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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001558370-24-013620"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DLR"
cik: "0001297996"
company_name: "DIGITAL REALTY TRUST, INC."
filed_at: "2024-10-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-30T10:22:34.431598+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "medium"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Digital Realty posts record 3Q bookings of $521M; backlog hits $859M; raises 2024 EBITDA/FFO guidance

## Summary
- 3Q24 total bookings of $520.9M (record); 86% from >1 MW tranche; backlog reaches $859M (record).
- Updated 2024 guidance: Revenue $5,550-$5,600M, Adj. EBITDA $2,925-$2,975M, Core FFO/sh $6.65-$6.75.
- Renewal spread guidance raised: Cash rental rate increase now 8.0%-10.0% (prior 5-7%); occupancy +150-200 bps.
- Debt profile: 96% unsecured, 89% fixed rate, 2.8% avg coupon, 4.7-yr avg maturity; €850M green bond issued in Sep.
- Development pipeline: 644 MW under construction; 36 MW delivered in 3Q; 244 MW new starts in 3Q.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001558370-24-013620
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DLR
- cik: 0001297996
- company_name: DIGITAL REALTY TRUST, INC.
- filed_at: 2024-10-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: medium
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1297996/000155837024013620/0001558370-24-013620-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1297996/000155837024013620/dlr-20241024x8k.htm

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