Digital Realty Trust (DLR) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield N/A.
TTM buyback yield
N/A
Shareholder yield (TTM)
N/A
5Y share count change
33.9%
TTM buyback spend
N/A
SBC coverage (TTM)
0.00x
Diluted vs basic shares (annual)
Weighted average shares from the income statement: diluted (EPS denominator and typical buyback-yield basis) compared with basic.
Shares outstanding (annual)
Year-over-year change in diluted weighted average shares (industry-standard for EPS and per-share capital return). Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year; red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Dividend & buyback yield
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation
TTM coverage: 0.00x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.35B | 6.0% | — |
| 2024 | $0.00 | $75.61M | −$75.61M | 0.33B | 7.3% | — |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $80.53M | −$80.53M | 0.31B | 3.7% | — |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $92.46M | −$92.46M | 0.30B | 5.2% | — |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $84.08M | −$84.08M | 0.28B | 7.9% | — |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $74.58M | −$74.58M | 0.26B | 25.3% | — |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $34.91M | −$34.91M | 0.21B | 1.3% | — |
| 2018 | $3.86M | $27.16M | −$23.30M | 0.21B | 18.2% | 0.02% |
| 2017 | $182.50M | $20.52M | $161.98M | 0.17B | 16.1% | 0.78% |
| 2016 | $287.50M | $17.43M | $270.07M | 0.15B | 8.5% | 1.84% |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $6.36M | −$6.36M | 0.14B | 3.9% | — |
| 2014 | $0.00 | $18.02M | −$18.02M | 0.13B | 4.3% | — |
| 2013 | $0.00 | $11.53M | −$11.53M | 0.13B | 10.4% | — |
| 2012 | $0.00 | $12.63M | −$12.63M | 0.12B | 17.0% | — |
| 2011 | $0.00 | $13.43M | −$13.43M | 0.10B | 15.3% | — |
| 2010 | $166.75M | $0.00 | $166.75M | 0.09B | 11.7% | 3.56% |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.08B | 9.3% | — |
| 2008 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.07B | 12.6% | — |
| 2007 | $0.00 | $4.37M | −$4.37M | 0.06B | 73.2% | — |
| 2006 | $0.00 | $1.79M | −$1.79M | 0.04B | 49.2% | — |
| 2005 | $13.71M | $318.00K | $13.39M | 0.02B | 16.6% | 2.21% |
| 2004 | $0.00 | $17.89M | −$17.89M | 0.02B | 3.9% | — |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.02B | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)N/A
Headroom $0.00 (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does Digital Realty Trust buy back its own stock?
- Yes, Digital Realty Trust (DLR) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
Is Digital Realty Trust diluting shareholders?
- Compare stock-based compensation (SBC) to buybacks in the chart above. Net effect varies by year; see annual buyback vs SBC bars and the history table.
How has Digital Realty Trust's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about 33.9% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).