Digital Realty Trust (DLR) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Digital Realty Trust's Operating Margin was 24.28% in Q2 2026, down 52.30 percentage points from 76.58% a year earlier but up 7.91 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Digital Realty Trust (DLR) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Digital Realty Trust's Operating Margin was 14.56% through Jun 30, 2026, down 14.10 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 10.77%, up 2.28 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin shows a five-year change of -3.51 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Operating Margin was 8.49% in FY2024 (-1.08 pp), 9.58% in FY2023 (-3.00 pp), 12.57% in FY2022 (-3.10 pp) and 15.67% in FY2021 (+1.39 pp).
- Quarterly Operating Margin has moved between 0.73% (Q2 2024) and 76.58% (Q2 2025) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Operating Margin was higher in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.81 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin over five years was Q2 2025 (a gain of 75.86 percentage points); the worst was Q2 2026 (a drop of 52.30 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, DLR's Operating Margin in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 16.38% (Q1 2026), 6.89% (Q4 2025) and 8.78% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Tower | 88.09 Bn | 81.37 Bn | 2.75 Bn | 45.56% |
| 2 | Digital Realty Trust | 63.73 Bn | 55.18 Bn | - | 15.88% |
| 3 | Crown Castle | 37.58 Bn | 36.25 Bn | 982.00 Mn | 46.73% |
| 4 | Sba Communications | 20.08 Bn | 18.63 Bn | 542.40 Mn | 51.51% |
| 5 | Lamar Advertising | 16.11 Bn | 15.91 Bn | 422.53 Mn | 33.72% |
| 6 | OUTFRONT Media | 5.51 Bn | 5.25 Bn | 276.40 Mn | 22.22% |
| 7 | IHS Holding | 2.83 Bn | -731.89 Mn | 207.10 Mn | 19.32% |
| 8 | Array Digital Infrastructure | 2.63 Bn | 1.52 Bn | 30.57 Mn | 738.42% |
| 9 | Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings | 1.23 Bn | 518.82 Mn | 241.86 Mn | 20.33% |
| 10 | Fermi | 1.05 Bn | 193.21 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 15.88% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 24.28% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 16.38% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -51.39% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 10.03% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 76.58% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 13.99% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.05% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 11.76% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.73% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 11.22% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.79% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.15% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.33% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 13.25% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.81% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 13.20% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 14.95% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 12.53% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.83% |
API Access
Digital Realty Trust Operating Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=DLR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "DLR", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=DLR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();