DLR vs GDS vs REXR Stock Comparison

Digital Realty Trust, GDS Holdings and Rexford Industrial Realty Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GDS GDS Holdings Ltd
$23.86 -24.6% 1M -33.5% 1Y
Market cap
$4.92B
P/E
8.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.75B
Div. yield
–
Data Centers Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Digital Realty Trust leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Digital Realty Trust 5, GDS Holdings 5, Rexford Industrial Realty 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDLRGDSREXRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $66.56B $4.92B $7.98B DLR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 84.0x 8.6x -17.3x GDS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 62.7x 45.9x — GDS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.4% +15.8% -2.0% DLR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.2% 30.1% -48.4% GDS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.0% 1.0% — DLR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.6x 3.1x — GDS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.71% — 4.63% REXR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +3.3% -33.5% -12.6% DLR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.7%/yr -16.7%/yr -11.2%/yr DLR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.5% 57.1% 25.9% REXR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 70/100 51/100 GDS

Percentile Scorecard

DLRGDSREXR

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

AxisDLRGDSREXR
Valuation 10 #10 of 11 97 #2 of 38 40 #87 of 145
Growth 78 #3 of 10 57 #16 of 36 28 #103 of 142
Profitability 11 #9 of 10 73 #10 of 34 16 #114 of 135
Financial Health 80 #3 of 11 51 #19 of 38 93 #11 of 136
Shareholder Returns – – 77 #31 of 131
Overall 45 70 51
  • DLR ranked among 11 companies in Infrastructure REITs
  • GDS ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • REXR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDLRGDSREXRSPY
1 month +1.5%-24.6%-0.1% +0.9%
3 months -4.4%-19.3%-4.0% +5.9%
6 months -7.5%-42.6%+4.6% +8.5%
Year to date +16.3%-31.6%-4.1% +13.3%
1 year +3.3%-33.5%-12.6% +12.4%
3 years +47.0%+148.8%-11.4% +88.1%
3 years, per year +13.7%+35.5%-3.9% +23.5%
5 years +14.0%-59.8%-44.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year +2.7%-16.7%-11.2% +11.0%
10 years +94.2%—+77.5% +263.4%
10 years, per year +6.9%—+5.9% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureDLRGDSREXRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.5%57.1%25.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.9%58.2%23.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.832.000.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.12-0.59-0.49 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.1%-91.8%-62.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.8%-49.8%-12.6% -0.9%
52-week high $203.91$47.52$42.49 $779.14
52-week low $147.93$22.14$32.47 $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.

MultipleDLRGDSREXR
P/E now vs peer median 84.0xmedian 24.2x 8.6xmedian 27.6x -17.3xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 9.8xmedian 6.3x 2.8xmedian 4.8x 8.2xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 27.6xmedian 15.7x 11.5xmedian 24.1x —median 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -131.4xmedian 18.2x 5.2xmedian 15.0x 30.4xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.4x 1.1xmedian 4.4x 1.1xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 4.55median 0.72 0.13median 0.38 0.29median 1.91

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 monthsDLRGDSREXR
Revenue $6.77B $1.75B $977.78M
Gross profit – $436.56M –
Operating income $986.10M $82.93M –
Net income $792.24M $542.46M -$478.91M
Free cash flow -$506.74M $952.99M $262.41M
R&D – $4.66M –
EPS (diluted) $2.10 $2.57 $-2.15
Cash & equivalents $1.86B $2.20B $423.59M
Total debt $73.26B $15.20B $2.77B
Shares (diluted) 361.54M 205.57M 220.51M
Enterprise value $57.09B -$3.22B $7.66B

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
MetricDLRGDSREXR
P/E 84.0x 8.6x -17.3x
P/FCF -131.4x 5.2x 30.4x
P/Operating cash flow 22.4x 9.6x 15.6x
P/S 9.8x 2.8x 8.2x
P/B 2.4x 1.1x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 1.1x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 27.6x 11.5x –
EV/EBIT 84.5x 81.4x –
EV/Revenue 12.3x 3.8x 10.6x
EV/FCF -164.4x 7.1x 39.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 28.1x 13.1x 20.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.55 0.13 0.29

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDLRGDSREXR
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.4% 15.8% -2.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.7% 8.1% 8.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 27.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 14.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -40.3% -57.2% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 17.3% -5.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) -42.6% -14.6% -235.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 23.2% 71.9% -60.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -46.0% -26.4% -253.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 18.5% 65.7% -60.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 24.9% 15.3% -6.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.6% 20.0% 10.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 19.9% 3.3% 15,260%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.1% -11.1% 30.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDLRGDSREXR
Gross margin – 24.9% –
EBITDA margin 44.5% 33.5% –
Operating margin 14.6% 4.7% –
Pretax margin 7.8% 14.8% –
Net margin 11.2% 30.1% -48.4%
FCF margin -7.5% 54.3% 26.8%
Operating cash flow margin 43.8% 29.3% 52.3%
Return on equity 3.1% 12.5% -6.2%
Return on assets 1.6% 4.4% -4.3%
Return on invested capital 2.0% 1.0% –
Return on capital employed – 0.8% –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.7x 0.9x -1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 2.5% 8.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDLRGDSREXR
Debt / assets 34.2% 31.9% 25.7%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.9x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.6x 3.1x –
Debt / FCF -36.8x 4.2x 10.5x
Liabilities / assets 48.7% 64.8% 30.3%
Equity / assets 51.3% 35.2% 69.7%
Interest coverage 2.1x 0.4x –
Current ratio – 1.8x –
Quick ratio – 1.4x –
Cash ratio – 1.1x –
Altman Z-score – 0.64 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDLRGDSREXR
Dividend yield 2.7% – 4.6%
Net buyback yield -4.5% – 8.9%
Shareholder yield -1.8% – 13.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – -82.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 150.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 1.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 13.6%

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.

ConsensusDLRGDSREXR
Forward P/E 62.7xFY2026 45.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.87FY2026 $0.52FY2026 $-1.33FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -19.8%FY2026 +550.0%FY2026 -254.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -12.2% -103.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.40BFY2026 $1.96BFY2026 $976.30MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.1%FY2026 +20.4%FY2026 -0.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.6% +1.6% -12.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDLRGDSREXR
Held by institutions 100.0% 50.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,325 198 420
Change in shares held, QoQ +18.3% +15.4% +1.3%
Institutions buying 745 120 193
Institutions selling 383 61 168
Buyers to sellers 1.95 1.97 1.15

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.

DLRGDSREXR
DLR 1.00 0.23 0.29
GDS 0.23 1.00 -0.06
REXR 0.29 -0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DLR, GDS and REXR?

Digital Realty Trust (DLR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Digital Realty Trust (DLR) $66.56B, GDS Holdings (GDS) $4.92B, Rexford Industrial Realty (REXR) $7.98B.

Which stock is cheaper, DLR, GDS and REXR?

GDS Holdings (GDS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Digital Realty Trust (DLR) 84.0x, GDS Holdings (GDS) 8.6x, Rexford Industrial Realty (REXR) -17.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, GDS Holdings (GDS) is cheapest (Digital Realty Trust (DLR) 62.7x, GDS Holdings (GDS) 45.9x). 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%, GDS Holdings (GDS) +15.8%, Rexford Industrial Realty (REXR) -2.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

GDS Holdings (GDS) has the highest net margin (Digital Realty Trust (DLR) 11.2%, GDS Holdings (GDS) 30.1%, Rexford Industrial Realty (REXR) -48.4%). On return on invested capital, Digital Realty Trust (DLR) leads (Digital Realty Trust (DLR) 2.0%, GDS Holdings (GDS) 1.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Digital Realty Trust (DLR) returned the most: Digital Realty Trust (DLR) +3.3%, GDS Holdings (GDS) -33.5%, Rexford Industrial Realty (REXR) -12.6%. Over five years, Digital Realty Trust (DLR) compounded fastest (Digital Realty Trust (DLR) +2.7%/yr, GDS Holdings (GDS) -16.7%/yr, Rexford Industrial Realty (REXR) -11.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Rexford Industrial Realty (REXR) has the highest dividend yield: Digital Realty Trust (DLR) 2.71%, Rexford Industrial Realty (REXR) 4.63%. GDS Holdings (GDS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rexford Industrial Realty (REXR) has been the steadiest (Digital Realty Trust (DLR) 27.5%, GDS Holdings (GDS) 57.1%, Rexford Industrial Realty (REXR) 25.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DLR, GDS and REXR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Digital Realty Trust (DLR) leads on 5. 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.