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Public Storage (PSA) Yield on Cost (YOC): 3.71%

The yield on cost (YOC) for Public Storage (PSA) is 3.71%.

PSA Yield on Cost (YOC) Metrics

YIELD ON COST (YOC)

3.71%

Yield on Cost for PSA

PSA now pays $12.00 per share a year. Measured against the price it actually traded at back then, a long-term holder is earning:

If you boughtPrice thenYield on cost today
10 years ago(2016-06-08)$252.004.76%
5 years ago(2021-06-04)$288.714.16%
3 years ago(2023-06-06)$280.014.29%
1 year ago(2025-06-10)$304.023.95%
Buying today(at $323.87)$323.873.71%

If you buy today and the dividend keeps growing

Projection: starting from today's 3.71% yield, assuming the dividend keeps compounding at its historical 8.4% rate. Boards set dividends each year, so actual figures will differ.

Today

3.71%

In 3 years

5.56%

In 5 years

7.28%

In 10 years

14.31%

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$323.87
$12.00
8.45%
15 Years

Starting Yield

3.71%

Ending YOC

12.51%

Year 15 Dividend

$40.52

Cum. Dividends Recd.

$365.98

Yield on Cost Progression Graph
Detailed Projections Ledger
Year-by-year table outlining compounding dividend returns on your purchase cost basis.
YearProjected Div. / ShareYoY Dividend HikeYield on Cost (YOC)Total Dividends Recd.
Initial$12.003.71%$0.00
Year 1$13.01+8.45%4.02%$13.01
Year 2$14.11+8.45%4.36%$27.13
Year 3$15.31+8.45%4.73%$42.43
Year 4$16.60+8.45%5.13%$59.03
Year 5$18.00+8.45%5.56%$77.04
Year 6$19.52+8.45%6.03%$96.56
Year 7$21.17+8.45%6.54%$117.73
Year 8$22.96+8.45%7.09%$140.70
Year 9$24.90+8.45%7.69%$165.60
Year 10$27.01+8.45%8.34%$192.61
Year 11$29.29+8.45%9.04%$221.89
Year 12$31.76+8.45%9.81%$253.66
Year 13$34.45+8.45%10.64%$288.11
Year 14$37.36+8.45%11.54%$325.47
Year 15$40.52+8.45%12.51%$365.98

Public Storage Yield on Cost (YOC) Formula & Definition

Yield on cost is the dividend yield measured against your original purchase price, not today's price. As a company raises its dividend, the yield on what you actually paid keeps rising even when the market yield holds steady.

Expanded definitions: Investopedia, Wikipedia, Corporate Finance Institute

Public Storage Yield on Cost (YOC) FAQ

What is the yield on cost (YOC) for Public Storage (PSA)?
The yield on cost (YOC) for PSA stock is 3.71%.

About Public Storage

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.

Glendale, CA
5,900 employees
Real Estate / REIT - Industrial
Sector
Real Estate
Industry
REIT - Industrial
CEO
H. Thomas Boyle