# SmartStop Self Storage REIT Inc. (SMA) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Real Estate / Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs). Price $32.58, market value $1.8 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 54.3×**. SmartStop Self Storage REIT Inc. trades at 54.3× trailing earnings. The Real Estate median in the September 2026 study was 25.2×. Forward P/E is 53.9×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 5.9×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 5.9×.
- **Price / book: 1.6×**. The shares trade at 1.6× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 14.3×**. Enterprise value is 14.3× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Earnings yield: 1.8%**. The inverse of the P/E: 1.8% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 59.8%**. SmartStop Self Storage REIT Inc. keeps 59.8% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 21.4%**. 21.4% of revenue is left after running the business, a healthy level in most sectors.
- **Net margin: -3.1%**. The company reported a net loss over the last twelve months.
- **Return on equity: -0.7%**. Return on equity is negative because earnings are negative.
- **Return on invested capital: 3.6%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 3.6%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: 1.0%**. Each dollar of assets produces 1.0% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 18.6%** (3-yr 9.8%/yr, 5-yr 17.8%/yr). Revenue grew 18.6% over the last year, against 17.8% a year compounded over five years.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.27**. Debt is 0.27 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 1.8×**. It would take 1.8 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Altman Z-score: 1.81**. A Z-score of 1.81 is in the grey zone; not distressed, not clearly safe.
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 4.91%** ($0.79 per share, trailing). SmartStop Self Storage REIT Inc. yields 4.91%, an income-level yield.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 1**. 1 straight year of increases.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (11 analysts). 11 analysts cover SmartStop Self Storage REIT Inc.; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $37.25 (+14% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -7.8%** (YTD 8.0%, 3-mo 5.8%). The shares are down 7.8% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -18.1%** (10.8% above the low). Trading 18% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 39**. An RSI of 39 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.52** (volatility 27%). Beta of 0.52 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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