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Digital Realty (DLR) Q3 2026 Earnings Review: Record leasing lifts operating earnings outlook

Earnings results

  • EPS miss

    Actual: $0.48 reported · Cons.: $0.524

  • Revenue beat

    Actual: $1.902B · Cons.: $1.75B

  • Guidance raised

    FY core FFO $8.30–8.35 vs. $8.15–8.20, excluding net promote.

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Exterior of the Digital Realty data center in Markham, Ontario.
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THE CATALYST

What the company reported

Digital Realty raised its operating earnings outlook after record data center leasing expanded its future rental income, although reported profit missed forecasts. The signed rental backlog supports future growth but takes time to commence.

AT A GLANCE

Q3 2026 earnings recap

Digital Realty raised its operating earnings outlook after record data center leasing expanded its future rental income, although reported profit missed forecasts.

  • Revenue of $1.9 billion beat the $1.75 billion forecast, while reported profit per share of $0.48 missed the $0.52 estimate.
  • Core funds from operations, a property earnings measure that adds back depreciation and removes selected items, rose to $2.1 per share from $1.89 a year earlier.
  • The annual core funds from operations outlook rose to $8.3–8.35 per share from $8.15–8.20, excluding net development incentive income.
  • New leases represent $627 million of annual rent at Digital Realty’s ownership share, but the average 17-month wait before they start delays the revenue benefit.
  • The reported annual profit outlook fell to $2.9–2.95 per share from $3.1–3.15, underscoring why operating earnings and accounting profit tell different stories.
  • At the $182.91 regular close, shares traded near 22 times the midpoint of the annual core funds from operations outlook, with recent resistance near $185–186.

The next test is converting signed leases into paying tenants while managing power availability, construction delays and financing costs on $19.5 billion of debt.

THE VISUAL RESEARCH

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The October recovery reached the $185–186 resistance area before the earnings release, while support near $174–178 provides a reference for the next regular session.

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