GDS Holdings (GDS) Free Cash Flow (2015 - 2026)

GDS Holdings' (GDS) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $175.8 million in Q1 2026, down 28.7% year-on-year from $246.6 million in Q1 2025, and down 35.23% quarter-over-quarter from $271.4 million in Q4 2025.

GDS Holdings (GDS) Free Cash Flow (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

GDS Holdings' Free Cash Flow history runs 12 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $175.8 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow fell 28.7% year-over-year to $175.8 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $1.0 billion, a 17.27% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $1.1 billion, up 69.77% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow slipped to $175.8 million in Q1 2026 per GDS's latest filing, from $271.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $510.1 million in Q2 2022 and bottomed at $175.8 million in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $294.5 million (2025), against an average of $308.1 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow plunged 41.88% in 2023 and jumped 85.07% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Free Cash Flow stood at $441.2 million in 2022, then tumbled by 35.61% to $284.1 million in 2023, then sank by 36.79% to $179.6 million in 2024, then jumped by 51.16% to $271.4 million in 2025, then sank by 35.23% to $175.8 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest GDS Free Cash Flow figures stand at $175.8 million (Q1 2026), $271.4 million (Q4 2025), and $303.2 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 International Business Machines 193.88 Bn 178.95 Bn 9.91 Bn 2.37 Bn
2 Accenture 84.94 Bn 75.26 Bn 6.13 Bn 3.60 Bn
3 GDS Holdings 50.55 Bn 48.40 Bn 164.04 Mn 175.81 Mn
4 Infosys 44.05 Bn 44.79 Bn 1.60 Bn -
5 Cgi 41.25 Bn 40.60 Bn - 23.08 Mn
6 Fidelity National Information Services 20.63 Bn 19.87 Bn 1.11 Bn 663.00 Mn
7 Cognizant Technology Solutions 20.39 Bn 18.87 Bn 1.78 Bn 198.00 Mn
8 Wipro 18.65 Bn 17.52 Bn 738.00 Mn 35.69 Mn
9 Broadridge Financial Solutions 16.79 Bn 16.48 Bn 626.90 Mn 293.00 Mn
10 Cdw 16.66 Bn 16.08 Bn 1.19 Bn 248.40 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 175.81 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 175.81 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 271.44 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 271.44 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 303.18 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 303.18 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 294.47 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 294.47 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 246.59 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 246.59 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 179.56 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 179.56 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 504.49 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 504.49 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 332.34 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 332.34 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 203.61 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 203.61 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 284.09 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 284.09 Mn