NASDAQ$VNET

VNET Group Inc · Q3 2025 earnings

Q3 2025 earnings · · Before market open · Investor relations

Briefing

VNET grew Q3 revenue 21.7% as wholesale IDC sales jumped 82.7%

VNET Group reported third quarter 2025 total net revenues of RMB2.58 billion, up 21.7% year over year, driven by an 82.7% surge in wholesale IDC revenue to RMB955.5 million. Retail IDC revenue edged up 2.4% to RMB999.1 million. Adjusted EBITDA rose 27.5% to RMB758.3 million with margin expanding to 29.4%. The company reported a GAAP net loss attributable to shareholders of RMB307.0 million, primarily due to RMB337.2 million in fair value changes on financial instruments versus a RMB317.6 million net profit in Q3 2024 that included a debt extinguishment gain. Wholesale capacity in service reached 783MW with 582MW utilized, and management raised full-year 2025 revenue and adjusted EBITDA guidance.

  • Q3 total net revenues grew 21.7% to RMB2.58 billion; wholesale IDC revenue surged 82.7% to RMB955.5 million.
  • Adjusted EBITDA increased 27.5% to RMB758.3 million with margin of 29.4%, up 1.3 points YoY.
  • GAAP net loss attributable to VNET was RMB307.0 million due to fair value changes on financial instruments.
  • Wholesale capacity in service reached 783MW with 582MW utilized; three new wholesale orders totaling 63MW signed in Q3.
  • Full-year 2025 revenue guidance raised to RMB9.55–9.87 billion (+16–19% YoY) and adjusted EBITDA to RMB2.91–2.95 billion.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

¥2.58B

Previous: ¥296M+772.6%
EPS (adj)

-¥0.19

Previous: ¥0.06-416.7%
Wholesale Capacity in Service

783

No prior period
Wholesale Utilization Rate

74.3%

No prior period
Adjusted EBITDA Margin

29.4%

No prior period
Adjusted EBITDA

¥758M

No prior period
Net Income

-¥307M

Previous: ¥44.3M-792.9%
Operating Income

¥206M

Previous: ¥25.1M+720.9%
Gross Profit

¥539M

Previous: ¥68.6M+685.8%
Cash & Equivalents

¥3.5B

No prior period

Revenue & EPS history

VNET · Revenue · Quarterly

¥2.58B

Q3 2025+772.6%vs Q3 2024
Beat estimate in 8 of 13 quarters(62%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

VNET · ¥2.58B total across 3 segments · Q3 2025

  • Retail IDC
    ¥999M
  • Wholesale IDC
    ¥956M
  • Non-IDC (cloud and VPN)
    ¥627M

Forward guidance

VNET raised full-year 2025 guidance to total net revenues of RMB9.55–9.87 billion (16–19% YoY growth) and adjusted EBITDA of RMB2.91–2.95 billion (20–21% YoY growth), excluding the 2024 E-JS02 disposal gain.

Tailwinds

  • Wholesale IDC order momentum strong with 63MW of new Q3 orders plus 32MW early Q4 contract
  • Adjusted EBITDA margin expanded to 29.4% on operational efficiency gains

Headwinds

  • GAAP net loss driven by fair value changes on financial instruments
  • Gross margin compressed to 20.9% from 23.2% as wholesale mix shifts

Historical earnings impact

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

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q3 2025

Historical avgQ3 2025

-2.1%

Avg return

Earnings day

-0.7%

Avg return

5 days after

-0.8%

Avg return

30 days after

35%

17 / 49 earnings

Positive

+24.2%

Q2 2021

Best reaction

-22.8%

Q3 2023

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026
Q4 2025-9.5%-16.1%-14.3%
Q3 2025-1.0%+7.5%+5.2%
Q2 2025-8.0%-2.1%+20.7%
Q1 2025-10.8%-8.6%+15.6%
Q4 2024-7.6%-4.5%-53.5%
Q3 2024+17.0%-0.3%-3.8%
Q2 2024+13.5%+33.7%+73.1%
Q4 2023-4.9%+1.2%-3.1%
Q3 2023-22.8%-18.6%-14.8%
Q2 2023+6.6%+14.6%+6.0%
Q1 2023-8.0%-4.3%+4.3%
Q4 2022-2.9%+3.6%+0.3%
Q3 2022-3.6%-6.9%+8.4%
Q2 2022+8.1%+0.4%+7.5%
Q1 2022-14.1%+0.4%+14.3%
Q4 2021-19.9%-4.0%-18.0%
Q3 2021-20.7%-26.7%-45.3%
Q2 2021+24.2%+9.1%+10.7%
Q1 2021+5.4%+6.6%+8.5%
Q4 2020-14.9%-3.7%-13.4%
Q3 2020+20.8%+20.9%+30.5%
Q2 2020-4.2%-10.3%-12.2%
Q1 2020+0.9%-9.5%-11.8%
Q4 2019+0.1%-3.9%-13.2%
Q3 2019-6.4%-6.9%-10.0%
Q2 2019+13.9%+11.9%+23.5%
Q1 2019+12.8%+10.4%-16.2%
Q4 2018-1.2%+3.2%-6.6%
Q3 2018-8.4%-8.3%-18.8%
Q2 2018+0.2%+16.5%-1.0%
Q1 2018-1.8%+13.2%+26.7%
Q4 2017-0.7%-5.2%-20.2%
Q3 2017-3.2%-11.0%+26.0%
Q2 2017-4.0%+1.5%+33.8%
Q1 2017-4.8%-3.9%-0.4%
Q4 2016-19.9%-18.9%-23.0%
Q3 2016+1.4%-1.8%-8.0%
Q2 2016-15.7%-17.5%-23.6%
Q1 2016+5.3%+11.9%-14.6%
Q4 2015+1.6%
Q3 2015-0.7%
Q2 2015+4.0%
Q1 2015-9.6%
Q4 2014-0.3%
Q2 2014
Q4 2013-3.9%
Q4 2012+0.9%
Q4 2009-1.7%
Q4 2010-1.7%
Q4 2011-1.7%

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