NASDAQ$GDS

GDS Holdings Ltd-ADR · Q2 2026 earnings

Q2 2026 earnings · · Before market open · Investor relations

Briefing

GDS Holdings Ltd-ADR reported Q2 2026 results with revenue growth and a swing to net income driven by investment gains.

GDS Holdings Limited announced unaudited financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026. Net revenue rose 6.5% year-over-year to RMB 3,088.0 million, while the company swung to net income of RMB 837.6 million from a loss in the prior year, aided by a significant dilution gain on an equity investment. Adjusted EBITDA increased modestly to RMB 1,406.0 million with a margin of 45.5%.

  • Net revenue grew 6.5% YoY to RMB 3,088.0 million, supported by data center ramp-up.
  • Net income reached RMB 837.6 million (vs. RMB 70.6 million loss YoY), including a RMB 959.9 million share of equity investee results from dilution gain.
  • Adjusted EBITDA rose 2.5% YoY to RMB 1,406.0 million at a 45.5% margin.
  • Area utilized increased 13.2% YoY to 542,236 sqm with utilization rate at 79.2%; raised full-year revenue and EBITDA guidance.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

¥458M

Previous: ¥404M+13.3%
EPS (adj)

¥4.13

Previous: -¥0.01+51725.0%
Adjusted EBITDA

¥1.41B

No prior period
Adjusted EBITDA Margin

45.5%

No prior period
Area Utilized

542.2K

No prior period
Utilization Rate

79.2%

No prior period
Net Income

¥124M

Previous: -¥9.84M+1362.6%
Gross Profit

¥98.5M

No prior period
Cash & Equivalents

¥2.21B

No prior period

Revenue & EPS history

GDS · Revenue · Quarterly

¥458M

Q2 2026+13.3%vs Q2 2025
Beat estimate in 10 of 15 quarters(67%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

Company raised 2026 full-year revenue guidance to RMB 12,700–13,000 million and Adjusted EBITDA to RMB 5,900–6,100 million; capex guidance increased to around RMB 10,000 million.

Tailwinds

  • Strong sales momentum with record bookings
  • Raised full-year targets due to AI demand

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports

Historical avg

+0.3%

Avg return

Earnings day

-0.1%

Avg return

5 days after

-0.1%

Avg return

30 days after

62%

21 / 34 earnings

Positive

+23.2%

Q3 2018

Best reaction

-24.4%

Q4 2023

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q2 2026
Q4 2025+0.5%+3.0%-15.1%
Q2 2025+7.5%+5.1%+23.3%
Q4 2024-14.0%-20.2%-39.7%
Q1 2024-16.0%-16.8%-5.7%
Q4 2023-24.4%-20.5%-14.0%
Q3 2023+2.6%-1.3%-21.5%
Q2 2023+9.3%+11.8%+0.1%
Q1 2023-1.3%-2.8%+10.6%
Q4 2022+4.2%+3.1%+6.6%
Q3 2022-17.5%-21.0%+39.1%
Q2 2022+3.6%+11.9%-19.6%
Q1 2022+2.3%-4.2%-7.5%
Q4 2021+15.2%+2.6%-21.4%
Q3 2021+1.0%-6.6%-23.1%
Q2 2021-6.5%-10.5%+3.5%
Q1 2021-6.6%-10.6%+1.0%
Q4 2020+5.0%+1.3%-12.1%
Q3 2020-3.9%-5.7%-3.4%
Q2 2020-4.8%-3.8%-5.5%
Q1 2020-0.7%+1.4%+7.7%
Q4 2019+1.4%+5.4%+16.2%
Q3 2019+3.3%+5.4%+14.3%
Q2 2019+1.1%+5.5%+12.0%
Q1 2019+14.6%+13.2%+3.0%
Q4 2018+0.4%+1.6%+15.0%
Q3 2018+23.2%+26.9%+14.9%
Q2 2018-9.4%-4.3%+6.8%
Q1 2018+13.9%+16.8%+28.6%
Q4 2017-9.0%-5.0%-10.9%
Q3 2017+4.8%+8.7%+3.6%
Q2 2017+3.3%+1.0%+7.3%
Q1 2017+4.0%-0.1%-9.5%
Q4 2016+3.9%+3.9%+8.1%
Q3 2016-0.5%-0.1%-17.0%
Q2 2016
Q1 2016
Q4 2015
Q3 2015
Q2 2015
Q1 2015

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