EXR vs PSA vs CUBE Stock Comparison

Extra Space Storage, Public Storage and CubeSmart Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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EXR Extra Space Storage Inc.
$149.91 +12.3% 1M +5.7% 1Y
Market cap
$32.08B
P/E
30.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.48B
Div. yield
–
Self-Storage REITs Real Estate
1 win
PSA Public Storage
$317.12 +11.1% 1M +9.7% 1Y
Market cap
$59.88B
P/E
35.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.03B
Div. yield
0.03%
Self-Storage REITs Real Estate
5 wins
CUBE CubeSmart
$41.05 +8.4% 1M +2.4% 1Y
Market cap
$9.63B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.14B
Div. yield
0.05%
Self-Storage REITs Real Estate
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Public Storage leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Public Storage 5, CubeSmart 5, Extra Space Storage 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEXRPSACUBELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $32.08B $59.88B $9.63B PSA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 30.9x 35.3x -2,944x EXR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.1x 31.3x 25.2x CUBE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.1% +5.2% +3.9% PSA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 33.7% -0.3% PSA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 7.9% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.6x 1.3x CUBE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.05% CUBE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +5.7% +9.7% +2.4% PSA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.4%/yr -0.9%/yr -5.7%/yr PSA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.0% 23.6% 21.9% CUBE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 46/100 54/100 CUBE

Percentile Scorecard

EXRPSACUBE

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisEXRPSACUBE
Valuation 29 #104 of 145 7 #135 of 145 28 #105 of 145
Growth 57 #62 of 143 22 #112 of 143 16 #121 of 143
Profitability – 99 #3 of 136 78 #31 of 136
Financial Health – 80 #28 of 138 85 #21 of 138
Shareholder Returns 41 #78 of 131 22 #102 of 131 62 #51 of 131
Overall 42 46 54
  • EXR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • PSA ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • CUBE ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodEXRPSACUBESPY
1 month +12.3%+11.1%+8.4% +0.7%
3 months +1.2%0.0%-0.5% +3.7%
6 months +4.6%+4.9%+1.4% +7.1%
Year to date +15.1%+22.2%+13.9% +12.8%
1 year +5.7%+9.7%+2.4% +11.9%
3 years +44.2%+32.8%+20.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +13.0%+9.9%+6.5% +22.8%
5 years -24.0%-4.5%-25.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year -5.4%-0.9%-5.7% +10.9%
10 years +107.9%+52.6%+61.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year +7.6%+4.3%+4.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEXRPSACUBESPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.0%23.6%21.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.1%22.7%21.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.330.390.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.250.410.11 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.5%-43.3%-41.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.9%-4.1%-3.4% -1.2%
52-week high $152.75$330.53$42.51 $779.14
52-week low $126.69$258.44$35.36 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleEXRPSACUBE
P/E now vs peer median 30.4xmedian 25.7x 34.4xmedian 25.7x -2,847xmedian 25.7x
P/S now vs peer median 9.1xmedian 4.1x 11.8xmedian 4.1x 8.1xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.3x 22.6xmedian 14.3x 28.3xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.5xmedian 23.5x 37.4xmedian 23.5x 19.2xmedian 23.5x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.3x 3.9xmedian 1.3x 3.6xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 5.84median 1.86 -6.10median 1.86 28.04median 1.86

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsEXRPSACUBE
Revenue $3.48B $5.03B $1.14B
Gross profit – – $770.66M
Operating income $1.52B $1.75B $87.22M
Net income $1.09B $1.92B $332.35M
Free cash flow – $1.58B $482.23M
EPS (diluted) $4.72 $9.16 $-0.01
Cash & equivalents $114.82M $560.38M $14.31M
Total debt – $11.99B $450.84M
Shares (diluted) 220.36M 185.11M 227.19M
Enterprise value $32.08B $58.61B $9.49B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricEXRPSACUBE
P/E 30.4x 34.4x -2,847x
P/FCF 26.5x 37.4x 19.2x
P/Operating cash flow – 19.7x 15.5x
P/S 9.1x 11.8x 8.1x
P/B – 3.9x 3.6x
P/Tangible book – 3.9x 3.6x
EV/EBITDA – 22.6x 28.3x
EV/EBIT – 38.5x 111.1x
EV/Revenue 9.1x 14.0x 8.5x
EV/FCF – 44.6x 20.1x
EV/Operating cash flow – 23.5x 16.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.84 -6.10 28.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEXRPSACUBE
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.1% 5.2% 3.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.3% 4.2% 3.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 0.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 1.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 7.1% -15.3% -39.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.2% – -15.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 8.9% 0.8% -11.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.9% -3.4% -5.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 10.0% -4.8% -18.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.2% -5.6% -101.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -6.7% -2.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -2.0% -0.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -36.6% -6.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -9.2% -1.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEXRPSACUBE
Gross margin – – 67.8%
EBITDA margin – 62.2% 30.2%
Operating margin – 34.8% 7.7%
Pretax margin – 37.7% 29.3%
Net margin – 33.7% -0.3%
FCF margin – 31.5% 42.4%
Operating cash flow margin – 59.7% 52.6%
Return on equity – 15.7% 12.6%
Return on assets 3.7% 7.8% 5.0%
Return on invested capital – 7.9% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.6x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.9% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEXRPSACUBE
Debt / assets – 41.4% 6.8%
Debt / equity – 0.8x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.6x 1.3x
Debt / FCF – 7.6x 0.9x
Liabilities / assets 52.5% 47.5% 60.5%
Equity / assets – 52.5% 39.5%
Interest coverage – 5.3x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEXRPSACUBE
Dividend yield 4.3% 3.8% 5.2%
Net buyback yield – 0.0% 0.7%
Shareholder yield 4.3% 3.7% 5.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 91.7% 144.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 111.3% 99.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -23.5% 2.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -6.1% 5.0%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusEXRPSACUBE
Forward P/E 31.1xFY2026 31.3xFY2026 25.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.82FY2026 $10.13FY2026 $1.63FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.0%FY2026 +12.4%FY2026 +11.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -2.1% +3.7% -9.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.38BFY2026 $4.88BFY2026 $1.19BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.1%FY2026 +1.2%FY2026 +5.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.4% +9.8% +5.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEXRPSACUBE
Held by institutions 97.5% 87.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding 796 1,122 517
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.2% +6.0% +11.1%
Institutions buying 387 573 288
Institutions selling 266 368 156
Buyers to sellers 1.45 1.56 1.85

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

EXRPSACUBE
EXR 1.00 0.87 0.89
PSA 0.87 1.00 0.84
CUBE 0.89 0.84 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EXR, PSA and CUBE?

Public Storage (PSA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Extra Space Storage (EXR) $32.08B, Public Storage (PSA) $59.88B, CubeSmart (CUBE) $9.63B.

Which stock is cheaper, EXR, PSA and CUBE?

Extra Space Storage (EXR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Extra Space Storage (EXR) 30.9x, Public Storage (PSA) 35.3x, CubeSmart (CUBE) -2,944x). On next year's consensus earnings, CubeSmart (CUBE) is cheapest (Extra Space Storage (EXR) 31.1x, Public Storage (PSA) 31.3x, CubeSmart (CUBE) 25.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Public Storage (PSA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Extra Space Storage (EXR) +4.1%, Public Storage (PSA) +5.2%, CubeSmart (CUBE) +3.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Public Storage (PSA) has the highest net margin (Public Storage (PSA) 33.7%, CubeSmart (CUBE) -0.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Public Storage (PSA) returned the most: Extra Space Storage (EXR) +5.7%, Public Storage (PSA) +9.7%, CubeSmart (CUBE) +2.4%. Over five years, Public Storage (PSA) compounded fastest (Extra Space Storage (EXR) -5.4%/yr, Public Storage (PSA) -0.9%/yr, CubeSmart (CUBE) -5.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

CubeSmart (CUBE) has the highest dividend yield: Extra Space Storage (EXR) 0.00%, Public Storage (PSA) 0.03%, CubeSmart (CUBE) 0.05%. Extra Space Storage (EXR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, CubeSmart (CUBE) has been the steadiest (Extra Space Storage (EXR) 23.0%, Public Storage (PSA) 23.6%, CubeSmart (CUBE) 21.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EXR, PSA and CUBE?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Public Storage (PSA) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.