GDS Holdings (GDS) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

GDS Holdings' (GDS) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 2.0% in Q1 2025, up 578.0% year-on-year from 0.3% in Q1 2024, and up 153.05% quarter-over-quarter from 3.77% in Q1 2024.

GDS Holdings (GDS) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

GDS Holdings' Return on Capital Employed history runs 9 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 2.0% for Q1 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 578.0% year-over-year to 2.0% in Q1 2025; TTM through Mar 2025 was 2.0%, a 578.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.0%, changed 0.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed grew to 2.0% in Q1 2025 per GDS's latest filing, from 3.77% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 2.0% in Q1 2025 and bottomed at 3.77% in Q1 2024.
  • The 4-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 1.04% (2021), against an average of 0.51%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed tumbled 96 bps in 2021 and surged 578 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 1.04% in 2021, then retreated by 7 bps to 0.96% in 2022, then sank by 493 bps to 3.77% in 2024, then jumped by 153 bps to 2.0% in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest GDS Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 2.0% (Q1 2025), 3.77% (Q1 2024), and 0.96% (Q1 2022).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 International Business Machines 193.88 Bn 178.95 Bn 9.91 Bn 9.40%
2 Accenture 84.94 Bn 75.26 Bn 6.13 Bn 22.86%
3 GDS Holdings 50.55 Bn 48.40 Bn 164.04 Mn -
4 Infosys 44.05 Bn 44.79 Bn 1.60 Bn -
5 Cgi 41.25 Bn 40.60 Bn - -
6 Fidelity National Information Services 20.63 Bn 19.87 Bn 1.11 Bn 6.05%
7 Cognizant Technology Solutions 20.39 Bn 18.87 Bn 1.78 Bn 19.79%
8 Wipro 18.65 Bn 17.52 Bn 738.00 Mn 16.07%
9 Broadridge Financial Solutions 16.79 Bn 16.48 Bn 626.90 Mn 18.42%
10 Cdw 16.66 Bn 16.08 Bn 1.19 Bn 19.55%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2025 2.00%
Mar 31, 2024 -3.77%
Mar 31, 2022 0.96%
Dec 31, 2021 1.04%
Sep 30, 2021 1.04%
Jun 30, 2021 1.10%
Mar 31, 2021 1.16%
Dec 31, 2020 1.53%
Sep 30, 2020 1.78%
Jun 30, 2020 2.04%
Mar 31, 2020 2.13%
Dec 31, 2019 1.91%
Sep 30, 2019 1.75%
Jun 30, 2019 1.44%
Mar 31, 2019 1.13%
Dec 31, 2018 1.01%
Sep 30, 2018 0.78%
Jun 30, 2018 0.67%
Mar 31, 2018 0.66%
Dec 31, 2017 0.87%