EXR vs PSA vs USB Stock Comparison

Extra Space Storage, Public Storage and Us Bancorp \De\ Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EXR Extra Space Storage Inc.
$144.71 +8.5% 1M -3.2% 1Y
Market cap
$30.57B
P/E
29.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.48B
Div. yield
4.48%
Self-Storage REITs Real Estate
1 win
PSA Public Storage
$312.56 +8.6% 1M +4.1% 1Y
Market cap
$58.40B
P/E
33.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.03B
Div. yield
3.84%
Self-Storage REITs Real Estate
2 wins
USB Us Bancorp \De\
$59.75 +0.7% 1M +25.0% 1Y
Market cap
$93.09B
P/E
11.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$29.58B
Div. yield
3.51%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
9 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Us Bancorp \De\ leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Us Bancorp \De\ 9, Public Storage 2, Extra Space Storage 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEXRPSAUSBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $30.57B $58.40B $93.09B USB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.4x 33.9x 11.9x USB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.0x 30.9x 11.6x USB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.1% +5.2% +6.7% USB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 33.7% 26.4% PSA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 7.9% 12.6% USB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.6x 3.8x PSA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.48% 3.84% 3.51% EXR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -3.2% +4.1% +25.0% USB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.7%/yr -1.2%/yr -0.4%/yr USB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.1% 23.7% 22.2% USB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 46/100 48/100 USB

Percentile Scorecard

EXRPSAUSB

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

AxisEXRPSAUSB
Valuation 35 #95 of 145 8 #134 of 145 42 #210 of 360
Growth 59 #58 of 141 23 #109 of 141 50 #97 of 191
Profitability – 99 #3 of 134 80 #34 of 168
Financial Health – 78 #31 of 138 12 #154 of 175
Shareholder Returns 45 #72 of 131 22 #102 of 131 54 #156 of 341
Overall 46 46 48
  • EXR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • PSA ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • USB ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEXRPSAUSBSPY
1 month +8.5%+8.6%+0.7% -0.2%
3 months -5.0%-5.4%-7.3% +3.9%
6 months +2.6%+5.2%+6.3% +8.2%
Year to date +11.1%+20.4%+12.0% +12.9%
1 year -3.2%+4.1%+25.0% +12.3%
3 years +38.6%+31.0%+95.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +11.5%+9.4%+25.0% +23.3%
5 years -25.3%-5.7%-1.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year -5.7%-1.2%-0.4% +10.9%
10 years +105.0%+54.5%+33.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year +7.4%+4.4%+2.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEXRPSAUSBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.1%23.7%22.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.6%23.0%23.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.340.400.61 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.140.171.13 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.5%-43.3%-54.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.3%-5.4%-8.7% -1.2%
52-week high $152.75$330.53$65.41 $779.14
52-week low $126.69$258.44$45.47 $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.

MultipleEXRPSAUSB
P/E now vs peer median 29.4xmedian 26.3x 33.9xmedian 26.3x 11.9xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 8.8xmedian 4.0x 11.6xmedian 4.0x 3.1xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.4x 22.3xmedian 14.4x 7.5xmedian 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.5xmedian 23.3x 36.9xmedian 23.3x 7.4xmedian 10.9x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.3x 3.8xmedian 1.3x 1.4xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 5.64median 1.91 -6.01median 1.91 0.98median 1.34

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 monthsEXRPSAUSB
Revenue $3.48B $5.03B $29.58B
Operating income $1.52B $1.75B –
Net income $1.09B $1.92B $8.17B
Free cash flow – $1.58B $12.53B
EPS (diluted) $4.72 $9.16 $5.01
Cash & equivalents $114.82M $560.38M –
Total debt – $11.99B $96.01B
Shares (diluted) 220.36M 185.11M 1.56B
Enterprise value $30.57B $57.84B $93.56B

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
MetricEXRPSAUSB
P/E 29.4x 33.9x 11.9x
P/FCF 26.5x 36.9x 7.4x
P/Operating cash flow – 19.4x 7.4x
P/S 8.8x 11.6x 3.1x
P/B – 3.8x 1.4x
P/Tangible book – 3.8x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA – 22.3x 7.5x
EV/EBIT – 38.1x 7.8x
EV/Revenue 8.8x 13.9x 6.4x
EV/FCF – 44.1x 15.1x
EV/Operating cash flow – 23.2x 15.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.64 -6.01 0.98

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEXRPSAUSB
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.1% 5.2% 6.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.3% 4.2% 3.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 7.1% -15.3% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.2% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 8.9% 0.8% 18.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.9% -3.4% 12.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 10.0% -4.8% 19.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.2% -5.6% 12.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -6.7% 68.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -2.0% -4.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -36.6% 68.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -9.2% -4.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEXRPSAUSB
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 62.2% 85.2%
Operating margin – 34.8% –
Pretax margin – 37.7% 34.5%
Net margin – 33.7% 26.4%
FCF margin – 31.5% 42.3%
Operating cash flow margin – 59.7% 42.3%
Return on equity – 15.7% 12.2%
Return on assets 3.7% 7.8% 1.1%
Return on invested capital – 7.9% 12.6%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.2x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.6x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEXRPSAUSB
Debt / assets – 41.4% 13.2%
Debt / equity – 0.8x 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.6x 3.8x
Debt / FCF – 7.6x 7.7x
Liabilities / assets 52.5% 47.5% 90.6%
Equity / assets – 52.5% 9.4%
Interest coverage – 5.3x 1.7x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEXRPSAUSB
Dividend yield 4.5% 3.8% 3.5%
Net buyback yield – 0.0% 0.7%
Shareholder yield 4.5% 3.8% 4.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 91.7% 39.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 111.3% 25.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -23.5% 3.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -6.1% 3.8%

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.

ConsensusEXRPSAUSB
Forward P/E 30.0xFY2026 30.9xFY2026 11.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.82FY2026 $10.13FY2026 $5.17FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.0%FY2026 +12.4%FY2026 +11.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -2.1% +3.7% +18.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.38BFY2026 $4.88BFY2026 $30.11BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.1%FY2026 +1.2%FY2026 +5.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.4% +9.8% +16.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEXRPSAUSB
Held by institutions 97.5% 87.1% 81.6%
Institutions holding 795 1,121 2,068
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.2% +6.0% +2.1%
Institutions buying 386 573 965
Institutions selling 266 367 760
Buyers to sellers 1.45 1.56 1.27

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.

EXRPSAUSB
EXR 1.00 0.87 0.36
PSA 0.87 1.00 0.34
USB 0.36 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EXR, PSA and USB?

Us Bancorp \De\ (USB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Extra Space Storage (EXR) $30.57B, Public Storage (PSA) $58.40B, Us Bancorp \De\ (USB) $93.09B.

Which stock is cheaper, EXR, PSA and USB?

Us Bancorp \De\ (USB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Extra Space Storage (EXR) 29.4x, Public Storage (PSA) 33.9x, Us Bancorp \De\ (USB) 11.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Us Bancorp \De\ (USB) is cheapest (Extra Space Storage (EXR) 30.0x, Public Storage (PSA) 30.9x, Us Bancorp \De\ (USB) 11.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Us Bancorp \De\ (USB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Extra Space Storage (EXR) +4.1%, Public Storage (PSA) +5.2%, Us Bancorp \De\ (USB) +6.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Public Storage (PSA) has the highest net margin (Public Storage (PSA) 33.7%, Us Bancorp \De\ (USB) 26.4%). On return on invested capital, Us Bancorp \De\ (USB) leads (Public Storage (PSA) 7.9%, Us Bancorp \De\ (USB) 12.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Us Bancorp \De\ (USB) returned the most: Extra Space Storage (EXR) -3.2%, Public Storage (PSA) +4.1%, Us Bancorp \De\ (USB) +25.0%. Over five years, Us Bancorp \De\ (USB) compounded fastest (Extra Space Storage (EXR) -5.7%/yr, Public Storage (PSA) -1.2%/yr, Us Bancorp \De\ (USB) -0.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Extra Space Storage (EXR) has the highest dividend yield: Extra Space Storage (EXR) 4.48%, Public Storage (PSA) 3.84%, Us Bancorp \De\ (USB) 3.51%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Us Bancorp \De\ (USB) has been the steadiest (Extra Space Storage (EXR) 23.1%, Public Storage (PSA) 23.7%, Us Bancorp \De\ (USB) 22.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Us Bancorp \De\ (USB) leads on 9. 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.