EQUINIX INC
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $96.73B
- P/E (TTM)
- 62.8
- Dividend yield
- 1.92%
About Equinix
Real Estate Investment Trusts, SIC 6798
Equinix operates carrier-neutral, multi-tenant colocation facilities and interconnection services that allow enterprises to house, connect, and manage critical digital infrastructure. The company organizes its business into three geographic reportable segments: the Americas, EMEA, and Asia-Pacific. Its core infrastructure solutions include private cages and secure cabinets across International Business Exchange (IBX) data centers and joint-venture xScale facilities built for hyperscale cloud providers. Equinix pairs physical hosting with proprietary interconnection platforms, remote management, and hybrid multi-cloud routing tools. Customers include telecommunications carriers, network providers, cloud and IT service companies, digital content platforms, and large financial and enterprise organizations.
The company operates an international footprint comprising 280 data centers across 77 markets in 36 countries, spanning 32.8 million gross square feet. These sites house more than 500,000 active interconnections supporting over 10,500 enterprise customers worldwide. Equinix was incorporated in Delaware, and the provided text does not state its headquarters location.
Summary of the business section of Equinix's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- EQUINIX INC
- Founded
- 1998
- Headquarters
- Redwood City, CA
- Address
- One Lagoon Drive 94065
- Phone
- (650) 598-6000
- Website
- equinix.com
- Employees
- 13,716, Dec 31, 2025
- Industry
- Real Estate Investment Trusts
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, San Jose, California
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- EQIX
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- IPO date
- Aug 11, 2000
- Shares outstanding
- 99M, Jul 28, 2026
- Public float
- $77.80B, Jun 30, 2025
- Filer category
- Large accelerated filer
- Stock splits
- 1-for-32 reverse, Dec 31, 2002
- SEC CIK
- 1101239
- CUSIP
- 29444U700
- ISIN
- US29444U7000
- LEI
- 549300EVUN2BTLJ3GT74
- EIN
- 77-0487526
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Adaire Fox-Martin | CEO and President, Director | 24,979 |
| Michael Shane Paladin | Chief Customer & Rev Officer | 2,450 |
| Kurt Pletcher | Chief Legal Officer | 4,077 |
| Brandi Galvin Morandi | Chief People Officer | 6,132 |
| Raouf Abdel | EVP, Global Operations | 6,092 |
| Jonathan Lin | Chief Business Officer | 10,943 |
| Olivier Leonetti | Chief Financial Officer | 34 |
| Simon Miller | Chief Accounting Officer | 7,700 |
| Keith D. Taylor | Chief Financial Officer | 26,587 |
| Christopher B. Paisley | Director | 14,261 |
| Rebecca J. Kujawa | Director | 170 |
| Gary Hromadko | Director | 142,687 |
| Thomas S. Olinger | Director | 1,116 |
| Fidelma Russo | Director | 640 |
| Yanbing Li | Director | 255 |
| Sandra L. Rivera | Director | 1,352 |
| Nanci Caldwell | Director | 3,388 |
| Charles J. Meyers | Director | 11,725 |
| Jeetendra I. Patel | Director | 703 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Adaire Fox Martin | $22.65M | $11.91M | $8.00M | $118 | $124 |
| FY2024 Adaire Fox Martin | $36.60M | $46.02M | $8.26M | $142 | $122 |
| FY2024 Charles Meyers | $23.35M | $12.86M | $8.26M | $142 | $122 |
| FY2023 Charles Meyers | $23.93M | $33.35M | $8.63M | $119 | $117 |
| FY2023 Mr.Meyers | $23.93M | $33.35M | $8.63M | $119 | $117 |
| FY2022 Charles Meyers | $22.28M | $12.61M | $8.32M | $95 | $105 |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“As of December 31, 2025, we had 13,716 employees worldwide with 5,917 based in the Americas, 4,706 based in EMEA and 3,093 based in Asia-Pacific.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings