Digital Realty Trust, Inc. Dividend History | Yield & Payout Insights

Dividend history and payout analysis for Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (DLR). Use the fiscal-year summary and the payout history table below to track dividend per share, dividend yield, and payout ratio changes over time, plus the key dates investors watch for dividend investing.

Dividend Performance Chart

Dividend Summary (FY)

22 years
Metric (FY)2025202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007200620052004
Dividends per share (FY)$4.88$4.88$4.88$4.88$4.64$4.48$4.32$4.04$3.72$3.52$3.40$3.32$3.12$2.92$2.72$2.02$1.47$1.26$1.18$1.10$0.99$0.16
Dividend yield (FY) %N/A2.85%3.78%5.05%2.76%3.42%4.00%4.24%3.61%4.11%5.24%5.76%7.06%4.75%4.37%4.80%3.93%5.75%4.18%6.34%10.77%24.52%
Payout ratio (FY) %N/A271.08%160.26%384.09%80.69%347.73%171.93%280.99%288.09%142.05%268.22%254.35%141.14%177.39%183.46%203.88%171.33%192.19%430.65%589.48%362.95%1505.24%

Dividend Payout History

85 payments
Pay DateEx-DateRecord DateAmount
2026-01-16December 15, 252025-12-15$1.22
2025-09-30September 15, 252025-09-15$1.22
2025-06-30June 13, 252025-06-13$1.22
2025-03-31March 14, 252025-03-14$1.22
2025-01-17December 13, 242024-12-13$1.22
2024-09-30September 13, 242024-09-13$1.22
2024-06-28June 14, 242024-06-14$1.22
2024-03-28March 14, 242024-03-15$1.22
2024-01-19December 14, 232023-12-15$1.22
2023-09-29September 14, 232023-09-15$1.22
2023-06-30June 14, 232023-06-15$1.22
2023-03-31March 14, 232023-03-15$1.22
2023-01-13December 14, 222022-12-15$1.22
2022-09-30September 14, 222022-09-15$1.22
2022-06-30June 14, 222022-06-15$1.22
2022-03-31March 14, 222022-03-15$1.22
2022-01-14December 14, 212021-12-15$1.16
2021-09-30September 14, 212021-09-15$1.16
2021-06-30June 14, 212021-06-15$1.16
2021-03-31March 12, 212021-03-15$1.16
2021-01-15December 14, 202020-12-15$1.12
2020-09-30September 14, 202020-09-15$1.12
2020-06-30June 12, 202020-06-15$1.12
2020-03-31March 16, 202020-03-17$1.12
2020-01-15December 12, 192019-12-13$1.08
2019-09-30September 12, 192019-09-13$1.08
2019-06-28June 13, 192019-06-14$1.08
2019-03-29March 14, 192019-03-15$1.08
2019-01-15December 13, 182018-12-14$1.01
2018-09-28September 13, 182018-09-14$1.01
2018-06-29June 14, 182018-06-15$1.01
2018-03-30March 14, 182018-03-15$1.01
2018-01-12December 14, 172017-12-15$0.93
2017-09-29September 14, 172017-09-15$0.93
2017-06-30June 13, 172017-06-15$0.93
2017-03-31March 13, 172017-03-15$0.93
2017-01-13December 13, 162016-12-15$0.88
2016-09-30September 13, 162016-09-15$0.88
2016-06-30June 13, 162016-06-15$0.88
2016-03-31March 11, 162016-03-15$0.88
2016-01-15December 11, 152015-12-15$0.85
2015-09-30September 11, 152015-09-15$0.85
2015-06-30June 11, 152015-06-15$0.85
2015-03-31March 11, 152015-03-13$0.85
2015-01-15December 11, 142014-12-15$0.83
2014-09-30September 11, 142014-09-15$0.83
2014-06-30June 11, 142014-06-13$0.83
2014-03-31March 12, 142014-03-14$0.83
2014-01-15December 11, 132013-12-13$0.78
2013-09-30September 11, 132013-09-13$0.78
2013-06-28June 12, 132013-06-14$0.78
2013-03-29March 13, 132013-03-15$0.78
2013-01-15December 12, 122012-12-14$0.73
2012-09-28September 12, 122012-09-14$0.73
2012-06-29June 13, 122012-06-15$0.73
2012-03-30March 13, 122012-03-15$0.73
2012-01-13December 13, 112011-12-15$0.68
2011-09-30September 13, 112011-09-15$0.68
2011-06-30June 13, 112011-06-15$0.68
2011-03-31March 11, 112011-03-15$0.68
2011-01-14December 13, 102010-12-15$0.53
2010-09-30September 13, 102010-09-15$0.53
2010-06-30June 11, 102010-06-15$0.48
2010-03-31March 11, 102010-03-15$0.48
2010-01-15December 11, 092009-12-15$0.45
2009-09-30September 11, 092009-09-15$0.36
2009-06-30June 11, 092009-06-15$0.33
2009-03-31March 12, 092009-03-16$0.33
2009-01-07December 11, 082008-12-15$0.33
2008-09-30September 11, 082008-09-15$0.31
2008-06-30June 12, 082008-06-16$0.31
2008-03-31March 13, 082008-03-17$0.31
2008-01-14December 27, 072007-12-31$0.31
2007-10-01September 13, 072007-09-17$0.29
2007-07-02June 13, 072007-06-15$0.29
2007-04-02March 13, 072007-03-15$0.29
2007-01-15December 27, 062006-12-29$0.29
2006-10-02September 13, 062006-09-15$0.27
2006-06-30June 13, 062006-06-15$0.27
2006-03-31March 13, 062006-03-15$0.27
2006-01-13December 28, 052005-12-30$0.27
2005-09-30September 13, 052005-09-15$0.24
2005-06-30June 13, 052005-06-15$0.24
2005-03-31March 11, 052005-03-15$0.24
2005-01-14December 29, 042004-12-31$0.16

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Digital Realty Trust, Inc.'s current dividend yield and payout ratio?

The dividend yield shows how much Digital Realty Trust, Inc. returns to shareholders relative to its stock price, while the payout ratio indicates how much of its earnings are distributed. Monitoring these metrics helps investors evaluate whether the dividend is sustainable and supported by earnings or cash flow.

How has Digital Realty Trust, Inc.'s dividend changed over the last 5 years?

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Is Digital Realty Trust, Inc. a high-yield stock compared to its industry peers?

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