GDS Holdings Ltd
NASDAQ:GDS

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GDS Holdings Ltd
NASDAQ:GDS
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Price: 39.91 USD -4.2% Market Closed
Market Cap: $7.8B

Operating Margin

13.2%
Current
Improving
by 5%
vs 3-y average of 8.2%

Operating Margin shows how much profit a company makes from its regular business activities after covering operating costs. It helps measure how efficiently the company turns sales into profit.

Operating Margin
13.2%
=
Operating Income
¥1.5B
/
Revenue
¥11.4B

Operating Margin shows how much profit a company makes from its regular business activities after covering operating costs. It helps measure how efficiently the company turns sales into profit.

Operating Margin
13.2%
=
Operating Income
$1.5B
/
Revenue
¥11.4B

Peer Comparison

Country Company Market Cap Operating
Margin
CN
GDS Holdings Ltd
HKEX:9698
61.5B HKD
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CA
Shopify Inc
NASDAQ:SHOP
154.2B USD
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US
Cloudflare Inc
NYSE:NET
74.5B USD
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US
Snowflake Inc
XETRA:5Q5
45.6B EUR
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US
Snowflake Inc.
NYSE:SNOW
52.2B USD
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ID
DCI Indonesia Tbk PT
IDX:DCII
481.1T IDR
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US
Verisign Inc
NASDAQ:VRSN
23.9B USD
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US
MongoDB Inc
NASDAQ:MDB
20.4B USD
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US
Twilio Inc
NYSE:TWLO
20B USD
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US
Akamai Technologies Inc
NASDAQ:AKAM
17.1B USD
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US
Okta Inc
NASDAQ:OKTA
14.2B USD
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Market Distribution

Higher than 77% of companies in China
Percentile
77th
Based on 8 544 companies
77th percentile
13.2%
Low
-409 046.1% — -1.4%
Typical Range
-1.4% — 10.3%
High
10.3% — 876.4%
Distribution Statistics
China
Min -409 046.1%
30th Percentile -1.4%
Median 4.2%
70th Percentile 10.3%
Max 876.4%

GDS Holdings Ltd
Glance View

In the bustling world of digital infrastructure, GDS Holdings Ltd. has carved a name for itself as a pivotal player in China’s burgeoning data center industry. Since its inception, GDS has primarily focused on designing, building, and operating high-performance data centers. These facilities act as the backbone of the digital age, providing essential infrastructure for cloud service providers, internet companies, financial institutions, and other large-scale enterprises. The company's strategic positioning in key economic hubs across China ensures that it is at the heart of its clients’ operations, allowing it to offer colocation, managed hosting, and other value-added services. GDS Holdings generates revenue through leasing data center space to its customers, often via long-term contracts that provide stable cash flow. Clients value the company's robust infrastructure capabilities, which include cutting-edge technology and sustainable practices designed to handle massive computing demands. Additionally, GDS innovatively expands its capacity by pursuing acquired growth and developing new facilities, often pre-leased to anchor clients, which mitigates financial risk. Through this method, GDS has built a resilient business model, able to capitalize on the rapid digital transformation trends while ensuring its services remain indispensable to an ever-growing client base.

GDS Intrinsic Value
30.36 USD
Overvaluation 24%
Intrinsic Value
Price $39.91
What is Operating Margin?
Operating Margin shows how much profit a company makes from its regular business activities after covering operating costs. It helps measure how efficiently the company turns sales into profit.
How is Operating Margin calculated?

Operating Margin is calculated by dividing the Operating Income by the Revenue.

Operating Margin
13.2%
=
Operating Income
¥1.5B
/
Revenue
¥11.4B
What is GDS Holdings Ltd's current Operating Margin?

The current Operating Margin for GDS Holdings Ltd is 13.2%, which is above its 3-year median of 8.2%.

How has Operating Margin changed over time?

Over the last 3 years, GDS Holdings Ltd’s Operating Margin has increased from 7.8% to 13.2%. During this period, it reached a low of -22.1% on Jun 30, 2024 and a high of 23.4% on Jun 30, 2025.

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