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Why National Storage REIT is on investors’ radars

National Storage REIT (ASX:NSR) has been drawing interest as investors weigh its self storage footprint across Australia and New Zealand against recent share price moves, income growth figures, and current valuation metrics.

See our latest analysis for National Storage REIT.

Over the past year, National Storage REIT has combined relatively steady share price moves with strong income growth, reflected in a 36.76% 1 year total shareholder return and an 84.88% 5 year total shareholder return. This suggests that the recent A$2.77 pricing sits against a backdrop of building long term momentum rather than short term swings.

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With National Storage REIT trading at A$2.77 and an intrinsic value estimate suggesting roughly a 10% discount, investors are left with a key question: is there still an opportunity here, or is potential future performance already reflected in the price?

Price to earnings of 110.8x: Is it justified?

On the earnings side, National Storage REIT is trading on a P/E of 110.8x, which sits alongside the latest close at A$2.77 and an internal fair value estimate that suggests the shares are trading at a 9.6% discount.

The P/E ratio compares the current share price to earnings per share and is a quick way to see how much investors are paying for each dollar of profit. For a self storage focused REIT like NSR, such a high multiple usually implies the market is placing a strong value on its earnings profile relative to peers.

Here, the gap is wide. NSR's P/E of 110.8x is far above both the peer average of 8.8x and the global specialized REITs average of 16.1x. It is also well above the estimated fair P/E of 17.8x that our analysis suggests the market could move towards over time.

Explore the SWS fair ratio for National Storage REIT

Result: Price-to-earnings of 110.8x (OVERVALUED)

However, such a high P/E and premium to peers could be sensitive to shifts in storage demand or any disappointment relative to current income growth figures.

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Another angle from the SWS DCF model

While the P/E of 110.8x makes National Storage REIT look expensive, our DCF model presents a different perspective, with an estimated future cash flow value of A$3.07 compared to a current price of A$2.77. That implies roughly 10% undervaluation, so which signal do you rely on more?

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Look into how the SWS DCF model arrives at its fair value.NSR Discounted Cash Flow as at Mar 2026

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