For the quarter ended December 2025, Digital Realty Trust (DLR) reported revenue of $1.63 billion, up 13.9% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.86, compared to $0.51 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +3.52% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.58 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.83, the EPS surprise was +1.75%.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how Digital Realty Trust performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:- Net Earnings per Share (Diluted): $0.24 compared to the $0.33 average estimate based on seven analysts.
- Revenues- Rental revenues: $1.07 billion versus $1.07 billion estimated by seven analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +12.1% change.
- Revenues- Tenant reimbursements- Utilities: $356.08 million compared to the $317.59 million average estimate based on seven analysts. The reported number represents a change of +17.7% year over year.
- Revenues- Tenant reimbursements- Other: $34.41 million versus $38.72 million estimated by seven analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -10.8% change.
- Revenues- Tenant reimbursements (Utilities + Other): $390.49 million compared to the $356.31 million average estimate based on seven analysts. The reported number represents a change of +14.4% year over year.
- Revenues- Fee Income: $45.69 million versus $30.69 million estimated by seven analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +96% change.
- Revenues- Interconnection and other: $123.41 million compared to the $121.3 million average estimate based on seven analysts. The reported number represents a change of +9.8% year over year.
- Revenues- Other: $0.37 million versus the six-analyst average estimate of $1.4 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +830%.
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Shares of Digital Realty Trust have returned +7.7% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.5% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.Zacks' Research Chief Names "Stock Most Likely to Double"
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