Life Storage Inc's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Life Storage Inc (LSI) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Key Findings: Life Storage Inc vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 1,078M vs 19,132M combined for tracked competitors (5.3% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is holding steady (+1.5% annualized vs trailing 12 months), vs decelerating (-23.5%) for its tracked peer group.
- Growth: Life Storage Inc generated 17.2% revenue growth year over year in Q1 2023, vs 8.8% for its tracked competitors combined.
- Profitability: Its 30.4% net margin compares with 28.5% for the peer group.
- Peer revenue share: Life Storage Inc accounted for 7.0% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, up from 6.5% a year earlier.
- Peer differentiation: Revenue per employee of $0.34M compares with $0.40M for the peer group (0.9x).
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
LSI Sales vs. its Competitors, Q1 2023
Life Storage Inc reported revenue growth of 17.18 % year on year in Q1 2023, above its competitors' combined revenue growth of 8.78 %.
With a net margin of 30.43 %, Life Storage Inc achieved higher profitability than its competitors (28.50 %).
Life Storage Inc generated 6.96 % of the combined sales of its peer group, up from 6.49 % a year earlier.
Life Storage Inc vs. its Competitors, Q1 2023
Revenue growth, year on year
Net income growth, year on year
Net margin
Revenue run-rate vs trailing 12 months
TTM net margin
TTM = trailing twelve months. Run-rate annualizes the latest quarter (×4) and compares it to TTM. In millions of $. High-Confidence Competitors are named as a competitor directly in an SEC filing; Similar-Size Competitors are the closest peers by market-cap rank within the same industry; Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors are the closest peers by combined revenue growth, operating margin and ROIC, all independent of the competitor list.
TTM revenue, latest-quarter run-rate and net income/margin benchmarked across Life Storage Inc and its 4 competitor groupings. Available under Commercial License.
| Entity | TTM Revenue | Rev Run-rate vs TTM |
|---|---|---|
| Life Storage Inc | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Competitors combined | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| High-Confidence Competitors (3) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar Growth & Profitability (8) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
TTM revenue, run-rate and net margin benchmarking across Life Storage Inc's competitor groups requires a Commercial License.
For context: the Real Estate Investment Trusts industry grew revenue -0.8% year over year, combined, vs 17.2% for Life Storage Inc. Life Storage Inc's share of combined industry revenue moved from 0.32% to 0.38%, a gain of 0.06 percentage points.
Life Storage Inc's Competitor Quality Breadth
Share of each group, trailing 12 months: profitable (net margin > 0), expanding (revenue growth > 0), growing faster than the industry's own median, and financially distressed (Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below).
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life Storage Inc | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Competitors combined (10) | ||||
| High-Confidence Competitors (4) | ||||
| Similar Growth & Profitability (8) | 87.50 % (7 of 8) | 100.00 % (8 of 8) | 100.00 % (8 of 8) | 16.70 % (1 of 6) |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
LSI Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
LSI Stock Performance relative to High-Confidence Competitors
LSI Stock Performance relative to Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors
5 Best-Performing Tracked Competitors, Trailing 12 Months
| # | Competitor | TTM Share Price Return | vs U.S.A. 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Storage Affiliates Trust | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 2 | Integrated Wellness Acquisition Corp | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 3 | Iron Mountain Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 4 | Getty Realty Corp | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 5 | Store Capital Llc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Life Storage Inc's best-performing tracked competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
Life Storage Inc's Comment on Competition and Industry Peers
Several of our competitors are larger and have substantially greater financial resources than we do. These larger operators may, among other possible advantages, be capable of greater leverage and the payment of higher prices for acquisitions.
Publicly Traded Peers of Life Storage Inc
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
| Life Storage Inc | 11,363.87 | 1,078.28 |
| Public Storage | 50,426.83 | 4,890.46 |
| Iron Mountain Inc | 33,619.07 | 7,309.85 |
| Extra Space Storage Inc | 28,874.16 | 3,446.11 |
| Cubesmart | 8,603.37 | 1,132.00 |
| National Storage Affiliates Trust | 3,346.61 | 749.98 |
| SUBTOTAL | 138,187.79 | 20,210.02 |
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Sources: Life Storage Inc's official press releases and regulatory filings; CSIMarket.com's market research; and the financial filings and press releases of the other companies cited.
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Life Storage Inc's Competitors Named by the Company
Competitive relationships identified from SEC filings and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.| Competitor | Basis | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cubesmart | Named by the company | 85% |
| U haul Holding Company | Named by the company | 85% |
| Extra Space Storage Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
| Pmc Sierra Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
Filing basis, confidence, active dates and source counts for Life Storage Inc's named competitors require a Commercial License.
Methodology: relationships are extracted from SEC filings (named-competitor disclosures) and corroborating sources. Named by the company = explicitly disclosed as a competitor; Inferred = derived from corroborating signals. Confidence reflects evidence strength.
Life Storage Inc's Business Segment Mix vs Peers
Revenue by operating segment or division, as named and reported by each company. Segment names are the filer's own and are not standardized across companies. Do not assume a same-named or similarly-named segment is defined identically between two companies. Shares are of each company's own total revenue and are not required to sum to 100% (intersegment revenue, unallocated items).| Company | Largest Segment |
|---|---|
| Public Storage | Self Storage Operations 92.46 % |
| Iron Mountain Inc | Global Records and Information Management Business 72.52 % |
| Extra Space Storage Inc | Self Storage Operations 85.36 % |
| Cubesmart | Self Storage Segment 100.00 % |
| National Storage Affiliates Trust | Reportable 100.00 % |
Source: operating segment revenue as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API, leaf-level reportable segments only (parent roll-up segments are excluded where sub-segments are separately disclosed).
Life Storage Inc's Productivity vs Peers Comparison
Revenue and income per employee, trailing 12 months, in $; market cap in millions of $| Company | Market Cap | Revenue / Employee | Income / Employee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Storage Inc | 11,364 | 336,962 | 116,972 |
| Public Storage | 50,427 | 847,566 | 356,524 |
| Iron Mountain Inc | 33,619 | 247,791 | 14,728 |
| Extra Space Storage Inc | 28,874 | 410,593 | 119,528 |
| Cubesmart | 8,603 | 362,705 | 104,236 |
| National Storage Affiliates Trust | 3,347 | 514,387 | 85,347 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 126,824 | 395,039 | 89,215 |
Life Storage Inc's Profitability & Cost Structure
Trailing 12-month margins from SEC-filed financials. Operating margin is compared to the Real Estate Investment Trusts industry median; gross margin, EBITDA margin and capital intensity are compared to the live industry average (194 companies). See the full Real Estate Investment Trusts industry profitability benchmarks.| Metric | Company | Industry | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 82.87 % | 71.22 % (avg) | +11.7 pp |
| Operating Margin | 44.71 % | industry median | +21.5 pp |
| EBITDA Margin | 58.09 % | 37.42 % (avg) | +20.7 pp |
| Capital Intensity (Capex / Revenue) | - | 23.97 % (avg) | - |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. SG&A and R&D as a share of revenue have limited coverage as this data is backfilled and appear only where reported. Higher capital intensity is not inherently negative; it reflects the industry's asset requirements.
Life Storage Inc's Valuation vs Competitive Position
Valuation multiples vs the Real Estate Investment Trusts industry average (194 companies, excluding loss-making/negative-equity outliers), alongside returns on capital for context on whether a premium or discount lines up with measurably stronger or weaker returns. See the full Real Estate Investment Trusts industry valuation benchmarks.| Metric | Company | Industry Average | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | 29.5x | 33.2x | -3.7x |
| EV / EBITDA | 17.3x | 17.6x | -0.3x |
| P/B | 3.0x | 2.0x | +1.0x |
| Return on Equity | 10.45 % | industry aggregate | 5.61 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 3.40 % | 1.99 % (avg) | 1.41 % |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. A valuation premium or discount is not, by itself, a judgment of over- or under-valuation. Compare it against the return and growth context shown elsewhere on this page.
Life Storage Inc's Multi-Year Financial Trajectory
Fiscal-year revenue growth, operating margin, return on invested capital and P/E, as reported in SEC filings.| Metric | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | 12.43 % | 44.39 % | -68.37 % | 3.98 % | 4.34 % | 7.31 % | 27.85 % | 31.65 % |
| Operating Margin | 40.18 % | 3.85 % | 32.35 % | 49.76 % | 57.70 % | 37.86 % | -42.16 % | 44.78 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 4.69 % | 2.39 % | 2.17 % | 3.49 % | 4.04 % | 2.63 % | -3.62 % | 3.34 % |
| P/E | - | 942.9x | 42.4x | 21.7x | 19.8x | 43.6x | 43.2x | 24.4x |
Source: CSIMarket API, fiscal-year figures. P/E is this company's own historical ratio at each fiscal year end and can swing sharply around an earnings trough: that is real, not a data error.
Life Storage Inc's Strategic Group Map
Every company in Life Storage Inc's industry and named-competitor list, plotted by trailing 12-month revenue growth and operating margin. Life Storage Inc is shown in red; its closest peers by combined growth, margin and ROIC (the Similar Growth & Profitability group above) are labeled.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Extreme outlier values (from near-zero-revenue companies) are excluded from the plotted cloud but never from the highlighted company or its labeled peers.
Life Storage Inc's Industry Attractiveness & Competitive Strength
A CSIMarket composite, not a standard field: each axis is an equal-weighted average of three factors already shown elsewhere on this page (industry growth, industry profitability and rivalry for attractiveness; relative market share, profitability and growth vs industry for strength). Disclosed as a designed methodology, not a precision measurement.
Life Storage Inc falls in the Medium attractiveness / High strength cell: Invest / Grow.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Each axis score is a simple 1(low)/2(medium)/3(high) average across its three inputs -- a transparent, disclosed simplification, not a validated academic scoring model.
Life Storage Inc's SWOT
Every point below is a fixed rule applied to a metric already shown elsewhere on this page (Market Structure, Profitability, Valuation, Run-Rate, Stock Performance, Quality Breadth) not an independent strategic assessment. A blank quadrant means no rule was met, not that none apply.Strengths
- Operating margin 21.5 points above the industry median.
- Return on equity 5.6 points above the industry aggregate.
Weaknesses
No rule matched.
Opportunities
- Trades at a lower P/E than the industry average (29.5x vs 33.2x) despite a higher return on invested capital -- a possible re-rating opportunity.
- A meaningful share of tracked competitors (30.00 %) show financial-distress signals, a possible opening to gain share.
Threats
- Tracked peer group's revenue run-rate is broadly decelerating (-23.5% annualized).
Methodology: mechanical, rule-based SWOT. Each bullet reuses a figure already sourced and cited elsewhere on this page; nothing here is generated narrative or independent analyst judgment.
Life Storage Inc's Financial Strength vs Peers Comparison
Quick ratio, working capital, debt to equity and asset turnover, trailing 12 months| Company | Quick Ratio | Working Capital | Debt / Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Storage Inc | 0.24 | 0.53 | 0.44 |
| Public Storage | 0.37 | 0.53 | 1.08 |
| Iron Mountain Inc | 0.06 | 0.72 | - |
| Extra Space Storage Inc | 0.66 | 0.99 | 0.93 |
| Cubesmart | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.05 |
| National Storage Affiliates Trust | 0.21 | 0.21 | 2.19 |
Quick ratio = cash / current liabilities; working capital ratio = current assets / current liabilities; asset turnover = revenue / total assets. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Life Storage Inc's Revenue and Income Growth vs Peers
Quarterly revenue and net income growth, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Revenue Y/Y | Income Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Storage Inc | Q1 2023 | +17.2 % | +10.4 % |
| Public Storage | Q2 2026 | +2.6 % | +39.2 % |
| Iron Mountain Inc | Q2 2026 | +3.8 % | - |
| Extra Space Storage Inc | Q2 2026 | +3.9 % | +5.0 % |
| Cubesmart | Q1 2026 | +3.3 % | -6.8 % |
| National Storage Affiliates Trust | Q1 2026 | -1.6 % | +41.8 % |
| PEERS TOTAL | +4.8 % | +48.7 % |
Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Life Storage Inc's Peers' Costs of Sales and Capital Expenditures
Context for revenue growth: peer costs and capex, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Costs Y/Y | Capex Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Storage Inc | Q1 2023 | +11.7 % | - |
| Public Storage | Q2 2026 | - | +16.5 % |
| Iron Mountain Inc | Q2 2026 | +27.0 % | +12.1 % |
| Extra Space Storage Inc | Q2 2026 | +1.8 % | - |
| Cubesmart | Q1 2026 | +8.6 % | +25.2 % |
| National Storage Affiliates Trust | Q1 2026 | -5.6 % | +16.5 % |
Life Storage Inc's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Storage Inc | 5.17% | 3.09% | 10.45% |
| Public Storage | 10.25% | 10.56% | 22.03% |
| Iron Mountain Inc | 2.04% | 2.33% | - |
| Extra Space Storage Inc | 3.42% | 3.35% | 7.01% |
| Cubesmart | 4.87% | 5.08% | 11.76% |
| National Storage Affiliates Trust | 2.44% | 2.23% | 7.99% |
ROA = net income / total assets; ROI = net income / investments; ROE = net income / equity; turnover ratios use trailing 12 month revenue (receivables) and cost of sales (inventory).
Life Storage Inc's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Life Storage Inc | 30.88 | 10.54 |
| Public Storage | 27.26 | 10.31 |
| Iron Mountain Inc | 80.09 | 4.60 |
| Extra Space Storage Inc | 29.18 | 8.38 |
| Cubesmart | 26.54 | 7.60 |
| National Storage Affiliates Trust | 58.03 | 4.46 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | 29.43 | 6.84 |
P/E = price / diluted EPS (trailing 12 months); PEG = P/E divided by EPS growth; the average row divides the peers' combined market cap by their combined income, sales, cash flow and equity.