DLR vs FRMI vs CDP Stock Comparison

Digital Realty Trust, Fermi and Copt Defense Properties Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FRMI Fermi Inc.
$2.55 -47.1% 1M -87.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.62B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Data Center REITs Real Estate
CDP Copt Defense Properties
$33.93 +0.5% 1M +19.4% 1Y
Market cap
$3.85B
P/E
23.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$784.18M
Div. yield
0.04%
Office REITs Real Estate
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Copt Defense Properties leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Copt Defense Properties 8, Digital Realty Trust 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDLRFRMICDPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $61.72B $1.62B $3.85B DLR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 81.4x -2.2x 23.5x CDP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 59.8x — 22.9x CDP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.4% — +4.5% DLR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.2% — 20.9% CDP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.0% — 5.0% CDP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.6x — 6.7x DLR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.04% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -1.7% -87.1% +19.4% CDP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.9%/yr — +4.0%/yr CDP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.6% 122.0% 18.5% CDP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 — 49/100 CDP

Percentile Scorecard

DLRFRMICDP

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

AxisDLRFRMICDP
Valuation 10 #10 of 11 0 #11 of 11 48 #76 of 145
Growth 78 #3 of 10 – 59 #59 of 144
Profitability 11 #9 of 10 – 78 #31 of 140
Financial Health 80 #3 of 11 70 #4 of 11 24 #111 of 146
Shareholder Returns – – 36 #85 of 132
Overall 45 – 49
  • DLR ranked among 11 companies in Infrastructure REITs
  • FRMI ranked among 11 companies in Infrastructure REITs
  • CDP ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDLRFRMICDPSPY
1 month -5.0%-47.1%+0.5% -1.0%
3 months -13.3%-65.5%-10.8% +2.9%
6 months -13.8%-52.8%+5.7% +6.4%
Year to date +11.4%-68.1%+22.1% +11.4%
1 year -1.7%-87.1%+19.4% +13.1%
3 years +44.3%—+45.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year +13.0%—+13.2% +21.5%
5 years +9.9%—+21.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year +1.9%—+4.0% +10.9%
10 years +80.1%—+23.9% +255.2%
10 years, per year +6.1%—+2.2% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureDLRFRMICDPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.6%122.0%18.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.9%123.2%16.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.813.240.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.06-0.711.05 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.1%-92.2%-26.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.5%-91.5%-11.5% -2.5%
52-week high $203.91$29.86$38.34 $779.14
52-week low $147.93$2.55$27.32 $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.

MultipleDLRFRMICDP
P/E now vs peer median 80.5xmedian 24.1x -2.2xmedian 24.1x 23.3xmedian 27.0x
P/S now vs peer median 9.4xmedian 6.3x —median 6.3x 4.9xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 26.7xmedian 16.7x —median 16.7x 16.7xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -125.8xmedian 18.0x -1.3xmedian 18.0x 121.7xmedian 23.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 2.3x 1.6xmedian 2.3x 2.4xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 4.36median 0.71 —median 0.71 -4.29median 2.07

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 monthsDLRFRMICDP
Revenue $6.77B – $784.18M
Gross profit – – $754.22M
Operating income $986.10M -$365.10M $207.72M
Net income $792.24M -$694.51M $171.84M
Free cash flow -$506.74M -$1.24B $31.63M
EPS (diluted) $2.10 $-1.16 $1.43
Cash & equivalents $1.86B $62.54M $24.16M
Total debt $73.26B $1.31B $2.59B
Shares (diluted) 361.54M 637.33M 114.90M
Enterprise value $50.68B $754.06M $3.50B

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
MetricDLRFRMICDP
P/E 80.5x -2.2x 23.3x
P/FCF -125.8x -1.3x 121.7x
P/Operating cash flow 21.5x -18.6x 11.4x
P/S 9.4x – 4.9x
P/B 2.3x 1.6x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 2.5x 1.6x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 26.7x – 16.7x
EV/EBIT 81.7x -5.7x 30.9x
EV/Revenue 11.9x – 8.2x
EV/FCF -158.9x -1.7x 202.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.1x -23.8x 19.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.36 – -4.29

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDLRFRMICDP
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.4% – 4.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.7% – 4.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 7.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 7.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -40.3% – 19.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 17.3% – 28.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -42.6% – 14.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 23.2% – -4.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -46.0% – 12.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 18.5% – -5.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 24.9% – 3.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.6% – 8.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 19.9% – -17.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.1% – 31.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDLRFRMICDP
Gross margin – – 96.2%
EBITDA margin 44.5% – 49.1%
Operating margin 14.6% – 26.5%
Pretax margin 7.8% – 21.5%
Net margin 11.2% – 20.9%
FCF margin -7.5% – 4.0%
Operating cash flow margin 43.8% – 43.0%
Return on equity 3.1% -34.0% 10.9%
Return on assets 1.6% -20.2% 3.8%
Return on invested capital 2.0% – 5.0%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x – 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.7x 0.1x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% – 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDLRFRMICDP
Debt / assets 34.2% 29.5% 57.4%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.5x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.6x – 6.7x
Debt / FCF -36.8x -0.4x 82.0x
Liabilities / assets 48.7% 41.5% 65.0%
Equity / assets 51.3% 58.5% 35.0%
Interest coverage 2.1x -47.3x 2.2x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDLRFRMICDP
Dividend yield 2.8% – 3.7%
Net buyback yield -4.7% – –
Shareholder yield -1.9% – 3.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 81.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 441.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 4.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 3.8%

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.

ConsensusDLRFRMICDP
Forward P/E 59.8xFY2026 – 22.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.88FY2026 $-0.40FY2026 $1.48FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -19.6%FY2026 – +10.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -11.1% – -5.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.40BFY2026 $7.97MFY2026 $739.63MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.1%FY2026 – +3.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.6% +5,638.6% +10.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDLRFRMICDP
Held by institutions 100.0% 25.4% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,325 293 329
Change in shares held, QoQ +18.3% +121.5% +0.5%
Institutions buying 745 233 156
Institutions selling 383 42 108
Buyers to sellers 1.95 5.55 1.44

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.

DLRFRMICDP
DLR 1.00 0.36 0.19
FRMI 0.36 1.00 0.01
CDP 0.19 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DLR, FRMI and CDP?

Digital Realty Trust (DLR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Digital Realty Trust (DLR) $61.72B, Fermi (FRMI) $1.62B, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) $3.85B.

Which stock is cheaper, DLR, FRMI and CDP?

Copt Defense Properties (CDP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Digital Realty Trust (DLR) 81.4x, Fermi (FRMI) -2.2x, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) 23.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) is cheapest (Digital Realty Trust (DLR) 59.8x, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) 22.9x). 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) +17.4%, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) +4.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Copt Defense Properties (CDP) has the highest net margin (Digital Realty Trust (DLR) 11.2%, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) 20.9%). On return on invested capital, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) leads (Digital Realty Trust (DLR) 2.0%, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) 5.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Copt Defense Properties (CDP) returned the most: Digital Realty Trust (DLR) -1.7%, Fermi (FRMI) -87.1%, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) +19.4%. Over five years, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) compounded fastest (Digital Realty Trust (DLR) +1.9%/yr, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) +4.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Digital Realty Trust (DLR) 0.00%, Fermi (FRMI) 0.00%, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) 0.04%. Digital Realty Trust (DLR) and Fermi (FRMI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) has been the steadiest (Digital Realty Trust (DLR) 27.6%, Fermi (FRMI) 122.0%, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) 18.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 8. 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.