Equinix Inc vs SBA Communications Corp

Equinix Inc (EQIX) is overvalued and SBA Communications Corp (SBAC) is fairly valued.

Both trade above our estimate of their intrinsic value. SBAC is the closer of the two: -4%, against -129% for EQIX.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

Equinix Inc (EQIX)

Discounting its cash flows at 9.9% (average of 2 methods) values the shares at $463.18; the price of $1059.26 is 129% above that value.

Leak Score 45/100 on 9 of 12 signals

SBA Communications Corp (SBAC)

Discounting its cash flows at 9.1% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $169.34; the price of $175.84 is 4% above that value, and 75% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 60/100 on 8 of 12 signals

MetricEQIXSBAC
VerdictOvervaluedFairly valued
Price$1059.26$175.84
Intrinsic value$463.18$169.34
Margin of safety-129%-4%
Leak Score45/100 (9/12)60/100 (8/12)
Market cap$104.5B$18.7B
Revenue growth, 5 years9.0%6.2%
Operating margin9.2%53.7%
Net margin15.6%34.5%
Return on equity10.8%
Debt to equity1.62
P/E68.2x18.9x
Forward P/E56.2x21.0x
P/B7.3x
Dividend yield1.9%2.8%

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