Public Storage company profile
- CEO
- H. Thomas Boyle
- Employees
- 5,770
- Headquarters
- 2811 Internet Boulevard, Frisco, TX 75034, US
- Sector
- Real Estate
- Industry
- REIT - Industrial
- IPO date
- 18 Nov 1980
- Stock exchange
- NYSE
- ISIN
- US74460D1090
Website:publicstorage.com
About the company
Public 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.
Employees
Public Storage had about 5,770 employees at the end of fiscal year 2025 (31 December 2025), by its annual report. That is 2.2% fewer than a year before.
Employees at each fiscal year end, as the company reports them in its annual report (10-K); revenue and net income per employee are the fiscal year's over that count.
Who owns Public Storage
Institutions such as funds, banks and insurers held 89.0% of Public Storage's shares on 30 June 2026, 1,157 of them reporting holdings to the SEC; the rest is held by individual investors and other shareholders.
Shares free to trade
Closely held shares belong to insiders, founders and owners of more than 5%, and seldom change hands. The free float is the rest: the shares anyone can buy and sell.
Common questions about Public Storage
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