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Data last updated: Sep 06, 2026
Snapshot (as of Sep 06, 2026): Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (DLR) pays a $4.88 annual dividend ($1.22 quarterly), yielding 2.59% at $188.39/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-09-15. 20+ consecutive years of dividend growth. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 2.59%
Annual Dividend: $4.88 per share
Payout Ratio: 221.8% (based on depressed trailing earnings — see safety analysis below)
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-09-15
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Real Estate
Years of Dividend History: 23
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. dividend income comes from one of the world's largest data center REITs, operating 309 facilities across North America, Europe, Asia, and beyond. DLR pays $4.88 per share annually, distributed quarterly, with the next ex-dividend date on September 15, 2026. The current yield sits at 2.59%. With a beta of 1.042, DLR stock moves roughly in line with the broader market, making it a fit for dividend investors who want data center exposure without extreme volatility.
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. pays out 221.8% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as high (above 75%). That figure reflects REIT accounting conventions, where depreciation on data center assets suppresses reported earnings well below actual cash generation from colocation and interconnection contracts. Digital Realty Trust, Inc. dividend safety rests on demand for its 3.0 gigawatts of operational IT capacity and a customer base spanning cloud, financial services, and healthcare sectors. The primary pressure point is that a 221.8% payout leaves almost no earnings cushion if revenue from those data center operations softens.
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. dividend history shows a CAGR of 4.3% per year from 2011 to 2025. The per-share payment climbed from $2.72 to $4.88 over that period (2026 data is partial and excluded from the growth calculation). Growth stalled after 2022: the dividend held flat at $4.88 through 2023, 2024, and 2025. The largest annual increase in the window was 8.6% in 2018, a pace that has not been repeated since.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | 0.0% | $4.88 (2022) | $4.88 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +1.7% | $4.48 (2020) | $4.88 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +3.7% | $3.40 (2015) | $4.88 (2025) |
DLR stock fits dividend investors who want exposure to global data center infrastructure and can accept a moderate yield with limited near-term growth. The yield classification is moderate (2–4%), and at 2.59% it sits just above the 5-year average of 2.56%, so there is no meaningful yield expansion on offer. Twenty consecutive years of dividend increases is the headline strength. The trade-off is real: growth has flatlined since 2022, and the 221.8% payout ratio leaves little room for acceleration. Income investors get a long increase streak backed by critical digital infrastructure; they accept slow growth and a stretched payout in return.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | $1.2200 |
| 2026-06-15 | $1.2200 |
| 2026-03-13 | $1.2200 |
| 2025-12-15 | $1.2200 |
| 2025-09-15 | $1.2200 |
| 2025-06-13 | $1.2200 |
| 2025-03-14 | $1.2200 |
| 2024-12-13 | $1.2200 |
| 2024-09-13 | $1.2200 |
| 2024-06-14 | $1.2200 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $3.6600 |
| 2025 | $4.8800 |
| 2024 | $4.8800 |
| 2023 | $4.8800 |
| 2022 | $4.8800 |
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