PSA vs SMA
PSA: The largest publicly traded self-storage operator in the U.S., generating $4.9 billion in annual revenues from a portfolio of highly leveraged real estate assets with a 39% net margin. SMA: A top-10 U.S. self-storage REIT owning 177 properties while managing an additional 273 third-party properties through an expanding managed platform.
Side-by-side fundamentals
| Metric | PSA | SMA | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price as of 2026-07-22 close | $311.70 | $34.30 | |
| Market cap as of 2026-07-23 | $54.7B | $2.0B | |
| P/E as of 2026-07-23 | 28.76 | 156.78 | PSA lower |
| Net margin as of 2026-07-23 | +39.2% | +4.4% | PSA higher |
| Gross margin as of 2026-07-23 | +72.9% | +61.6% | PSA higher |
| Operating margin as of 2026-07-23 | +46.4% | +19.1% | PSA higher |
| ROE as of 2026-07-23 | +20.5% | +1.1% | PSA higher |
| ROA as of 2026-07-23 | +9.4% | +0.5% | PSA higher |
| Debt / equity as of 2026-07-23 | 1.09 | 0.94 | SMA lower |
| Revenue growth (YoY) as of 2026-07-23 | +2.9% | n/a | |
| Revenue CAGR (3y) SEC XBRL | +4.9% | +9.8% | SMA higher |
| Dividend yield as of 2026-07-23 | +3.8% | +4.6% | SMA higher |
| Dividend streak (yrs) SEC XBRL | 3 | 3 | Tie |
| Beta as of 2026-07-23 | 0.95 | 0.90 | |
| 1-year return as of 2026-07-22 close | +7.1% | -7.4% | PSA higher |
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-23. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-22.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date; "Edge" cells are a pure numeric comparison, not a recommendation.