PSA vs UMH vs EXR Stock Comparison

Public Storage, Umh Properties and Extra Space Storage Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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PSA Public Storage
$333.26 +17.4% 1M +20.0% 1Y
Market cap
$62.27B
P/E
36.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.03B
Div. yield
3.60%
Self-Storage REITs Real Estate
6 wins
UMH Umh Properties, Inc.
$14.76 -4.3% 1M +0.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.26B
P/E
139.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$278.58M
Div. yield
6.20%
Residential REITs Real Estate
3 wins
EXR Extra Space Storage Inc.
$156.23 +17.3% 1M +19.1% 1Y
Market cap
$32.63B
P/E
31.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.48B
Div. yield
4.15%
Self-Storage REITs Real Estate
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Public Storage leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Public Storage 6, Extra Space Storage 3, Umh Properties 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPSAUMHEXRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $62.27B $1.26B $32.63B PSA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 36.2x 139.1x 31.7x EXR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 32.9x 92.3x 32.4x EXR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.2% +8.5% +4.1% UMH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 33.7% 3.3% 29.9% PSA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.9% — 5.3% PSA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.6x — 5.8x PSA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.60% 6.20% 4.15% UMH
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +20.0% +0.5% +19.1% PSA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.0%/yr -9.3%/yr -4.7%/yr PSA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.6% 20.3% 22.6% UMH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 40/100 55/100 EXR

Percentile Scorecard

PSAUMHEXR

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

AxisPSAUMHEXR
Valuation 7 #136 of 146 12 #129 of 146 15 #124 of 146
Growth 20 #116 of 145 38 #91 of 145 61 #57 of 145
Profitability 98 #4 of 141 39 #86 of 141 86 #21 of 141
Financial Health 81 #28 of 146 41 #87 of 146 54 #68 of 146
Shareholder Returns 24 #104 of 136 73 #38 of 136 58 #58 of 136
Overall 46 40 55
  • PSA ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • UMH ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • EXR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPSAUMHEXRSPY
1 month +17.4%-4.3%+17.3% -2.0%
3 months +2.1%-3.7%+4.3% -2.2%
6 months +11.5%-6.0%+11.8% +4.2%
Year to date +28.4%-7.2%+20.0% +10.6%
1 year +20.0%+0.5%+19.1% +10.4%
3 years +31.6%-1.1%+46.1% +73.6%
3 years, per year +9.6%-0.4%+13.5% +20.2%
5 years +0.2%-38.8%-21.4% +61.6%
5 years, per year +0.0%-9.3%-4.7% +10.1%
10 years +63.6%+26.5%+121.9% +261.3%
10 years, per year +5.0%+2.4%+8.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePSAUMHEXRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.6%20.3%22.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.6%20.9%22.0% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.330.050.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.850.030.85 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.3%-50.9%-54.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-11.5%0.0% -3.2%
52-week high $333.26$16.67$156.23 $779.14
52-week low $258.44$14.14$126.69 $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.

MultiplePSAUMHEXR
P/E now vs peer median 36.2xmedian 26.1x 139.1xmedian 26.1x 31.7xmedian 26.1x
P/S now vs peer median 12.4xmedian 4.1x 4.5xmedian 4.1x 9.4xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 23.5xmedian 14.4x —median 14.4x 19.9xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 39.3xmedian 21.6x -7.8xmedian 21.6x 28.5xmedian 21.6x
P/B now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 1.3x 1.4xmedian 1.3x 2.4xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -6.41median 1.95 4.00median 1.95 6.09median 1.95

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 monthsPSAUMHEXR
Revenue $5.03B $278.58M $3.48B
Gross profit – – $2.54B
Operating income $1.75B – $1.52B
Net income $1.92B -$1.41M $1.09B
Free cash flow $1.58B -$161.58M $1.15B
EPS (diluted) $9.16 $0.11 $4.72
Cash & equivalents $560.38M $38.21M $114.82M
Total debt $11.99B $1.22B $13.41B
Shares (diluted) 185.11M 85.94M 220.36M
Enterprise value $61.71B $1.09B $32.41B

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
MetricPSAUMHEXR
P/E 36.2x 139.1x 31.7x
P/FCF 39.3x -7.8x 28.5x
P/Operating cash flow 20.7x 14.8x 17.1x
P/S 12.4x 4.5x 9.4x
P/B 4.1x 1.4x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 4.1x 1.4x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 23.5x – 19.9x
EV/EBIT 40.2x – 30.2x
EV/Revenue 14.6x 8.8x 13.2x
EV/FCF 46.5x -15.1x 40.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.5x 28.6x 24.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -6.41 4.00 6.09

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPSAUMHEXR
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.2% 8.5% 4.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.2% 9.4% 15.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 4.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 13.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -15.3% – 7.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 11.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 0.8% -105.3% 8.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.4% -95.9% 8.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -4.8% 38.7% 10.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -5.6% 34.8% 5.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -6.7% -2.7% 1.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.0% 2.8% 12.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -36.6% -34.9% 34.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.2% -11.5% 10.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPSAUMHEXR
Gross margin – – 73.0%
EBITDA margin 62.2% – 66.5%
Operating margin 34.8% – 43.8%
Pretax margin 37.7% – 29.8%
Net margin 33.7% 3.3% 29.9%
FCF margin 31.5% -58.0% 33.0%
Operating cash flow margin 59.7% 30.7% 55.0%
Return on equity 15.7% 3.3% 7.8%
Return on assets 7.8% 1.7% 3.7%
Return on invested capital 7.9% – 5.3%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.2x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x -60.5x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 1.7% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPSAUMHEXR
Debt / assets 41.4% 69.1% 46.3%
Debt / equity 0.8x 1.4x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.6x – 5.8x
Debt / FCF 7.6x -7.6x 11.7x
Liabilities / assets 47.5% 50.1% 52.5%
Equity / assets 52.5% 49.9% 47.5%
Interest coverage 5.3x – –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPSAUMHEXR
Dividend yield 3.6% 6.2% 4.1%
Net buyback yield 0.0% -1.1% 1.4%
Shareholder yield 3.6% 5.1% 5.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 91.7% -5,143% 125.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 111.3% -45.0% 119.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) -23.5% 4.9% -0.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -6.1% 15.9% 14.8%

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.

ConsensusPSAUMHEXR
Forward P/E 32.9xFY2026 92.3xFY2026 32.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.13FY2026 $0.16FY2026 $4.82FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.4%FY2026 +128.6%FY2026 +5.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.7% +12.5% -2.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.88BFY2026 $260.25MFY2026 $3.38BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.2%FY2026 +14.8%FY2026 +0.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.8% -1.9% +11.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPSAUMHEXR
Held by institutions 87.1% 75.8% 97.5%
Institutions holding 1,123 258 797
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.9% -3.4% +2.2%
Institutions buying 573 131 387
Institutions selling 369 79 267
Buyers to sellers 1.55 1.66 1.45

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.

PSAUMHEXR
PSA 1.00 0.49 0.87
UMH 0.49 1.00 0.51
EXR 0.87 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PSA, UMH and EXR?

Public Storage (PSA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Public Storage (PSA) $62.27B, Umh Properties (UMH) $1.26B, Extra Space Storage (EXR) $32.63B.

Which stock is cheaper, PSA, UMH and EXR?

Extra Space Storage (EXR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Public Storage (PSA) 36.2x, Umh Properties (UMH) 139.1x, Extra Space Storage (EXR) 31.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Extra Space Storage (EXR) is cheapest (Public Storage (PSA) 32.9x, Umh Properties (UMH) 92.3x, Extra Space Storage (EXR) 32.4x). 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: Public Storage (PSA) +5.2%, Umh Properties (UMH) +8.5%, Extra Space Storage (EXR) +4.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Public Storage (PSA) has the highest net margin (Public Storage (PSA) 33.7%, Umh Properties (UMH) 3.3%, Extra Space Storage (EXR) 29.9%). On return on invested capital, Public Storage (PSA) leads (Public Storage (PSA) 7.9%, Extra Space Storage (EXR) 5.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Public Storage (PSA) returned the most: Public Storage (PSA) +20.0%, Umh Properties (UMH) +0.5%, Extra Space Storage (EXR) +19.1%. Over five years, Public Storage (PSA) compounded fastest (Public Storage (PSA) +0.0%/yr, Umh Properties (UMH) -9.3%/yr, Extra Space Storage (EXR) -4.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Umh Properties (UMH) has the highest dividend yield: Public Storage (PSA) 3.60%, Umh Properties (UMH) 6.20%, Extra Space Storage (EXR) 4.15%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Umh Properties (UMH) has been the steadiest (Public Storage (PSA) 23.6%, Umh Properties (UMH) 20.3%, Extra Space Storage (EXR) 22.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.