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GDS vs NIQ // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
GDS Holdings Limited ADS (NASDAQ) VS. NIQ Global Intelligence plc (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: GDS 6
— NIQ 4
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: GDS
LAST: $21.92 (-5.35%) • MKT CAP: $4.64B
valuation
14.9x
LAST: $19.83 (-2.65%) • MKT CAP: $6.01B
valuation
78.3x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (GDS VS. NIQ)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | GDS | NIQ | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 14.90% | 1.70% | +13.20 | GDS | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 14.9x | 78.3x | -63.40 | GDS | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 3.99% | 4.39% | -0.40 | NIQ | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 21.10% | 2.00% | +19.10 | GDS | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 16.40% | -8.40% | +24.80 | GDS | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -1.10% | 5.70% | -6.80 | NIQ | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 3.87 | 0.86 | +3.01 | GDS | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 6/9 | +1.00 | GDS | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 38.3 | 67.0 | -28.70 | NIQ | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.24 | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 20.2x | — | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $4.64B | $6.01B | -$1.37B | NIQ | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | GDS REV | NIQ REV | GDS GROSS % | NIQ GROSS % | GDS FCF | NIQ FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | — | $4.20B | — | — | — | $264.0M |
| FY 2024 | — | $3.97B | — | — | — | $38.5M |
| FY 2023 | — | $3.34B | — | — | — | -$11.8M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
GDS // BETA 1.24
NIQ // BETA —