EXR vs UMH vs SELF Stock Comparison

Extra Space Storage, Umh Properties and Global Self Storage Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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EXR Extra Space Storage Inc.
$144.71 +8.5% 1M -3.2% 1Y
Market cap
$30.70B
P/E
29.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.48B
Div. yield
–
Self-Storage REITs Real Estate
1 win
UMH Umh Properties, Inc.
$15.35 -0.3% 1M +5.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.28B
P/E
93.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$271.36M
Div. yield
0.06%
Residential REITs Real Estate
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Global Self Storage leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Global Self Storage 6, Umh Properties 2, Extra Space Storage 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEXRUMHSELFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $30.70B $1.28B $54.88M EXR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.5x 93.2x 25.8x SELF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.0x 95.9x 18.0x SELF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.1% +8.4% +0.5% UMH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 5.1% 16.6% SELF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 1.2x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.06% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -3.2% +5.1% -3.4% UMH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.7%/yr -8.7%/yr -1.3%/yr SELF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.1% 20.0% 19.2% SELF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 48/100 66/100 SELF

Percentile Scorecard

EXRUMHSELF

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

AxisEXRUMHSELF
Valuation 35 #95 of 145 13 #126 of 145 87 #20 of 145
Growth 59 #58 of 141 79 #30 of 141 14 #121 of 141
Profitability – 47 #71 of 134 58 #57 of 134
Financial Health – 44 #78 of 138 95 #8 of 138
Shareholder Returns 45 #72 of 131 57 #57 of 131 78 #30 of 131
Overall 46 48 66
  • EXR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • UMH ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • SELF ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEXRUMHSELFSPY
1 month +8.5%-0.3%-4.0% -0.2%
3 months -5.0%-2.2%-4.7% +3.9%
6 months +2.6%-1.7%-9.5% +8.2%
Year to date +11.1%-3.5%-4.9% +12.9%
1 year -3.2%+5.1%-3.4% +12.3%
3 years +38.6%+13.5%+8.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +11.5%+4.3%+2.8% +23.3%
5 years -25.3%-36.7%-6.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year -5.7%-8.7%-1.3% +10.9%
10 years +105.0%+27.7%-6.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year +7.4%+2.5%-0.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEXRUMHSELFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.1%20.0%19.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.6%20.2%19.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.340.070.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.140.25-0.18 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.5%-50.9%-36.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.3%-7.9%-14.5% -1.2%
52-week high $152.75$16.67$5.67 $779.14
52-week low $126.69$14.14$4.82 $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.

MultipleEXRUMHSELF
P/E now vs peer median 29.4xmedian 26.3x 95.2xmedian 26.3x 25.6xmedian 26.3x
P/S now vs peer median 8.8xmedian 4.0x 4.8xmedian 4.0x 4.3xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.4x —median 14.4x 13.7xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.5xmedian 23.3x -13.6xmedian 23.3x 14.3xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.3x 1.5xmedian 1.3x 1.2xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 5.64median 1.91 2.64median 1.91 -2.37median 1.91

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 monthsEXRUMHSELF
Revenue $3.48B $271.36M $12.77M
Operating income $1.52B – $2.67M
Net income $1.09B $4.77M $2.13M
Free cash flow – -$96.00M $3.88M
EPS (diluted) $4.72 $0.16 $0.19
Cash & equivalents $114.82M $28.62M $7.51M
Total debt – $1.16B $15.49M
Shares (diluted) 220.36M 85.58M 11.29M
Enterprise value $30.70B $1.11B $15.56M

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
MetricEXRUMHSELF
P/E 29.4x 95.2x 25.6x
P/FCF 26.5x -13.6x 14.3x
P/Operating cash flow – 14.0x 13.0x
P/S 8.8x 4.8x 4.3x
P/B – 1.5x 1.2x
P/Tangible book – 1.5x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA – – 13.7x
EV/EBIT – – 22.7x
EV/Revenue 8.8x 9.0x 4.8x
EV/FCF – -25.4x 15.7x
EV/Operating cash flow – 26.1x 14.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.64 2.64 -2.37

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEXRUMHSELF
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.1% 8.4% 0.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.3% 9.2% 1.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 7.1% – -16.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.2% – -9.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 8.9% -84.3% -14.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.9% 50.0% -10.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 10.0% 30.0% -14.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 36.0% -10.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 15.2% -9.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 32.3% -3.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -89.5% -15.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 17.3% -4.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEXRUMHSELF
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – 34.7%
Operating margin – – 20.9%
Pretax margin – – 14.5%
Net margin – 5.1% 16.6%
FCF margin – -35.4% 30.4%
Operating cash flow margin – 34.5% 33.3%
Return on equity – 3.8% 4.0%
Return on assets 3.7% 2.0% 2.9%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 19.6x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 2.5% 2.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEXRUMHSELF
Debt / assets – 67.8% 24.3%
Debt / equity – 1.3x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 1.2x
Debt / FCF – -12.1x 4.0x
Liabilities / assets 52.5% 47.9% 27.2%
Equity / assets – 52.1% 72.8%
Interest coverage – – 3.3x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEXRUMHSELF
Dividend yield 4.5% 6.0% 5.8%
Net buyback yield – -0.9% –
Shareholder yield 4.5% 5.1% 5.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 1,523% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – -75.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 9.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 18.0% –

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.

ConsensusEXRUMHSELF
Forward P/E 30.0xFY2026 95.9xFY2026 18.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.82FY2026 $0.16FY2026 $0.27FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.0%FY2026 +128.6%FY2026 +50.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -2.1% +12.5% -3.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.38BFY2026 $260.25MFY2026 $11.83MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.1%FY2026 +14.8%FY2026 -3.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.4% -1.9% +5.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEXRUMHSELF
Held by institutions 97.5% 75.8% 29.2%
Institutions holding 795 258 51
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.2% -3.4% +6.1%
Institutions buying 386 131 26
Institutions selling 266 79 13
Buyers to sellers 1.45 1.66 2.00

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.

EXRUMHSELF
EXR 1.00 0.50 0.02
UMH 0.50 1.00 -0.12
SELF 0.02 -0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EXR, UMH and SELF?

Extra Space Storage (EXR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Extra Space Storage (EXR) $30.70B, Umh Properties (UMH) $1.28B, Global Self Storage (SELF) $54.88M.

Which stock is cheaper, EXR, UMH and SELF?

Global Self Storage (SELF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Extra Space Storage (EXR) 29.5x, Umh Properties (UMH) 93.2x, Global Self Storage (SELF) 25.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Global Self Storage (SELF) is cheapest (Extra Space Storage (EXR) 30.0x, Umh Properties (UMH) 95.9x, Global Self Storage (SELF) 18.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Umh Properties (UMH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Extra Space Storage (EXR) +4.1%, Umh Properties (UMH) +8.4%, Global Self Storage (SELF) +0.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Global Self Storage (SELF) has the highest net margin (Umh Properties (UMH) 5.1%, Global Self Storage (SELF) 16.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Umh Properties (UMH) returned the most: Extra Space Storage (EXR) -3.2%, Umh Properties (UMH) +5.1%, Global Self Storage (SELF) -3.4%. Over five years, Global Self Storage (SELF) compounded fastest (Extra Space Storage (EXR) -5.7%/yr, Umh Properties (UMH) -8.7%/yr, Global Self Storage (SELF) -1.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Extra Space Storage (EXR) 0.00%, Umh Properties (UMH) 0.06%, Global Self Storage (SELF) 0.00%. Extra Space Storage (EXR) and Global Self Storage (SELF) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Global Self Storage (SELF) has been the steadiest (Extra Space Storage (EXR) 23.1%, Umh Properties (UMH) 20.0%, Global Self Storage (SELF) 19.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EXR, UMH and SELF?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Global Self Storage (SELF) leads on 6. 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.