AUSTIN, Texas , Aug. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital Realty (NYSE: DLR), the largest global provider of cloud- and carrier-neutral data center, colocation and interconnection solutions, announced today its board of directors has authorized quarterly cash dividends for common and preferred stock for the third quarter of 2024.     Common Stock  Digital Realty's board of directors authorized a cash dividend of $1.22 per share to common stockholders of record as of the close of business on September 13, 2024.

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Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:DLR ) Q2 2024 Earnings Conference Call July 25, 2024 5:00 PM ET Company Participants Jordan Sadler - SVP, Public and Private IR Andrew Power - President and CEO Matthew Mercier - CFO Christopher Sharp - Chief Technology Officer Colin McLean - Chief Revenue Officer Gregory Wright - Chief Investment Officer Conference Call Participants Richard Choe - JPMorgan Irvin Liu - Evercore ISI Michael Rollins - Citi Jonathan Atkin - RBC Jonathan Petersen - Jefferies Ari Klein - BMO Capital Markets David Barden - Bank of America Eric Luebchow - Wells Fargo James Schneider - Goldman Sachs Vikram Malhotra - Mizuho Frank Louthan - Raymond James Michael Elias - TD Cowen David Guarino - Green Street Matthew Niknam - Deutsche Bank Anthony Hau - Truist Securities Brandon Nispel - KeyBanc Capital Markets Operator Good day, and welcome to the Digital Realty Second Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] Please note this event is being recorded.

While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Digital Realty Trust (DLR) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended June 2024, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.

Data center services provider Digital Realty posted a surprise drop in second-quarter revenue and a decline in core funds from operations (FFO) on Thursday, sending its shares down 2.7% in extended trading.

Digital Realty Trust (DLR) came out with quarterly funds from operations (FFO) of $1.65 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.63 per share. This compares to FFO of $1.68 per share a year ago.

AUSTIN, Texas , July 25, 2024 /PRNewswire / -- Digital Realty (NYSE: DLR) , the largest global provider of cloud- and carrier-neutral data center, colocation, and interconnection solutions, announced today financial results for the second quarter of 2024. All per share results are presented on a fully diluted basis.