GDS Holdings stock
GDSNASDAQGDS Holdings Limited, TechnologyISIN US36165L1089
41Score 41 out of 100, Weak
Price and trend
42 / 100
Price history
−37% in one yearThe chart shows daily closes over 10 years, adjusted for stock splits and without dividends. Click into the chart to set a price alert at that price.
Below the 200-day line: the price is 43% below it.
Since June 2026 the 50-day line has been below the 200-day line; the trend has turned down.
Normal: the price is neither overheated nor sold off (RSI 41).
The price is 58% below its 52-week high. Largest decline in 10 years: 96% (February 2021 to February 2024).
Chart figures for advanced users
- SMA 50$27.53
- Average price of the last 50 trading days, shows the short-term trend.
- SMA 200$35.44
- Average price of the last 200 trading days, shows the long-term trend.
- RSI (14)41
- Relative strength over the last 14 days on a scale from 0 to 100. Above 70 the price counts as overheated, below 30 as sharply fallen.
- MACDabove the signal line
- Compares a fast and a slow price average. Above its signal line momentum is rising, below it momentum is fading.
- Support$20.05
- The lowest closing price of the last twelve months.
- Resistance$47.52
- The highest closing price of the last twelve months.
Snapshot
Computed from the data by fixed rules, no AI
- GDS Holdings Limited belongs to the Information Technology Services industry (China) and, with a market value of $3.91B, is number 44 of 104 companies in its industry on MEQIRI.
- This is an American depositary receipt (ADR).
- In fiscal 2025 it reported revenue of $1.71B (up 10.8% year on year) and earnings of $142.36M (down 71.3%).
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- MEQIRI Score 41 out of 100 (Weak): rank 738 of 857 in Technology, median 61.
- The P/E is 9.5 (Information Technology Services median 18.7, own median of recent years 52.6).
- Our model puts fair value at $19.94, with the price 13% above it.
In plain words
The numbers on this page in plain words, written by an AI
Strengths
- High marginNet margin 30.5% over the last 12 months, Information Technology Services median 5.1%.Profitability 59
- Modestly valuedP/E 9.5, Information Technology Services median 18.7, own median 52.6.Valuation 66
- Growing faster than its industryRevenue up 14.8% a year since 2020, Information Technology Services median 8.3%.Growth 64
Weaknesses
- DilutionShare count up 23% since 2020.Capital allocation 24
- Interest barely coveredOperating profit covers interest only 1.4 times.Stability 39
- Negative free cash flowFree cash flow −$128.84M over the last 12 months.Fundamentals 21
The score is held back by fundamentals and momentum.
Daily figure as of 12 Nov 2026
How the score is calculatedScore overview
Fundamental quality fluctuates.
Score history
The full history of up to 20 years comes with MEQIRI Pro.
See plansCrash risk high
How well MEQIRI warnsOne of the 30% with the highest crash risk among smaller stocks.
From 2016 to 2025, 36 in 100 such stocks fell 30% or more within a year, against a group average of 23 in 100.
What drives the risk
- weak fundamentals
- price far below its 52-week high
- high price swings
What lowers it
- price not overheated over the past year
Valuation
Valuation signal
Fairly valuedClosing price of 11 Nov 2026, used by the daily score.
In our model the price counts as cheap below $14.25 and expensive above $33.24 (uncertainty high, based on the price swings of the past year).
The two parts of the fair value come to $0.43 (cash-flow model) and $39.46 (industry comparison), and the gap between them shows how uncertain the estimate is.
Calculated with a cost of equity of 11.8%. At 12.8% the fair value would be $19.92, at 10.8% it would be $19.97.
Valuation metrics
Half from the dividend model, half from earnings times the industry P/E (18.7).
Calculate with your own assumptionsCompany performance
This shows several years of history with an automatic assessment.
Revenue
In the twelve months to 30 Jun 2026, revenue rose 20.8% on the twelve months before. Revenue has grown strongly since 2014, at around 34% per year.
Margins
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
In fiscal 2025: gross 23%, operating 13%, net 8%. Last 12 months: net 31%.
Debt & balance sheet
latest quarterDebt is elevated. Keep an eye on the interest burden and refinancing.
Earnings
- Next earnings
- 25 Nov 2026in 12 days
- Last reported
- 13 Aug 2026above expectations
Analyst estimates
Analysts have raised their 2027 earnings estimate by 41.5% since 15 Oct 2026.
- Earnings per share
- 3.26−5.7%
- Revenue
- $1.93B+0.3%
- Earnings per share
- −0.13+41.5%
- Revenue
- $2.09B−0.5%
MEQIRI has stored the estimates since 15 Oct 2026. Until 30 days are available, the card shows the change since that day. Mean estimate according to Financial Modeling Prep. No price target and no recommendation.
Company outlook raised
Share price after the results: +5.1%Full-year revenue and adjusted EBITDA guidance revised upward, sales target raised to 1 gigawatt, and capital spending guidance raised to RMB 10 billion (before RMB 9 billion).
“As we just raised our sales target for the current year, we are also raising our guidance for CapEx paid from RMB 9 billion to RMB 10 billion, most of which is in the second half.”The outlook is not part of the score and not a recommendation to buy or sell.
From the earnings call on 13 Aug 2026 (fiscal Q2 2026), read by AI.
Insiders
Open-market purchases and sales by executives, board members and major holders
No open-market purchases in the last 6 months. 2 insiders sold, $1.71M in total.
Sales say less than purchases: many insiders sell on a fixed plan, for taxes or to diversify.
Shares and prices per ordinary share as filed with the SEC, not per depositary receipt.
Source: Form 4 filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Grants, option exercises, gifts and tax withholdings are hidden. Not a recommendation to buy.
What happened at GDS Holdings
The key events of the last six months from our own data. A click takes you to the matching card.
Sector comparison
857 rated companies in Technology
- This company
- 41
- Sector median
- 61
Categories against the sector median
The median is the middle value: half of the companies in the sector lie above it, half below. Categories with too few comparable companies are left out.
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Data status and sources
- Score
- Daily value of 12 Nov 2026, recalculated nightly
- Price
- Closing price of 12 Nov 2026
- Latest annual report
- Fiscal year 2025, period end 31 Dec 2025
- Currency
- Amounts in US dollars, converted at the ECB reference rate of 11 Nov 2026 ($1 = CN¥6.6707)
- Source
- Financial statements, ratios and prices from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), based on the company's reports. MEQIRI calculates the score and fair value from them.
Mandatory disclosures for this rating
- ; time horizon around 12 months
- Rated Weak, published since 7 Nov 2026 (in the score history since 1 May 2026)
- Valuation signal Fairly valued since 7 Nov 2026
- End-of-day prices, metrics cached for up to 24 hours
- Score and fair value are estimates from a disclosed model. They are not facts and not a price target.
- Produced by SSM Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt), responsible person Sven Brostmeyer, Managing Director, automatically according to the disclosed model.
- Not investment advice. Losses up to and including a total loss are possible. Personal circumstances are not considered.