About these figures. Public Storage's cash flow statement splits its spending on its properties across several lines (maintenance, enhancements, energy efficiency and development) with no total, so capital spending and free cash flow are left blank.
What Public Storage does
No business description yet.
- Legal name
- Public Storage
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- β
- Accession Β· CIK
- 0001628280-26-007696
0001393311
Revenue and margins
Public Storage had $4.8B of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 2.7% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
From fiscal 2016 to 2025, diluted EPS grew 3.2% a year. Loss periods are shown in red.
Returns on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Cash flow
Free cash flow was β in fiscal 2025, β of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Public Storage returned $0.0M to shareholders in fiscal 2025. The diluted share count fell 0.1%.
Value Public Storage yourself
Change the assumptions and see what they imply per share. These are models, not forecasts or price targets β the answer depends entirely on what you put in.
Discounted cash flow
Value per share
β
Adds net cash of β$9.9B and divides by 175.9M diluted shares. Ten years of cash flows plus a terminal value, discounted to today.
Earnings multiple
Value per share
β
Reference multiples: today 29.6x Β· peers 36.4x Β· sector 27.8x.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Public Storage can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $735M | $775M | $370M | $447M | $318M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $7.5B | $6.9B | $9.1B | $9.4B | $10.3B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.4x | 1.1x | 2.6x | 2.5x | 3.1x |
| Debt / equity | 0.8x | 0.7x | 0.9x | 1.0x | 1.1x |
| Interest coverage | 22.7x | 33.1x | 11.8x | 8.3x | 6.9x |
| Total assets | $17.4B | $17.6B | $19.8B | $19.8B | $20.2B |
| Total liabilities | $8.0B | $7.4B | $9.7B | $9.9B | $10.9B |
| Shareholders' equity | $9.3B | $10.1B | $10.0B | $9.7B | $9.2B |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | $6.7B | $6.1B | $8.7B | $8.9B | $9.9B |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
Bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$0.8M
1 insider
Of sales under plans
0%
$0.0M
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
| Test | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β |
| F-score | β / 9 | β / 9 | β / 9 |
| Accruals ratio | β5.9% | β5.3% | β7.0% |
| Altman Z'' | β | β | β |
Similar companies
Each company's latest fiscal year. Fiscal years end in different months, so periods don't line up exactly.
| Company | Market cap | Growth | Op. margin | FCF margin | ROIC | P/E | F-score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Storage PSA | $54.7B | 2.7% | β | β | 11.0% | 29.6x | β | |
| Extra Space Storage EXR | $31.6B | 3.7% | 41.8% | 50.5% | β | 31.7x | β | Compare β |
| Crown Castle CCI | $37.3B | β4.4% | 48.7% | β | 8.8% | 43.6x | 5 | Compare β |
| Realty Income O | $53.2B | 9.1% | β | 67.2% | β | 41.2x | β | Compare β |
| Vici Properties VICI | $25.9B | 4.1% | β | 62.6% | 8.2% | 9.2x | β | Compare β |
10 years of figures
US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $2.6B | $2.7B | $2.8B | $2.9B | $2.9B | $3.4B | $4.2B | $4.5B | $4.7B | $4.8B |
| Gross profit | $1.9B | $2.0B | $2.0B | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Operating income | $1.4B | $1.4B | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Interest expense | $4.2M | $12.7M | $32.5M | $45.6M | $56.3M | $90.8M | $136M | $201M | $287M | $305M |
| Pretax income | $1.5B | $1.4B | β | β | β | $2.0B | $4.4B | $2.2B | $2.1B | $1.8B |
| Income tax | $0.0M | $0.0M | β | β | β | $12.4M | $14.3M | $10.8M | $4.7M | β$7.2M |
| Net income | $1.5B | $1.4B | $1.7B | $1.5B | $1.4B | $2.0B | $4.3B | $2.1B | $2.1B | $1.8B |
| Diluted EPS | $6.81 | $6.73 | $8.54 | $7.29 | $6.29 | $9.87 | $23.50 | $11.06 | $10.64 | $9.01 |
| Diluted shares | 0.17B | 0.17B | 0.17B | 0.17B | 0.17B | 0.18B | 0.18B | 0.18B | 0.18B | 0.18B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | $1.9B | $2.0B | $2.1B | $2.1B | $2.0B | $2.5B | $3.1B | $3.2B | $3.1B | $3.2B |
| Depreciation and amortization | $433M | $455M | $484M | $513M | $553M | $713M | $888M | $970M | $1.1B | $1.2B |
| Stock-based compensation | $37.5M | $37.5M | $69.9M | $25.8M | $33.4M | $59.8M | $56.7M | $41.6M | $44.7M | $39.9M |
| Acquisitions | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $2.2B | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Share buybacks | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $200M | $0.0M |
| Dividends paid | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Dividends and buybacks | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $200M | $0.0M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $184M | $433M | $361M | $410M | $258M | $735M | $775M | $370M | $447M | $318M |
| Total debt | $391M | $1.4B | $1.4B | $1.9B | $2.5B | $7.5B | $6.9B | $9.1B | $9.4B | $10.3B |
| Finance lease liabilities | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Inventory | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Total assets | $10.1B | $10.7B | $10.9B | $11.4B | $11.8B | $17.4B | $17.6B | $19.8B | $19.8B | $20.2B |
| Total liabilities | $689M | $1.8B | $1.8B | $2.3B | $3.2B | $8.0B | $7.4B | $9.7B | $9.9B | $10.9B |
| Shareholders' equity | $9.4B | $8.9B | $9.1B | $9.1B | $8.6B | $9.3B | $10.1B | $10.0B | $9.7B | $9.2B |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 73.9% | 73.5% | 73.0% | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Operating margin | 53.7% | 53.3% | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| EBITDA margin | 70.6% | 70.4% | β | β | β | 81.3% | 129.2% | 74.0% | 74.7% | 67.3% |
| Net margin | 56.8% | 54.1% | 62.0% | 53.3% | 46.6% | 57.2% | 104.0% | 47.6% | 44.1% | 37.0% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | β | 14.5% | β | β | β | 15.2% | 27.8% | 13.5% | 12.6% | 11.0% |
| Return on equity | 15.6% | 15.7% | 19.0% | 16.7% | 15.4% | 21.8% | 44.8% | 21.4% | 21.0% | 18.8% |
| Return on assets | 14.6% | 13.8% | 15.8% | 13.6% | 11.7% | 13.4% | 24.9% | 11.5% | 10.5% | 8.9% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | 7.5% | 4.2% | 3.4% | 3.5% | 2.1% | 17.2% | 22.4% | 8.0% | 3.9% | 2.7% |
| Net income growth | 10.9% | β0.8% | 18.6% | β11.1% | β10.7% | 43.9% | 122.7% | β50.6% | β3.6% | β13.9% |
| EPS growth | 12.2% | β1.2% | 26.9% | β14.6% | β13.7% | 56.9% | 138.1% | β52.9% | β3.8% | β15.3% |
| Share count change | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.4% | β0.1% | β0.1% | β0.1% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.1x | 0.5x | β | β | β | 2.4x | 1.1x | 2.6x | 2.5x | 3.1x |
| Debt / equity | 0.0x | 0.2x | 0.2x | 0.2x | 0.3x | 0.8x | 0.7x | 0.9x | 1.0x | 1.1x |
| Interest coverage | 326.5x | 112.2x | β | β | β | 22.7x | 33.1x | 11.8x | 8.3x | 6.9x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Stock comp / revenue | 1.5% | 1.4% | 2.5% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 1.8% | 1.4% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.8% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Accruals ratio | β4.9% | β5.1% | β3.3% | β4.9% | β5.9% | β4.0% | 7.1% | β5.9% | β5.3% | β7.0% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001393311). Data updated October 9, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only β not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.