Global Self Storage (SELF) Operating Margin (2016 - 2026)
Global Self Storage (SELF) reported Operating Margin of 18.02% for Q1 2026, down 513.0% year-over-year from 4.36% in Q1 2025, and down 16.35% on a QoQ basis from 21.54% in Q4 2025.
Global Self Storage (SELF) has 11 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 18.02% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Margin fell 513.0% year-over-year to 18.02% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 22.03% (down 195.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 23.31%, up 21.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin fell to 18.02% in Q1 2026 per SELF's latest filing, from 21.54% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 35.82% in Q3 2022 and bottomed at 18.02% in Q1 2026.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 24.92% (2024), against an average of 24.88%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Operating Margin surged 711 bps; it then slumped 901 bps in 2023.
- Tracing SELF's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 27.72% in 2022, then decreased by 18 bps to 22.85% in 2023, then rose by 9 bps to 24.92% in 2024, then decreased by 14 bps to 21.54% in 2025, then declined by 16 bps to 18.02% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest SELF Operating Margin figures stand at 18.02% (Q1 2026), 21.54% (Q4 2025), and 22.58% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Equinix | 106.10 Bn | 103.07 Bn | 2.20 Bn | 23.61% |
| 2 | American Tower | 85.70 Bn | 92.20 Bn | 2.70 Bn | 45.27% |
| 3 | Digital Realty Trust | 67.00 Bn | 66.16 Bn | - | 16.38% |
| 4 | Crown Castle | 40.17 Bn | 40.12 Bn | 984.00 Mn | 46.04% |
| 5 | Iron Mountain | 37.80 Bn | 37.83 Bn | 1.05 Bn | 20.41% |
| 6 | Sba Communications | 21.99 Bn | 22.08 Bn | 532.10 Mn | 48.74% |
| 7 | Weyerhaeuser | 16.98 Bn | 16.68 Bn | 318.00 Mn | 14.30% |
| 8 | Lamar Advertising | 15.51 Bn | 15.46 Bn | 403.56 Mn | 32.90% |
| 9 | Gaming & Leisure Properties | 13.46 Bn | 13.86 Bn | - | 79.37% |
| 10 | Global Self Storage | 57.74 Mn | 57.74 Mn | - | 18.02% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 18.02% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 21.54% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 22.58% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 25.95% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 23.15% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 24.92% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 27.28% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 20.45% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 19.48% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 22.85% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 26.81% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 25.21% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 27.15% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 27.72% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 35.82% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 30.17% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 23.92% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 29.05% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 28.71% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 24.65% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 19.00% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 19.35% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 15.55% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 12.53% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 5.16% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 20.69% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 16.47% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 14.09% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 13.17% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 3.48% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 22.91% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 579.43% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 498.29% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 9.48% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 3.89% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 12.10% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 11.12% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 9.21% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | -3.29% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | -3.68% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 0.97% |