EXR vs USB vs SELF Stock Comparison

Extra Space Storage, Us Bancorp \De\ 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
$30.57B
P/E
29.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.48B
Div. yield
4.48%
Self-Storage REITs Real Estate
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
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Us Bancorp \De\ leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Us Bancorp \De\ 7, Global Self Storage 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEXRUSBSELFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $30.57B $93.09B $55.39M USB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.4x 11.9x 25.6x USB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.0x 11.6x 18.0x USB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.1% +6.7% +0.5% USB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 26.4% 16.6% USB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 12.6% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.8x 1.2x SELF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.48% 3.51% 5.82% SELF
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -3.2% +25.0% -3.4% USB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.7%/yr -0.4%/yr -1.3%/yr USB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.1% 22.2% 19.2% SELF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 48/100 66/100 SELF

Percentile Scorecard

EXRUSBSELF

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

AxisEXRUSBSELF
Valuation 35 #95 of 145 42 #210 of 360 87 #20 of 145
Growth 59 #58 of 141 50 #97 of 191 14 #121 of 141
Profitability – 80 #34 of 168 58 #57 of 134
Financial Health – 12 #154 of 175 95 #8 of 138
Shareholder Returns 45 #72 of 131 54 #156 of 341 78 #30 of 131
Overall 46 48 66
  • EXR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • USB ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • 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

PeriodEXRUSBSELFSPY
1 month +8.5%+0.7%-4.0% -0.2%
3 months -5.0%-7.3%-4.7% +3.9%
6 months +2.6%+6.3%-9.5% +8.2%
Year to date +11.1%+12.0%-4.9% +12.9%
1 year -3.2%+25.0%-3.4% +12.3%
3 years +38.6%+95.0%+8.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +11.5%+25.0%+2.8% +23.3%
5 years -25.3%-1.9%-6.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year -5.7%-0.4%-1.3% +10.9%
10 years +105.0%+33.7%-6.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year +7.4%+2.9%-0.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEXRUSBSELFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.1%22.2%19.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.6%23.2%19.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.340.610.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.141.13-0.18 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.5%-54.7%-36.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.3%-8.7%-14.5% -1.2%
52-week high $152.75$65.41$5.67 $779.14
52-week low $126.69$45.47$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.

MultipleEXRUSBSELF
P/E now vs peer median 29.4xmedian 26.3x 11.9xmedian 12.1x 25.6xmedian 26.3x
P/S now vs peer median 8.8xmedian 4.0x 3.1xmedian 3.4x 4.3xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.4x 7.5xmedian 5.0x 13.7xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.5xmedian 23.3x 7.4xmedian 10.9x 14.3xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.3x 1.4xmedian 1.2x 1.2xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 5.64median 1.91 0.98median 1.34 -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 monthsEXRUSBSELF
Revenue $3.48B $29.58B $12.77M
Operating income $1.52B – $2.67M
Net income $1.09B $8.17B $2.13M
Free cash flow – $12.53B $3.88M
EPS (diluted) $4.72 $5.01 $0.19
Cash & equivalents $114.82M – $7.51M
Total debt – $96.01B $15.49M
Shares (diluted) 220.36M 1.56B 11.29M
Enterprise value $30.57B $93.56B $16.08M

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
MetricEXRUSBSELF
P/E 29.4x 11.9x 25.6x
P/FCF 26.5x 7.4x 14.3x
P/Operating cash flow – 7.4x 13.0x
P/S 8.8x 3.1x 4.3x
P/B – 1.4x 1.2x
P/Tangible book – 1.5x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA – 7.5x 13.7x
EV/EBIT – 7.8x 22.7x
EV/Revenue 8.8x 6.4x 4.8x
EV/FCF – 15.1x 15.7x
EV/Operating cash flow – 15.1x 14.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.64 0.98 -2.37

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEXRUSBSELF
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.1% 6.7% 0.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.3% 3.2% 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% 18.4% -14.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.9% 12.1% -10.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 10.0% 19.9% -14.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 12.2% -10.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 68.8% -9.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -4.9% -3.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 68.8% -15.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -4.9% -4.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEXRUSBSELF
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 85.2% 34.7%
Operating margin – – 20.9%
Pretax margin – 34.5% 14.5%
Net margin – 26.4% 16.6%
FCF margin – 42.3% 30.4%
Operating cash flow margin – 42.3% 33.3%
Return on equity – 12.2% 4.0%
Return on assets 3.7% 1.1% 2.9%
Return on invested capital – 12.6% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.0x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.5x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue – – 2.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEXRUSBSELF
Debt / assets – 13.2% 24.3%
Debt / equity – 1.4x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.8x 1.2x
Debt / FCF – 7.7x 4.0x
Liabilities / assets 52.5% 90.6% 27.2%
Equity / assets – 9.4% 72.8%
Interest coverage – 1.7x 3.3x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEXRUSBSELF
Dividend yield 4.5% 3.5% 5.8%
Net buyback yield – 0.7% –
Shareholder yield 4.5% 4.2% 5.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 39.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 25.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 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.

ConsensusEXRUSBSELF
Forward P/E 30.0xFY2026 11.6xFY2026 18.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.82FY2026 $5.17FY2026 $0.27FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.0%FY2026 +11.9%FY2026 +50.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -2.1% +18.8% -3.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.38BFY2026 $30.11BFY2026 $11.83MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.1%FY2026 +5.1%FY2026 -3.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.4% +16.7% +5.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEXRUSBSELF
Held by institutions 97.5% 81.6% 29.2%
Institutions holding 795 2,068 51
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.2% +2.1% +6.1%
Institutions buying 386 965 26
Institutions selling 266 760 13
Buyers to sellers 1.45 1.27 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.

EXRUSBSELF
EXR 1.00 0.36 0.03
USB 0.36 1.00 -0.03
SELF 0.03 -0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EXR, USB and SELF?

Us Bancorp \De\ (USB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Extra Space Storage (EXR) $30.57B, Us Bancorp \De\ (USB) $93.09B, Global Self Storage (SELF) $55.39M.

Which stock is cheaper, EXR, USB and SELF?

Us Bancorp \De\ (USB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Extra Space Storage (EXR) 29.4x, Us Bancorp \De\ (USB) 11.9x, Global Self Storage (SELF) 25.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Us Bancorp \De\ (USB) is cheapest (Extra Space Storage (EXR) 30.0x, Us Bancorp \De\ (USB) 11.6x, 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?

Us Bancorp \De\ (USB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Extra Space Storage (EXR) +4.1%, Us Bancorp \De\ (USB) +6.7%, Global Self Storage (SELF) +0.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Us Bancorp \De\ (USB) has the highest net margin (Us Bancorp \De\ (USB) 26.4%, Global Self Storage (SELF) 16.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Us Bancorp \De\ (USB) returned the most: Extra Space Storage (EXR) -3.2%, Us Bancorp \De\ (USB) +25.0%, Global Self Storage (SELF) -3.4%. Over five years, Us Bancorp \De\ (USB) compounded fastest (Extra Space Storage (EXR) -5.7%/yr, Us Bancorp \De\ (USB) -0.4%/yr, Global Self Storage (SELF) -1.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Global Self Storage (SELF) has the highest dividend yield: Extra Space Storage (EXR) 4.48%, Us Bancorp \De\ (USB) 3.51%, Global Self Storage (SELF) 5.82%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Global Self Storage (SELF) has been the steadiest (Extra Space Storage (EXR) 23.1%, Us Bancorp \De\ (USB) 22.2%, 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, USB 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, Us Bancorp \De\ (USB) leads on 7. 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.