Digital Realty Trust (DLR) reported $1.41 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 5.8%. EPS of $1.77 for the same period compares to $0.82 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of -1.03% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.42 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.73, the EPS surprise was +2.31%.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how Digital Realty Trust performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Net Earnings per Share (Diluted): $0.27 versus $0.37 estimated by four analysts on average.
• Revenues- Rental revenues: $960.53 million versus $972.32 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +7.4% change.
• Revenues- Tenant reimbursements- Utilities: $271.19 million versus $280.74 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -1.9% change.
• Revenues- Tenant reimbursements- Other: $42.18 million versus $39.89 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +9.7% change.
• Revenues- Tenant reimbursements (Utilities + Other): $313.37 million compared to the $320.63 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of -0.5% year over year.
• Revenues- Fee Income: $20.64 million versus $17.32 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +58.7% change.
• Revenues- Other: $0.13 million versus $0.68 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -84.6% change.
• Revenues- Interconnection and other: $112.97 million compared to the $115.10 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +4.5% year over year.

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Shares of Digital Realty Trust have returned +1.5% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -5.1% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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