Public Storage Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Results

Public Storage (the "Company") (NYSE:PSA) announced today its results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2025 and its outlook for full-year 2026. In addition, the Company posted a related Investor Presentation to its website here.

Net income and core funds from operations ("Core FFO") per share for the quarter and year are presented below:

Highlights for the quarter:

• Achieved positive Same Store revenue growth in 56% of its markets (by revenues), increasing from 49% during the fourth quarter of 2024.
• Achieved a 78.4% Same Store net operating income margin.
• Acquired 13 self-storage facilities with 0.9 million net rentable square feet for $131.0 million.
• Delivered new developments and completed expansion projects adding 1.0 million net rentable square feet at $140.1 million in cost.
• Subsequent to year-end, the Company announced PS4.0^TM, a generational leadership transition and strategic vision designed to accelerate long-term relative total shareholder return. Please see the accompanying press release here.

Highlights for the year:

• Acquired 87 self-storage facilities with 6.1 million net rentable square feet for $945.6 million.
• Delivered new developments and completed expansion projects adding 2.1 million net rentable square feet at $408.9 million in cost.
• As of year-end, the Company had various facilities in development and expansion expected to add 3.5 million net rentable square feet at an estimated cost of $609.9 million primarily over the next 18 to 24 months.
• The weighted average interest rate on the Company's total debt as of December 31, 2025 was 3.2%, with a weighted average term of 6.3 years.

"Public Storage's fourth quarter results reflect differentiated strategies that continue to drive our performance," said Joe Russell, President and Chief Executive Officer. "As industry fundamentals stabilize, new competitive supply declines, and acquisition market activity increases, we are well-positioned to capitalize on the opportunities ahead. With the launch of PS4.0, we are building on that foundation by elevating the customer and employee experience, accelerating value creation, and unlocking the next phase of long-term growth for Public Storage."

2026 Guidance

Public Storage's guidance for NOI Growth (Same Store and Non-Same Store) and Core FFO per share is included in the table below, all of which are reconciled in our accompanying quarterly financial supplement.

Operating Results

"Strong existing customer performance paired with solid execution from our team driving new move-ins resulted in quarter-end occupancy that was 0.5% better year-over-year. That represents the first occupancy increase in over four years further reinforcing the fundamental stabilization leading into 2026," said Chris Sambar, Chief Operating Officer. "We are maximizing revenue and NOI as the industry operating environment stabilizes."

The operating results of our 2,565 Same Store Facilities (175.3 million net rentable square feet), which represent approximately 76% of the net rentable square feet in our U.S. consolidated portfolio, are as follow:

In addition to the Same Store Facilities, we have 606 primarily acquisition, development, and expansion facilities (54.1 million rentable square feet) in various stages of lease-up that represent the remaining 24% of the net rentable square feet in our portfolio. Revenues and net operating income from this non-same store pool grew 18.7% and 20.0%, respectively, during the quarter, and 14.6% and 16.5%, respectively, during the year.

Investment and Third-Party Management Activity

Acquisitions: During the quarter, we acquired 13 self-storage facilities with 0.9 million net rentable square feet for $131.0 million. For the year ended December 31, 2025 and including activity subsequent to year end, we acquired or were under contract to acquire 90 facilities with 6.3 million net rentable square feet for $966.3 million.

New Developments and Expansions: During the quarter, we completed new developments and various expansion projects, which contributed 1.0 million net rentable square feet at a cost of $140.1 million. For the year ended December 31, 2025, we opened 12 newly developed facilities and various expansion projects, which together contributed 2.1 million net rentable square feet at a cost of $408.9 million.

At December 31, 2025, we had various facilities in development (2.6 million net rentable square feet) estimated to cost $479.5 million and various expansion projects (0.9 million net rentable square feet) estimated to cost $130.4 million. In total, these development and expansion projects are expected to deliver 3.5 million net rentable square feet at an aggregate cost of approximately $609.9 million. The remaining $415.6 million of development costs for these projects are expected to be incurred primarily in the next 18 to 24 months.

Lending: During the quarter, we originated $48.4 million of bridge loan financing for third-party self-storage owners at an average rate of 7.7%. At year end, we have total notes receivable of $142.1 million at an average annual interest rate of 7.9%.

Third-Party Management: During the quarter, we added 28 facilities to our third-party property management program. At December 31, 2025, we managed 362 facilities (28.2 million net rentable square feet) through the program, and were under contract to manage 84 additional facilities (7.1 million net rentable square feet), including 78 facilities currently under construction.

Capital Markets Activity and Balance Sheet

The Company's total indebtedness as of December 31, 2025 was $10.3 billion, with $1.15 billion, or 11.2%, maturing in 2026. As of December 31, 2025, the Company had approximately $2.4 billion of liquidity through a combination of cash, undrawn capacity on its credit facility, and expected retained cash flow over the next twelve months.

Selected balance sheet metrics as of December 31, 2025:

PS4.0 - A New Era of Leadership and Growth

Public Storage today unveiled PS4.0, a generational leadership transition and strategic vision designed to accelerate long-term relative total shareholder return through elevating the customer and employee experience, expanding margins and performance of its industry leading operating platform, and capturing the portfolio growth opportunity across a highly fragmented sector. As part of this strategic announcement, the Company announced that Joe Russell the Company's President, Chief Executive Officer and a trustee, notified the Board of his decision to retire from the Company and our Board effective March 31, 2026. Tom Boyle, the Company's current Chief Financial and Investment Officer, has been appointed to Chief Executive Officer and a trustee, effective on April 1, 2026. In addition, Joe Fisher has joined the Company and has been appointed President, Chief Financial Officer effective February 16, 2026. Lastly, Ron Havner will be transitioning the Chairman of the Board role to Shankh Mitra effective April 1, 2026. The announcement, including all leadership and Board of Trustee transitions, can be found here.

Supplemental Information

This press release, our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, the accompanying quarterly financial supplement, and additional information about Public Storage are available on our website, www.publicstorage.com.

Definitions (unaudited)

Annual contract rent: Represents the agreed upon monthly rate that is paid by our tenants in place at the time of measurement. Contract rates are initially set in the lease agreement upon move-in, and we adjust them from time to time with notice. Contract rent excludes other fees that are charged on a per-item basis, such as late charges and administrative fees, does not reflect the impact of promotional discounts, and does not reflect the impact of rents that are written off as uncollectible.

Funds Available for Distribution ("FAD"): FFO adjusted to exclude certain non-cash charges and to deduct recurring capital expenditures, which do not include capital expenditures for energy efficiencies including LED lighting and solar panel installation. We utilize FAD in evaluating our ongoing cash flow available for investment, debt repayment, and common distributions. We believe investors and analysts utilize FAD in a similar manner. FAD is not a substitute for GAAP net cash flow in evaluating our liquidity or ability to pay dividends, because it excludes investing and financing activities presented on our statements of cash flows. In addition, other REITs may compute this measure differently, so comparisons among REITs may not be helpful.

Funds from Operations ("FFO") and FFO per diluted common share ("FFO per share"): Non-GAAP measures defined by Nareit. We believe that FFO and FFO per share are useful to REIT investors and analysts in measuring our performance because Nareit's definition of FFO excludes items included in net income that do not relate to or are not indicative of our operating and financial performance. FFO represents net income before real estate-related depreciation and amortization, which is excluded because it is based upon historical costs and assumes that building values diminish ratably over time, while we believe that real estate values fluctuate due to market conditions. FFO also excludes gains or losses on sale of real estate assets and real estate impairment charges, which are also based upon historical costs and are impacted by historical depreciation. FFO and FFO per share are not a substitute for net income or earnings per share. FFO is not a substitute for net cash flow in evaluating our liquidity or ability to pay dividends, because it excludes investing and financing activities presented on our consolidated statements of cash flows. In addition, other REITs may compute these measures differently, so comparisons among REITs may not be helpful.

We also present "Core FFO" and "Core FFO per share" non-GAAP measures that represent FFO and FFO per share excluding the impact of (i) foreign currency exchange gains and losses, (ii) charges related to the redemption of preferred securities, and (iii) certain other non-cash and/or nonrecurring income or expense items primarily representing, with respect to the periods presented below, the impact of corporate transformation costs, loss contingencies, due diligence costs incurred in pursuit of strategic transactions, realized or unrealized gain or loss on private equity investments, income tax benefits from the sale of solar tax credits, a cash and stock hiring bonus for a new senior executive and amortization of acquired non real estate-related intangibles. We review Core FFO and Core FFO per share to evaluate our ongoing operating performance and we believe they are used by investors and REIT analysts in a similar manner. However, Core FFO and Core FFO per share are not substitutes for net income and net income per share. Because other REITs may not compute Core FFO or Core FFO per share in the same manner as we do, may not use the same terminology or may not present such measures, Core FFO and Core FFO per share may not be comparable among REITs.

Net operating income ("NOI"): Net operating income or "NOI" is a non-GAAP financial measure that excludes the impact of depreciation and amortization expense, which is based upon historical real estate costs and assumes that building values diminish ratably over time, while we believe that real estate values fluctuate due to market conditions. We utilize NOI in determining current property values, evaluating property performance, and evaluating property operating trends. We believe that investors and analysts utilize NOI in a similar manner. Direct net operating income ("Direct NOI"), a subtotal within NOI, is a non-GAAP financial measure that excludes the impact of supervisory payroll, centralized management costs, and share-based compensation in addition to depreciation and amortization expense. We utilize direct net operating income in evaluating property performance and in evaluating property operating trends as compared to our competitors. We believe that investors and analysts utilize NOI and Direct NOI in a similar manner. These measures are not a substitute for net income, operating cash flow, or other related financial measures, in evaluating our operating results. See Note 15 to our December 31, 2025 consolidated financial statements for a reconciliation of NOI to our total net income for all periods presented.

Realized annual rent per occupied square foot: Computed by dividing rental income, before late charges and administrative fees, by the weighted average occupied square feet for the period. This measure excludes late charges and administrative fees in order to provide a better measure of our ongoing level of revenue. Late charges are dependent upon the level of delinquency, and administrative fees are dependent upon the level of move-ins. In addition, the rates charged for late charges and administrative fees can vary independently from rental rates. This measure takes into consideration promotional discounts, which reduce rental income.

Realized annual rent per available square foot: Computed by dividing rental income, before late charges and administrative fees, by the total available net rentable square feet for the period. Similar to realized annual rent per occupied square foot, this measure excludes late charges and administrative fees, and takes into consideration promotional discounts, which reduce rental income.

Retained Cash Flow: Non-GAAP financial measure that we believe is helpful as a supplemental measure in assessing the Company's liquidity. This metric is computed by reducing Operating Cash flows by Distributions and Capital Expenditures.

Same Store Facilities: Consist of facilities we have owned and operated on a stabilized level of occupancy, revenues, and cost of operations since January 1, 2023. The composition of our Same Store Facilities allows us more effectively to evaluate the ongoing performance of our self-storage portfolio by excluding the impact of fill-up of unstabilized facilities, which can significantly affect operating trends. We believe investors and analysts use Same Store Facilities information in a similar manner. However, because other REITs may not compute Same Store Facilities in the same manner as we do, may not use the same terminology or may not present such a measure, Same Store Facilities may not be comparable among REITs.

Fourth Quarter Conference Call

A conference call is scheduled for February 13, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. (PT) to discuss the fourth quarter earnings results. The domestic dial-in number is (877) 407-9039, and the international dial-in number is (201) 689-8470. A simultaneous audio webcast may be accessed by using the link at www.publicstorage.com under "About Us, Investor Relations, News and Events, Event Calendar." A replay of the conference call may be accessed through February 27, 2026 by calling (844) 512-2921 (domestic), (412) 317-6671 (international) (access ID number for either domestic or international is 13758108) or by using the link at www.publicstorage.com under "About Us, Investor Relations, News and Events, Event Calendar."

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include statements relating to our 2026 outlook and all underlying assumptions, our expected acquisition, disposition, development, and redevelopment activity, supply and demand for our self-storage facilities, information relating to operating trends in our markets, expectations regarding operating expenses, including property tax changes, expectations regarding the impacts from inflation and changes in macroeconomic conditions, our strategic priorities, expectations with respect to financing activities, rental rates, cap rates, and yields, leasing expectations, our credit ratings, and all other statements other than statements of historical fact. Such statements are based on management's beliefs and assumptions made based on information currently available to management and may be identified by the use of the words "outlook," "guidance," "expects," "believes," "anticipates," "should," "estimates," and similar expressions. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which may cause our actual results and performance to be materially different from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Risks and uncertainties that may impact future results and performance include, but are not limited to those risks and uncertainties described in Part 1, Item 1A, "Risk Factors" in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on February 12, 2026 and in our other filings with the SEC. These include changes in demand for our facilities, changes in macroeconomic conditions, changes in national self-storage facility development activity, impacts from our strategic corporate transformation initiative, impacts of natural disasters, adverse changes in laws and regulations including governing property tax, evictions, rental rates, minimum wage levels, and insurance, adverse economic effects from public health emergencies, international military conflicts, international trade disputes (including threatened or implemented tariffs imposed by the U.S. and threatened or implemented tariffs imposed by foreign countries in retaliation), or similar events impacting public health and/or economic activity, increases in the costs of our primary customer acquisition channels, adverse impacts to us and our customers from high interest rates, inflation, unfavorable foreign currency rate fluctuations, or changes in federal or state tax laws related to the taxation of REITs, security breaches, including ransomware, or a failure of our networks, systems, or technology. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release or as of the dates indicated in the statements. All of our forward-looking statements, including those in this press release, are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. We expressly disclaim any obligation to update publicly or otherwise revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, new estimates, or other factors, events or circumstances after the date of these forward-looking statements, except when expressly required by law. Given these risks and uncertainties, you should not rely on any forward-looking statements in this press release, or which management may make orally or in writing from time to time, neither as predictions of future events nor guarantees of future performance.

About Public Storage

Public Storage, a member of the S&P 500, is a REIT that primarily acquires, develops, owns, and operates self-storage facilities. At December 31, 2025, we: (i) owned and/or operated 3,533 self-storage facilities located in 40 states with approximately 258 million net rentable square feet in the United States and (ii) owned a 35% common equity interest in Shurgard Self Storage Limited (Euronext Brussels: SHUR), which owned 332 self-storage facilities located in seven Western European countries with approximately 18 million net rentable square feet operated under the Shurgard® brand. Our headquarters are located in Frisco, Texas.

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