Digital Realty Trust Past Earnings Performance
Past criteria checks 4/6
Digital Realty Trust has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 20.5%, while the Specialized REITs industry saw earnings growing at 19.4% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 12% per year. Digital Realty Trust's return on equity is 4.5%, and it has net margins of 16.7%.
Key information
20.5%
Earnings growth rate
14.0%
EPS growth rate
| Specialized REITs Industry Growth | 18.0% |
| Revenue growth rate | 12.0% |
| Return on equity | 4.5% |
| Net Margin | 16.7% |
| Next Earnings Update | 02 May 2024 |
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
Digital Realty Trust: Soaring Price, Stagnating Fundamentals, And Magic
Apr 17Digital Realty Trust's Poor Guidance Is Nothing To Be Concerned About
Mar 02Digital Realty Trust: Profit From The AI Revolution And Get Paid Nearly 4%
Jan 06Digital Realty Trust: Generative AI Is Here To Stay - $400B TAM By 2027
Dec 25Digital Realty: Solid Growth, But Priced In
Nov 21Digital Realty Trust: A Top Performing REIT In 2023
Nov 03Why Digital Realty Makes Dollars And Sense
Oct 19Digital Realty Trust Is Likely To Underperform
Oct 10Digital Realty Trust: Here Comes The Generative AI Boom
Sep 18Pros And Cons Of Investing In Digital Realty Trust
Aug 14Digital Realty Trust: A Dividend Growth Investor's Pal
Jul 20Digital Realty: 4.2% Yield Isn't Good Enough
Jul 12Digital Realty: The Equity Issuance Does Tell The Whole Story
Jun 09Digital Realty: You Can Get Paid To Ride The AI Wave
May 29Digital Realty: Poor Results Setup Rating Downgrades
Feb 17Digital Realty Trust: Downside Risk Remains As Competition Threatens Cash Flow
Feb 11Digital Realty Trust: A Battle Of The Bulls And Bears
Jan 09Digital Realty names Matt Mercier as its new finance chief
Jan 03Digital Realty CFO comes to power for top job
Dec 13Digital Realty: A Data Center Growth Machine With A 4.5% Dividend Yield
Dec 07Digital Realty: Outstanding Q3 Execution With Hybrid Cloud Tailwinds
Nov 04Digital Realty: Chanos Big Short = Big Buying Opportunity
Oct 21Digital Realty: Fallen From The Sky, But Still Not Convinced
Oct 06Digital Realty raises $550M debt capital
Sep 23Digital Realty Trust: Here's Another Chance To Buy This 3.9% Yielding Gem
Sep 16Digital Realty: Decimated Data Center REIT Is Poised To Rebound
Aug 30Digital Realty Trust declares $1.22 dividend
Aug 17Digital Realty to dispose non-core data center property
Aug 08Revenue & Expenses BreakdownBeta
How Digital Realty Trust makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
| Date | Revenue | Earnings | G+A Expenses | R&D Expenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 23 | 5,447 | 908 | 526 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 23 | 5,313 | 884 | 532 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 23 | 5,110 | 387 | 519 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 23 | 4,844 | 332 | 515 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 22 | 4,678 | 337 | 501 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 22 | 4,513 | 1,401 | 490 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 22 | 4,507 | 1,298 | 491 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 22 | 4,547 | 1,372 | 483 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 21 | 4,490 | 1,681 | 484 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 21 | 4,480 | 668 | 474 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 21 | 4,329 | 507 | 467 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 21 | 4,169 | 433 | 464 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 20 | 3,846 | 263 | 427 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 20 | 3,551 | 535 | 379 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 20 | 3,316 | 622 | 338 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 20 | 3,138 | 600 | 296 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 19 | 3,217 | 493 | 286 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 19 | 3,206 | 209 | 206 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 19 | 3,197 | 226 | 260 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 19 | 3,151 | 260 | 254 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 18 | 3,079 | 250 | 237 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 18 | 3,029 | 272 | 235 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 18 | 2,867 | 201 | 178 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 18 | 2,679 | 193 | 172 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 17 | 2,483 | 173 | 212 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 17 | 2,328 | 198 | 167 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 17 | 2,262 | 389 | 169 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 17 | 2,207 | 359 | 166 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 16 | 2,159 | 332 | 162 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 16 | 2,082 | 214 | 162 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 16 | 1,971 | 66 | 138 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 16 | 1,876 | 155 | 129 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 15 | 1,779 | 217 | 114 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 15 | 1,691 | 205 | 100 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 15 | 1,667 | 276 | 98 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 15 | 1,648 | 200 | 92 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 14 | 1,630 | 133 | 89 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 14 | 1,598 | 228 | 83 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 14 | 1,564 | 258 | 79 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 14 | 1,525 | 263 | 77 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 13 | 1,492 | 272 | 74 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 13 | 1,460 | 273 | 73 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 13 | 1,422 | 180 | 71 | 0 |
Quality Earnings: DLR has a large one-off gain of $697.4M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 31st December, 2023.
Growing Profit Margin: DLR's current net profit margins (16.7%) are higher than last year (7.2%).
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: DLR's earnings have grown significantly by 20.5% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: DLR's earnings growth over the past year (169.5%) exceeds its 5-year average (20.5% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: DLR earnings growth over the past year (169.5%) exceeded the Specialized REITs industry 10.1%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: DLR's Return on Equity (4.5%) is considered low.