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EXR vs NSA: which stock is doing better?

EXR and NSA are business rivals. Where they compete: US self-storage REIT, owned and operated facilities with managed-REIT program. Here is how the two stocks, and the businesses behind them, compare over the past year.

Updated Oct 9, 2026

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EXR P3

EXR ahead

On Stox’s P3 score, which combines market beat, staying power and business growth, EXR rates 33 and NSA 18. Over the past year EXR is −5% and NSA +38%, against +16% for the S&P 500. EXR has grown revenue faster, +1% against −2%. By type, EXR is a Broken Year and NSA an Exhausted Rally.

EXR P3 33NSA P3 181Y: EXR −5%, NSA +38%

The past year

EXR against NSA, each set to $100 a year ago. Select a measure in the table below to chart it for both.

EXR against NSA, past year
$100 a year ago. EXR −5%, NSA +38%.
100120140NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct
EXRNSA

EXR and NSA side by side

Ahead marks the stronger reading on each line; for the typical day and the deepest fall it marks the steadier stock. Select a row with a chart to see both over the year.

MeasureEXRNSAAhead
Past 3 months
Share price change
−7%−1%NSA
Past month
Share price change
−1%−2%EXR
Revenue growth
Past four quarters against the year before
+1%−2%EXR
Operating margin
Operating profit as a share of revenue, past four quarters
43%38%EXR
Typical day
Average daily move over the past year
2.2%–
Deepest fall
From a high, past year
−17%–
Market value
What the market values the company at
$28.4B$3.4B
Type
Its Stox Atlas type
Broken YearExhausted Rally
Group
Stocks it moves with
REITs / real estate–

How to read this page

How it’s measured. Scores from Stox rank each stock against about 1,200 large US stocks and funds, where 100 is best; P3 combines market beat, staying power and business growth. Returns are share-price changes. The typical day is the average true range over 14 days as a share of the price, averaged over the past year.

Sources. Daily prices and company financial statements from Financial Modeling Prep; scores and curated rivals from Stox.

A higher score describes a stronger past year, not what comes next.

Rivals are chosen by the markets the two businesses compete in, not by sector labels.

For financial statements, valuation and news, see EXR and NSA on Stox.

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