Is DLR a Friend, Question Mark or Foe?

DLR is classified a Friend under the Income Quality Score framework, based on long-duration distribution and total-return history. This is a research classification, not investment advice.

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A Friend is an income asset whose long-term economic total return has historically covered its distributions and whose distribution has been stable over the available history. It describes a track record of durable, well-covered income.

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DLR Income Quality Score

Name: DLR Income Quality Score
Creator: Income Quality Score
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Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (DLR) has an Income Quality Score of 86/100, classified as a Friend with high confidence, based on a 10-year income and total-return history.

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (DLR) is a real estate investment trust (REIT) and is part of the IQ Score universe.

July 2026 snapshotAs of June 30, 2026Lookback: 10-year

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Long-term focused10-year income and total-return analysis

Data-drivenObjective scoring across 7 quality, distribution and risk signals

Clear classificationFriends to own. Foes to avoid.

IQ Score

86/100

FriendHigh confidence

Asset Type

REIT

Exchange

NYSE

Trailing Yield (TTM)

2.7%

Rank in REIT Universe

14 of 162

Lookback

10-year

Data as of

June 30, 2026

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This is the public July 2026 snapshot. Public snapshots are delayed and frozen: once released, a month's scores do not change, and current data is reserved for members. The July 2026 snapshot is published as the public launch snapshot.

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DLRDigital Realty Trust, Inc.

86FriendHigh confidence

Snapshot: 2026-06
Data as of: 2026-06-30
Lookback: 10-year
Asset type: REIT

IQ Score History

Not enough published history yet to draw a trend.

Signals & Drivers

IQ signal scores

Each signal is normalised to 0–100 and combined by weight into the overall IQ Score.

Economic Payout Coverage

100/100

Distribution Cut Score

100/100

Distribution Trend

50/100

Total Return

94/100

Max Drawdown

66/100

Volatility

57/100

Yield Consistency

100/100

What is working

Strong long-term total return
Economic return covers long-term payout
drawdown contained
No material annual distribution decline across 10 full years of data

Distribution Safety

18Years raised

0Years cut

23Years of data

HeldCurrent trend

High confidence (10-year history)

20040.1563Held
20050.9961Raised
20061.0813Raised
20071.1689Raised
20081.26Raised
20091.47Raised
20102.02Raised
20112.72Raised
20122.92Raised
20133.12Raised
20143.32Raised
20153.4Raised
20163.52Raised
20173.72Raised
20184.04Raised
20194.32Raised
20204.48Raised
20214.64Raised
20224.88Raised
20234.88Held
20244.88Held
20254.88Held
20262.44Partial year

Distributions per year, from the frozen distribution-stability signal.

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IQ Score is a long-duration quality and distribution-safety classification for income assets. It is research based on historical data, not personal investment advice, and it does not tell you what to buy or sell. Figures reflect a delayed public snapshot and may differ from current data.