Digital Realty Trust (DLR) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Digital Realty Trust (DLR) recorded Return on Assets [ROA] of 1.69% in Q3 2026, down 1.23 percentage points from 2.92% a year earlier but up 0.11 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Digital Realty Trust (DLR) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Digital Realty Trust reported Return on Assets [ROA] of 2.82%, up 1.44 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Assets [ROA] has a five-year change of +1.58 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 1.38% in FY2024 (-0.89 pp), 2.26% in FY2023 (+1.27 pp), 0.99% in FY2022 (-3.84 pp) and 4.82% in FY2021 (+3.58 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] has ranged from 0.91% in Q1 2023 to 4.84% in Q4 2021 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Assets [ROA] rose in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.02 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Assets [ROA] in the last five years was a gain of 3.82 percentage points in Q4 2021, against a drop of 3.89 percentage points in Q4 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 1.58% (Q2 2026), 2.86% (Q1 2026) and 2.72% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Digital Realty Trust | 67.83 Bn | 60.88 Bn | - | 1.70% |
| 2 | Crown Castle | 38.07 Bn | 36.74 Bn | 982.00 Mn | 8.11% |
| 3 | Sba Communications | 19.99 Bn | 18.63 Bn | 542.40 Mn | 8.43% |
| 4 | Lamar Advertising | 16.59 Bn | 16.38 Bn | - | 8.37% |
| 5 | OUTFRONT Media | 5.79 Bn | 5.55 Bn | 268.20 Mn | 4.89% |
| 6 | American Tower | 2.96 Bn | 2.48 Bn | 2.70 Bn | 4.76% |
| 7 | IHS Holding | 2.85 Bn | -1.91 Bn | 260.10 Mn | -0.53% |
| 8 | Array Digital Infrastructure | 2.50 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 30.52 Mn | 19.69% |
| 9 | Fermi | 982.70 Mn | 121.14 Mn | - | -20.05% |
| 10 | Blackstone Digital Infrastructure Trust | 836.62 Mn | -1.11 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1.70% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.58% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.86% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.72% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.92% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.00% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.96% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.36% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.02% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.67% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.75% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.25% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.23% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.03% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.91% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.95% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.92% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.77% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.91% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.84% |
API Access
Digital Realty Trust Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=DLR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=DLR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();