Other operating expenses
Digital Realty Other operating expenses increased by 5.8% to $1.52B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 17.8%, from $1.29B to $1.52B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Other operating expenses shows an upward trend with a 9.9% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase may indicate rising operational complexity or inefficient cost management, while a decrease suggests improved expense control or reduced non-core operational activity.
Detailed definition
This metric represents miscellaneous operating costs that do not fall under primary expense categories such as cost of g...
Peer comparison
Peers in the energy infrastructure sector typically report this as a small percentage of total operating expenses; significant deviations often warrant investigation into accounting reclassifications.
other_operating_expensesHistorical 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 | $907.56M | $948.77M | $979.67M | $986.09M | $968.95M | $1.03B | $1.11B | $1.16B | $1.21B | $1.34B | $1.24B | $1.18B | $1.35B | $1.26B | $1.29B | $1.21B | $1.28B | $1.44B | $1.52B |
| QoQ Change | — | +4.5% | +3.3% | +0.7% | -1.7% | +6.8% | +7.5% | +4.4% | +4.3% | +11.0% | -8.1% | -4.4% | +14.0% | -6.2% | +2.3% | -6.2% | +5.7% | +12.3% | +5.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +6.8% | +9.1% | +13.5% | +17.8% | +25.0% | +29.9% | +11.1% | +1.8% | +11.2% | -6.0% | +4.5% | +2.5% | -4.9% | +13.9% | +17.8% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Digital Realty's other operating expenses?
- Digital Realty (DLR) reported other operating expenses of $1.52B in Q4 2025.
- How has Digital Realty's other operating expenses changed year-over-year?
- Digital Realty's other operating expenses increased by 17.8% year-over-year, from $1.29B to $1.52B.
- What is the long-term trend for Digital Realty's other operating expenses?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Digital Realty's other operating expenses has grown at a 9.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.73B to $5.45B.
- What does other operating expenses mean?
- Miscellaneous operational costs that are not categorized as primary production or administrative expenses.