DLR vs CDP vs AMT Stock Comparison

Digital Realty Trust, Copt Defense Properties and American Tower Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CDP Copt Defense Properties
$34.23 -0.2% 1M +24.5% 1Y
Market cap
$3.88B
P/E
22.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$804.15M
Div. yield
3.70%
Office REITs Real Estate
6 wins
AMT American Tower Corp /Ma/
$185.84 +11.0% 1M +3.8% 1Y
Market cap
$86.26B
P/E
26.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.01B
Div. yield
3.80%
Tower REITs Real Estate
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Copt Defense Properties leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Copt Defense Properties 6, American Tower 2, Digital Realty Trust 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDLRCDPAMTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $67.80B $3.88B $86.26B AMT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 82.5x 22.7x 26.1x CDP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 63.8x 23.1x 27.5x CDP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.0% +7.2% +5.3% DLR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 30.1% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 9.1% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 5.1x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.66% 3.70% 3.80% AMT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +9.6% +24.5% +3.8% CDP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.0%/yr +4.8%/yr -8.0%/yr CDP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.3% 18.5% 28.3% CDP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 62/100 47/100 CDP

Percentile Scorecard

DLRCDPAMT

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisDLRCDPAMT
Valuation 10 #10 of 11 58 #62 of 145 30 #8 of 11
Growth 67 #4 of 10 82 #27 of 143 78 #3 of 10
Profitability – 91 #13 of 136 38 #6 of 9
Financial Health – – 44 #6 of 10
Shareholder Returns – 18 #108 of 131 –
Overall – 62 47
  • DLR ranked among 11 companies in Infrastructure REITs
  • CDP ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • AMT ranked among 11 companies in Infrastructure REITs

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodDLRCDPAMTSPY
1 month +3.8%-0.2%+11.0% +0.7%
3 months -5.2%-10.7%+6.5% +3.7%
6 months -8.8%+9.5%+1.7% +7.1%
Year to date +18.4%+23.1%+5.8% +12.8%
1 year +9.6%+24.5%+3.8% +11.9%
3 years +50.1%+49.3%+7.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year +14.5%+14.3%+2.5% +22.8%
5 years +16.1%+26.2%-34.1% +67.6%
5 years, per year +3.0%+4.8%-8.0% +10.9%
10 years +97.9%+30.0%+60.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year +7.1%+2.7%+4.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDLRCDPAMTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.3%18.5%28.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.4%16.8%28.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.820.11-0.06 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.351.320.13 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.1%-26.0%-46.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.1%-10.7%-4.3% -1.2%
52-week high $203.91$38.34$194.12 $779.14
52-week low $147.93$27.32$161.11 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleDLRCDPAMT
P/E now vs peer median 82.5xmedian 24.7x 22.7xmedian 25.7x 26.1xmedian 24.7x
P/S now vs peer median 9.6xmedian 6.4x 4.8xmedian 4.1x 7.8xmedian 6.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 15.4x —median 14.3x 17.4xmedian 15.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -128.9xmedian 18.7x 123.0xmedian 23.5x 21.8xmedian 18.7x
P/B now vs peer median —median 5.2x 2.4xmedian 1.3x 8.8xmedian 5.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.68 0.32median 1.86 0.39median 0.68

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsDLRCDPAMT
Revenue $7.10B $804.15M $11.01B
Gross profit – – $10.87B
Operating income – – $4.94B
Net income $922.13M $177.89M $3.38B
Free cash flow – – $3.96B
EPS (diluted) – $1.48 $7.11
Cash & equivalents $802.90M $24.26M $1.87B
Total debt – – $37.58B
Shares (diluted) 361.54M 114.90M 465.76M
Enterprise value $69.40B $3.88B $85.79B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricDLRCDPAMT
P/E 82.5x 22.7x 26.1x
P/FCF -128.9x 123.0x 21.8x
P/Operating cash flow – – 15.1x
P/S 9.6x 4.8x 7.8x
P/B – 2.4x 8.8x
P/Tangible book – 2.4x -21.9x
EV/EBITDA – – 17.4x
EV/EBIT – – 24.7x
EV/Revenue 9.6x 4.8x 11.1x
EV/FCF – – 30.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 21.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.32 0.39

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDLRCDPAMT
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.0% 7.2% 5.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.9% 5.7% 6.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 5.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 6.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 3.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 16.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -34.3% 13.6% 12.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -0.3% 72.3% 74.5%
EPS growth (1Y) – 11.9% 13.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 70.3% 66.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – 9.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 6.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 7.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 11.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDLRCDPAMT
Gross margin – – 98.7%
EBITDA margin – – 63.6%
Operating margin – – 44.8%
Pretax margin – – 35.3%
Net margin – – 30.1%
FCF margin – – 36.0%
Operating cash flow margin – – 51.8%
Return on equity – 11.2% 33.8%
Return on assets 1.7% 3.9% 5.4%
Return on invested capital – – 9.1%
Return on capital employed – – 9.1%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.6% 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDLRCDPAMT
Debt / assets – – 59.7%
Debt / equity – – 3.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 5.1x
Debt / FCF – – 9.5x
Liabilities / assets 46.5% 64.6% 84.5%
Equity / assets – 34.9% 15.5%
Interest coverage – – 3.5x
Current ratio – – 0.4x
Quick ratio – – 0.3x
Cash ratio – – 0.2x
Altman Z-score – – 1.18

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDLRCDPAMT
Dividend yield 2.7% 3.7% 3.8%
Net buyback yield – – 1.0%
Shareholder yield 2.7% 3.7% 4.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusDLRCDPAMT
Forward P/E 63.8xFY2026 23.1xFY2026 27.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.87FY2026 $1.48FY2026 $6.75FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -19.8%FY2026 +10.4%FY2026 +25.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -12.2% -5.4% -0.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.40BFY2026 $739.29MFY2026 $11.51BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.1%FY2026 +3.5%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.6% +10.5% +4.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDLRCDPAMT
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 94.4%
Institutions holding 1,326 330 1,744
Change in shares held, QoQ +18.3% +0.5% +2.5%
Institutions buying 745 156 861
Institutions selling 384 108 657
Buyers to sellers 1.94 1.44 1.31

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

DLRCDPAMT
DLR 1.00 0.18 0.22
CDP 0.18 1.00 0.22
AMT 0.22 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DLR, CDP and AMT?

American Tower (AMT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Digital Realty Trust (DLR) $67.80B, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) $3.88B, American Tower (AMT) $86.26B.

Which stock is cheaper, DLR, CDP and AMT?

Copt Defense Properties (CDP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Digital Realty Trust (DLR) 82.5x, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) 22.7x, American Tower (AMT) 26.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) is cheapest (Digital Realty Trust (DLR) 63.8x, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) 23.1x, American Tower (AMT) 27.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Digital Realty Trust (DLR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Digital Realty Trust (DLR) +20.0%, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) +7.2%, American Tower (AMT) +5.3%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Copt Defense Properties (CDP) returned the most: Digital Realty Trust (DLR) +9.6%, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) +24.5%, American Tower (AMT) +3.8%. Over five years, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) compounded fastest (Digital Realty Trust (DLR) +3.0%/yr, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) +4.8%/yr, American Tower (AMT) -8.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

American Tower (AMT) has the highest dividend yield: Digital Realty Trust (DLR) 2.66%, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) 3.70%, American Tower (AMT) 3.80%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) has been the steadiest (Digital Realty Trust (DLR) 27.3%, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) 18.5%, American Tower (AMT) 28.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DLR, CDP and AMT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.