Digital Realty Trust DLR-PL
NYSE DLR-PL
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At close: Oct 23, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (DLR-PL) Payout Ratio (2010 - 2020)

Updated

Digital Realty Trust's (DLR-PL) Payout Ratio stood at 4.42 in Q4 2020, up 136.2% from 1.87 a year earlier and up 103.1% from the prior quarter.

Analysis

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (DLR-PL) Payout Ratio (2010 - 2020) Analysis & Trends

Starting with Q2 2010, Digital Realty Trust's Payout Ratio history includes 43 quarters.

  • Across earlier years, Payout Ratio came in at 1.87 in FY2019 (-45.0%), 3.40 in FY2018 (-9.0%), 3.73 in FY2017 (+137.7%) and 1.57 in FY2016 (-27.2%).
  • The Q4 2020 figure is the highest quarterly Payout Ratio since Q3 2019.
  • On a year-over-year basis, Payout Ratio rose in two of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 5.3%.
  • Peak year-over-year performance for Payout Ratio in the last five years was growth of 358.9% in Q2 2016, against a decline of 80.8% in Q2 2017 at the low end.
  • Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 2.17 (Q3 2020), 1.75 (Q2 2020) and 1.68 (Q1 2020).
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Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2020 4.42
Sep 30, 2020 2.17
Jun 30, 2020 1.75
Mar 31, 2020 1.68
Dec 31, 2019 1.87
Sep 30, 2019 4.42
Jun 30, 2019 4.00
Mar 31, 2019 3.41
Dec 31, 2018 3.40
Sep 30, 2018 3.12
Jun 30, 2018 4.14
Mar 31, 2018 3.97
Dec 31, 2017 3.73
Sep 30, 2017 3.28
Jun 30, 2017 1.49
Mar 31, 2017 1.55
Dec 31, 2016 1.57
Sep 30, 2016 2.43
Jun 30, 2016 7.75
Mar 31, 2016 3.20
API Access

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. Payout Ratio API

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