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Digital Realty Trust (DLR) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Digital Realty Trust's quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $1.4 billion in Q1 2026, up 12.9% year-on-year from $1.2 billion in Q1 2025, and down 10.11% quarter-over-quarter from $1.5 billion in Q4 2025.

Digital Realty Trust has reported Operating Expenses for 18 years, with the latest figure at $1.4 billion in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 12.9% year-over-year to $1.4 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $5.6 billion (up 9.73% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $5.5 billion, up 7.3% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $1.4 billion, down from $1.5 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $1.5 billion in Q4 2025, with the low at $969.0 million in Q2 2022.
  • Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $1.2 billion, with a median of $1.2 billion recorded in 2023.
  • Year-over-year, Operating Expenses grew 29.91% in 2023 and retreated 6.05% in 2024.
  • Tracing DLR's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $1.1 billion in 2022, then increased by 11.1% to $1.2 billion in 2023, then grew by 4.53% to $1.3 billion in 2024, then advanced by 17.85% to $1.5 billion in 2025, then fell by 10.11% to $1.4 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $1.4 billion (Q1 2026), $1.5 billion (Q4 2025), and $1.4 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Equinix 106.10 Bn 103.07 Bn 2.20 Bn 1.87 Bn
2 American Tower 85.70 Bn 92.20 Bn 2.70 Bn 1.50 Bn
3 Digital Realty Trust 67.00 Bn 66.16 Bn - 1.37 Bn
4 Crown Castle 40.17 Bn 40.12 Bn 984.00 Mn 545.00 Mn
5 Iron Mountain 37.80 Bn 37.83 Bn 1.05 Bn 1.54 Bn
6 Sba Communications 21.99 Bn 22.08 Bn 532.10 Mn 128.53 Mn
7 Weyerhaeuser 16.98 Bn 16.68 Bn 318.00 Mn 120.00 Mn
8 Lamar Advertising 15.51 Bn 15.46 Bn 403.56 Mn 399.87 Mn
9 Gaming & Leisure Properties 13.46 Bn 13.86 Bn - 86.64 Mn
10 OUTFRONT Media 5.85 Bn 5.81 Bn 202.10 Mn 373.70 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 1.37 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 1.52 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.44 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 1.28 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 1.21 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 1.29 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 1.26 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 1.35 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 1.18 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 1.24 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 1.34 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 1.21 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 1.16 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 1.11 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 1.03 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 968.95 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 986.09 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 979.67 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 948.77 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 907.56 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 897.87 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 902.35 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 880.27 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 840.18 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 723.29 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 648.53 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 641.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 651.83 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 672.97 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 655.42 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 629.86 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 610.86 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 600.56 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 614.25 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 543.77 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 435.33 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 413.29 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 425.67 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 430.54 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 402.64 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 386.08 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 459.03 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 331.86 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 313.24 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 257.29 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 418.38 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 329.81 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 308.99 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 300.58 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 282.88 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 294.28 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 263.51 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 259.78 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 255.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 245.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 215.26 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 197.23 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 189.31 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 201.85 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 191.16 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 176.08 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 166.11 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 177.09 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 143.31 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 136.58 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 119.69 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 117.57 Mn
Jun 30, 2009 112.16 Mn