GDS Holdings Ltd (GDS) — Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio

Latest as of March 2026: 0.01x

GDS Holdings Ltd (GDS) has a Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio of 0.01x as of March 2026, meaning its operating cash flow of $447.69 Million could theoretically repay 0% of its total liabilities ($51.50 Billion) in one year. See GDS financial flexibility score to measure the company's free cash flow as a share of total liabilities.

CF-to-Debt Ratio

0.01x
Operating CF / Total Liabilities

Operating Cash Flow

$447.69 Million
USD

Total Liabilities

$51.50 Billion
USD

Data as of

Mar 2026
Most recent filing

GDS Holdings Ltd Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio (2014–2025)

Historical debt coverage capacity for GDS Holdings Ltd across 12 annual periods. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see cash efficiency ratio of GDS Holdings Ltd.

Annual Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio for GDS Holdings Ltd (2014–2025)

Year-by-year debt coverage analysis for GDS Holdings Ltd. Check GDS cash to earnings ratio to evaluate the quality of earnings relative to operating cash generation.

Year CF-to-Debt Ratio Operating CF (USD) Total Liabilities YoY Change
2025 0.06x $3.37 Billion $52.29 Billion ▲ +65.9%
2024 0.04x $1.94 Billion $49.98 Billion ▲ +2.0%
2023 0.04x $2.07 Billion $54.32 Billion ▼ -32.7%
2022 0.06x $2.86 Billion $50.63 Billion ▲ +121.3%
2021 0.03x $1.20 Billion $47.10 Billion ▲ +151.9%
2020 0.01x $320.89 Million $31.69 Billion ▼ -26.9%
2019 0.01x $293.44 Million $21.20 Billion ▲ +1747.2%
2018 0.00x $-12.91 Million $15.36 Billion ▲ +95.8%
2017 -0.02x $-174.61 Million $8.67 Billion ▲ +30.0%
2016 -0.03x $-150.23 Million $5.22 Billion ▼ -10.2%
2015 -0.03x $-80.30 Million $3.07 Billion ▼ -259.6%
2014 0.02x $27.94 Million $1.71 Billion
Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio = Operating Cash Flow / Total Liabilities. Higher is better for debt service capacity.