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

Digital Realty Trust (NYSE:DLR) updated its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 8.150-8.200 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 8.050. The company issued revenue guidance of $6.9 billion-$7.0 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $6.7 billion.

Digital Realty Trust Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE DLR opened at $198.63 on Friday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $184.56 and its 200-day simple moving average is $180.71. Digital Realty Trust has a 52 week low of $146.23 and a 52 week high of $208.14. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a quick ratio of 1.59 and a current ratio of 1.59. The firm has a market cap of $69.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 96.42, a P/E/G ratio of 4.88 and a beta of 1.03.

Digital Realty Trust (NYSE:DLR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The real estate investment trust reported $1.21 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.98 by ($0.77). The firm had revenue of $1.92 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.66 billion. Digital Realty Trust had a net margin of 11.80% and a return on equity of 3.50%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 28.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.87 EPS. Digital Realty Trust has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.150-8.200 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Digital Realty Trust will post 8.04 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Digital Realty Trust Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th were given a dividend of $1.22 per share. This represents a $4.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 15th. Digital Realty Trust’s payout ratio is currently 236.89%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have recently commented on DLR. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $211.00 price target on shares of Digital Realty Trust in a report on Friday, May 1st. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target on Digital Realty Trust from $230.00 to $235.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Truist Financial lifted their price target on shares of Digital Realty Trust from $208.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 24th. Sanford C. Bernstein upped their target price on shares of Digital Realty Trust from $218.00 to $232.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Finally, UBS Group raised their target price on Digital Realty Trust from $225.00 to $227.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-three have assigned a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Digital Realty Trust presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $217.38.

Trending Headlines about Digital Realty Trust

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

• Positive Sentiment: Digital Realty reported Q2 results that showed strong leasing activity, a record backlog, and higher renewal rents, which helped the company beat FFO expectations and improve its 2026 outlook.
• Positive Sentiment: The company raised FY 2026 adjusted FFO guidance to $8.15-$8.20 per share and lifted revenue guidance to $6.9 billion-$7.0 billion, signaling confidence in continued cloud and AI-driven demand.
• Positive Sentiment: TD Cowen upgraded Digital Realty Trust to Buy from Hold and raised its price target to $222 from $192, citing stronger data center demand. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan also raised its price target on DLR to $235 from $230 and reiterated an Overweight rating, implying additional upside from current levels. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Despite the upbeat guidance, the company’s reported EPS of $1.21 came in well below Wall Street expectations, so investors are balancing the earnings miss against the stronger operating trends.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Digital Realty Trust

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Sunbelt Securities Inc. boosted its stake in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 125 shares during the last quarter. Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd increased its holdings in Digital Realty Trust by 970.6% in the third quarter. Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd now owns 182 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 165 shares during the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd bought a new position in Digital Realty Trust during the third quarter worth about $34,000. Wiser Advisor Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Digital Realty Trust in the 3rd quarter valued at about $45,000. Finally, Prosperity Bancshares Inc acquired a new position in Digital Realty Trust during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $56,000. Institutional investors own 99.71% of the company’s stock.

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.