Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

NYSE:DLR Stock Report

Market Cap: US$60.7b

Digital Realty Trust Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 1/6

Digital Realty Trust has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 11.4%, while the Specialized REITs industry saw earnings growing at 14.8% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 11.1% per year. Digital Realty Trust's return on equity is 1.8%, and it has net margins of 7.5%.

Key information

11.4%

Earnings growth rate

5.5%

EPS growth rate

Specialized REITs Industry Growth18.0%
Revenue growth rate11.1%
Return on equity1.8%
Net Margin7.5%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Digital Realty Has Huge Repricing Potential In 2025

Oct 24

Digital Realty Trust: Frozen Dividends Are Unlikely To Last - A Hike Is Coming

Aug 22

Digital Realty Seems To Be Overvalued Following Q2 Earnings

Aug 16

Digital Realty Trust: AI Factory Opportunities (Rating Upgrade And Q2 Preview)

Jul 21

Digital Realty: Still Too Expensive To Buy

Jun 05

Digital Realty Trust: Record Leasing At Impressive Rates, Dividend Hike Expected Soon

May 27

It's Not Worth Investing In Digital Realty Trust For The Dividends (Downgrade)

May 14

Digital Realty Trust: Soaring Price, Stagnating Fundamentals, And Magic

Apr 17

Digital Realty Trust's Poor Guidance Is Nothing To Be Concerned About

Mar 02

Digital Realty Trust: Profit From The AI Revolution And Get Paid Nearly 4%

Jan 06

Digital Realty Trust: Generative AI Is Here To Stay - $400B TAM By 2027

Dec 25

Digital Realty: Solid Growth, But Priced In

Nov 21

Digital Realty Trust: A Top Performing REIT In 2023

Nov 03

Why Digital Realty Makes Dollars And Sense

Oct 19

Digital Realty Trust Is Likely To Underperform

Oct 10

Digital Realty Trust: Here Comes The Generative AI Boom

Sep 18

Pros And Cons Of Investing In Digital Realty Trust

Aug 14

Digital Realty Trust: A Dividend Growth Investor's Pal

Jul 20

Digital Realty: 4.2% Yield Isn't Good Enough

Jul 12

Digital Realty: The Equity Issuance Does Tell The Whole Story

Jun 09

Digital Realty: You Can Get Paid To Ride The AI Wave

May 29

Digital Realty: Poor Results Setup Rating Downgrades

Feb 17

Digital Realty Trust: Downside Risk Remains As Competition Threatens Cash Flow

Feb 11

Digital Realty Trust: A Battle Of The Bulls And Bears

Jan 09

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Digital Realty Trust makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:DLR Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 245,3754015470
30 Jun 245,3531,0835400
31 Mar 245,4091,1215290
31 Dec 235,4479085260
30 Sep 235,3138845320
30 Jun 235,1103875190
31 Mar 234,8443325150
31 Dec 224,6783375010
30 Sep 224,5131,4014900
30 Jun 224,5071,2984910
31 Mar 224,5471,3724830
31 Dec 214,4901,6814840
30 Sep 214,4806684740
30 Jun 214,3295074670
31 Mar 214,1694334640
31 Dec 203,8462634270
30 Sep 203,5515353790
30 Jun 203,3166223380
31 Mar 203,1386002960
31 Dec 193,2174932860
30 Sep 193,2062092060
30 Jun 193,1972262600
31 Mar 193,1512602540
31 Dec 183,0792502370
30 Sep 183,0292722350
30 Jun 182,8672011780
31 Mar 182,6791931720
31 Dec 172,4831732120
30 Sep 172,3281981670
30 Jun 172,2623891690
31 Mar 172,2073591660
31 Dec 162,1593321620
30 Sep 162,0822141620
30 Jun 161,971661380
31 Mar 161,8761551290
31 Dec 151,7792171140
30 Sep 151,6912051000
30 Jun 151,667276980
31 Mar 151,648200920
31 Dec 141,630133890
30 Sep 141,598228830
30 Jun 141,564258790
31 Mar 141,525263770
31 Dec 131,492272740

Quality Earnings: DLR has a large one-off gain of $215.7M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 30th September, 2024.

Growing Profit Margin: DLR's current net profit margins (7.5%) are lower than last year (16.6%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: DLR's earnings have grown by 11.4% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: DLR's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: DLR had negative earnings growth (-54.7%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Specialized REITs industry average (7.2%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: DLR's Return on Equity (1.8%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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