GDS Holdings (GDS) Operating Expenses (2015 - 2026)

GDS Holdings' (GDS) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at -$27.0 million in Q1 2026, up 20.63% year-on-year from -$22.4 million in Q1 2025, and up 8.69% quarter-over-quarter from -$29.6 million in Q4 2025.

GDS Holdings (GDS) Operating Expenses (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

GDS Holdings' Operating Expenses history runs 12 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$27.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 20.63% year-over-year to -$27.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was -$123.0 million, a 20.17% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $367.5 million, up 146.66% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses improved to -$27.0 million in Q1 2026 per GDS's latest filing, from -$29.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at -$27.0 million in Q1 2026 and bottomed at -$48.8 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is -$43.0 million (2024), against an average of -$39.8 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses tumbled 33.06% in 2022 and grew 23.45% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Operating Expenses stood at -$44.4 million in 2022, then dropped by 2.17% to -$45.3 million in 2023, then gained by 19.64% to -$36.4 million in 2024, then increased by 18.84% to -$29.6 million in 2025, then increased by 8.69% to -$27.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest GDS Operating Expenses figures stand at -$27.0 million (Q1 2026), -$29.6 million (Q4 2025), and -$33.2 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 International Business Machines 193.88 Bn 178.95 Bn 9.91 Bn 7.29 Bn
2 Accenture 84.94 Bn 75.26 Bn 6.13 Bn 15.54 Bn
3 GDS Holdings 50.55 Bn 48.40 Bn 164.04 Mn -27.00 Mn
4 Infosys 44.05 Bn 44.79 Bn 1.60 Bn 528.00 Mn
5 Cgi 41.25 Bn 40.60 Bn - 29.83 Mn
6 Fidelity National Information Services 20.63 Bn 19.87 Bn 1.11 Bn 605.00 Mn
7 Cognizant Technology Solutions 20.39 Bn 18.87 Bn 1.78 Bn 791.00 Mn
8 Wipro 18.65 Bn 17.52 Bn 738.00 Mn 2.23 Bn
9 Broadridge Financial Solutions 16.79 Bn 16.48 Bn 626.90 Mn 1.59 Bn
10 Cdw 16.66 Bn 16.08 Bn 1.19 Bn 814.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -27.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -29.57 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -33.24 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -33.23 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -34.01 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -36.43 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -42.98 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -40.69 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -44.43 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -45.34 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -44.94 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -37.87 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -43.58 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -44.37 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -45.15 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -44.97 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -48.82 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -46.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -41.93 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -39.70 Mn