Seasonality
DLR seasonality — Digital Realty
Over the last 11 years, DLR's strongest month on average has been April (+4.8%) and its weakest September (-4.5%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | +1.81% | +2.95% | 70% | +14.3% | -15.6% | 10 |
| Feb | -2.60% | -3.47% | 40% | +6.8% | -10.1% | 10 |
| Mar | +1.95% | +3.12% | 60% | +15.7% | -8.3% | 10 |
| Apr | +4.81% | +5.33% | 80% | +12.0% | -3.6% | 10 |
| May | +0.39% | +0.85% | 60% | +6.8% | -5.4% | 10 |
| Jun | +0.26% | -0.33% | 50% | +11.1% | -7.0% | 10 |
| Jul | +3.94% | +2.29% | 80% | +13.0% | -2.9% | 10 |
| Aug | +1.03% | +1.89% | 60% | +8.1% | -6.7% | 10 |
| Sep | -4.55% | -5.57% | 30% | +6.7% | -19.8% | 10 |
| Oct | +1.28% | +0.59% | 60% | +10.1% | -8.2% | 10 |
| Nov | +3.59% | +6.29% | 56% | +12.2% | -6.6% | 9 |
| Dec | -2.20% | -2.71% | 30% | +6.4% | -10.8% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — DLR
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 1.7 | 11.5 | -5.4 | -5.5 | 5.0 | -1.6 | -5.4 | 3.0 | -3.6 | +12.6% | |
| 2025 | -7.6 | -4.6 | -8.3 | 12.0 | 6.8 | 1.6 | 1.2 | -5.0 | 3.1 | -1.4 | -6.0 | -3.4 | -12.8% |
| 2024 | 4.4 | 4.5 | -1.9 | -3.6 | 4.7 | 4.6 | -1.7 | 1.4 | 6.7 | 10.1 | 9.8 | -9.4 | +31.8% |
| 2023 | 14.3 | -9.1 | -5.7 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 11.1 | 9.4 | 5.7 | -8.1 | 2.8 | 11.6 | -3.0 | +34.2% |
| 2022 | -15.6 | -9.6 | 5.1 | 3.0 | -4.5 | -7.0 | 2.0 | -6.7 | -19.8 | 1.1 | 12.2 | -10.8 | -43.3% |
| 2021 | 3.2 | -6.4 | 4.5 | 9.6 | -1.8 | -0.7 | 2.5 | 6.3 | -11.9 | 9.2 | 6.3 | 5.4 | +26.8% |
| 2020 | 2.7 | -2.3 | 15.7 | 7.6 | -4.0 | -1.0 | 13.0 | -3.0 | -5.7 | -1.7 | -6.6 | 3.5 | +16.5% |
| 2019 | 1.7 | 4.4 | 5.2 | -1.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -2.9 | 8.1 | 5.0 | -2.1 | -4.8 | -1.0 | +12.4% |
| 2018 | -1.7 | -10.1 | 4.7 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 3.8 | 8.8 | 2.4 | -9.5 | -8.2 | 11.4 | -7.4 | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 9.5 | 0.3 | -1.5 | 7.9 | 2.9 | -4.4 | 2.1 | 2.6 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -1.5 | -2.4 | +15.9% |
| 2016 | 6.4 |