Digital Realty Trust, Inc. · DLR-PK · FY2026 Q1 · Calendar Q2 2026

Digital Realty raises 2026 FFO outlook as AI demand lifts bookings

The quarter strengthened the growth case for Digital Realty: AI and hyperscale demand supported record leasing, while a larger pre-leased pipeline and lower leverage improved visibility. Execution, power availability, and the economics of AI leases remain important tests.

Reported After market closeNYSEReal Estate $53.16B market cap
85quality score

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Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS $0.46 Consensus $0.44
EPS surprise +4.2% Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue $1.64B Consensus $1.60B
Revenue surprise +2.1% Reported versus consensus

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What changed

Compared with the prior quarter, management raised 2026 core FFO guidance to $8.10 per share, reported a 60% increase in the development pipeline to $16.5 billion, and highlighted a 200 MW AI inference lease and leverage of 4.7x.

Guidance delta

Management raised 2026 core FFO guidance to $8.10 per share, implying 9% growth.

Key takeaways

  • Record leasing activity spanned zero-to-one MW interconnection and greater-than-one-MW hyperscale categories.
  • The development pipeline grew 60% to $16.5 billion, with six gigawatts of future capacity and more than 60% pre-leased.
  • Leverage declined to a multiyear low of 4.7x while private capital expanded funding capacity.

Management priorities

  • Build additional 200 MW facilities in Charlotte and Atlanta.
  • Expand the platform through new European and APAC markets and land development.
  • Scale the private-capital platform and hyperscale fund deployments.

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Earnings History

Estimate Beat Miss Match
DLR-PK EPS earnings history estimate and actual scatter chart 10 reported fiscal quarters and 4 future estimate-only quarters. Q2 '24 actual $0.24, None Q3 '24 actual $-0.13, None Q2 '25 estimate $0.41 Q2 '25 actual $2.99, beat Q3 '25 estimate $0.31 Q3 '25 actual $0.19, miss Q4 '25 estimate $0.29 Q4 '25 actual $0.24, miss Q1 '26 estimate $0.44 Q1 '26 actual $0.46, beat Q2 '26 estimate $0.48 Q2 '26 actual $1.21, beat Q3 '26 estimate $0.52 Q3 '26 actual $0.48, miss Q4 '26 estimate $0.53 Q1 '27 estimate $0.59 Q2 '27 estimate $0.67 Q3 '27 estimate $0.69
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Analyst Consensus ?

ConsensusHold32 ratings
Bullish1650.0%
Neutral1443.8%
Bearish26.2%

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Firm-level rating actions

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FirmRatingPrior ratingActionDate
Truist Securities Buy BuyMaintainSep 19, 2023
Deutsche Bank Hold BuyDowngradeAug 24, 2023
Citigroup Buy BuyMaintainAug 21, 2023
RBC Capital Outperform OutperformMaintainAug 6, 2023
Barclays Underweight UnderweightMaintainAug 1, 2023
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Company context

Snapshot as of publication

Digital Realty empowers prominent businesses and critical service providers by offering a comprehensive range of digital infrastructure, colocation, and vital connectivity solutions. At its core, the company's global data center platform, PlatformDIGITAL®, furnishes clients with a reliable foundation and an established Pervasive Datacenter Architecture (PDx™) methodology, designed to facilitate the expansion of digital operations and effectively address complex data gravity issues. Leveraging an extensive global footprint, Digital Realty provides unparalleled access to crucial connected communities, with over 284 facilities situated in 48 major metropolitan areas, spanning 23 countries across six continents.

Historical context

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FRT Federal Realty Investment Trust FY2026 Q3 · Calendar Q4 2026 +3.9% -1.1% Federal Realty raises 2026 FFO outlook as leasing stays strong
WY Weyerhaeuser Company FY2026 Q3 · Calendar Q4 2026 +128.3% +3.0% Weyerhaeuser: Timberlands Strengthen as Growth Projects Advance
DLR-PL Digital Realty Trust, Inc. FY2026 Q3 · Calendar Q4 2026 -8.4% — Digital Realty raises guidance as AI demand lifts leasing and backlog

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