Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (DLR) scored on five pillars from its reported financial statements, and ranked against 84 Real Estate companies.
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (DLR) scores 2.4 out of 10 as of , computed from its reported financial statements. That reads as low quality. The reading rests on growth, and profitability is what holds it back.
One pillar, solvency, is unscored because the filings behind it carry too little to judge. It is shown as a dash rather than a zero, and the overall score is the weighted average of what could be scored.
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On the filings behind it, Digital Realty Trust, Inc. earns 2.4 out of 10 for business quality as of October 19, 2026. That is low quality on our scale. A low reading means the reported numbers show weakness on several pillars at once, which is a reason to understand the business before anything else. The figure is a weighted average of five pillars, each scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks from reported statements.
Among the 84 Real Estate companies with a published score, that ranks at the 6th percentile, in the bottom quarter of the group. The median across the group is 5.2, and the top quarter begins at 5.9, so Digital Realty Trust, Inc. is well below the typical company here.
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.’s profitability score is 1.7 out of 10 (weak). Against a median of 4.8 among 80 Real Estate companies, that is well below the group and the 15th percentile. Low margins and returns leave little cushion, so a downturn or a cost increase reaches the bottom line quickly.
There is no solvency score for Digital Realty Trust, Inc.: too little of the pillar could be measured from the filings to give an honest reading. The overall is therefore the weighted average of the other pillars. Across 34 Real Estate companies the median for this pillar is 3.7. Without it the overall says nothing about how comfortably the company carries its debt.
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.’s growth score is 2.9 out of 10 (weak). Against a median of 5.2 among 74 Real Estate companies, that is well below the group and the 16th percentile. A low growth score is common for large, established companies and is not a verdict on quality on its own, but it limits how the business can compound.
Efficiency scores 1.9 out of 10, which reads as weak. The median across 80 Real Estate companies is 6.4, so Digital Realty Trust, Inc. is well below its peers on this pillar and ranks at the 5th percentile. A low efficiency score is worth reading alongside profitability: earnings that do not convert into cash are worth less than they look.
Predictability scores 2.9 out of 10, which reads as weak. The median across 83 Real Estate companies is 4.9, so Digital Realty Trust, Inc. is well below its peers on this pillar and ranks at the 16th percentile. When results are this uneven, the averages behind the other pillars hide a lot of movement, and a longer history tells more than the latest year.
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.’s pillars sit close together: growth is the strongest at 2.9 and profitability the weakest at 1.7, a spread of only 1.2 points. A profile this even means the overall is a fair summary of the business. A growth lead says the business is expanding faster than it is doing anything else well, which is worth checking against predictability. A profitability shortfall is the one most worth understanding, since it bears directly on whether the business creates value.
The pillar with the most room to move the score is profitability. If it rose to the median of Real Estate companies, 4.8, Digital Realty Trust, Inc.’s overall score would go from 2.4 to about 3.4. Only four of the five pillars could be scored. Together they carry 80 of the 100 weight points (the full set is profitability 25, solvency 20, growth 20, efficiency 15, predictability 20), and the overall is the weighted average of those alone.
These are the Real Estate companies closest to Digital Realty Trust, Inc. in market value. Each has its own page scored on the same five pillars, so the comparison is like for like.
How much profit the company generates from its capital and sales.
The company’s ability to service debt and meet its obligations.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are compounding.
How well assets and earnings convert into cash and output.
How stable and consistent results have been over time.
Each metric is scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks, where higher is better. Metrics roll up into five pillars, and the pillars combine into the overall score using the weights shown. Sector-sensitive metrics are judged relative to peers in the same sector.
This score is a systematic, backward-looking read of reported fundamentals. It does not judge valuation, management quality, competitive moat, or future prospects, and can be distorted by one-off items or unusual accounting. Treat it as a starting point, not a recommendation.
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On this reading Digital Realty Trust, Inc. scores 2.4 out of 10, which reads as low quality. Its strongest pillar is growth, its weakest is profitability. Quality is not the same as a good investment: the score says nothing about the price you would pay.
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. ranks at the 6th percentile of the 84 Real Estate companies Lemma publishes a score for. The median there is 5.2 and the top quarter starts at 5.9, against Digital Realty Trust, Inc.’s 2.4.
Five pillars, each scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks and then weighted into one overall reading: profitability, solvency, growth, efficiency and predictability. Everything comes from reported financials, and nothing comes from price, sentiment or forecasts.
This page last changed on October 19, 2026. The score moves with the financial statements, so the page changes when a new filing moves the reading rather than on a schedule. Live figures for DLR are in the app.
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