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Neutral1225.5%
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Digital Realty Trust, Inc. · DLR · FY2026 Q1 · Calendar Q2 2026
Digital Realty: AI leasing lifts backlog and 2026 outlook
Digital Realty's latest analysis supports the view that resilient demand can sustain growth: AI and hyperscale leasing drove record bookings, backlog, and a larger development pipeline. The evidence is constructive, but the thesis depends on power access, timely lease commencements, pricing, and cost control.
Reported After market closeNYSEReal Estate
$66.97B market cap
100quality score
Earnings scorecard
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
Market reaction
event-close to next-session close
Stock move
0.0%
Event window
SPY move
+0.8%
Same window
Abnormal move
-0.8%
Stock minus SPY
Volume
2.3×
Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift
-4.0%
Up to 20 sessions
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What drove DLR's +0.0% move after FY2026 Q1 earnings?What changed in DLR's guidance and outlook in FY2026 Q1?Give me the bull and bear case for DLR after FY2026 Q1 earnings.
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What changed
The latest analysis shows a shift from a strong demand narrative to a larger, more execution-intensive pipeline: backlog rose to $1.8 billion, the development pipeline reached $16.5 billion, and management highlighted a 200 MW AI inference lease. Guidance was raised, while power, lease timing, operating expenses, and build costs remain central watch items.
Guidance delta
Management raised 2026 core FFO guidance to $8.10 per share, implying 9% growth, from the prior analysis's $7.90-$8.00 range.
Key takeaways
- Core FFO rose 15% year over year to $2.04 per share, while 2026 guidance was raised.
- AI represented 21% of zero-to-one-megawatt bookings, including a 200 MW AI inference lease.
- Backlog reached $1.8 billion and the development pipeline grew to $16.5 billion.
Management priorities
- Build large hyperscale capacity in Charlotte and Atlanta.
- Expand campuses and connectivity across Europe and APAC.
- Scale private-capital funding and joint-venture development.
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
$181Current
$81Low
$188.38Average
$240High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Sep 25, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTIG | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 10, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI Group | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Aug 18, 2026 |
| HSBC | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Aug 14, 2026 |
| Argus Research | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Truist Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 29, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 27, 2026 |
| TD Cowen | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Jul 24, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Guggenheim | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Jul 15, 2026 |
| Barclays | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Jul 1, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Sector Outperform | Sector Outperform | Maintain | Apr 27, 2026 |
| Citizens | Market Outperform | Market Outperform | Maintain | Apr 27, 2026 |
| UBS | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 24, 2026 |
| Stifel | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 24, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Apr 21, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Apr 13, 2026 |
| Citigroup | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Feb 6, 2026 |
| Mizuho | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jan 12, 2026 |
| B of A Securities | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Jan 8, 2026 |
| Freedom Broker | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 27, 2025 |
| Wolfe Research | Outperform | Peer Perform | Upgrade | Oct 20, 2025 |
| Raymond James | Strong Buy | Strong Buy | Maintain | Jul 25, 2025 |
| JMP Securities | Market Outperform | Market Outperform | Maintain | Apr 28, 2025 |
| Jefferies | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 25, 2025 |
| Deutsche Bank | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Jan 15, 2025 |
| BMO Capital | Outperform | Market Perform | Upgrade | Jun 26, 2024 |
| Exane BNP Paribas | Outperform | Neutral | Upgrade | Jul 28, 2023 |
| Credit Suisse | Underperform | Underperform | Maintain | May 1, 2023 |
| TD Securities | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Dec 18, 2020 |
| Keybanc | Overweight | Downgrade | Dec 14, 2020 | |
| Berenberg | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Aug 25, 2020 |
| SunTrust Robinson Humphrey | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 8, 2020 |
| Baird | Neutral | Outperform | Downgrade | Apr 13, 2020 |
| William Blair | Outperform | Market Perform | Upgrade | Oct 30, 2019 |
| Cowen & Co. | Market Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Jul 23, 2019 |
| Argus | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 3, 2019 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 27, 2018 |
| Moffett Nathanson | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Apr 9, 2018 |
| Macquarie | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Apr 7, 2017 |
| Bank of America | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 28, 2016 |
| Canaccord Genuity | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Jun 12, 2015 |
| Goldman Sachs | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Mar 27, 2015 |
| MLV & Co. | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | May 21, 2014 |
| Evercore Partners | Equal Weight | Overweight | Downgrade | Oct 30, 2013 |
| McNicoll Lewis Vlak | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 29, 2013 |
| ISI Group | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Apr 29, 2013 |
| Collins Stewart | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Feb 21, 2012 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $181. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redburn Partners | Analyst unavailable | $227 | $182.12 | +25.4% | Sep 21, 2026 |
| BTIG | Analyst unavailable | $220 | $189.08 | +21.5% | Sep 10, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $240 | $198.08 | +32.6% | Aug 18, 2026 |
| HSBC | Analyst unavailable | $240 | $197.58 | +32.6% | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $223 | $193.8 | +23.2% | Aug 10, 2026 |
| Argus Research | Analyst unavailable | $212 | $193.89 | +17.1% | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Analyst unavailable | $221 | $188.92 | +22.1% | Jul 29, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $227 | $193.4 | +25.4% | Jul 27, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $229 | $197.07 | +26.5% | Jul 27, 2026 |
| Guggenheim | Joseph Osha | $200 | $173.11 | +10.5% | Jul 15, 2026 |
| BTIG | Analyst unavailable | $215 | $179.33 | +18.8% | Jul 10, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $197 | $179.58 | +8.8% | Jul 1, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $225 | $194.07 | +24.3% | Jun 24, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $208 | $193.39 | +14.9% | May 14, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Maher Yaghi | $222 | $195.33 | +22.7% | Apr 27, 2026 |
| HSBC | Analyst unavailable | $210 | $200 | +16.0% | Apr 27, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $227 | $207.57 | +25.4% | Apr 24, 2026 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Analyst unavailable | $235 | $206.62 | +29.8% | Apr 24, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Michael Ng | $215 | $200 | +18.8% | Apr 24, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $220 | $203.91 | +21.5% | Apr 21, 2026 |
| Barclays | Brendan Lynch | $189 | $195.69 | +4.4% | Apr 16, 2026 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Analyst unavailable | $211 | $188.15 | +16.6% | Apr 9, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Frank Louthan | $210 | $180.4 | +16.0% | Mar 12, 2026 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Analyst unavailable | $200 | $164.65 | +10.5% | Feb 6, 2026 |
| HSBC | Phani Kanumuri | $193 | $159.26 | +6.6% | Jan 15, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $189 | $158.1 | +4.4% | Jan 14, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $164 | $157.87 | -9.4% | Jan 13, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $180 | $156.85 | -0.6% | Jan 12, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $180 | $155.77 | -0.6% | Jan 5, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $188 | $148.39 | +3.9% | Dec 18, 2025 |
| Loop Capital Markets | Viacheslav Obodnikov | $205 | $178.14 | +13.3% | Oct 27, 2025 |
| Barclays | Brendan Lynch | $161 | $177.86 | -11.0% | Oct 27, 2025 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Analyst unavailable | $210 | $175.39 | +16.0% | Oct 24, 2025 |
| Daiwa | Analyst unavailable | $210 | $171.63 | +16.0% | Oct 22, 2025 |
| Wolfe Research | Andrew Rosivach | $174 | $172.73 | -3.9% | Oct 20, 2025 |
| Wolfe Research | Andrew Rosivach | $194 | $172.73 | +7.2% | Oct 20, 2025 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $199 | $177.3 | +9.9% | Jul 30, 2025 |
| JMP Securities | Greg Miller | $220 | $180.5 | +21.5% | Jan 27, 2025 |
| Citigroup | Michael Rollins | $212 | $182.17 | +17.1% | Oct 30, 2024 |
| Deutsche Bank | Matthew Niknam | $159 | $183.31 | -12.2% | Oct 29, 2024 |
| Mizuho Securities | Omotayo Okusanya | $170 | $183.44 | -6.1% | Oct 28, 2024 |
| HSBC | Phani Kanumuri | $160 | $157 | -11.6% | Oct 4, 2024 |
| Barclays | Brendan Lynch | $130 | $155.09 | -28.2% | Jul 24, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | Eric Luebchow | $170 | $155.56 | -6.1% | Jul 23, 2024 |
| Goldman Sachs | James Schneider | $175 | $152.05 | -3.3% | Jul 1, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | Ari Klein | $170 | $146.44 | -6.1% | Jun 26, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Jonathan Atkin | $160 | $145.34 | -11.6% | Jun 3, 2024 |
| Deutsche Bank | Matthew Niknam | $145 | $143.58 | -19.9% | May 30, 2024 |
| Barclays | Brendan Lynch | $123 | $141.43 | -32.0% | May 30, 2024 |
| Evercore ISI | Irvin Liu | $160 | $142.72 | -11.6% | May 20, 2024 |
| UBS | John Hodulik | $147 | $140.15 | -18.8% | May 3, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | Nitin Kumar | $155 | $143.34 | -14.4% | Apr 9, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Simon Flannery | $108 | $141.91 | -40.3% | Apr 2, 2024 |
| Scotiabank | Maher Yaghi | $157 | $140.58 | -13.3% | Jan 22, 2024 |
| Credit Suisse | Analyst unavailable | $81 | $102.83 | -55.2% | Jan 4, 2023 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $81 | $101.54 | -55.2% | Dec 19, 2022 |
| BNP Paribas | Analyst unavailable | $128 | $107.84 | -29.3% | Dec 14, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $115 | $111.09 | -36.5% | Dec 14, 2022 |
| Credit Suisse | Sami Badri | $98 | $94.59 | -45.9% | Oct 6, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $145 | $123.19 | -19.9% | Sep 13, 2022 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $126 | $132.21 | -30.4% | Aug 18, 2022 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $150 | $131.08 | -17.1% | Aug 2, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $141 | $127.12 | -22.1% | Jul 26, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $155 | $127.13 | -14.4% | Jul 25, 2022 |
| Deutsche Bank | Matthew Niknam | $144 | $124.57 | -20.4% | Jun 15, 2022 |
| Citigroup | Analyst unavailable | $160 | $130.96 | -11.6% | Jun 10, 2022 |
| Credit Suisse | Analyst unavailable | $148 | $151.32 | -18.2% | Apr 29, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $165 | $149.75 | -8.8% | Apr 25, 2022 |
| Jefferies | Jonathan Petersen | $172 | $157.81 | -5.0% | Jan 10, 2022 |
| Bank of America Securities | David Barden | $190 | $173.52 | +5.0% | Jan 3, 2022 |
| Robert W. Baird | Dave Rodgers | $167 | $153.71 | -7.7% | Nov 4, 2021 |
| TD Securities | Jonathan Kelcher | $185 | $154.43 | +2.2% | Oct 27, 2021 |
| Raymond James | Frank Louthan | $185 | $154.43 | +2.2% | Oct 27, 2021 |
| Citigroup | Michael Rollins | $179 | $159.14 | -1.1% | Aug 19, 2021 |
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Snapshot as of publicationDigital Realty Trust, Inc. owns, acquires, develops, and operates data centers through its operating partnership subsidiary, Digital Realty Trust, L.P. The company is focused on providing data center, colocation, and interconnection solutions for domestic and international customers across a variety of industry verticals ranging from cloud and information technology services, communications and social networking to financial services, manufacturing, energy, healthcare, and consumer products.…
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