GDS Holdings (GDS) Free Cash Flow (2015 - 2026)
GDS Holdings (GDS) recorded Free Cash Flow of $207.99 million in the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, down 30.0% from $297.33 million a year earlier but up 17.8% from the prior quarter.
GDS Holdings (GDS) Free Cash Flow (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, GDS Holdings' Free Cash Flow came in at $959.14 million as of Jun 30, 2026, down 21.9% year-over-year; for the year ended Dec 31, 2025, it came in at $1.14 billion, up 69.4% from the prior year.
- Across earlier years, Free Cash Flow came in at $673.37 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (-40.7%), $1.14 billion in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (-26.5%), $1.55 billion in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (-9.6%) and $1.71 billion in the year ended Dec 31, 2021.
- Quarterly Free Cash Flow has ranged from $176.53 million in the quarter ended Mar 31, 2026 to $571.66 million in the quarter ended Sep 30, 2021 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Free Cash Flow rose in three of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 1.5%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Free Cash Flow in the last five years was growth of 85.5% in the quarter ended Sep 30, 2021, against a decline of 40.2% in the quarter ended Sep 30, 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $176.53 million (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), $271.44 million (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and $303.18 million (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,949.85 Bn | 3,873.01 Bn | 60.48 Bn | 19.64 Bn |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 228.00 Bn | 178.81 Bn | 9.91 Bn | 2.37 Bn |
| 3 | Cloudflare | 103.51 Bn | 87.04 Bn | 499.52 Mn | 67.60 Mn |
| 4 | Equinix | 97.35 Bn | 85.92 Bn | 1.40 Bn | -612.00 Mn |
| 5 | Nebius | 41.52 Bn | 14.95 Bn | 448.70 Mn | 7.90 Bn |
| 6 | CoreWeave | 34.23 Bn | 21.32 Bn | 1.70 Bn | -5.74 Bn |
| 7 | Verisign | 27.83 Bn | 25.04 Bn | 384.60 Mn | 212.80 Mn |
| 8 | Nutanix | 18.34 Bn | 10.03 Bn | 651.35 Mn | 277.57 Mn |
| 9 | GoDaddy | 14.21 Bn | 9.79 Bn | 828.20 Mn | 437.40 Mn |
| 10 | GDS Holdings | 4.44 Bn | -3.84 Bn | 97.55 Mn | 207.99 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 207.99 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 175.81 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 267.63 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 301.56 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 294.47 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 246.16 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 182.47 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 199.48 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 185.84 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 114.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 171.11 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 274.96 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 306.93 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 279.62 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 427.88 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 341.81 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 510.09 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 302.05 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 425.43 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 571.66 Mn |
GDS Holdings Free Cash Flow API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "ticker": "GDS", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=GDS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();