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Extra Space Storage Q2 Core FFO Lags Estimates, Revenues Beat

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Key Takeaways

  • EXR reported Q2 2025 core FFO per share of $2.05, missing estimates and down 0.5% year over year.
  • Rising same-store and interest expenses pressured results despite higher revenues and occupancy gains.
  • EXR narrowed its 2025 core FFO forecast to $8.05-$8.25, keeping the midpoint of guidance unchanged.

Extra Space Storage Inc. (EXR - Free Report) reported second-quarter 2025 core funds from operations (FFO) per share of $2.05, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.06. The figure decreased 0.5% from the prior-year quarter.

Results reflect a year-over-year rise in revenues due to growth in occupancy. However, high same-store expenses and interest expenses during the quarter were a spoilsport. Amid this, the stock is down around 3% in the pre-market trading hours.

Quarterly revenues of $841.6 million surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $835.8 million. The top line increased 3.8% year over year.

EXR’s Second Quarter in Detail

Same-store revenues remained mostly flat year over year at $665.6 million. Same-store operating expenses rose 8.6% to $191.4 million, reflecting an increase in overall expenses year over year. As a result, same-store net operating income (NOI) decreased 3.1% year over year to $474.2 million.

The same-store square-foot occupancy expanded 60 basis points year over year to 94.6% as of June 30, 2025. Our estimate was pegged at 94.2%.

Interest expenses flared up 6.6% to $146.1 million. Our estimate stood at $143.8 million.

EXR’s Portfolio Activity

During the April-June quarter, Extra Space Storage acquired one operating store for around $12.1 million. The company also acquired stakes of its joint venture partners in two separate arrangements for $326.4 million, now wholly owning the 27 properties previously held by them.

With JV partners, EXR acquired one operating store after construction and completed the development of one store for approximately $24.2 million, of which the company invested $16.9 million.

Extra Space Storage added 93 stores (74 stores net) to its third-party management platform. As of June 30, 2025, it managed 1,749 stores for third parties and 414 stores in unconsolidated JVs, with a total store count of 2,163 under management.

EXR’s Balance Sheet Position

Extra Space Storage exited the second quarter with $125.0 million of cash and cash equivalents, up from $119.6 million recorded as of March 31, 2025.

As of June 30, 2025, EXR's percentage of fixed-rate debt to total debt was 77.6%. The combined weighted average interest rate was 4.4%, with a weighted average maturity of around 4.3 years.

In the second quarter, the company did not issue any shares under its at-the-market program and has $800 million available for issuance as of June 30, 2025.

During the second quarter, the company repurchased 68,585 shares of common stock for $8.6 million under its stock repurchase program and had the authorization to buy up to an additional $491.4 million under the plan as of June 30, 2025.

2025 Guidance Revised by EXR

Extra Space Storage has narrowed its range for 2025 core FFO per share, keeping the midpoint constant. The company now expects the same to be in the range of $8.05-$8.25 from the earlier guided range of $8.00-$8.30. The Zacks Consensus Estimate of $8.18 lies within this range.

The full-year guidance is based on the assumption of negative 0.50% to 1.00% growth in same-store revenues and a 4.00%-5.00% increase in same-store expenses. Same-store NOI is projected within a negative 2.75% to flat growth.

EXR’s Zacks Rank

Extra Space Storage currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.

Extra Space Storage Inc Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise

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Performance of Other REITs

Digital Realty Trust (DLR - Free Report) reported second-quarter 2025 core FFO per share of $1.87, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.74. FFO also increased 13.3% year over year.

Results reflected steady leasing momentum with better rental rates amid rising demand. DLR raised its 2025 core FFO guidance range.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (ARE - Free Report) reported second-quarter 2025 AFFO per share of $2.33, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.29. This compares unfavorably to the AFFO of $2.36 reported in the prior year.

Results reflected decent leasing activity and rental rate growth. However, lower occupancy and higher interest expenses year over year undermined the results to some extent.

Note: Anything related to earnings presented in this write-up represents funds from operations (FFO), a widely used metric to gauge the performance of REITs.


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