Digital Realty Trust (DLR) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in Digital Realty Trust (DLR) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $26,946 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 10.4% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $96,322 reinvested (12.8% a year), or $64,798 taking the dividends as cash, $17,704 of it paid out along the way.
DLR became
$96,322
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
12.8%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$27,865
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Worst drop
-42.3%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | DLR total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +19.2% | $1,918 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | −10.1% | $2,503 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +35.9% | $2,429 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +39.9% | $2,333 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −41.0% | $2,158 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +30.7% | $2,056 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +20.4% | $2,008 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +16.5% | $1,842 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | −3.0% | $1,598 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +18.7% | $1,084 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +34.9% | $1,394 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | +20.2% | $1,300 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +42.6% | $1,128 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | −23.5% | $1,027 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +6.1% | $922 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | +35.4% | $819 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | +6.1% | $563 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +58.8% | $426 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | −11.4% | $357 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: DLR total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in Digital Realty Trust (DLR) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $96,322 at the end of Oct 2026: 12.8% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, DLR turned $10,000 into $26,946 with dividends reinvested, 10.4% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, DLR returned 6.3% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking DLR's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $64,798, including $17,704 of cash received; reinvesting added $31,524.
- DLR's best calendar year in that time was 2009 (58.8%) and its worst 2022 (-41.0%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "Digital Realty Trust (DLR) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/DLR/total-return
DLR total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in DLR 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $26,946 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 10.4% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $19,341 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is DLR's total return since Dec 2007?
863% in total, or 12.8% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 371%.
How much of DLR's return came from dividends?
About 33% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $31,524 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was DLR's worst year?
2022, at -41.0% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -18.2%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -42.3%.
How is total return calculated here?
From month-end prices: the adjusted price counts every dividend reinvested in the month it was paid; the plain price doesn't. The S&P 500 is SPY with its dividends reinvested. No trading costs or taxes.