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

Digital Realty Trust's (DLR) quarterly Return on Invested Capital came in at 28.13% in Q4 2018, up 2809.0% year-on-year from 0.97% in Q4 2017, and up 29473.73% 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 28.13% for Q4 2018.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Invested Capital rose 2809.0% year-over-year to 28.13% in Q4 2018; TTM through Dec 2018 was 28.13%, a 2809.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2015 full-year figure at 0.03%, changed N/A from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital improved to 28.13% in Q4 2018 per DLR's latest filing, from 0.1% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 28.13% in Q4 2018 and bottomed at 0.0% in Q1 2014.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Invested Capital is 0.03% (2016), against an average of 1.61%.
  • Biggest YoY gain for Return on Invested Capital was 2809 bps in 2018; the steepest drop was 13 bps in 2018.
  • Year by year, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.01% in 2014, then soared by 450 bps to 0.03% in 2015, then grew by 7 bps to 0.03% in 2016, then advanced by 17 bps to 0.04% in 2017, then surged by 73252 bps to 28.13% in 2018.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest DLR Return on Invested Capital figures stand at 28.13% (Q4 2018), 0.1% (Q3 2018), and 0.06% (Q2 2018).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 Equinix 102.00 Bn 98.94 Bn 1.26 Bn 0.00%
2 American Tower 76.76 Bn 83.27 Bn 2.70 Bn 0.00%
3 Digital Realty Trust 61.91 Bn 61.08 Bn - -
4 Iron Mountain 37.06 Bn 37.09 Bn 1.05 Bn 0.00%
5 Crown Castle 32.50 Bn 32.44 Bn 23.00 Mn 0.00%
6 Sba Communications 18.50 Bn 18.59 Bn 532.10 Mn 0.00%
7 Weyerhaeuser 17.05 Bn 16.75 Bn 318.00 Mn 0.02%
8 Lamar Advertising 15.99 Bn 15.96 Bn 344.69 Mn 0.01%
9 Gaming & Leisure Properties 12.58 Bn 12.98 Bn - 0.05%
10 Rayonier 6.43 Bn 5.79 Bn 46.45 Mn 0.00%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2018 28.13%
Sep 30, 2018 0.10%
Jun 30, 2018 0.06%
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 0.03%
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%