Operating
Stock-Based Comp
Public Storage Stock-Based Comp increased by 24.6% to $11.89M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 15.6%, from $10.28M to $11.89M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Stock-Based Comp shows a downward trend with a -9.6% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionOperating
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
An increase may signal a strategy to preserve cash or align employee interests with shareholders, but it also results in share dilution.
Detailed definition
Stock-based compensation is a non-cash expense where employees and executives are rewarded with equity or stock options...
Peer comparison
High-growth technology firms often have higher stock-based compensation as a percentage of revenue compared to mature industrial firms.
Metric ID:
stock_based_compensationHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $18.27M | $14.98M | $12.17M | $13.93M | $16.93M | $13.74M | $12.11M | $9.85M | $11.95M | $9.52M | $10.26M | $10.35M | $10.83M | $10.93M | $12.65M | $10.28M | $10.62M | $9.46M | $9.54M | $11.89M |
| QoQ Change | — | -18.0% | -18.7% | +14.5% | +21.5% | -18.8% | -11.9% | -18.7% | +21.4% | -20.4% | +7.8% | +0.9% | +4.6% | +0.9% | +15.7% | -18.7% | +3.3% | -10.9% | +0.9% | +24.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -7.3% | -8.2% | -0.5% | -29.3% | -29.4% | -30.8% | -15.3% | +5.1% | -9.4% | +14.8% | +23.3% | -0.6% | -1.9% | -13.4% | -24.6% | +15.6% |
Range$9.46M – $18.27M
CAGR-8.6%
Avg YoY Growth-7.0%
Median YoY Growth-7.8%
Current Streak2 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Public Storage's stock-based comp?
- Public Storage (PSA) reported stock-based comp of $11.89M in Q1 2026.
- How has Public Storage's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?
- Public Storage's stock-based comp increased by 15.6% year-over-year, from $10.28M to $11.89M.
- What is the long-term trend for Public Storage's stock-based comp?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Public Storage's stock-based comp has grown at a -9.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $59.82M to $39.90M.
- What does stock-based comp mean?
- The value of company shares given to employees as part of their pay.