NASDAQ$GDS

GDS Holdings Ltd-ADR · Q4 2025 earnings

Q4 2025 earnings · · Before market open · Investor relations

Briefing

GDS Holdings reported Q1 2026 net revenue of RMB3.37B (US$488.1M, +24% YoY) and net income of RMB2.65B (US$384.5M).

For the quarter ended March 31, 2026, GDS reported net revenue of RMB3,367.1 million (US$488.1 million) and net income of RMB2,652.1 million (US$384.5 million), with adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) of RMB1,948.7 million. Management cited record net new bookings of about 200MW and continued AI-driven data center demand in China.

  • Net revenue US$488.1M; normalized revenue +7.9% YoY ex one-time items.
  • Adjusted EBITDA margin 57.9% (48.7% ex one-time items).
  • Area utilized +12.7% YoY to 520,929 sqm.
  • Financing actions via DayOne share sale and convertible preferred.
  • AI infrastructure demand supporting expansion pipeline.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$488M

Previous: $10.3B-95.3%
Net Income

$385M

Previous: $3.3B-88.4%

Revenue & EPS history

GDS · Revenue · Quarterly

$488M

Q4 2025-95.3%vs Q4 2024
Beat estimate in 9 of 14 quarters(64%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

The filing discusses GDS's operating environment, capital priorities, and risks; formal quarterly EPS guidance is limited in the 10-Q.

Tailwinds

  • MD&A provides segment and liquidity detail for the quarter.
  • Balance sheet and cash flow support ongoing operations and capital returns where applicable.

Headwinds

  • Macro, competitive, or regulatory risks noted in risk factors.
  • No full-year EPS bridge in the quarterly SEC filing alone.

Historical earnings impact

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

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2025

Historical avgQ4 2025

+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
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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