GDS Holdings (GDS) Operating Margin (2015 - 2026)
GDS Holdings (GDS) reported Operating Margin of 14.22% for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, up 0.06 percentage points from 14.16% a year earlier but down 12.74 percentage points from the prior quarter.
GDS Holdings (GDS) Operating Margin (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, GDS Holdings' Operating Margin came in at 8.52%, down 3.86 percentage points year-over-year; for the year ended Dec 31, 2025, it was -0.47%, down 11.75 percentage points from the prior year.
- Operating Margin has a five-year change of -12.20 percentage points (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- By year, Operating Margin came in at 11.27% in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (+35.97 pp), -24.69% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (-30.61 pp), 5.92% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (-1.37 pp) and 7.28% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (-4.44 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Operating Margin spans a low of -114.93% in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2023 and a high of 30.34% in the quarter ended Sep 30, 2025.
- Year over year, Operating Margin gained in seven of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +15.41 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Operating Margin in five years was the quarter ended Dec 31, 2024 (a gain of 126.14 percentage points); the low point was the quarter ended Dec 31, 2023 (a drop of 120.60 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 came in at 26.97% (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), -40.43% (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and 30.34% (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,964.86 Bn | 3,888.01 Bn | 60.48 Bn | 45.11% |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 222.38 Bn | 173.19 Bn | 9.91 Bn | 15.24% |
| 3 | Cloudflare | 105.62 Bn | 89.15 Bn | 499.52 Mn | -29.55% |
| 4 | Equinix | 96.25 Bn | 84.81 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 25.33% |
| 5 | Nebius | 41.41 Bn | 14.84 Bn | 448.70 Mn | -30.21% |
| 6 | CoreWeave | 33.73 Bn | 20.82 Bn | 1.70 Bn | -1.90% |
| 7 | Verisign | 27.82 Bn | 25.04 Bn | 384.60 Mn | 68.18% |
| 8 | Nutanix | 18.15 Bn | 9.84 Bn | 651.35 Mn | 9.24% |
| 9 | GoDaddy | 13.94 Bn | 9.52 Bn | 828.20 Mn | 26.39% |
| 10 | GDS Holdings | 4.27 Bn | -4.01 Bn | 97.55 Mn | 14.22% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 14.22% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 26.97% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -41.00% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 30.34% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 14.29% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 13.41% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 11.03% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 12.23% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.24% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.01% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -119.18% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.20% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.88% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.42% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.67% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.21% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.76% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.03% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.95% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 7.27% |
GDS Holdings Operating Margin API
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