ratio-2.67
Enterprise Value/Market Cap<0.01
Enterprise Value/Revenue<0.01
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit<0.01
Enterprise Value/Ebitda<0.01
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$14.23Price Target Upside106.58% Upside
Rating ConsensusStrong Buy
Number of Analyst Covering6
EPS Forecast (FY)-0.39
Revenue Forecast (FY)$11.71B
VNET Group, Inc. Sponsored ADR Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
VNET Group, Inc. operates as an investment holding company, delivering a comprehensive suite of hosting and digital infrastructure services throughout China. Its core offerings encompass managed hosting, featuring services such as colocation – whe...
How the Company Makes Money
VNET primarily makes money by selling data-center and cloud infrastructure services to businesses and internet companies. Key revenue streams generally include: (1) Colocation/IDC services: recurring fees for customer racks/cabinets or dedicated s...
VNET Group, Inc. Sponsored ADR Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Aug 18, 2026
(Q2-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Nov 25, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call presented a predominantly positive operational and financial picture: strong order intake (862 MW YTD), robust wholesale capacity and utilization growth (capacity +49.4% YoY; utilized capacity +45.5% YoY), solid revenue (+14.2% YoY) and sizable adjusted EBITDA growth (+25.4% YoY), improved liquidity and a strategic partnership with CATL. Notable risks include a slight decline in cash gross margin (41.8% vs 43.6% YoY), sizable near-term CapEx needs (RMB 10–12 billion guidance), customer concentration in recent bookings, and industry supply constraints and overseas project cost considerations. On balance, the highlights significantly outweigh the lowlights given accelerating demand, strong backlog and profitability improvements.Positive Updates
Strong New Order Wins and Backlog
Secured 347 MW in new orders in Q2 (345 MW wholesale) and totaled 862 MW of new wholesale orders year-to-date 2026. Reservations stood at 355 MW, bringing orders + reservations to over 1.2 GW with delivery cadence of ~287 MW in 2026, 345 MW in 2027 and 230 MW in 2028+.
Negative Updates
Decline in Adjusted Cash Gross Margin
Adjusted cash gross margin decreased to 41.8% from 43.6% YoY (down 1.8 percentage points), primarily due to higher utility costs passed through to customers and the absence of a one-off gain from Q1.
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Q2-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Strong New Order Wins and Backlog
Secured 347 MW in new orders in Q2 (345 MW wholesale) and totaled 862 MW of new wholesale orders year-to-date 2026. Reservations stood at 355 MW, bringing orders + reservations to over 1.2 GW with delivery cadence of ~287 MW in 2026, 345 MW in 2027 and 230 MW in 2028+.
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Company Guidance
VNET reiterated its 2026 outlook, guiding total net revenues of RMB 11.5–11.8 billion (up 15.6%–18.6% YoY) and adjusted EBITDA of RMB 3.55–3.75 billion (up 19.2%–25.9% YoY), with full‑year CapEx expected at RMB 10–12 billion to support planned 2026 deliveries of roughly 450–500 MW; the company has already delivered 117 MW in H1 2026 and expects ~333 MW in H2 2026 (585 MW total over the next 12 months, ~252 MW in H1 2027), while reinforcing strong wholesale demand and a faster move‑in pace in H2; management also highlighted YTD order momentum and backlog visibility (862 MW YTD orders, 355 MW reservations, >1.2 GW orders+reservations and a recent order delivery schedule of ~287 MW in 2026, 345 MW in 2027 and 230 MW in 2028+).VNET Group, Inc. Sponsored ADR Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
46
Neutral
Balance Sheet
24
Negative
Cash Flow
28
Negative
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 10.68B | 9.68B | 8.26B | 7.41B | 7.19B | 6.19B |
| Gross Profit | 2.19B | 2.13B | 1.83B | 1.29B | 1.31B | 1.44B |
| EBITDA | 3.71B | 2.96B | 2.43B | -366.56M | 1.25B | 2.27B |
| Net Income | -2.39B | -249.78M | 183.20M | -2.64B | -789.58M | 500.10M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 49.53B | 44.59B | 32.36B | 30.39B | 26.95B | 23.10B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 7.20B | 5.90B | 1.49B | 2.60B | 2.66B | 1.37B |
| Total Debt | 30.64B | 28.17B | 17.51B | 17.17B | 14.76B | 11.12B |
| Total Liabilities | 39.49B | 36.03B | 25.44B | 23.87B | 19.97B | 15.49B |
| Stockholders Equity | 4.08B | 6.22B | 6.37B | 6.01B | 6.61B | 7.24B |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | -5.59B | -5.95B | -3.12B | -997.15M | -660.39M | -1.35B |
| Operating Cash Flow | 1.75B | 1.92B | 2.01B | 2.06B | 2.44B | 1.39B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -6.00B | -8.01B | -4.39B | -3.91B | -3.56B | -3.77B |
| Financing Cash Flow | 8.12B | 10.22B | -627.65M | 3.94B | 2.30B | 967.58M |
VNET Group, Inc. Sponsored ADR Technical Analysis
Neutral
6.89
Price Trends
7.25
Negative
8.25
Negative
9.06
Negative
Market Momentum
-0.29
Negative
48.87
Neutral
47.48
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For VNET, the sentiment is Neutral. The current price of 6.89 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 6.77, below the 50-day MA of 7.25, and below the 200-day MA of 9.06, indicating a bearish trend. The MACD of -0.29 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 48.87 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 47.48 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Neutral sentiment for VNET.
VNET Group, Inc. Sponsored ADR Risk Analysis
VNET Group, Inc. Sponsored ADR disclosed 85 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. VNET Group, Inc. Sponsored ADR reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
VNET Group, Inc. Sponsored ADR Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (61)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
64 Neutral | $6.30B | 11.13 | 12.75% | ― | 12.29% | 2348.25% | |
61 Neutral | $37.18B | 12.37 | -10.20% | 1.83% | 8.50% | -7.62% | |
57 Neutral | $7.69B | -31.81 | -16.65% | ― | 167.37% | 18.89% | |
54 Neutral | $2.86B | 8.61 | 29.15% | ― | -0.62% | -70.92% | |
45 Neutral | $1.81B | -5.23 | -47.06% | ― | 22.57% | -3928.75% | |
43 Neutral | $1.04B | -109.16 | -4.89% | 1.26% | 5.88% | ― | |
42 Neutral | $2.14B | -4.97 | -89.64% | ― | -23.03% | -337.49% |
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VNET Group, Inc. Sponsored ADR Corporate Events
VNET Delivers Strong Q2 2026 Growth and Expands Compute-Energy Strategy
Aug 18, 2026
VNET reported strong unaudited financial and operational performance for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026, with total net revenues rising 14.2% year over year to RMB2.78 billion, driven by 29.3% growth in wholesale IDC revenues that pushed w...
VNET Group Posts Strong Q1 2026 as Wholesale IDC and REIT Strategy Recast Growth Profile
May 26, 2026
On May 26, 2026, VNET Group reported unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026, highlighting strong growth under its dual-core strategy and Hyperscale 2.0 framework. The company secured 517MW of new wholesale orders ye...
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