Retained Earnings
Digital Realty Retained Earnings decreased by 5.2% to -$6.69B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 6.3%, from -$6.29B to -$6.69B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Retained Earnings shows a downward trend with a 10.8% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Consistent growth in retained earnings signals a profitable business model that can sustain itself without constant external capital raises.
Detailed definition
The cumulative amount of net income that has been reinvested in the business rather than distributed to shareholders as...
Peer comparison
Mature, highly profitable companies like Apple may actually see this decrease if they return more cash to shareholders via buybacks than they earn in net income.
retained_earningsHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -$4.15B | -$4.36B | -$3.63B | -$3.92B | -$4.21B | -$4.34B | -$4.70B | -$5.00B | -$5.25B | -$4.90B | -$5.26B | -$5.37B | -$5.70B | -$6.06B | -$6.29B | -$6.60B | -$6.00B | -$6.36B | -$6.69B |
| QoQ Change | — | -5.0% | +16.7% | -7.8% | -7.5% | -3.0% | -8.4% | -6.3% | -5.2% | +6.7% | -7.4% | -2.1% | -6.1% | -6.3% | -3.8% | -5.0% | +9.2% | -6.0% | -5.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -1.4% | +0.5% | -29.4% | -27.6% | -24.7% | -13.0% | -12.0% | -7.6% | -8.5% | -23.7% | -19.6% | -22.9% | -5.2% | -4.9% | -6.3% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Digital Realty's retained earnings?
- Digital Realty (DLR) reported retained earnings of -$6.69B in Q4 2025.
- How has Digital Realty's retained earnings changed year-over-year?
- Digital Realty's retained earnings decreased by 6.3% year-over-year, from -$6.29B to -$6.69B.
- What is the long-term trend for Digital Realty's retained earnings?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Digital Realty's retained earnings has grown at a 10.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$4.00B to -$6.69B.
- What does retained earnings mean?
- The total profits the company has kept and reinvested since it started, after paying out any dividends.