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StocksMedium•29 October 2026•
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Extra Space Raises Property Acquisition Forecast to $400 Million in 2026

Key Facts

1The company raised its share of expected property acquisitions for 2026 to $400 million, from $300 million previously.
2Third-quarter revenue was $889.79 million, exceeding analysts’ estimates of $889.37 million.
3Same-store revenue grew 2.7%, expenses fell 1.8%, and net operating income rose 4.6%.
4Occupancy was 94% at the end of the third quarter, up 30 basis points from a year earlier.
5Redevelopment projects are worth about $600 million by 2028, with an expected average return of more than 9%.

Extra Space Storage raised its share of expected property acquisitions in 2026 to $400 million from a previous forecast of $300 million, alongside improved third-quarter results at its existing stores. Chairman Joe Margolis said Core FFO per share grew 4.3%, as same-store performance accelerated. Quarterly revenue was $889.79 million, exceeding analysts’ estimates of $889.37 million. The company ended the quarter with occupancy of 94%, up 30 basis points year over year. It plans to carry out redevelopment projects worth about $600 million by 2028, with an expected average return of more than 9%.

Same-store revenue growth accelerated to 2.7%, marking the fifth consecutive quarter of improvement from the prior quarter. CFO Jeff Norman said the growth accelerated 290 basis points from its level a year earlier. Meanwhile, same-store expenses fell 1.8%, and net operating income rose 4.6%. The indicators reflect improved revenue alongside lower operating costs during the quarter. Margolis said Core FFO per share grew 4.3% as existing-store performance accelerated.

Improvement extended to most of the company’s major markets; Norman said 27 of its 30 largest markets recorded positive same-store revenue growth in the third quarter of 2026. The figure was 12 of 30 markets in the third quarter of 2025. The broader gains point to geographic improvement in performance compared with the previous year. But the company attributed much of the sector’s improvement to moderating and absorbed new supply, rather than a strong rebound in demand. Norman said: "It’s more about moderating supply than it is about a recovery in demand."

The CFO said weaker revenue growth was concentrated in Sun Belt markets that had seen the largest additions to supply. By contrast, he described revenue growth as strong in the Northeast, from Washington north to Boston, and across the Midwest. This picture links regional differences in performance to the varying impact of new supply on markets. The company’s same-store results showed overall revenue growth of 2.7% during the quarter. Occupancy also rose to 94% at the end of the period, above its level a year earlier.

Norman described third-quarter trends as largely stable and said pricing growth for new customers remained nearly flat during the quarter, while occupancy improved. He added that the same trend continued in October. He noted that the fourth-quarter comparison would be tougher, but said the guidance range still offered a chance for revenue growth to continue accelerating at the high end. He said: "We have a tougher comparison in the fourth quarter, but there is still an opportunity within the guidance range to continue accelerating if you look at the high end."

Alongside raising its property acquisition forecast, the company is moving ahead with redevelopment projects worth about $600 million by 2028. The projects target an expected average return of more than 9%, according to the earnings call. The program places part of the company’s investment plan on a horizon extending beyond the current year. The increase in expected acquisitions to $400 million of the company’s share, from $300 million previously, applies to 2026. The stock closed at $144.55 on October 27, 2026, the day the results report was published.