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Global Self Storage, Inc. key statistics and ratios

In fiscal 2025, Global Self Storage, Inc. had return on equity of 4.3%, an operating margin of 23.3% and debt equal to 34.5% of equity. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.

Financial ratios

US$ thousands unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year2016Dec 20162017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMJun 2026
Operating margin1.3%9.1%17.6%16.2%13.3%25.5%29.5%25.5%23.1%23.3%20.9%
Net margin7.7%−2.0%7.6%6.8%3.0%31.2%17.2%24.1%16.9%16.0%16.6%
Return on equity0.9%−0.4%1.6%1.5%0.7%7.5%4.3%6.1%4.4%4.3%4.6%
Return on assets0.6%−0.2%1.0%0.9%0.4%5.0%3.1%4.4%3.2%3.1%3.3%
Asset turnover0.080.120.140.140.140.160.180.180.190.200.20
Debt to equity49.3%51.9%53.2%46.0%47.1%38.9%36.8%35.7%35.1%34.5%34.0%
Interest cover (operating income ÷ interest)0.1x0.8x1.6x1.3x1.0x2.6x4.5x3.7x3.3x3.5x3.3x
Dividends ÷ net income502.0%—321.6%356.8%884.7%79.5%146.5%109.7%153.2%160.9%154.8%

Returns use average equity or assets over the year. Return on equity is left blank when equity is negative or so small that the ratio says nothing (above ±200%); interest cover is left blank above 200 times. Price-based ratios such as P/E are on the valuation page.

Moat

50 /100

Moderate moat

How hard Global Self Storage's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 10 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.

  • Returns on capital 2 / 20

    Net income has been a median 3.0% of total assets over 10 years.

  • Durability 12 / 20

    Operating margin has been a median 20.3%; its worst year was 7.9%.

  • Cash conversion 16 / 20

    Free cash flow was positive in 8 of 10 years, at a median 15.7% of revenue.

  • Discipline 10 / 20

    The diluted share count rose 20.6% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 1.8% of revenue.

AI disruption exposure: Low. In this industry, the business rests on physical assets, regulated networks or products AI itself depends on.

A rules-based reading of reported figures, not a forecast and not investment advice. How the score is built: methodology.

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Figures from Global Self Storage, Inc.'s SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 29, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Global Self Storage, Inc.