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

Digital Realty Trust's (DLR) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 16.38% in Q1 2026, up 239.0% year-on-year from 4.83% in Q1 2025, and up 137.71% quarter-over-quarter from 6.89% in Q4 2025.

Digital Realty Trust (DLR) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Digital Realty Trust's Operating Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 16.38% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin rose 239.0% year-over-year to 16.38% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 11.52%, a 230.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 10.77%, up 228.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin improved to 16.38% in Q1 2026 per DLR's latest filing, from 6.89% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 16.38% in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 0.73% in Q2 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 11.33% (2023), against an average of 10.76%.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Margin plunged 1061 bps in 2024 and soared 1345 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Operating Margin stood at 9.81% in 2022, then retreated by 0 bps to 9.79% in 2023, then rose by 3 bps to 10.05% in 2024, then tumbled by 31 bps to 6.89% in 2025, then soared by 138 bps to 16.38% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest DLR Operating Margin figures stand at 16.38% (Q1 2026), 6.89% (Q4 2025), and 8.78% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Equinix 103.21 Bn 100.16 Bn 1.26 Bn 23.61%
2 American Tower 77.59 Bn 77.46 Bn 2.70 Bn 45.27%
3 Digital Realty Trust 67.06 Bn 64.63 Bn - 16.38%
4 Iron Mountain 37.43 Bn 37.18 Bn 1.05 Bn 20.41%
5 Crown Castle 32.28 Bn 32.22 Bn 23.00 Mn 948.98%
6 Sba Communications 18.22 Bn 18.22 Bn 532.10 Mn 48.74%
7 Weyerhaeuser 17.34 Bn 17.04 Bn 318.00 Mn 14.30%
8 Lamar Advertising 16.34 Bn 16.30 Bn 344.69 Mn 27.66%
9 Gaming & Leisure Properties 12.88 Bn 12.88 Bn - 79.37%
10 OUTFRONT Media 5.63 Bn 5.57 Bn 202.10 Mn 13.01%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 16.38%
Dec 31, 2025 6.89%
Sep 30, 2025 8.78%
Jun 30, 2025 14.18%
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%
Sep 30, 2021 16.27%
Jun 30, 2021 16.98%