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How GDS Holdings Limited stacks up
GDS · against 360 other Technology companies of similar size
Profitability
50/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #217 of 361 · scores higher than 39% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score34 peers with a profitability score of 50–59, including GDS · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 50?
Weighted metrics compared with all Technology companies.Its metrics sit close to the Technology norm.
- Return on assets is close to the peer norm. Return on assets: 1.6% vs peer median 2.9%
- Return on invested capital is close to the peer norm. Return on invested capital: 3.7% vs peer median 6.8%
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 73% of peers. Operating margin: 13.4% vs peer median 6.3%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = GDS, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | GDS | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 342 reported | 3.7% | 9.9% | 29% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 359 reported | 13.4% | 8.1% | 66% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 349 reported | 1.6% | 4.0% | 28% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 342 reported | 12.8% | 10.6% | 61% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 362 reported | 24.8% | 37.9% | 32% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around GDS| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4.8B AUD (≈$3.2B) | 100 | 71 | |
| 2 | 117.8B TWD (≈$3.7B) | 99 | 94 | |
| 2 | 4.0B USD | 99 | 84 | |
| 2 | 7.3B USD | 99 | 68 | |
| 5 | 388.6B JPY (≈$2.6B) | 98 | 73 | |
| 214 | 98.4B TWD (≈$3.0B) | 51 | 44 | |
| 214 | 2.6B CHF (≈$3.0B) | 51 | 31 | |
| 217 | 42.7B CNY (≈$6.0B) | 50 | 49 | |
| 217 | 5.4B EUR (≈$5.9B) | 50 | 41 | |
| 217 | 4.4B USD | 50 | 45 | |
| 217 | 5.6B USD | 50 | 50 | |
| 221 | 42.9B CNY (≈$6.0B) | 49 | 36 | |
| 221 | 1.03T JPY (≈$7.0B) | 49 | 56 | |
| 221 | 2.6B CHF (≈$3.0B) | 49 | 59 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score