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Public Storage · PSA · FY2026 Q3 · Calendar Q4 2026
Public Storage raises guidance as pricing and acquisitions strengthen Q3
The quarter supports a constructive operating trajectory: management described improving retention, pricing and occupancy, raised full-year core FFO guidance, and continued integrating acquisitions. The durability of rent growth, the realization of acquisition benefits and exposure to financing and regulatory risks remain the key tests.
Reported After market closeNYSEReal Estate
$57.36B market cap
100quality score
Earnings scorecard
Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS
$1.69
Consensus $2.49
EPS surprise
-32.1%
Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue
$1.37B
Consensus $1.34B
Revenue surprise
+1.9%
Reported versus consensus
Market reaction
event-close to next-session close
Stock move
+1.8%
Event window
SPY move
+0.6%
Same window
Abnormal move
+1.2%
Stock minus SPY
Volume
1.1×
Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift
0.0%
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Why did PSA rise 1.8% after missing EPS estimates in FY2026 Q3?What changed in PSA's guidance and outlook in FY2026 Q3?Give me the bull and bear case for PSA after FY2026 Q3 earnings.
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What changed
Compared with the prior quarter, Public Storage reported further integration progress, raised guidance again, and emphasized stronger operating fundamentals. New items included Ellie handling more than 300,000 customer interactions in Q3, a $150 million coastal acquisition, a first Canadian bond and a $500 million 10-year Treasury hedge.
Guidance delta
Management raised full-year core FFO guidance to $16.90-$17.10 per share, citing stronger same-store performance.
Key takeaways
- Management said operating fundamentals exceeded expectations, supported by customer retention, pricing and occupancy improvements.
- The company raised full-year core FFO guidance to $16.90-$17.10 per share.
- NSA and Public Storage Canada integration is progressing, with one-third of the portfolios rebranded and early revenue upside.
- PS Next, Ellie and a Welltower data-science partnership remain central to the digital and AI strategy.
- Management cited $4.1 billion of liquidity, low leverage and an approximately $800 million development pipeline.
Management priorities
- Continue capital deployment into 2027 with a focus on precision and speed.
- Integrate NSA and Canada portfolios onto the PS Next platform.
- Scale virtual agents, predictive analytics and other digital capabilities.
- Expand fixed-annual pricing tests and pursue selective acquisitions and development.
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
$312.47Current
$228Low
$319.71Average
$378High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 27, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RBC Capital | Sector Perform | Sector Perform | Maintain | Oct 20, 2026 |
| UBS | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Truist Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 2, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Sep 21, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI Group | In Line | In Line | Maintain | Sep 21, 2026 |
| Barclays | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Sep 10, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Sector Outperform | Sector Outperform | Maintain | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Mizuho | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Citigroup | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jun 16, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Equal Weight | Overweight | Downgrade | Feb 5, 2026 |
| Wolfe Research | Peer Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Jan 26, 2026 |
| Argus Research | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Aug 14, 2025 |
| BMO Capital | Market Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Jun 20, 2025 |
| B of A Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 13, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Oct 2, 2024 |
| Jefferies | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 18, 2024 |
| Raymond James | Strong Buy | Market Perform | Upgrade | Mar 28, 2024 |
| Goldman Sachs | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 11, 2024 |
| Stifel | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 13, 2023 |
| Berenberg | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Oct 7, 2021 |
| SunTrust Robinson Humphrey | Hold | Hold | Maintain | May 11, 2020 |
| CFRA | Sell | Hold | Downgrade | Feb 28, 2020 |
| Bank of America | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Nov 19, 2019 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 30, 2019 |
| Baird | Neutral | Underperform | Upgrade | Aug 21, 2019 |
| KeyBanc | Underweight | Upgrade | Jun 11, 2019 | |
| Argus | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 5, 2018 |
| FBR Capital | Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Jun 23, 2016 |
| BB&T Capital | Underweight | Underweight | Maintain | Nov 10, 2015 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Jun 19, 2015 |
| Macquarie | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Sep 10, 2013 |
| Imperial Capital | In Line | In Line | Maintain | Feb 25, 2013 |
| Deutsche Bank | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Jan 9, 2013 |
| ISI Group | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Aug 3, 2012 |
| Credit Suisse | Outperform | Neutral | Upgrade | Mar 15, 2012 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $312.47. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $294 | $295.33 | -5.9% | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $308 | $296.26 | -1.4% | Sep 21, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $351 | $294.6 | +12.3% | Sep 10, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Analyst unavailable | $343 | $300.96 | +9.8% | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $319 | $302.86 | +2.1% | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $311 | $306.99 | -0.5% | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $350 | $323.1 | +12.0% | Aug 19, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Analyst unavailable | $346 | $327.18 | +10.7% | Aug 18, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Brad Heffern | $318 | $322.02 | +1.8% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $326 | $319.35 | +4.3% | Jul 10, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Analyst unavailable | $345 | $323.47 | +10.4% | Jul 8, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $316 | $323.02 | +1.1% | Jul 6, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Michael Lewis | $338 | $320.22 | +8.2% | Jun 23, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $316 | $304.47 | +1.1% | May 27, 2026 |
| UBS | Michael Goldsmith | $314 | $295.28 | +0.5% | May 18, 2026 |
| Barclays | Brendan Lynch | $349 | $308.98 | +11.7% | May 7, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $306 | $300.42 | -2.1% | May 4, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $341 | $294.09 | +9.1% | Apr 29, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Brad Heffern | $305 | $297.14 | -2.4% | Apr 29, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $352 | $309.22 | +12.7% | Apr 20, 2026 |
| William Blair | Analyst unavailable | $305 | $288.33 | -2.4% | Mar 16, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Caitlin Burrows | $330 | $305 | +5.6% | Feb 20, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $302 | $300.35 | -3.4% | Feb 17, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Eric Luebchow | $295 | $288.5 | -5.6% | Feb 5, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $285 | $293.89 | -8.8% | Jan 20, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $317 | $293.89 | +1.4% | Jan 20, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $331 | $276.33 | +5.9% | Jan 13, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $276 | $265.68 | -11.7% | Jan 8, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Ravi Vaidya | $285 | $276.63 | -8.8% | Dec 5, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $290 | $276.63 | -7.2% | Dec 5, 2025 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $309 | $272.98 | -1.1% | Dec 1, 2025 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $315 | $274.38 | +0.8% | Nov 25, 2025 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $315 | $275.38 | +0.8% | Nov 3, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $330 | $302.24 | +5.6% | Oct 27, 2025 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $325 | $294.42 | +4.0% | Oct 13, 2025 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $317 | $293.96 | +1.4% | Oct 3, 2025 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $312 | $292.32 | -0.2% | Sep 15, 2025 |
| Barclays | Brendan Lynch | $354 | $308.21 | +13.3% | Mar 12, 2025 |
| Scotiabank | Analyst unavailable | $333 | $311.3 | +6.6% | Mar 5, 2025 |
| Deutsche Bank | Omotayo Okusanya | $299 | $288.99 | -4.3% | Jan 10, 2025 |
| BMO Capital | John Kim | $370 | $334.22 | +18.4% | Dec 4, 2024 |
| Goldman Sachs | Caitlin Burrows | $377 | $360.72 | +20.7% | Sep 18, 2024 |
| Wolfe Research | Eric Wolfe | $378 | $341.72 | +21.0% | Aug 29, 2024 |
| Evercore ISI | Steve Sakwa | $334 | $342.59 | +6.9% | Aug 28, 2024 |
| Scotiabank | Nicholas Yulico | $339 | $329.29 | +8.5% | Aug 22, 2024 |
| Bank of America Securities | Jeffrey Spector | $318 | $311.9 | +1.8% | Aug 5, 2024 |
| Truist Financial | Ki Bin Kim | $306 | $295.92 | -2.1% | Aug 1, 2024 |
| Scotiabank | Nicholas Yulico | $314 | $301.65 | +0.5% | Jul 19, 2024 |
| Barclays | Brendan Lynch | $327 | $288.67 | +4.7% | May 20, 2024 |
| Scotiabank | Nicholas Yulico | $289 | $288.1 | -7.5% | May 16, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | Eric Luebchow | $310 | $280.64 | -0.8% | Apr 5, 2024 |
| Raymond James | Jonathan Hughes | $330 | $288.1 | +5.6% | Mar 28, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | John Kim | $330 | $277.31 | +5.6% | Mar 19, 2024 |
| Berenberg Bank | Keegan Carl | $357 | $329.03 | +14.3% | Nov 3, 2021 |
| Goldman Sachs | Caitlin Burrows | $335 | $309.55 | +7.2% | Aug 12, 2021 |
| Wells Fargo | Todd Stender | $228 | $281.09 | -27.0% | Jun 2, 2021 |
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Snapshot as of publicationPublic Storage (PSA), an esteemed Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) and a constituent of both the S&P 500 and FT Global 500 indices, concentrates its operations on the acquisition, development, ownership, and management of self-storage properties. By September 30, 2020, the company's substantial holdings included 2,504 self-storage facilities located across 38 U.S. states, collectively providing around 171 million net rentable square feet. Additionally, Public Storage held an approximate 35% common equity interest in Shurgard Self Storage SA (Euronext Brussels:SHUR), an entity that owned and operated 239 self-storage sites under the Shurgard brand in seven Western European countries, encompassing approximately 13 million net rentable square feet. Concurrently, it maintained an approximate 42% common equity interest in PS Business Parks, Inc. (NYSE:PSB), which, as of the same reporting date, managed roughly 28 million rentable square feet of commercial properties. The company's main office is situated in Glendale, California.
Historical context
All PSA earningsReal Estate peers this season
Latest reports in the same sector| Company | Quarter | EPS surprise | Market move | Headline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA-PL Public Storage | FY2026 Q3 · Calendar Q4 2026 | -32.1% | — | Public Storage raises guidance as retention and pricing improve |
| PSA-PN Public Storage | FY2026 Q3 · Calendar Q4 2026 | -32.1% | — | Public Storage raises guidance as operating trends improve |
| PSA-PO Public Storage | FY2026 Q3 · Calendar Q4 2026 | -32.1% | — | Public Storage raises guidance again as demand strengthens |
| PSA-PK Public Storage | FY2026 Q3 · Calendar Q4 2026 | -32.1% | — | Public Storage raises guidance as digital platform and acquisitions support growth |
| PSA-PG Public Storage | FY2026 Q3 · Calendar Q4 2026 | -32.1% | — | Public Storage raises guidance as pricing and integration support growth |
| SUI Sun Communities, Inc. | FY2026 Q3 · Calendar Q4 2026 | -20.0% | -4.1% | Sun Communities Q3 2026: Guidance Raised After Strong Results |
Latest beats and misses
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Missed on EPS
- BROFY2026 Q3 · October 26, 2026-1.8% EPS-5.0% move
- PSA-PLFY2026 Q3 · October 26, 2026-32.1% EPS— move
- PSA-PNFY2026 Q3 · October 26, 2026-32.1% EPS— move
- PSA-POFY2026 Q3 · October 26, 2026-32.1% EPS— move
- PSA-PKFY2026 Q3 · October 26, 2026-32.1% EPS— move
- PSA-PGFY2026 Q3 · October 26, 2026-32.1% EPS— move
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