DLR vs GDS vs TRNO Stock Comparison

Digital Realty Trust, GDS Holdings and Terreno Realty Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GDS GDS Holdings Ltd
$22.81 -30.4% 1M -34.7% 1Y
Market cap
$4.33B
P/E
8.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.75B
Div. yield
–
Data Centers Technology
3 wins
TRNO Terreno Realty Corp
$65.01 -1.7% 1M +6.6% 1Y
Market cap
$6.93B
P/E
17.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$502.88M
Div. yield
0.03%
Industrial REITs Real Estate
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Terreno Realty leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Terreno Realty 5, Digital Realty Trust 3, GDS Holdings 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDLRGDSTRNOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $62.90B $4.33B $6.93B DLR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 83.0x 8.2x 17.9x GDS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 60.8x 43.9x 31.6x TRNO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.4% +15.8% +18.0% TRNO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.2% 30.1% 76.9% TRNO
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 0.00% 0.00% 0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.6% -34.7% +6.6% TRNO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.2%/yr -17.5%/yr -1.9%/yr DLR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.6% 57.0% 19.7% TRNO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 69/100 55/100 GDS

Percentile Scorecard

DLRGDSTRNO

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

AxisDLRGDSTRNO
Valuation 10 #10 of 11 95 #3 of 38 10 #131 of 145
Growth 67 #4 of 10 57 #16 of 36 88 #18 of 142
Profitability 22 #8 of 10 73 #10 of 34 27 #99 of 136
Financial Health 80 #3 of 11 51 #19 of 38 98 #4 of 139
Shareholder Returns – – 54 #61 of 131
Overall 45 69 55
  • DLR ranked among 11 companies in Infrastructure REITs
  • GDS ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • TRNO ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDLRGDSTRNOSPY
1 month -2.2%-30.4%-1.7% -0.8%
3 months -10.8%-27.3%-10.9% +3.5%
6 months -11.1%-48.1%-1.4% +7.0%
Year to date +12.8%-34.6%+10.7% +12.2%
1 year -2.6%-34.7%+6.6% +13.0%
3 years +42.7%+137.9%+27.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +12.6%+33.5%+8.5% +23.1%
5 years +11.3%-61.7%-9.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year +2.2%-17.5%-1.9% +11.0%
10 years +80.8%—+150.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year +6.1%—+9.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureDLRGDSTRNOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.6%57.0%19.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.0%58.0%20.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.812.000.36 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.10-0.610.33 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.1%-91.8%-40.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.4%-52.0%-13.4% -1.8%
52-week high $203.91$47.52$75.07 $779.14
52-week low $147.93$22.14$57.13 $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.

MultipleDLRGDSTRNO
P/E now vs peer median 81.5xmedian 24.3x 8.2xmedian 29.6x 17.9xmedian 27.4x
P/S now vs peer median 9.5xmedian 6.4x 2.7xmedian 4.2x 13.9xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 27.0xmedian 15.8x 11.1xmedian 24.2x —median 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -127.5xmedian 18.4x 4.9xmedian 15.1x -10.2xmedian 23.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 2.3x 1.1xmedian 3.9x 1.6xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 4.42median 0.72 0.12median 0.38 0.64median 2.11

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 monthsDLRGDSTRNO
Revenue $6.77B $1.75B $502.88M
Gross profit – $436.56M –
Operating income $986.10M $82.93M –
Net income $792.24M $542.46M $388.59M
Free cash flow -$506.74M $952.99M -$686.58M
R&D – $4.66M –
EPS (diluted) $2.10 $2.57 $3.63
Cash & equivalents $1.86B $2.20B $51.21M
Total debt $73.26B $15.20B $3.85B
Shares (diluted) 361.54M 205.57M 106.67M
Enterprise value $51.86B -$3.95B $6.74B

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
MetricDLRGDSTRNO
P/E 81.5x 8.2x 17.9x
P/FCF -127.5x 4.9x -10.2x
P/Operating cash flow 21.8x 9.2x 24.4x
P/S 9.5x 2.7x 13.9x
P/B 2.3x 1.1x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 2.5x 1.1x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 27.0x 11.1x –
EV/EBIT 82.5x 78.8x –
EV/Revenue 12.0x 3.7x 15.7x
EV/FCF -160.6x 6.9x -11.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.4x 12.7x 27.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.42 0.12 0.64

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDLRGDSTRNO
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.4% 15.8% 18.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.7% 8.1% 18.7%
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% 52.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 23.2% 71.9% 38.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -46.0% -26.4% 47.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 18.5% 65.7% 27.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 24.9% 15.3% 17.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.6% 20.0% 19.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 19.9% 3.3% -78.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.1% -11.1% -16.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDLRGDSTRNO
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% 76.9%
FCF margin -7.5% 54.3% -136.5%
Operating cash flow margin 43.8% 29.3% 57.0%
Return on equity 3.1% 12.5% –
Return on assets 1.6% 4.4% –
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 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 2.5% 3.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDLRGDSTRNO
Debt / assets 34.2% 31.9% 16.5%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.9x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.6x 3.1x –
Debt / FCF -36.8x 4.2x -1.4x
Liabilities / assets 48.7% 64.8% 22.4%
Equity / assets 51.3% 35.2% 77.6%
Interest coverage 2.1x 0.4x –
Current ratio – 1.8x –
Quick ratio – 1.4x –
Cash ratio – 1.1x –
Altman Z-score – 0.62 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDLRGDSTRNO
Dividend yield 2.8% – 3.3%
Net buyback yield -4.6% – -4.4%
Shareholder yield -1.8% – -1.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 55.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – -31.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 11.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 21.2%

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.

ConsensusDLRGDSTRNO
Forward P/E 60.8xFY2026 43.9xFY2026 31.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.87FY2026 $0.52FY2026 $2.06FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -19.8%FY2026 +550.0%FY2026 -47.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -12.2% -103.8% -8.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.40BFY2026 $1.96BFY2026 $544.31MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.1%FY2026 +20.4%FY2026 +14.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.6% +1.6% +1.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDLRGDSTRNO
Held by institutions 100.0% 50.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,325 198 384
Change in shares held, QoQ +18.3% +15.4% +3.0%
Institutions buying 745 120 202
Institutions selling 383 61 126
Buyers to sellers 1.95 1.97 1.60

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.

DLRGDSTRNO
DLR 1.00 0.21 0.30
GDS 0.21 1.00 0.02
TRNO 0.30 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DLR, GDS and TRNO?

Digital Realty Trust (DLR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Digital Realty Trust (DLR) $62.90B, GDS Holdings (GDS) $4.33B, Terreno Realty (TRNO) $6.93B.

Which stock is cheaper, DLR, GDS and TRNO?

GDS Holdings (GDS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Digital Realty Trust (DLR) 83.0x, GDS Holdings (GDS) 8.2x, Terreno Realty (TRNO) 17.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Terreno Realty (TRNO) is cheapest (Digital Realty Trust (DLR) 60.8x, GDS Holdings (GDS) 43.9x, Terreno Realty (TRNO) 31.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Terreno Realty (TRNO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Digital Realty Trust (DLR) +17.4%, GDS Holdings (GDS) +15.8%, Terreno Realty (TRNO) +18.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Terreno Realty (TRNO) has the highest net margin (Digital Realty Trust (DLR) 11.2%, GDS Holdings (GDS) 30.1%, Terreno Realty (TRNO) 76.9%). 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 Terreno Realty (TRNO) returned the most: Digital Realty Trust (DLR) -2.6%, GDS Holdings (GDS) -34.7%, Terreno Realty (TRNO) +6.6%. Over five years, Digital Realty Trust (DLR) compounded fastest (Digital Realty Trust (DLR) +2.2%/yr, GDS Holdings (GDS) -17.5%/yr, Terreno Realty (TRNO) -1.9%/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%, GDS Holdings (GDS) 0.00%, Terreno Realty (TRNO) 0.03%. Digital Realty Trust (DLR) and GDS Holdings (GDS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Terreno Realty (TRNO) has been the steadiest (Digital Realty Trust (DLR) 27.6%, GDS Holdings (GDS) 57.0%, Terreno Realty (TRNO) 19.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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