Is EXR a Friend, Question Mark or Foe?

EXR is classified a Friend under the Income Quality Score framework, based on long-duration distribution and total-return history. This is a research classification, not investment advice.

How safe is the EXR distribution?

A Friend is an income asset whose long-term economic total return has historically covered its distributions and whose distribution has been stable over the available history. It describes a track record of durable, well-covered income.

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EXR Income Quality Score

Name: EXR Income Quality Score
Creator: Income Quality Score
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Extra Space Storage Inc. (EXR) has an Income Quality Score of 78/100, classified as a Friend with high confidence, based on a 10-year income and total-return history.

Extra Space Storage Inc. (EXR) is a real estate investment trust (REIT) and is part of the IQ Score universe.

July 2026 snapshotAs of June 30, 2026Lookback: 10-year

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Long-term focused10-year income and total-return analysis

Data-drivenObjective scoring across 7 quality, distribution and risk signals

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IQ Score

78/100

FriendHigh confidence

Asset Type

REIT

Exchange

NYSE

Trailing Yield (TTM)

4.5%

Rank in REIT Universe

28 of 162

Lookback

10-year

Data as of

June 30, 2026

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This is the public July 2026 snapshot. Public snapshots are delayed and frozen: once released, a month's scores do not change, and current data is reserved for members. The July 2026 snapshot is published as the public launch snapshot.

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EXRExtra Space Storage Inc.

78FriendHigh confidence

Snapshot: 2026-06
Data as of: 2026-06-30
Lookback: 10-year
Asset type: REIT

IQ Score History

Not enough published history yet to draw a trend.

Signals & Drivers

IQ signal scores

Each signal is normalised to 0–100 and combined by weight into the overall IQ Score.

Economic Payout Coverage

100/100

Distribution Cut Score

100/100

Distribution Trend

50/100

Total Return

77/100

Max Drawdown

50/100

Volatility

61/100

Yield Consistency

69/100

What is working

Strong long-term total return
Economic return covers long-term payout
No material annual distribution decline across 10 full years of data

Distribution Safety

17Years raised

0Years cut

23Years of data

HeldCurrent trend

High confidence (10-year history)

20040.3388Held
20050.91Raised
20060.91Held
20070.9325Raised
20081.0Raised
20090.38Lower total
20100.4Raised
20110.56Raised
20120.85Raised
20131.45Raised
20141.81Raised
20152.24Raised
20162.93Raised
20173.12Raised
20183.36Raised
20193.56Raised
20203.6Raised
20214.5Raised
20226.0Raised
20236.48Raised
20246.48Held
20256.48Held
20263.24Partial year

Distributions per year, from the frozen distribution-stability signal. “Lower total” means the calendar-year sum was smaller than the prior year (often a special-distribution rolloff or timing shift), but did not decline more than the engine's 10% material-decline threshold — see Years Cut above for years that did.

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IQ Score is a long-duration quality and distribution-safety classification for income assets. It is research based on historical data, not personal investment advice, and it does not tell you what to buy or sell. Figures reflect a delayed public snapshot and may differ from current data.