Digital Realty Trust DLR
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$190.62 -3.68 (-1.89%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Digital Realty Trust (DLR) Return on Invested Capital (2011 - 2018)

Digital Realty Trust (DLR) posted quarterly Return on Invested Capital of 28.5% for Q4 2018, up 2846.0% year-over-year from 0.97% in Q4 2017, and up 28257.73% quarter-over-quarter from 0.1% in Q3 2018.

Digital Realty Trust (DLR) Return on Invested Capital (2011 - 2018) Analysis & Trends

Digital Realty Trust's Return on Invested Capital history runs 8 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 28.5% for Q4 2018.

  • In Q4 2018, Return on Invested Capital rose 2846.0% year-over-year to 28.5%; the TTM figure through Dec 2018 stood at 28.5% (up 2846.0% YoY), while the FY2015 annual figure was 0.03%, changed N/A from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital for Q4 2018 stood at 28.5%, up from 0.1% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Invested Capital was 28.5% in Q4 2018, with the low at 0.0% in Q1 2014.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Invested Capital is 0.03% (2016), against an average of 1.63%.
  • Peak annual rise in Return on Invested Capital reached 2846 bps in 2018, while the deepest fall reached 15 bps in 2018.
  • Digital Realty Trust's Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.01% in 2014, then jumped by 457 bps to 0.03% in 2015, then grew by 6 bps to 0.03% in 2016, then gained by 27 bps to 0.04% in 2017, then surged by 68339 bps to 28.5% in 2018.
  • Business Quant data shows DLR's Return on Invested Capital at 28.5% in Q4 2018, 0.1% in Q3 2018, and 0.04% in Q2 2018.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 Equinix 105.14 Bn 102.92 Bn 1.40 Bn 0.00%
2 American Tower 82.11 Bn 80.34 Bn 2.72 Bn 0.00%
3 Digital Realty Trust 67.60 Bn 65.74 Bn - -
4 Iron Mountain 36.35 Bn 36.15 Bn 1.07 Bn 0.01%
5 Crown Castle 32.72 Bn 31.68 Bn 989.00 Mn 0.00%
6 Sba Communications 19.39 Bn 19.39 Bn 539.27 Mn 0.00%
7 Weyerhaeuser 17.58 Bn 17.05 Bn 311.00 Mn 0.01%
8 Lamar Advertising 15.26 Bn 15.19 Bn 422.53 Mn 0.01%
9 Gaming & Leisure Properties 12.42 Bn 12.42 Bn - 0.06%
10 Rayonier 6.36 Bn 5.93 Bn 75.67 Mn 0.00%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2018 28.50%
Sep 30, 2018 0.10%
Jun 30, 2018 0.04%
Mar 31, 2018 0.04%
Dec 31, 2017 0.04%
Sep 30, 2017 0.08%
Jun 30, 2017 0.19%
Mar 31, 2017 0.06%
Dec 31, 2016 0.03%
Sep 30, 2016 0.02%
Jun 30, 2016 0.02%
Mar 31, 2016 0.04%
Dec 31, 2015 0.03%
Sep 30, 2015 0.02%
Jun 30, 2015 0.02%
Mar 31, 2015 0.02%
Jun 30, 2014 0.01%
Mar 31, 2014 0.00%
Dec 31, 2013 0.00%
Sep 30, 2013 0.00%