The short version

From the latest prices and each company's SEC filings. Who's ahead on each measure, not which to buy.

  • Public Storage is the larger company, worth $51.1B, about 4.8 times EastGroup Properties.
  • EastGroup Properties grew revenue faster over the last year (+9.1% vs +2.6%).
  • EastGroup Properties keeps more of each dollar of revenue as operating profit (40.5% vs 39.0%).
  • On earnings, Public Storage is the cheaper stock (30.1x vs 35.9x).
  • EastGroup Properties's price assumes faster free cash flow growth: about 9% a year, against 2% for Public Storage (reverse DCF).

Side by side

The stronger figure is shaded where higher (or, for valuation multiples, lower) reads as better. How the implied growth works.

MeasureEGPPSA
Market cap$10.6B$51.1B
Share price$195.98$289.86
Revenue (last fiscal year)$721M$4.8B
Free cash flow (last fiscal year)$405M$3.1B
Revenue growth, last year+9.1%+2.6%
Revenue growth per year, last 5 fiscal years+15.2%+9.0%
Operating margin40.5%39.0%
Net margin40.5%41.8%
Return on equity8.5%22.2%
P/E (trailing)35.9x30.1x
Price / free cash flow26.2x17.6x
EV / EBITDA23.0x18.5x
FCF growth the price implies8.5%2.4%
Dividend yield3.1%4.1%
Debt / equity0.54x1.18x
Fundamental gradeCC
Superinvestors holding it55
Insider purchases, last 12 months06

Results from SEC filings

Revenue and free cash flow by fiscal year, from each company's 10-K filings.

EastGroup Properties

YearRevenueFree cash flowOp. margin
2021$409M$220M36.9%
2022$487M$276M37.5%
2023$571M$287M40.0%
2024$640M$357M39.9%
2025$721M$405M39.9%

Public Storage

YearRevenueFree cash flowOp. margin
2021$3.4B$2.5B46.9%
2022$4.2B$3.1B47.9%
2023$4.5B$3.2B46.3%
2024$4.7B$3.1B40.4%
2025$4.8B$3.1B40.0%

Where the revenue comes from

EastGroup Properties

No segment breakdown reported.

Public Storage · by segments, 2025

Self-storage facilities$4.5B93%
Ancillary operations$335M7%
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Questions

Which is bigger, EastGroup Properties or Public Storage?

Public Storage (PSA), at $51.1B against $10.6B.

Is EGP or PSA cheaper?

By trailing P/E, Public Storage (30.1x) is cheaper than EastGroup Properties (35.9x). A lower multiple can also mean the market expects less growth.

Which grows faster, EGP or PSA?

EastGroup Properties: revenue grew +9.1% over the last year, against +2.6%.

Prices and ratios as of the last daily update; statements from SEC filings. Information only, not investment advice.