How much did Digital Realty's capex change year over year?

+12.3% from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025 ($2.83B → $3.18B).

What is the most Digital Realty has spent on capex in a single reported period?

$870M, in the period ending 2026-03-31.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is Digital Realty's own SEC XBRL filing (concept PaymentsToDevelopRealEstateAssets), 66 reported periods, each traceable to the filing.

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Digital Realty DLR

66 reported periods · 2009–2026 · sourced from SEC XBRL filings

Latest FY capex

$3.18B

Revenue FY

$6.11B

Capex / Revenue

52%

Highest period

$870M

2026-03-31

Key facts

Digital Realty reported capital expenditure of $3.18B for fiscal 2025, +12.3% versus $2.83B in fiscal 2024.

Capex equals 52% of fiscal-year revenue ($6.11B).

The highest single reported period was $870M (period ending 2026-03-31).

The latest reported period, 2026Q1, shows $870M; the dataset covers 66 reported periods (2009–2026), all from SEC XBRL filings.

Every capital-expenditure figure Digital Realty has reported to the SEC, unedited. Capex is the XBRL concept PaymentsToDevelopRealEstateAssets; a capex/revenue ratio above 100% means the company is investing more than it earns to secure capacity. Each row links to the filing it came from.

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BY FISCAL YEAR

Fiscal year	Capex	YoY	Period end
FY2025	$3.18B	+12%	2025-12-31
FY2024	$2.83B	-20%	2024-12-31
FY2023	$3.53B	+33%	2023-12-31
FY2022	$2.64B	+5%	2022-12-31
FY2021	$2.52B	+22%	2021-12-31
FY2020	$2.06B	+44%	2020-12-31
FY2019	$1.44B	+8%	2019-12-31
FY2018	$1.33B	+15%	2018-12-31
FY2017	$1.15B	+52%	2017-12-31
FY2016	$758M	+3%	2016-12-31
FY2015	$737M	-14%	2015-12-31
FY2014	$852M	-28%	2014-12-31
FY2013	$1.19B	+41%	2013-12-31
FY2012	$846M	+33%	2012-12-31
FY2011	$638M	+64%	2011-12-31
FY2010	$390M	-1%	2010-12-31
FY2009	$392M	—	2009-12-31

ALL REPORTED PERIODS (66)

Period end	Period	Capex	Form
2026-03-31	FY2026 Q1	$870M	10-Q
2025-12-31	FY2025 FY	$3.18B	10-K
2025-09-30	FY2025 9 mo. cumulative	$2.18B	10-Q
2025-06-30	FY2025 6 mo. cumulative	$1.49B	10-Q
2025-03-31	FY2025 Q1	$787M	10-Q
2024-12-31	FY2024 FY	$2.83B	10-K
2024-09-30	FY2024 9 mo. cumulative	$2.10B	10-Q
2024-06-30	FY2024 6 mo. cumulative	$1.31B	10-Q
2024-03-31	FY2024 Q1	$659M	10-Q
2023-12-31	FY2023 FY	$3.53B	10-K
2023-09-30	FY2023 9 mo. cumulative	$2.47B	10-Q
2023-06-30	FY2023 6 mo. cumulative	$1.37B	10-Q
2023-03-31	FY2023 Q1	$739M	10-Q
2022-12-31	FY2022 FY	$2.64B	10-K
2022-09-30	FY2022 9 mo. cumulative	$1.75B	10-Q
2022-06-30	FY2022 6 mo. cumulative	$1.07B	10-Q
2022-03-31	FY2022 Q1	$519M	10-Q
2021-12-31	FY2021 FY	$2.52B	10-K
2021-09-30	FY2021 9 mo. cumulative	$1.75B	10-Q
2021-06-30	FY2021 6 mo. cumulative	$1.08B	10-Q
2021-03-31	FY2021 Q1	$509M	10-Q
2020-12-31	FY2020 FY	$2.06B	10-K
2020-09-30	FY2020 9 mo. cumulative	$1.38B	10-Q
2020-06-30	FY2020 6 mo. cumulative	$855M	10-Q
2020-03-31	FY2020 Q1	$377M	10-Q
2019-12-31	FY2019 FY	$1.44B	10-K
2019-09-30	FY2019 9 mo. cumulative	$1.13B	10-Q
2019-06-30	FY2019 6 mo. cumulative	$781M	10-Q
2019-03-31	FY2019 Q1	$389M	10-Q
2018-12-31	FY2018 FY	$1.33B	10-K
2018-09-30	FY2018 9 mo. cumulative	$946M	10-Q
2018-06-30	FY2018 6 mo. cumulative	$614M	10-Q
2018-03-31	FY2018 Q1	$290M	10-Q
2017-12-31	FY2017 FY	$1.15B	10-K
2017-09-30	FY2017 9 mo. cumulative	$764M	10-Q
2017-06-30	FY2017 6 mo. cumulative	$476M	10-Q
2017-03-31	FY2017 Q1	$254M	10-Q
2016-12-31	FY2016 FY	$758M	10-K
2016-09-30	FY2016 9 mo. cumulative	$549M	10-Q
2016-06-30	FY2016 6 mo. cumulative	$332M	10-Q
2016-03-31	FY2016 Q1	$184M	10-Q
2015-12-31	FY2015 FY	$737M	10-K
2015-09-30	FY2015 9 mo. cumulative	$535M	10-Q
2015-06-30	FY2015 6 mo. cumulative	$380M	10-Q
2015-03-31	FY2015 Q1	$184M	10-Q
2014-12-31	FY2014 FY	$852M	10-K
2014-09-30	FY2014 9 mo. cumulative	$645M	10-Q
2014-06-30	FY2014 6 mo. cumulative	$431M	10-Q
2014-03-31	FY2014 Q1	$224M	10-Q
2013-12-31	FY2013 FY	$1.19B	10-K
2013-09-30	FY2013 9 mo. cumulative	$882M	10-Q
2013-06-30	FY2013 6 mo. cumulative	$577M	10-Q
2013-03-31	FY2013 Q1	$259M	10-Q
2012-12-31	FY2012 FY	$846M	10-K
2012-09-30	FY2012 9 mo. cumulative	$597M	10-Q
2012-06-30	FY2012 6 mo. cumulative	$394M	10-Q
2012-03-31	FY2012 Q1	$186M	10-Q
2011-12-31	FY2011 FY	$638M	10-K
2011-09-30	FY2011 9 mo. cumulative	$490M	10-Q
2011-06-30	FY2011 6 mo. cumulative	$308M	10-Q
2011-03-31	FY2011 Q1	$135M	10-Q
2010-12-31	FY2010 FY	$390M	10-K
2010-09-30	FY2010 9 mo. cumulative	$249M	10-Q
2010-06-30	FY2010 6 mo. cumulative	$154M	10-Q/A
2009-12-31	FY2009 FY	$392M	10-K
2009-06-30	FY2009 6 mo. cumulative	$246M	10-Q/A

Source: SEC XBRL company-concept API, concept PaymentsToDevelopRealEstateAssets, CIK 1297996. See Methodology.