Financial Performance - Achieved net income attributable to common stockholders of 1.24perdilutedshare,a21.61.96 per diluted share, with Core FFO at 2.03perdilutedshare,a0.5821,896,000, a 3.8% increase from 797,774,000inQ42023[40]−NetincomeattributabletocommonstockholdersforQ42024was262,487,000, up 21.5% from 216,134,000inQ42023[40]−Same−storenetoperatingincomefortheyearendedDecember31,2024,was1,233,706,000, a slight decrease from 1,252,777,000in2023[41]−Thecompanyreportedtotalsame−storerentalrevenuesof1,665,755,000 for the year ended December 31, 2024, compared to 1,661,704,000in2023[41]−FortheyearendingDecember31,2025,theestimatednetincomeattributabletocommonstockholdersperdilutedshareisprojectedtobebetween4.38 and 4.68[42]−Theestimatedtotalsame−storenetoperatingincomefortheyearendingDecember31,2025,isprojectedtobebetween1,871,750,000 and 1,936,500,000[43]OperationalMetrics−Same−storerevenuedecreasedby0.4400,263, a decrease of 0.2% from 400,954inQ42023;fortheyear,itincreasedby0.31,601,455 from 1,596,015[1]−Totalsame−storerevenuesforQ42024were415,885, down 0.4% from 417,462inQ42023;fortheyear,revenuesincreasedby0.21,665,755 from 1,661,704[1]−Same−storeoperatingexpensesincreasedby9.5110,517 from 100,954inQ42023;fortheyear,expensesroseby5.7432,049 from 408,927[1]−Same−storenetoperatingincomeforQ42024was305,368, a decrease of 3.5% from 316,508inQ42023;fortheyear,itdecreasedby1.51,233,706 from 1,252,777[1]InvestmentsandAcquisitions−Acquired38operatingstoresforapproximately359.7 million during the quarter[5] - Increased ownership interest in two existing joint venture partnerships to 49.0% for 251.2million[5]−Originated224.4 million in mortgage and mezzanine bridge loans and sold 9.2millioninmortgagebridgeloans[5]−Added130storestothethird−partymanagementplatform,bringingthetotalto2,035managedstores[5]−ThecompanysoldfivepropertiesduringQ42024,resultinginanetgainof37.7 million; subsequent to quarter-end, 11 additional properties were sold[18] Debt and Equity - Initiated an unsecured commercial paper program with a total capacity of 1.0billion,ofwhich500.0 million was outstanding[5] - As of December 31, 2024, the company had 800.0millionavailableforissuanceunderitsATMprogramand500.0 million authorized for stock repurchases[21][22] - Unsecured senior notes increased to 7.76billionin2024from6.41 billion in 2023, representing a growth of approximately 21.2%[39] - The Company’s total liabilities rose to 13.99billionin2024from12.04 billion in 2023, reflecting an increase of approximately 16.2%[39] - The Company’s total stockholders' equity decreased to 13.95billionin2024from14.39 billion in 2023, indicating a decline of approximately 3.1%[39] Cash and Assets - Total assets increased to 28.85billionasofDecember31,2024,comparedto27.46 billion as of December 31, 2023, reflecting a growth of approximately 5.0%[39] - The Company's real estate assets, net, rose to 24.59billionin2024from24.56 billion in 2023, indicating a slight increase of 0.1%[39] - The Company reported a cash and cash equivalents balance of 138.22millionasofDecember31,2024,upfrom99.06 million in 2023, marking a growth of approximately 39.5%[39] - The Company’s accumulated deficit increased to (899.34)millionin2024from(379.02) million in 2023, indicating a significant increase in losses[39] Other Financial Metrics - The company incurred 196,202,000indepreciationandamortizationexpensesforQ42024,consistentwith196,139,000 in Q4 2023[40] - Interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2024, was 551,354,000,comparedto419,035,000 in 2023, reflecting an increase of 31.6%[40] - The company reported a gain on real estate assets held for sale of $37,714,000 in Q4 2024, compared to no gain in Q4 2023[40] - The weighted average number of diluted shares for Q4 2024 was 211,737,843, compared to 219,961,282 in Q4 2023[40]