Digital Realty Trust (NYSE:DLR) Issues FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Digital Realty Trust (NYSE:DLR) issued an update on its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 7.950-8.050 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 7.940. The company issued revenue guidance of $6.7 billion-$6.8 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $6.7 billion.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have issued reports on DLR. Evercore raised their target price on Digital Realty Trust from $200.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Cantor Fitzgerald began coverage on Digital Realty Trust in a research note on Thursday, April 9th. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $211.00 target price for the company. Sanford C. Bernstein began coverage on Digital Realty Trust in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $218.00 target price for the company. Jefferies Financial Group raised their target price on Digital Realty Trust from $189.00 to $223.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 14th. Finally, KeyCorp reaffirmed a “sector weight” rating on shares of Digital Realty Trust in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $203.67.

Digital Realty Trust Trading Down 0.5%

Shares of NYSE:DLR traded down $1.10 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $199.76. 2,735,095 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,036,325. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $182.45 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $169.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 1.59 and a quick ratio of 1.59. The stock has a market cap of $69.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 55.49, a P/E/G ratio of 4.46 and a beta of 1.07. Digital Realty Trust has a fifty-two week low of $146.23 and a fifty-two week high of $204.94.

Digital Realty Trust (NYSE:DLR) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.83 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $1.63 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.58 billion. Digital Realty Trust had a return on equity of 5.88% and a net margin of 21.41%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 13.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.73 EPS. Digital Realty Trust has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.900-8.000 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Digital Realty Trust will post 7.94 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Digital Realty Trust Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Investors of record on Friday, March 13th were given a dividend of $1.22 per share. This represents a $4.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 13th. Digital Realty Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 135.56%.

Key Stories Impacting Digital Realty Trust

Here are the key news stories impacting Digital Realty Trust this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q1 results substantially beat expectations: DLR reported $2.04 EPS vs. a $0.46 consensus and showed solid margins and ROE, a clear fundamental beat that supports earnings momentum. Press Release
• Positive Sentiment: FY‑2026 guidance nudged slightly above consensus: management set EPS guidance of $7.95–$8.05 (consensus ~7.94) and revenue guidance around $6.7–$6.8B, which implies continued organic growth and steady cash flow visibility for the REIT. GlobeNewswire Q1 Release
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrades and price‑target lifts: Mizuho raised its PT to $217 (outperform) and Stifel raised its PT to $230 (buy), increasing buy-side conviction and creating upside catalysts from the sell side. Mizuho Note Stifel Note
• Neutral Sentiment: Company materials and investor deck published: investors can review the full earnings press release and slide deck for detail on lease/occupancy trends, capital allocation and data‑center demand drivers. Slide Deck
• Negative Sentiment: Stock is down today despite the beat — likely profit‑taking or rotation after run‑up; investors should watch volume and intraday flows for follow‑through. MarketBeat Quote
• Negative Sentiment: High reported valuation may temper upside: DLR’s trailing P/E sits elevated, which could make the stock sensitive to any signs of slowing data‑center demand or guidance misses. Valuation Snapshot

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Digital Realty Trust

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Sunbelt Securities Inc. grew its position in Digital Realty Trust by 347.2% in the 3rd quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 161 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 125 shares in the last quarter. Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd grew its position in Digital Realty Trust by 970.6% in the 3rd quarter. Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd now owns 182 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 165 shares in the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd acquired a new position in Digital Realty Trust in the 3rd quarter valued at about $34,000. Wiser Advisor Group LLC acquired a new position in Digital Realty Trust in the 3rd quarter valued at about $45,000. Finally, Prosperity Bancshares Inc acquired a new position in Digital Realty Trust in the 4th quarter valued at about $56,000. 99.71% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Digital Realty Trust

Digital Realty Trust, Inc (NYSE: DLR) is a real estate investment trust that owns, acquires and operates carrier-neutral data centers and provides related colocation and interconnection solutions. The company focuses on large-scale, mission-critical facilities that support the physical infrastructure needs of cloud providers, enterprises, network operators and content companies. Digital Realty’s offerings are designed to enable secure, reliable and highly available IT infrastructure with an emphasis on power density, cooling, and physical security.

Digital Realty’s product set spans wholesale data center space, turnkey build-to-suit facilities, and retail colocation suites, complemented by interconnection services that allow customers to establish private and public connections to networks, cloud on-ramps and other ecosystem partners.