Public Storage

Public Storage functions as a leading real estate investment trust (REIT), recognized as a constituent of both the S&P 500 and FT Global 500. Its primary business involves acquiring, developing, possessing, and operating self-storage properties. By December 31, 2023, the company's holdings encompassed direct interests in 3,044 self-storage locations situated across 40 U.S. states, providing roughly 218 million net rentable square feet. Additionally, it held a 35% common equity stake in Shurgard Self Storage Limited (Euronext Brussels: SHUR), an entity that owned 275 self-storage facilities under the Shurgard brand, totaling approximately 15 million net rentable square feet throughout seven Western European countries. The firm's corporate base is situated in Glendale, California.