Quick Ratio

The quick ratio measures a company’s ability to pay short-term liabilities using its most liquid assets (cash, marketable securities, receivables); PSA’s 0.16x means it has only $0.16 of these liquid assets for every $1 of current obligations.

This is below the real estate sector median of 0.25x, placing PSA in the 42nd percentile among peers—slightly weaker than typical. Trend data is not available: the year-over-year change is listed as N/A, the quarter-over-quarter change is N/A, and no historical values beyond the current reading exist. The combination of a low quick ratio with an absent trend leaves uncertainty about whether liquidity is improving or deteriorating, heightening the risk of cash-flow strain. This metric contradicts the overall NEUTRAL verdict because a very low quick ratio typically signals elevated short-term financial risk, yet the lack of trend data prevents drawing a stronger negative conclusion.

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