12 years of revenue, profit, cash flow and balance-sheet history through FY2025,
from SEC filings, in CNY as reported — with a computed, factual read of the trend.
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Growth & profitability
Revenue has grown 14.8% per year over the past 5 years.
Operating margin has contracted, at -0.5% in the latest year.
Financial health
Total debt (CN¥26.3B) exceeds cash (CN¥14.3B); net debt is CN¥12.0B.
Total debt has grown in line with revenue (15.6% vs 14.8% per year).
Operating income covered interest expense -0.0× in the latest year.
Total debt is 7.7× EBITDA.
Revenue & net income
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
GrossOperatingNet
Return on equity & assets (ROE / ROA)
ROEROA
Free cash flow (CFO − capex)
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
OperatingInvestingFinancing
Key annual figures
FY
Revenue
Net income
Gross M
Op M
ROE
ROA
FCF
Total debt
Cash
2025
CN¥11.4B
CN¥950M
22.6%
-0.5%
3.7%
1.2%
-CN¥1.3B
CN¥26.3B
CN¥14.3B
2024
CN¥10.3B
CN¥3.4B
21.5%
11.2%
15.3%
4.7%
-CN¥1.2B
CN¥26.2B
CN¥7.9B
2023
CN¥9.8B
-CN¥4.3B
19.9%
-22.6%
-22.7%
-5.8%
-CN¥1.1B
CN¥25.7B
—
2022
CN¥9.3B
-CN¥1.3B
21.1%
7.7%
-5.5%
-1.7%
-CN¥3.1B
CN¥27.1B
—
2021
CN¥7.8B
-CN¥1.2B
22.8%
7.3%
-4.9%
-1.7%
-CN¥8.5B
CN¥24.2B
—
2020
CN¥5.7B
-CN¥666M
27.0%
11.7%
-2.6%
-1.2%
-CN¥7.7B
CN¥12.7B
—
2019
CN¥4.1B
-CN¥442M
25.3%
11.6%
-4.3%
-1.4%
-CN¥4.3B
CN¥9.2B
—
2018
CN¥2.8B
-CN¥430M
22.3%
6.0%
-7.8%
-2.1%
-CN¥4.3B
CN¥6.5B
—
2017
CN¥1.6B
-CN¥327M
25.3%
5.1%
-7.3%
-2.5%
-CN¥1.9B
CN¥4.3B
CN¥1.9B
2016
CN¥1.1B
-CN¥276M
25.2%
-4.0%
-9.3%
-3.4%
-CN¥1.1B
CN¥2.1B
CN¥1.8B
2015
—
-CN¥99M
—
—
29.0%
-1.9%
-CN¥813M
CN¥1.4B
CN¥924M
2014
—
-CN¥130M
—
—
784.8%
—
—
—
CN¥607M
Revenue & net income
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
GrossOperatingNet
Return on equity & assets (ROE / ROA)
ROEROA
Free cash flow (CFO − capex, quarterly)
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
OperatingInvestingFinancing
Key quarterly figures
Quarter
Revenue
Net income
Gross M
Op M
ROE
ROA
FCF
Total debt
Cash
Dec '19
CN¥1.2B
-CN¥104M
25.0%
10.8%
-1.0%
-0.3%
-CN¥2.1B
CN¥9.2B
—
Dec '18
CN¥830M
-CN¥123M
22.9%
7.5%
-2.2%
-0.6%
-CN¥1.5B
CN¥6.5B
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Frequently asked questions
Is GDS growing its revenue and profit?
Over the past 5 years, GDS Holdings's revenue has grown 14.8% per year. These are computed facts, not advice.
How much debt does GDS have?
As of FY2025, GDS Holdings reported CN¥26.3B of total debt against CN¥14.3B of cash; operating income covered interest expense -0.0×.
What is GDS's profit margin?
In FY2025, gross margin was 22.6%, operating margin -0.5%, and net margin 8.3%.
Where does this data come from?
All figures are extracted from the company’s SEC EDGAR/XBRL filings — its annual and interim reports, in CNY as reported (use the Annual / Quarterly toggle). Quarterly figures are derived from the as-filed statements (year-to-date amounts are differenced into discrete quarters). Growth rates and ratios are computed by tradmap; nothing here is investment advice.
Source: SEC EDGAR / XBRL (annual and interim filings, reported in CNY) · prices EOD (Databento), split-adjusted; price return — dividends not reinvested ·
growth rates, valuation multiples & ratios computed by tradmap. Valuation uses each month-end price
against the latest annual filing. Informational only — not investment advice.