GDS Holdings (GDS) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2016 - 2026)
GDS Holdings (GDS) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 1.43% for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, down 0.41 percentage points from 1.84% a year earlier and down 0.01 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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GDS Holdings (GDS) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the year ended Dec 31, 2025, GDS Holdings' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -0.08%, down 1.85 percentage points from the prior year.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of -1.96 percentage points (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- In prior years, GDS Holdings' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 1.77% in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (+5.42 pp), -3.65% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (-4.49 pp), 0.84% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (-0.29 pp) and 1.13% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (-0.75 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has run from a low of -3.78% in the quarter ended Mar 31, 2024 to a high of 2.70% in the quarter ended Sep 30, 2025 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.04 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the past five years was the quarter ended Mar 31, 2025, with a gain of 5.78 percentage points; the weakest was the quarter ended Mar 31, 2024, with a drop of 4.68 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] for the three prior quarters was 1.44% (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), 0.61% (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and 2.70% (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,892.50 Bn | 3,815.66 Bn | 60.48 Bn | 27.85% |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 238.73 Bn | 189.54 Bn | 9.91 Bn | 9.40% |
| 3 | Cloudflare | 114.72 Bn | 98.25 Bn | 499.52 Mn | -9.60% |
| 4 | Equinix | 94.20 Bn | 82.76 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 5.75% |
| 5 | Nebius | 38.48 Bn | 11.91 Bn | 448.70 Mn | -2.94% |
| 6 | CoreWeave | 29.87 Bn | 16.96 Bn | 1.70 Bn | -0.51% |
| 7 | Verisign | 27.08 Bn | 24.44 Bn | 393.20 Mn | 730.86% |
| 8 | Nutanix | 18.92 Bn | 10.61 Bn | 651.35 Mn | 10.69% |
| 9 | GoDaddy | 14.68 Bn | 10.25 Bn | 828.20 Mn | 25.57% |
| 10 | GDS Holdings | 4.23 Bn | -4.05 Bn | 97.55 Mn | 1.42% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.42% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.42% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.60% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.69% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.22% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.01% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.66% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -3.01% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -3.48% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -3.69% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -3.64% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.92% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.02% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.88% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.90% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.94% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.91% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.96% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.04% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.04% |
API Access
GDS Holdings Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=GDS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=GDS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();