GDS Files 2025 Annual Report on Form 20-F
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GDS (NASDAQ: GDS; HKEX: 9698) filed its annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 with the SEC on April 29, 2026 U.S. Eastern Time.
The annual report is available on the company investor relations website and on the SEC website; hardcopies are available free upon request to shareholders and ADS holders.
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News Market Reaction – GDS
On the day this news was published, GDS declined 0.65%, reflecting a mild negative market reaction.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus on the day of publication.
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GDS fell 4.96% while peers were mixed: EXLS and PSN appeared in momentum scans with gains of 11.88% and 5.61%, respectively, and PONY declined 3.13%. This points to stock-specific pressure rather than a broad sector move.
Historical Context
| Date | Event | Sentiment | Move | Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17 | Earnings results | Positive | +2.5% | Reported 2025 revenue and EBITDA up 10.8% with 47.3% margin. |
| Mar 10 | Governance changes | Neutral | +6.1% | Shareholders approved higher voting power for Class B shares and new articles. |
| Mar 03 | Earnings date | Neutral | -4.8% | Announced timing of 4Q and full‑year 2025 results and conference call. |
| Feb 24 | Meeting adjournment | Neutral | +6.7% | Extraordinary and related shareholder meetings adjourned to reconvene on Mar 10. |
| Jan 30 | Private placement | Negative | -3.8% | Announced US$300M Series B convertible preferred share financing for expansion. |
Recent news has often coincided with positive moves, especially around governance and shareholder meetings, while financing actions and certain scheduling updates have seen weaker or negative reactions.
Over the last few months, GDS has reported strong 2025 results, with full‑year revenue and adjusted EBITDA each rising 10.8%, and an adjusted EBITDA margin of 47.3%. Governance changes increased the voting power of Class B shares, and several shareholder meetings were adjourned and reconvened. The company also executed a US$300 million convertible preferred private placement to fund data center expansion. Against this backdrop, the Form 20‑F filing formalizes the audited annual record following previously released 2025 financials and corporate actions.
Market Pulse Summary
This announcement confirms that GDS filed its 2025 Form 20‑F, formally documenting the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 with the SEC. It follows earlier disclosures of full‑year revenue and adjusted EBITDA both growing 10.8% and an adjusted EBITDA margin of 47.3%, as well as a US$300 million convertible preferred financing for expansion. Investors may focus on the detailed risk factors, capital structure information, and operating metrics within the filing to contextualize these prior headlines.
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SHANGHAI, China, April 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GDS Holdings Limited (“GDS Holdings”, “GDS” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: GDS; HKEX: 9698), a leading developer and operator of high-performance data centers in China, today announced that it has filed its annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on April 29, 2026 U.S. Eastern Time.
The annual report can be accessed on the Company’s investor relations website at investors.gds-services.com and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The Company will provide hardcopies of the annual report, free of charge, to its shareholders and ADS holders upon request. Requests should be submitted to ir@gds-services.com.
About GDS Holdings Limited
GDS Holdings Limited (NASDAQ: GDS; HKEX: 9698) is a leading developer and operator of high-performance data centers in China. The Company’s facilities are strategically located across the key hubs where demand for high-performance data center services is concentrated. The Company’s data centers have large net floor area, high power capacity, density and efficiency, and multiple redundancies across all critical systems. The Company is carrier and cloud-neutral, which enables its customers to access the major telecommunications networks, as well as the largest PRC and global public clouds, which are hosted in many of its facilities. The Company has a 25-year track record of service delivery, successfully fulfilling the requirements of some of the largest and most demanding customers for outsourced data center services in China. The Company’s customer base consists predominantly of hyperscale cloud service providers, large internet companies, financial institutions, telecommunications carriers, IT service providers, and large domestic private sector and multinational corporations. The Company also holds a minority equity interest in DayOne Data Centers Limited, an independent Singapore-headquartered hyperscale data center platform.
For investor and media inquiries, please contact:
GDS Holdings Limited
Laura Chen
Phone: +86 (21) 2029-2203
Email: ir@gds-services.com
Piacente Financial Communications
Ross Warner
Phone: +86 (10) 6508-0677
Email: GDS@tpg-ir.com
Brandi Piacente
Phone: +1 (212) 481-2050
Email: GDS@tpg-ir.com
GDS Holdings Limited
