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Operating Margin for Digital Realty Trust (DLR)

As of · Reported

Metric
Profitability

TTM

14.6%

YoY change

+2.28pp

Trough year (2024)

8.5%

Peak year (2003)

41.7%

Operating Margin history chart for Digital Realty Trust (DLR) from 2002 to 2025

Latest: 10.8%

Operating Margin change chart for Digital Realty Trust (DLR) from 2002 to 2025

Latest: +2.28pp

Operating Margin history table for Digital Realty Trust (DLR) from 2002 to 2025

  • 202510.8%+2.28pp
  • 20248.5%-1.08pp
  • 20239.6%-3.00pp
  • 202212.6%-3.10pp
  • 202115.7%+1.39pp
  • 202014.3%-4.23pp
  • 201918.5%+0.47pp
  • 201818.0%-0.31pp
  • 201718.4%-4.85pp
  • 201623.2%+0.42pp
  • 201522.8%+6.80pp
  • 201416.0%-9.77pp
  • 201325.8%-2.96pp
  • 201228.7%+0.09pp
  • 201128.6%+0.64pp
  • 201028.0%+0.10pp
  • 200927.9%+3.57pp
  • 200824.3%+1.55pp
  • 200722.8%-4.37pp
  • 200627.1%-1.39pp
  • 200528.5%+13.03pp
  • 200415.5%-26.19pp
  • 200341.7%+20.81pp
  • 200220.9%—

Operating Margin values are taken from Digital Realty Trust's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.

About Operating Margin at Digital Realty Trust (DLR)

According to Digital Realty Trust's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported operating margin is 14.6%. Operating margin is operating income divided by revenue — the share of each sales dollar left after cost of goods sold and operating expenses (SG&A, R&D), but before interest and taxes. It isolates how profitable the core business is before financing and tax decisions, so it is comparable across companies with different capital structures.

Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .

In 2025, Digital Realty Trust (DLR) operating margin totalled 10.77% – expanded 2.3 percentage points year-over-year.

2003 marks the peak operating margin at 41.70%, with the historical low of 8.49% recorded in 2024.

Digital Realty Trust Operating Margin by Year

Digital Realty Trust Operating Margin 2025: 10.8%

Digital Realty Trust posted operating margin of 10.77% in 2025, expanded 2.3 percentage points from 2024.

Digital Realty Trust Operating Margin 2024: 8.5%

In 2024, Digital Realty Trust reported operating margin of 8.49%, contracted 1.1 percentage points from 2023. This figure represents the lowest annual value in the available history.

Digital Realty Trust Operating Margin 2023: 9.6%

Digital Realty Trust operating margin in 2023 was 9.58%, contracted 3.0 percentage points from 2022.

Digital Realty Trust Operating Margin 2022: 12.6%

2022's operating margin for Digital Realty Trust came in at 12.57%, contracted 3.1 percentage points from 2021.

Digital Realty Trust Operating Margin 2021: 15.7%

Digital Realty Trust operating margin in 2021 was 15.67%.

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