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Is DLR a good stock to buy?

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. · end-of-day data as of Nov 13, 2026

Digital Realty
DLR · $68.09B
$179.99-1.9%
Nov 13, 2026 · close
$170$180$190SepOctNov9:3016:003 months -7.2%Nov 13 · close
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  • PT$223.40 +24.1%
  • ConsensusBuy · 34
  • MACD0.56
Neutral
  • Earnings in83d
  • P/E75.0x
  • RSI51
  • Support-0.6%
  • Resistance+3.4%
  • Off 52w high-13.5%
  • Volume0.6x
  • Bollingerupper half
  • News1.00
  • FCF yield+2.1%
  • Trendsideways
  • Sector→ -1.7%
  • 52w range$146–$208
  • ATR+3.3%
  • Off ATH-13.5%
  • MAs2 of 4
  • MA20×50↑ in ~6d
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  • P/E vs own+19.9%
  • P/E vs sector+145.4%
  • Insiders-$38.79K

Updates with the 15-min delayed price. Not a forecast or investment advice.

Is Digital Realty a good stock to buy?

Digital Realty is strong on 2 of the 3 questions about the business. The price is high: 75.0 times its earnings, above its 3-year median of 46.6 (Nov 13, 2026). pretickt does not say whether to buy or sell.

  1. Demand growing
  2. Economics profits growing
  3. Execution no reading
  4. Fragility some risks
  5. Price expensive
DemandDo people want more of what it sells?growing

DLR competitors

pretickt analysis+21%its sales in 12 months, on a year before

Digital Realty's sales grew 21% in the 12 months to Sep 30, 2026, faster than Iron Mountain (+17%), Equinix (+11%), American Tower (+5%) and Crown Castle (-16%).

DLR sales by business revenue by segment

98%of its sales from Rental And Other Services

Rental And Other Services brought Digital Realty 98% of its sales in fiscal 2025; Fee Income And Other 2%.

EconomicsDoes it make good money?profits growing

DLR cash generated free cash flow

$1.4Bcash left after investing, last 12 months

Digital Realty generated $1.4B of free cash flow in the 12 months to Sep 30, 2026, more than its reported profit.

DLR profit per share

+122%in its last fiscal year

Digital Realty's earnings per share grew 122% in fiscal 2025, to $3.61.

ExecutionDoes it deliver what it promises?no reading

DLR insider selling

-$695Ksold, net, by its executives in 12 months

Digital Realty's executives and directors sold a net $695K of shares in the 12 months to Nov 13, 2026; none bought.

DLR number of employees

+9%more people in a year

Digital Realty had 4,282 employees at the end of fiscal 2025, 9% more than a year before.

DLR CEO pay

$21.07Mfor fiscal 2025, 67% of it in stock and options

Digital Realty paid its CEO $21.07M for fiscal 2025, 67% of it in stock and options.

Fragility risksCould something break it?some risks

DLR financial health Altman Z-score

1.6Altman Z-score, safe above 3

Digital Realty's Altman Z-score is 1.6 (Nov 13, 2026), below 1.8, the distress zone.

DLR quality checks Piotroski score

5 of 9checks passed

Digital Realty passes 5 of the 9 Piotroski checks in the 12 months to Sep 30, 2026; it misses on return on assets, the current ratio, new shares and gross margin.

DLR biggest customers

12%of sales from its biggest customer

One customer, unnamed in Digital Realty's 10-K, made 12% of its sales in fiscal 2025.

DLR in past recessions

pretickt analysis+21%its sales in the worst one

Digital Realty's sales grew through each of the last 2 US recessions (2008–09 and 2020).

Price valuationIs the price reasonable?expensive

DLR price vs profit P/E ratio

75.0×a year's earnings

Digital Realty's P/E ratio is 75.0 (Nov 13, 2026), above its 3-year median of 46.6.

DLR price vs competitors

pretickt analysis75.0×a year's earnings, against its competitors

Investors pay 75.0 times Digital Realty's earnings (Nov 13, 2026), more than for Iron Mountain (74.3), Equinix (63.3), Crown Castle (38.0) or American Tower (27.0).

DLR analysts' target price target

+24%to their average target

Analysts' average price target for Digital Realty is $223, 24% above the Nov 13, 2026 close of $179.99.

DLR growth priced in fair value

pretickt analysis+19%a year, for ten years, to be worth the price

At $179.99 a share, Digital Realty's free cash flow must grow about 19% a year for ten years to be worth the price (Nov 13, 2026).

What is Digital Realty's P/E ratio?

Digital Realty's P/E ratio is 75.0 (Nov 13, 2026), above its 3-year median of 46.6. Investors pay 75.0 times Digital Realty's earnings (Nov 13, 2026), more than for Iron Mountain (74.3), Equinix (63.3), Crown Castle (38.0) or American Tower (27.0).

Who are Digital Realty's biggest competitors?

pretickt compares Digital Realty with American Tower, Equinix, Crown Castle and Iron Mountain. Digital Realty's sales grew 21% in the 12 months to Sep 30, 2026, faster than Iron Mountain (+17%), Equinix (+11%), American Tower (+5%) and Crown Castle (-16%).

Are insiders selling Digital Realty stock?

Digital Realty's executives and directors sold a net $695K of shares in the 12 months to Nov 13, 2026; none bought.

How does Digital Realty make money?

Rental And Other Services brought Digital Realty 98% of its sales in fiscal 2025; Fee Income And Other 2%.

How many employees does Digital Realty have?

Digital Realty had 4,282 employees at the end of fiscal 2025, 9% more than a year before.

Who are Digital Realty's biggest customers?

One customer, unnamed in Digital Realty's 10-K, made 12% of its sales in fiscal 2025.

From the companies' statements (FMP), their filings read by pretickt, the analysts and the insiders, as of Nov 13, 2026. Each card says what a fact means for its question, never what to do with the stock: for information only, not investment advice.