Public Storage
Public Storage, headquartered in Frisco, Texas, is a real estate investment trust that invests in self storage. It is the largest brand of self-storage services in the US and owns approximately 9% of the self storage square footage in the U.S. As of December 31, 2024, the company operated 3,073 self-storage facilities containing an aggregate of 221 million net rentable square feet of space. The company also provides insurance services for tenants and manages 307 self storage facilities for other owners. More than 90 percent of Public Storage's revenues are from its self-storage operations; it also provides insurance, packing products.
Basic company information
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- Ticker / security symbols
- PSA, PSA-PH, PSA-PU, PSA-PF, PSA-PG, PSA-PI, PSA-PJ, PSA-PK, PSA-PL, PSA-PM, PSA-PN, PSA-PO, PSA-PP, PSA-PQ, PSA-PR, PSA-PS, PSA-PT [1]
- Listing exchanges
- NYSE [1]
- SEC industry
- Real Estate Investment Trusts [1]
- Business sectors
- real estate investment trust; self storage [2]
- Company / filing name
- Public Storage [1]
- Headquarters location
- Glendale [2]
- Business address
- 2811 INTERNET BOULEVARD, FRISCO, TX, 75034 [1]
- Founded
- 1972-08-14 [2]
- Legal form
- public company [2]
- Incorporation jurisdiction
- Maryland, United States [1]
- Founders
- B. Wayne Hughes [2]
- Official website
- https://www.publicstorage.com/; https://www.shurgard.com/; https://www.simplyss.com [2]
- Annual revenue
- USD 4,182,163,000 · reported year 2022 [2]
- Fiscal year end
- December 31 (SEC record) [1]
- ISIN (reported securities)
- US74460D1090 [2]
- CIK
- 0001393311 [1]
- SIC code
- 6798 [1]
- Country in background record
- United States [2]
Company positioning and business
Public Storage, headquartered in Frisco, Texas, is a real estate investment trust that invests in self storage. It is the largest brand of self-storage services in the US and owns approximately 9% of the self storage square footage in the U.S. As of December 31, 2024, the company operated 3,073 self-storage facilities containing an aggregate of 221 million net rentable square feet of space. The company also provides insurance services for tenants and manages 307 self storage facilities for other owners. More than 90 percent of Public Storage's revenues are from its self-storage operations; it also provides insurance, packing products. [3]
Public Storage Inc. was founded in 1972 by B. Wayne Hughes and Kenneth Volk Jr. It grew to 1,000 locations by 1989, using funding from investors in real estate limited partnerships (RELPs). The private company was re-structured as a publicly traded REIT in 1995, when Storage Equities merged with Public Storage and adopted its name. In 2006, it acquired Shurgard Storage Centers, an owner and operator of storage facilities in Europe, in a $5.5 billion transaction; the company was spun-out and Public Storage retains a 35% interest. [3]
Background text: Wikipedia contributors, Public Storage. Selected introductory paragraphs, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Official filing data is cited separately.
Understanding company scale
Annual revenue: USD 4,182,163,000 · reported year 2022. [2]
Financial year, securities and disclosures
The SEC submissions record gives Public Storage a fiscal year end of 1231 (MMDD). Individual filings below identify their own reporting period; the filing date is the publication event, not the financial year end. [1]
Listed securities: PSA (NYSE), PSA-PH (NYSE), PSA-PU (NYSE), PSA-PF (NYSE), PSA-PG (NYSE), PSA-PI (NYSE), PSA-PJ (NYSE), PSA-PK (NYSE), PSA-PL (NYSE), PSA-PM (NYSE), PSA-PN (NYSE), PSA-PO (NYSE), PSA-PP (NYSE), PSA-PQ (NYSE), PSA-PR (NYSE), PSA-PS (NYSE), PSA-PT (NYSE). Multiple symbols may represent different share classes or securities of the same registrant. [4]
History and key events
Financial results and regulatory disclosures
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Source-verified relationships
Companies in the same industry
Comparison candidates share the SEC SIC classification 6798. This does not imply ownership, partnership or trading relationships.
Related entities and concepts
Frequently asked questions
When was Public Storage founded?
Founded: 1972-08-14. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
Where is the headquarters of Public Storage?
Headquarters location: Glendale. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
Which business sectors are recorded for Public Storage?
Business sectors: real estate investment trust; self storage. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
Public Storage relationship map
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Sources and review dates
- SEC — Public Storage filing identity and securities ↗
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Reviewed 23 October 2026. Financial periods and historical event dates are shown separately. Figures reflect their stated source dates; this page is not a live quote or investment recommendation.