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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

☒ Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024.

or

☐ Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the transition period from to .

Commission File Number: 001-33519

PUBLIC STORAGE

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland93-2834996
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

701 Western Avenue, Glendale, California 91201-2349

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(818) 244-8080

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of ClassTrading SymbolName of exchange on which registered
Common Shares, $0.10 par valuePSANew York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares Each Representing 1/1,000 of a 5.150% Cum Pref Share, Series F, $0.01 par valuePSAPrFNew York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares Each Representing 1/1,000 of a 5.050% Cum Pref Share, Series G, $0.01 par valuePSAPrGNew York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares Each Representing 1/1,000 of a 5.600% Cum Pref Share, Series H, $0.01 par valuePSAPrHNew York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares Each Representing 1/1,000 of a 4.875% Cum Pref Share, Series I, $0.01 par valuePSAPrINew York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares Each Representing 1/1,000 of a 4.700% Cum Pref Share, Series J, $0.01 par valuePSAPrJNew York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares Each Representing 1/1,000 of a 4.750% Cum Pref Share, Series K, $0.01 par valuePSAPrKNew York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares Each Representing 1/1,000 of a 4.625% Cum Pref Share, Series L, $0.01 par valuePSAPrLNew York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares Each Representing 1/1,000 of a 4.125% Cum Pref Share, Series M, $0.01 par valuePSAPrMNew York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares Each Representing 1/1,000 of a 3.875% Cum Pref Share, Series N, $0.01 par valuePSAPrNNew York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares Each Representing 1/1,000 of a 3.900% Cum Pref Share, Series O, $0.01 par valuePSAPrONew York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares Each Representing 1/1,000 of a 4.000% Cum Pref Share, Series P, $0.01 par valuePSAPrPNew York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares Each Representing 1/1,000 of a 3.950% Cum Pref Share, Series Q, $0.01 par valuePSAPrQNew York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares Each Representing 1/1,000 of a 4.000% Cum Pref Share, Series R, $0.01 par valuePSAPrRNew York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares Each Representing 1/1,000 of a 4.100% Cum Pref Share, Series S, $0.01 par valuePSAPrSNew York Stock Exchange
Guarantee of 0.875% Senior Notes due 2032 issued by Public Storage Operating CompanyPSA/32New York Stock Exchange
Guarantee of 0.500% Senior Notes due 2030 issued by Public Storage Operating CompanyPSA/30New York Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

Yes☒No☐

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act.

Yes☐No☒

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes☒No☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).

Yes☒No☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filerAccelerated filerNon-accelerated filerSmaller reporting companyEmerging growth company
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☒

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to § 240.10D-1(b). ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes☐No☒

The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common shares held by non-affiliates of the Registrant as of June 30, 2024:

Common Shares, $0.10 par value per share – $43,242,396,000 (computed on the basis of $287.65 per share, which was the reported closing sale price of the Company's Common Shares on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) on June 28, 2024).

As of February 18, 2025, there were 175,415,530 outstanding Common Shares, $0.10 par value per share.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the definitive proxy statement to be filed in connection with the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held in 2025 are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K to the extent described therein.

Public Storage

Form 10-K

For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2024

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page
Part I
Item 1.Business1
Item 1A.Risk Factors8
Item 1B.Unresolved Staff Comments18
Item 1C.Cybersecurity19
Item 2.Properties21
Item 3.Legal Proceedings22
Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures22
Part II
Item 5.Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Shareholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities23
Item 6.[Reserved]23
Item 7.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations23
Item 7A.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk52
Item 8.Financial Statements and Supplementary Data52
Item 9.Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure52
Item 9A.Controls and Procedures52
Item 9B.Other Information55
Item 9C.Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections55
Part III
Item 10.Trustees, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance56
Item 11.Executive Compensation56
Item 12.Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Shareholder Matters57
Item 13.Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Trustee Independence57
Item 14.Principal Accountant Fees and Services57
Part IV
Item 15.Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules58

PART I

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