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How Public Storage stacks up
PSA · against 12 other Real Estate companies of similar size
Profitability
96/ 100
Near the top of its peers.
Ranked #1 of 13 · scores higher than 100% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score4 peers with a profitability score of 90–100, including PSA · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 96?
Weighted metrics compared with all Real Estate companies.Mainly thanks to its return on assets, return on invested capital and operating margin, which are stronger than most Real Estate peers.
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 66% of peers. Operating margin: 46.9% vs peer median 26.8%
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 91% of peers. Return on invested capital: 11.8% vs peer median 3.4%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 98% of peers. Return on assets: 10.2% vs peer median 2.1%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = PSA, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | PSA | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 12 reported | 11.8% | 7.7% | 100% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 13 reported | 46.9% | 34.0% | 83% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 13 reported | 10.2% | 4.0% | 92% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 11 reported | 21.9% | 10.7% | 80% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 13 reported | 74.4% | 73.7% | 67% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around PSA| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 62.3B USD | 96 | 49 | |
| 2 | 84.3B USD | 93 | 56 | |
| 3 | 87.3B USD | 92 | 55 | |
| 4 | 37.8B USD | 91 | 45 | |
| 5 | 39.2B USD | 84 | 56 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score