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DLR Digital Realty Trust, Inc. — dividend yield, history & ex-dividend dates

NYSE· Quarterly dividend· Common Stock · Real Estate / REIT - Specialty

$182.91 ▲ $3.14(1.75%) as of Oct 30, 2026 06:20 UTC
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Digital 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. As of March 31, 2026, the company's 309 data centers, including 89 data centers held as investments in unconsolidated entities, contain applications and operations critical to the day-to-day operations of technology industry and corporate enterprise data center customers. Digital Realty's portfolio is comprised of approximately 3.0 gigawatts of IT capacity, as well as approximately 6.3 gigawatts of buildable IT capacity under active development and held for future development, located throughout North America, Europe, South America, Asia, Australia, and Africa. Digital Realty Trust, Inc. was established and incorporated on March 09, 2004 in Maryland and is based in Austin, Texas.

Dividend Snapshot

StatusFlat
Last Dividend$1.2200Paid Sep 30, 2026
Forward Annual$4.88From the $1.2200 dividend declared Aug 11, 2026
FrequencyQuarterly
Last Ex-DateSep 15, 2026The most recent ex-dividend date that has already passed.
1-Yr Growth0.0%Annual totals, 2024–2025
10-Yr Growth3.7%Annual totals, 2015–2025

Research Scores

Scores describe this security's published financial data on a 0–100 scale using the formulas on our methodology pages. They are the same for every reader, are not a probability or a forecast, and are not a recommendation. Past dividend growth does not guarantee future increases. Report a data error.

Dividend Safety Score

93/100

Very strong indicators

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Dividend Growth Score

62/100

Strong growth record

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Dividend Value Score

30/100

Above own historical valuation

Complete data

DividendRank

65/100

Upper middle of the scale

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How the Dividend Safety Score is built for DLR
Dividend Safety Score inputs, points and weights
InputValuePointsWeight
Operating cash flow payout ratioOperating cash flow payout ratio 60% (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) 100 35%
Net debt / EBITDANet debt / EBITDA 5.1x (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) 97 20%
Interest coverageInterest coverage, EBITDA basis 7.0x (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) 79 15%
Dividend record21 years of uninterrupted regular payments 85 20%
Operating cash flow stabilityOperating cash flow positive in 5 of the last 5 fiscal years (FY2021–FY2025) 100 10%

Inputs that are not available are left out and the remaining weights are scaled up. Profile: real estate investment trust. Formula version 2026-10-19.4.

How the Dividend Growth Score is built for DLR
Dividend Growth Score inputs, points and weights
InputValuePointsWeight
5-year dividend growth5-year dividend CAGR 1.7% (2020–2025) 42 25%
Consecutive annual increases0 consecutive annual increases (through 2025) 10 20%
Payout headroomHeadroom from the operating cash flow payout ratio 60% (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) 100 20%
Operating cash flow per share growth (3 years)Operating cash flow per share CAGR 7.2% (FY2022–FY2025) 86 15%
Revenue growth (3 years)Revenue CAGR 9.2% (FY2022–FY2025) 100 10%
10-year dividend growth10-year dividend CAGR 3.7% (2015–2025) 62 10%

Inputs that are not available are left out and the remaining weights are scaled up. Profile: real estate investment trust. Formula version 2026-10-19.4.

How the Dividend Value Score is built for DLR
Dividend Value Score inputs, points and weights
InputValuePointsWeight
Yield vs own historyCurrent yield at the 16th percentile of its 120 month-end yields 16 40%
P/OCF vs own 5-year medianP/OCF 21.0 is 0.83x its 5-year median of 25.4 76 25%
Operating cash flow yieldOperating cash flow yield 4.4% (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) 24 20%
P/OCF vs peersP/OCF 21.0 vs peer median 12.6 (1.67x; 112 reit / Real Estate securities) 0 15%

Inputs that are not available are left out and the remaining weights are scaled up. Profile: real estate investment trust. Formula version 2026-10-19.4.

Key Metrics

Current Yield

2.67%

At the Oct 30, 2026 price

The annual dividend as a percentage of the share price. A 3% yield is about $3 of dividends a year for every $100 invested at today's price.

Annualized Dividend

$4.8800

Declared Aug 11, 2026

The latest declared regular dividend scaled to a full year by how often it's paid (for semi-annual payers, the latest two payments), adjusted for stock splits. A $0.25 quarterly dividend annualizes to $1.00. Special dividends are excluded.

Frequency

Q Quarterly

How often the dividend is paid, read from the dates of recent payments: Q = quarterly (4x a year), M = monthly, S = semi-annual, A = annual.

RSI (14)

57

As of Oct 30, 2026

Relative Strength Index (0-100), a price-momentum gauge. Above 70 is often called 'overbought', below 30 'oversold'. A technical signal, not a dividend metric.

52-Week Range

$147.93 – $203.91

Closes through Oct 23, 2026

The lowest and highest price over the past year, showing where today's price sits in its recent range.

Payout Ratio (TTM)

221.81% (EPS-based)

12 months to Jun 30, 2026 (Q2 FY2026)

The share of earnings paid out as dividends over the trailing twelve months (TTM): dividends paid divided by net income across the company's four most recent reported quarters, dated by the latest quarter end. A fiscal-year tag such as FY2025 means only annual figures were available. Lower leaves more cushion; above 100% means paying out more than the company earned. It shows n/a for funds and when net income over the period was negative; for REITs and BDCs it is marked EPS-based, since they are judged on FFO/AFFO or net investment income instead.

Years Paying

21

How many years of payments we have on record. This can understate very long histories where our data doesn't reach far enough back.

Price / Book (TTM)

2.22

Price as of Oct 25, 2026; latest reported book value

Price-to-book ratio: the share price on the date shown divided by the latest reported book value per share. A rough valuation gauge, most useful for asset-heavy sectors like REITs, banks and insurers.

S.A.F.E. Dividend Read

S.A.F.E. is a set of four checks on a dividend's record and the company's data, the same test used across the screener and our ranked lists. Solid: a Dividend Safety Score of 70+ and a yield of 2%+. Accelerating: at least three consecutive completed calendar years of higher total regular dividends. Flawless: since 1990, no calendar year whose total regular dividend fell more than 20% below the year before, and no suspension. Enduring: at least 20 years between the first and latest dividend in our records. All four met earns the S.A.F.E. flag.
S Solid
Meets the Solid check: Dividend Safety Score 93/100 and yield 2.67%.
A Accelerating
Dividend growth has stalled — 0 consecutive annual increase(s), under the 3 this check looks for.
F Flawless
No calendar year's regular dividend total fell more than 20% below the year before, and no suspension of the regular dividend is on record.
E Enduring
21 years of dividend payments on record.

Quote & Key Data

ExchangeNYSEThe stock exchange where the shares trade, such as NYSE or Nasdaq.
Volume1,583,241Oct 23, 2026 sessionHow many shares changed hands in the trading session dated beside this figure, a rough read on trading activity. Daily bars are refreshed on a slower cycle than the quoted price, so this session can be older than the price above.
Open$170.95Oct 23, 2026 sessionThe price at the start of the trading session dated beside this figure, which can be earlier than the session the quoted price comes from.
Day Range$170.00 – $174.56Oct 23, 2026 sessionThe lowest and highest price during the trading session dated beside this figure, which can be earlier than the session the quoted price comes from.
Prev Close$170.94Close of Oct 22, 2026The closing price from the session before the one dated beside these figures.
Market Cap$67.86BAs of Oct 30, 2026The company's total market value (share price times shares outstanding) on the date shown.
Shares Out371.00MImplied by market cap, Oct 30, 2026Shares outstanding implied by the market cap and share price on the date shown.
EPS (TTM)$2.2612 months to Jun 30, 2026 (Q2 FY2026)Earnings per share over the trailing twelve months (TTM), labeled with the end date of the latest reported quarter and shown in the company's reporting currency. Dividends are paid out of these earnings.
P/E (TTM)79.4Price as of Oct 25, 2026; earnings to Jun 30, 2026Price-to-earnings ratio: the share price on the date shown divided by trailing-twelve-month earnings per share. A rough gauge of how richly the stock is valued.
Last Ex-DateSep 15, 2026Paid Sep 30, 2026The most recent ex-dividend date that has already passed.
Next Ex-DateN/ANone declared yetThe ex-dividend date of the next payment the company has declared, or that is scheduled when no declaration is on file. Future dates our data provider only projects are not shown.

Dividend Growth

3-Yr Growth (CAGR)0.0%Annual totals, 2022–2025The dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded.
5-Yr Growth (CAGR)1.7%Annual totals, 2020–2025The dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded.
Consecutive Increases0 yrsAnnual totals through 2025The number of consecutive years the dividend has increased.

How often a record like this ends in a cut

Years the payout rose17Since Dec 2004
Rank among payers609of 2,430 with a record
Years it fell over 20%0in 20 comparable years
Of peers with 10 to 24 up years75%also cut at some point

DLR has raised its annual dividend in 17 separate years since December 2004, which ranks 609 among the 2,430 payers with a comparable record in our dataset. No year in that span saw the annual total fall by more than a fifth.

Of the 878 companies we track with 10 to 24 years of increases, 661 — 75 per cent — also have at least one year in which the dividend fell by more than 20 per cent. Across every company with twenty years of comparable history, only 277 of 1078 (26 per cent) have never cut. A long record of increases is common; a record with no cut anywhere in it is not.

Measured from annual totals using split-adjusted amounts, comparing only consecutive years with the same number of payments — a stock split and a payment shifting across a year boundary both look like cuts otherwise. The current year is excluded as incomplete. How we measure a cut, and what the corrections change. Figures are for information only, not a view on any security.

Why the Yield Moved (90 Days)

DLR's dividend yield rose from 2.55% to 2.67% over the past ~90 days (+0.12 pp). Of that move, +0.00 pp came from changes in the dividend rate and +0.12 pp from the share price ($191.22 on Aug 03, 2026 → $182.91 on Oct 30, 2026). A yield that rises because the price fell is not an improvement in the payout itself.

Yield vs Its Own History

Current2.67%
1-Yr Average2.75%
Low / High2.39% – 3.30%
Percentile34%

Across 272 daily observations over the past 13 months (through Oct 23, 2026), DLR's current yield is higher than approximately 34% of them. Our stored price history for DLR covers the past 13 months; 3- and 5-year averages are not yet computable from it and are deliberately not shown.

Adjusted Price History

Dividend History

Dividend Payment History

Ex-dividend calendar →
Amount Type Declared Ex-Date Record Pay
$1.2200 Q Regular Aug 11, 2026 Sep 15, 2026 Sep 15, 2026 Sep 30, 2026
$1.2200 Q Regular May 12, 2026 Jun 15, 2026 Jun 15, 2026 Jun 30, 2026
$1.2200 Q Regular Feb 19, 2026 Mar 13, 2026 Mar 13, 2026 Mar 31, 2026
$1.2200 Q Regular Nov 03, 2025 Dec 15, 2025 Dec 15, 2025 Jan 16, 2026
$1.2200 Q Regular Aug 11, 2025 Sep 15, 2025 Sep 15, 2025 Sep 30, 2025
$1.2200 Q Regular May 29, 2025 Jun 13, 2025 Jun 13, 2025 Jun 30, 2025
$1.2200 Q Regular Feb 26, 2025 Mar 14, 2025 Mar 14, 2025 Mar 31, 2025
$1.2200 Q Regular Nov 04, 2024 Dec 13, 2024 Dec 13, 2024 Jan 17, 2025
$1.2200 Q Regular Aug 07, 2024 Sep 13, 2024 Sep 13, 2024 Sep 30, 2024
$1.2200 Q Regular May 08, 2024 Jun 14, 2024 Jun 14, 2024 Jun 28, 2024
$1.2200 Q Regular Feb 28, 2024 Mar 14, 2024 Mar 15, 2024 Mar 28, 2024
$1.2200 Q Regular Nov 28, 2023 Dec 14, 2023 Dec 15, 2023 Jan 19, 2024
$1.2200 Q Regular Aug 09, 2023 Sep 14, 2023 Sep 15, 2023 Sep 29, 2023
$1.2200 Q Regular May 24, 2023 Jun 14, 2023 Jun 15, 2023 Jun 30, 2023
$1.2200 Q Regular Feb 22, 2023 Mar 14, 2023 Mar 15, 2023 Mar 31, 2023
$1.2200 Q Regular Nov 29, 2022 Dec 14, 2022 Dec 15, 2022 Jan 13, 2023
$1.2200 Q Regular Aug 17, 2022 Sep 14, 2022 Sep 15, 2022 Sep 30, 2022
$1.2200 Q Regular May 24, 2022 Jun 14, 2022 Jun 15, 2022 Jun 30, 2022
$1.2200 Q Regular Mar 03, 2022 Mar 14, 2022 Mar 15, 2022 Mar 31, 2022
$1.1600 Q Regular Nov 18, 2021 Dec 14, 2021 Dec 15, 2021 Jan 14, 2022
$1.1600 Q Regular Aug 11, 2021 Sep 14, 2021 Sep 15, 2021 Sep 30, 2021
$1.1600 Q Regular May 10, 2021 Jun 14, 2021 Jun 15, 2021 Jun 30, 2021
$1.1600 Q Regular Feb 25, 2021 Mar 12, 2021 Mar 15, 2021 Mar 31, 2021
$1.1200 Q Regular Nov 10, 2020 Dec 14, 2020 Dec 15, 2020 Jan 15, 2021
$1.1200 Q Regular Aug 11, 2020 Sep 14, 2020 Sep 15, 2020 Sep 30, 2020
$1.1200 Q Regular May 12, 2020 Jun 12, 2020 Jun 15, 2020 Jun 30, 2020
$1.1200 Q Regular Feb 27, 2020 Mar 16, 2020 Mar 17, 2020 Mar 31, 2020
$1.0800 Q Regular Nov 19, 2019 Dec 12, 2019 Dec 13, 2019 Jan 15, 2020
$1.0800 Q Regular Aug 13, 2019 Sep 12, 2019 Sep 13, 2019 Sep 30, 2019
$1.0800 Q Regular May 13, 2019 Jun 13, 2019 Jun 14, 2019 Jun 28, 2019
$1.0800 Q Regular Feb 21, 2019 Mar 14, 2019 Mar 15, 2019 Mar 29, 2019
$1.0100 Q Regular Nov 12, 2018 Dec 13, 2018 Dec 14, 2018 Jan 15, 2019
$1.0100 Q Regular Aug 14, 2018 Sep 13, 2018 Sep 14, 2018 Sep 28, 2018
$1.0100 Q Regular May 08, 2018 Jun 14, 2018 Jun 15, 2018 Jun 29, 2018
$1.0100 Q Regular Mar 01, 2018 Mar 14, 2018 Mar 15, 2018 Mar 30, 2018
$0.9300 Q Regular Nov 03, 2017 Dec 14, 2017 Dec 15, 2017 Jan 12, 2018
$0.9300 Q Regular Aug 07, 2017 Sep 14, 2017 Sep 15, 2017 Sep 29, 2017
$0.9300 Q Regular May 09, 2017 Jun 13, 2017 Jun 15, 2017 Jun 30, 2017
$0.9300 Q Regular Mar 01, 2017 Mar 13, 2017 Mar 15, 2017 Mar 31, 2017
$0.8800 Q Regular Nov 09, 2016 Dec 13, 2016 Dec 15, 2016 Jan 13, 2017
$0.8800 Q Regular Aug 10, 2016 Sep 13, 2016 Sep 15, 2016 Sep 30, 2016
$0.8800 Q Regular May 11, 2016 Jun 13, 2016 Jun 15, 2016 Jun 30, 2016
$0.8800 Q Regular Feb 17, 2016 Mar 11, 2016 Mar 15, 2016 Mar 31, 2016
$0.8500 Q Regular Nov 12, 2015 Dec 11, 2015 Dec 15, 2015 Jan 15, 2016
$0.8500 Q Regular Aug 11, 2015 Sep 11, 2015 Sep 15, 2015 Sep 30, 2015
$0.8500 Q Regular May 13, 2015 Jun 11, 2015 Jun 15, 2015 Jun 30, 2015
$0.8500 Q Regular Feb 26, 2015 Mar 11, 2015 Mar 13, 2015 Mar 31, 2015
$0.8300 Q Regular Nov 04, 2014 Dec 11, 2014 Dec 15, 2014 Jan 15, 2015
$0.8300 Q Regular Jul 21, 2014 Sep 11, 2014 Sep 15, 2014 Sep 30, 2014
$0.8300 Q Regular Apr 29, 2014 Jun 11, 2014 Jun 13, 2014 Jun 30, 2014
$0.8300 Q Regular Feb 11, 2014 Mar 12, 2014 Mar 14, 2014 Mar 31, 2014
$0.7800 Q Regular Oct 22, 2013 Dec 11, 2013 Dec 13, 2013 Jan 15, 2014
$0.7800 Q Regular Jul 23, 2013 Sep 11, 2013 Sep 13, 2013 Sep 30, 2013
$0.7800 Q Regular May 01, 2013 Jun 12, 2013 Jun 14, 2013 Jun 28, 2013
$0.7800 Q Regular Feb 12, 2013 Mar 13, 2013 Mar 15, 2013 Mar 29, 2013
$0.7300 Q Regular Oct 30, 2012 Dec 12, 2012 Dec 14, 2012 Jan 15, 2013
$0.7300 Q Regular Jul 20, 2012 Sep 12, 2012 Sep 14, 2012 Sep 28, 2012
$0.7300 Q Regular Apr 25, 2012 Jun 13, 2012 Jun 15, 2012 Jun 29, 2012
$0.7300 Q Regular Feb 15, 2012 Mar 13, 2012 Mar 15, 2012 Mar 30, 2012
$0.6800 Q Regular Oct 25, 2011 Dec 13, 2011 Dec 15, 2011 Jan 13, 2012
$0.6800 Q Regular Jul 26, 2011 Sep 13, 2011 Sep 15, 2011 Sep 30, 2011
$0.6800 Q Regular Apr 26, 2011 Jun 13, 2011 Jun 15, 2011 Jun 30, 2011
$0.6800 Q Regular Feb 11, 2011 Mar 11, 2011 Mar 15, 2011 Mar 31, 2011
$0.5300 Q Regular Nov 03, 2010 Dec 13, 2010 Dec 15, 2010 Jan 14, 2011
$0.5300 Q Regular Jul 20, 2010 Sep 13, 2010 Sep 15, 2010 Sep 30, 2010
$0.4800 Q Regular Apr 28, 2010 Jun 11, 2010 Jun 15, 2010 Jun 30, 2010
$0.4800 Q Regular Feb 25, 2010 Mar 11, 2010 Mar 15, 2010 Mar 31, 2010
$0.4500 Q Regular Oct 28, 2009 Dec 11, 2009 Dec 15, 2009 Jan 15, 2010
$0.3600 Q Regular Jul 29, 2009 Sep 11, 2009 Sep 15, 2009 Sep 30, 2009
$0.3300 Q Regular Apr 28, 2009 Jun 11, 2009 Jun 15, 2009 Jun 30, 2009
$0.3300 Q Regular Feb 24, 2009 Mar 12, 2009 Mar 16, 2009 Mar 31, 2009
$0.3300 Q Regular Nov 05, 2008 Dec 11, 2008 Dec 15, 2008 Jan 07, 2009
$0.3100 Q Regular Aug 04, 2008 Sep 11, 2008 Sep 15, 2008 Sep 30, 2008
$0.3100 Q Regular May 06, 2008 Jun 12, 2008 Jun 16, 2008 Jun 30, 2008
$0.3100 Q Regular Feb 25, 2008 Mar 13, 2008 Mar 17, 2008 Mar 31, 2008
$0.3100 Q Regular Nov 01, 2007 Dec 27, 2007 Dec 31, 2007 Jan 14, 2008
$0.2863 Q Regular Aug 01, 2007 Sep 13, 2007 Sep 17, 2007 Oct 01, 2007
$0.2863 Q Regular May 02, 2007 Jun 13, 2007 Jun 15, 2007 Jul 02, 2007
$0.2863 Q Regular Feb 16, 2007 Mar 13, 2007 Mar 15, 2007 Apr 02, 2007
$0.2863 Q Regular Nov 01, 2006 Dec 27, 2006 Dec 29, 2006 Jan 15, 2007
$0.2650 Q Regular Aug 02, 2006 Sep 13, 2006 Sep 15, 2006 Oct 02, 2006
$0.2650 Q Regular May 02, 2006 Jun 13, 2006 Jun 15, 2006 Jun 30, 2006
$0.2650 Q Regular Feb 28, 2006 Mar 13, 2006 Mar 15, 2006 Mar 31, 2006
$0.2650 Q Regular Nov 09, 2005 Dec 28, 2005 Dec 30, 2005 Jan 13, 2006
$0.2437 Q Regular Aug 09, 2005 Sep 13, 2005 Sep 15, 2005 Sep 30, 2005
$0.2437 Q Regular May 10, 2005 Jun 13, 2005 Jun 15, 2005 Jun 30, 2005
$0.2437 Q Regular Feb 16, 2005 Mar 11, 2005 Mar 15, 2005 Mar 31, 2005
$0.1563 Q Regular Dec 14, 2004 Dec 29, 2004 Dec 31, 2004 Jan 14, 2005

Peer Comparison

Selected REIT - Specialty dividend payers we cover, strongest DividendRank first — for context, not a recommendation.

TickerNameYield5-Yr GrowthStreakRank
AMT American Tower Corporation 3.85% 8.5% 13 yrs 83
VICI VICI Properties Inc. 7.50% 7.1% 7 yrs 82
EQIX Equinix, Inc. 1.99% 12.0% 10 yrs 79
SBAC SBA Communications Corporation 2.70% 19.0% 5 yrs 72

DLR dividend — frequently asked questions

Does Digital Realty Trust, Inc. pay a dividend?

Yes. Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (DLR) currently pays a dividend. The annualized dividend is about $4.88 per share, a yield of approximately 2.67%.

What is Digital Realty Trust, Inc.'s dividend yield?

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.'s dividend yield is approximately 2.67%, based on the most recent regular payment annualized against the current share price. Yields move as the share price changes.

How often does Digital Realty Trust, Inc. pay dividends?

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. pays dividends quarterly — 4 times per year.

How long has Digital Realty Trust, Inc. paid dividends?

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. has 21 years of dividend payments on record.

Data updated Oct 30, 2026. This research page is generated from Dividendly's structured market and dividend dataset using the approach described on our methodology and data sources pages. Data is automatically validated using defined rules and may also be periodically reviewed. Research only, not investment advice. Spotted a data error? Report it.