Digital Realty
DLR Β· Data Center REITs
$172.37
0.8%Host Hotels & Resorts
HST Β· Hotel & Resort REITs
$24.72
0.6%The short version
- Host Hotels & Resorts is the larger business, with $6.1B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $6.1B for Digital Realty.
- Digital Realty grew revenue faster (10.0%, against 7.6%).
- Host Hotels & Resorts kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (14.0% operating margin, against 10.8% operating margin).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of Digital Realtyβs earnings: a P/E of 45.6x against 16.6x for Host Hotels & Resorts.
| Latest fiscal year | DLR Β· FY25 | HST Β· FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $60.9B | $17.0B |
| Revenue | $6.1B | $6.1B |
| Free cash flow | β$769M | β |
| Net income | $1.3B | $765M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 10.0% | 7.6% |
| 5-year growth | 9.4% | 30.4% |
| Share count change | 4.9% | β1.4% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | β | β |
| Operating margin | 10.8% | 14.0% |
| Net margin | 21.4% | 12.5% |
| FCF margin | β12.6% | β |
| Return on capital | β | 7.4% |
| Return on equity | 5.9% | 11.6% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | β | $4.3B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | β | 2.6x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $1.7B | $828M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 45.6x | 16.6x |
| Piotroski F-score | β | β |
FY16
DLR $2.1B
HST $5.4B
FY17
DLR $2.5B
HST $5.4B
FY18
DLR $3.0B
HST $5.5B
FY19
DLR $3.2B
HST $5.5B
FY20
DLR $3.9B
HST $1.6B
FY21
DLR $4.4B
HST $2.9B
FY22
DLR $4.7B
HST $4.9B
FY23
DLR $5.5B
HST $5.3B
FY24
DLR $5.6B
HST $5.7B
FY25
DLR $6.1B
HST $6.1B
DLR
HST
FY16
DLR 23.2%
HST 12.6%
FY17
DLR 18.4%
HST 12.6%
FY18
DLR 18.1%
HST 9.6%
FY19
DLR 18.5%
HST 14.6%
FY20
DLR 14.3%
HST β58.8%
FY21
DLR 15.7%
HST β8.7%
FY22
DLR 12.6%
HST 15.8%
FY23
DLR 9.6%
HST 15.6%
FY24
DLR 8.5%
HST 15.4%
FY25
DLR 10.8%
HST 14.0%
DLR
HST
FY16
DLR $153M
HST β
FY17
DLR β$127M
HST β
FY18
DLR $60.2M
HST β
FY19
DLR $76.9M
HST β
FY20
DLR β$358M
HST β
FY21
DLR β$819M
HST β
FY22
DLR β$984M
HST β
FY23
DLR β$1.9B
HST β
FY24
DLR β$570M
HST β
FY25
DLR β$769M
HST β
DLR
HST
FY16
DLR β
HST 6.2%
FY17
DLR β
HST 5.8%
FY18
DLR β
HST 4.7%
FY19
DLR β
HST 8.0%
FY20
DLR β
HST β7.9%
FY21
DLR β
HST β2.0%
FY22
DLR β
HST 7.2%
FY23
DLR β
HST 7.9%
FY24
DLR β
HST 8.2%
FY25
DLR β
HST 7.4%
DLR
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