Digital Realty (DLR)
S&P 500 · Real Estate · data since 2004-10-29 · last close 2026-09-09
Digital Realty (DLR) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 2.4 | 11.5 | -5.4 | -4.8 | 5.0 | -1.6 | 1.9 | · | · | · |
| 2025 | -7.6 | -4.6 | -7.6 | 12.0 | 6.8 | 2.4 | 1.2 | -5.0 | 3.9 | -1.4 | -6.0 | -2.6 |
| 2024 | 4.4 | 4.5 | -1.1 | -3.6 | 4.7 | 5.5 | -1.7 | 1.4 | 7.6 | 10.1 | 9.8 | -8.8 |
| 2023 | 14.3 | -9.1 | -4.6 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 12.4 | 9.4 | 5.7 | -7.2 | 2.8 | 11.6 | -2.1 |
| 2022 | -15.6 | -9.6 | 6.0 | 3.0 | -4.5 | -6.1 | 2.0 | -6.7 | -18.9 | 1.1 | 12.2 | -9.8 |
| 2021 | 3.2 | -6.4 | 5.4 | 9.6 | -1.8 | -0.0 | 2.5 | 6.3 | -11.2 | 9.3 | 6.3 | 6.2 |
| 2020 | 2.7 | -2.3 | 16.6 | 7.6 | -4.0 | -0.2 | 13.0 | -3.0 | -5.0 | -1.7 | -6.6 | 4.4 |
| 2019 | 1.7 | 4.4 | 6.2 | -1.1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | -2.9 | 8.1 | 5.9 | -2.1 | -4.8 | -0.1 |
| 2018 | -1.7 | -10.1 | 5.7 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 4.8 | 8.8 | 2.4 | -8.7 | -8.2 | 11.4 | -6.6 |
| 2017 | 9.5 | 0.3 | -0.6 | 7.9 | 2.9 | -3.6 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.1 | -1.5 | -1.6 |
| 2016 | 5.9 | -1.3 | 13.1 | -0.6 | 8.5 | 15.2 | -4.2 | -5.1 | -1.1 | -3.8 | -1.2 | 7.4 |
| 2015 | 10.0 | -9.0 | 0.7 | -3.9 | 4.2 | 2.3 | -3.6 | -1.5 | 4.6 | 13.2 | -2.5 | 6.2 |
| 2014 | 3.8 | 6.2 | -0.4 | 0.6 | 7.7 | 2.9 | 10.4 | 1.3 | -3.2 | 10.6 | 1.9 | -4.5 |
| 2013 | 0.0 | -1.4 | 1.1 | 5.4 | -13.6 | 1.4 | -9.4 | 0.6 | -3.1 | -10.2 | -0.9 | 5.7 |
| 2012 | 6.3 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 1.5 | -5.8 | 7.2 | 4.0 | -4.6 | -5.3 | -12.1 | 5.1 | 6.3 |
| 2011 | 5.5 | 8.1 | 0.1 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 0.1 | -0.9 | -2.4 | -6.6 | 13.0 | 1.9 | 6.1 |
| 2010 | -4.5 | 7.5 | 6.0 | 8.3 | -3.0 | 2.1 | 9.6 | -6.3 | 5.0 | -3.2 | -12.1 | -0.9 |
| 2009 | -2.9 | -6.3 | 12.2 | 8.5 | -0.7 | 1.1 | 13.1 | 7.5 | 5.7 | -1.3 | 7.8 | 4.3 |
| 2008 | -6.8 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 9.2 | 9.2 | -2.5 | 4.9 | 6.9 | 3.7 | -29.1 | -18.3 | 21.4 |
| 2007 | 5.0 | 10.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.4 | -6.5 | -12.0 | 17.6 | 1.8 | 11.7 | -13.3 | 1.3 |
| 2006 | 14.4 | 6.6 | 3.1 | 0.1 | -11.0 | -0.5 | 10.7 | 9.4 | 5.6 | 6.6 | 9.1 | -5.3 |
| 2005 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 2.0 | -0.7 | 5.1 | 17.7 | 9.0 | 0.4 | -4.1 | 6.6 | 17.2 | 1.8 |
| 2004 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 0.0 | 6.3 | 6.8 |
| Avg | 2.6 | 0.1 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 1.6 | -1.3 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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DLR seasonality — average by calendar month
Digital Realty has monthly history back to 2004. Its strongest month by median is January — positive in 16 of 22 years, median +3.5%, and higher in 6 of the last 9. September is the soft spot, down in 11 of 21 with a median of -1.1%. Across its full record it has closed 61% of months higher, swings ±7% in an average month and has fallen 56.8% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +2.6% | +0.1% | +3.2% | +3.7% | +0.4% | +2.4% | +3.2% | +1.6% | -1.4% | +0.5% | +1.5% | +1.6% |
| Win rate | 73%/22 | 55%/22 | 73%/22 | 77%/22 | 59%/22 | 64%/22 | 68%/22 | 59%/22 | 48%/21 | 50%/22 | 55%/22 | 55%/22 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
DLR risk & extremes
DLR drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
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Frequently asked questions
What was Digital Realty's best month?+
Digital Realty's strongest completed month on record is December 2008, at +21.43%.
What was Digital Realty's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is October 2008, at -29.14%.
Is Digital Realty up this year?+
Digital Realty is up 23.87% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is Digital Realty's 1-year return?+
+18.64% over the past twelve months, comparing the latest close with the most recent close on or before the same date a year earlier.
What is Digital Realty's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 56.8%, measured on month-end closes since 2004.
Which calendar month is historically best for Digital Realty?+
April has the highest average return across every completed April since 2004. An average is not a forecast.
About Digital Realty
Digital Realty is an S&P 500 company, a real estate business worth about $70 billion. It proves location, location, location scales nicely — with price receipts on this site going back to 2004. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (2004) would be about $3,644 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was December 2008 at +21.43%; its worst, October 2008 at -29.14%.
- It has closed April in the green 17 out of 22 times — not a promise, just a suspicious habit.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.