Public Storage (PSA-PQ) Operating Margin (2011 - 2026)

Public Storage's (PSA-PQ) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 38.95% in Q1 2026, down 27.0% year-on-year from 53.35% in Q1 2025, and up 6.77% quarter-over-quarter from 36.48% in Q4 2025.

Public Storage (PSA-PQ) Operating Margin (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Public Storage's Operating Margin history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 38.95% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin fell 27.0% year-over-year to 38.95% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 37.86%, a 54.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 37.28%, down 56.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin advanced to 38.95% in Q1 2026 per PSA-PQ's latest filing, from 36.48% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 48.58% in Q4 2022 and bottomed at 36.48% in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 39.14% (2023), against an average of 41.43%.
  • Biggest YoY gain for Operating Margin was 4205 bps in 2022; the steepest drop was 2272 bps in 2022.
  • Year by year, Operating Margin stood at 48.58% in 2022, then decreased by 19 bps to 39.14% in 2023, then decreased by 4 bps to 37.57% in 2024, then fell by 3 bps to 36.48% in 2025, then grew by 7 bps to 38.95% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest PSA-PQ Operating Margin figures stand at 38.95% (Q1 2026), 36.48% (Q4 2025), and 37.18% (Q3 2025).

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Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 38.95%
Dec 31, 2025 36.48%
Sep 30, 2025 37.18%
Jun 30, 2025 38.86%
Mar 31, 2025 39.22%
Dec 31, 2024 37.57%
Sep 30, 2024 37.76%
Jun 30, 2024 39.09%
Mar 31, 2024 36.95%
Dec 31, 2023 39.14%
Sep 30, 2023 44.66%
Jun 30, 2023 47.74%
Mar 31, 2023 46.25%
Dec 31, 2022 48.58%
Sep 30, 2022 46.42%
Jun 30, 2022 46.43%
Mar 31, 2022 43.00%
Dec 31, 2021 46.08%
Sep 30, 2021 44.08%
Jun 30, 2021 4.38%