GDS Holdings (STU:G40) General and Admin. Expense: €102 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2026)


STU:G40 GDS Holdings Ltd STU:G40
76 GF Score
Price €25.80
GF Value €18.40
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
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What is GDS Holdings General and Admin. Expense?

GDS Holdings STU:G40 +0.78% 76 General and Admin. Expense is €102 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates STU:G40 with a GF Score™ of 76/100 and a GF Value™ of €18.40 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review.

General and Admin. Expense is the aggregate total of general managing and administering expenses for the company. GDS Holdings's General and Admin. Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was €22 Mil. Its General and Admin. Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was €102 Mil.

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GDS Holdings General and Admin. Expense Historical Data

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GDS Holdings General and Admin. Expense Chart

GDS Holdings Annual Data
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GDS Holdings Quarterly Data
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GDS Holdings General and Admin. Expense Calculation

General and Admin. Expense is the aggregate total of general managing and administering expenses for the company.

General and Admin. Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €102 Mil.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

What does a General and Admin. Expense of €102 Mil mean?
GDS Holdings (STU:G40) has a General and Admin. Expense of €102 Mil as of Mar. 2026. General and Admin. Expense is the aggregate total of general managing and administering expenses for the company. View historical data on GDS Holdings and its competitors.
Is GDS Holdings' General and Admin. Expense too high?
GDS Holdings' current General and Admin. Expense is €102 Mil. Overall, GDS Holdings has a GF Score™ of 76/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does GDS Holdings' General and Admin. Expense compare to PSN and INGM?
GDS Holdings' General and Admin. Expense of €102 Mil can be compared against companies in the Software industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good General and Admin. Expense for a Software company?
A good General and Admin. Expense depends on the Software industry context. However, General and Admin. Expense should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high General and Admin. Expense mean?
A high General and Admin. Expense can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. General and Admin. Expense is the aggregate total of general managing and administering expenses for the company. View historical data on GDS Holdings and its competitors. GDS Holdings's current General and Admin. Expense is €102 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is GDS Holdings stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, GDS Holdings (STU:G40) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is €18.40, compared to a current price of €25.80 — trading 40.2% above its estimated fair value. The current General and Admin. Expense is €102 Mil. GDS Holdings' overall GF Score™ is 76/100 with 5 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is General and Admin. Expense calculated?
General and Admin. Expense is calculated from a company's financial statements. For GDS Holdings (STU:G40), the current General and Admin. Expense is €102 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is GDS Holdings (STU:G40) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, GDS Holdings stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of €25.80 is trading 40.2% above its estimated GF Value™ of €18.40. GuruFocus considers GDS Holdings to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for STU:G40:

  • General and Admin. Expense: €102 Mil
  • GF Value™: €18.40 vs. price of €25.80 (40.2% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 76/100 with 5 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the STU:G40 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

GDS Holdings Business Description

Address No. 999 Zhouhai Road, F4/F5, Building C, Sunland International, Pudong, Shanghai, CHN, 200137
GDS Holdings started as an IT service provider in 2001, then moved to the data center business with its first self-developed data center opening in 2010. The company now develops and operates data centers in China and also builds, operates, and transfers data centers for other clients. It offers colocation and managed services and mainly targets hyperscale cloud service customers who take large areas of its data centers or even whole data centers under long-term contracts. Its data centers are located predominantly in and around the Tier 1 cities in China, and it has also started expanding into Southeast Asia via the now 23% owned DayOne. GDS listed on the Nasdaq in 2016 and completed a secondary listing in Hong Kong in 2020.
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