GDS Holdings (GDS) Return on Equity [ROE] (2016 - 2026)
GDS Holdings (GDS) posted Return on Equity [ROE] of 12.50% for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, down 6.37 percentage points from 18.87% a year earlier but up 2.26 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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GDS Holdings (GDS) Return on Equity [ROE] (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the year ended Dec 31, 2025, GDS Holdings' Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 3.86%, down 11.89 percentage points from the prior year.
- Annual Return on Equity [ROE] shows a five-year change of +7.61 percentage points (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- In prior years, GDS Holdings' Return on Equity [ROE] was 15.76% in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (+35.47 pp), -19.71% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (-14.77 pp), -4.94% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (-0.14 pp) and -4.80% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (-1.05 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] has run from a low of -22.13% in the quarter ended Jun 30, 2024 to a high of 21.64% in the quarter ended Sep 30, 2025 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Equity [ROE] has declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +14.25 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] in the past five years was the quarter ended Sep 30, 2025, with a gain of 42.58 percentage points; the weakest was the quarter ended Jun 30, 2024, with a drop of 19.64 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Equity [ROE] for the three prior quarters was 10.24% (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), 3.59% (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and 21.64% (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,960.03 Bn | 3,883.19 Bn | 60.48 Bn | 31.22% |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 235.53 Bn | 186.34 Bn | 9.91 Bn | 31.73% |
| 3 | Cloudflare | 108.82 Bn | 92.35 Bn | 499.52 Mn | -13.11% |
| 4 | Equinix | 98.02 Bn | 86.58 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 10.67% |
| 5 | Nebius | 41.68 Bn | 15.11 Bn | 448.70 Mn | 0.70% |
| 6 | CoreWeave | 34.12 Bn | 21.21 Bn | 1.70 Bn | -39.41% |
| 7 | Verisign | 27.89 Bn | 25.10 Bn | 384.60 Mn | - |
| 8 | Nutanix | 18.85 Bn | 10.53 Bn | 651.35 Mn | - |
| 9 | GoDaddy | 14.18 Bn | 9.76 Bn | 828.20 Mn | 746.15% |
| 10 | GDS Holdings | 4.48 Bn | -3.80 Bn | 97.55 Mn | 12.49% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 12.49% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 10.17% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.55% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 21.89% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 19.16% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 19.43% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 15.87% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -20.93% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -22.28% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -23.51% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -22.26% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -6.61% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -7.13% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -6.92% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -6.95% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -8.31% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -6.67% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -6.06% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -5.45% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -6.24% |
API Access
GDS Holdings Return on Equity [ROE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=GDS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=GDS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();