CubeSmart (CUBE)
Real Estate · self-storage REITs · NYSE
CubeSmart is a high-quality self-storage REIT focused on maximizing internal growth and performance through a sophisticated operating platform and a disciplined national investment strategy.
What CubeSmart does
CubeSmart is a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on the ownership, operation, development, and management of self-storage properties in the United States. The company provides climate-controlled and standard storage space for residential and commercial customers through its brand, operating a large portfolio of properties across 25 states and the District of Columbia. It also generates revenue through a third-party management platform that oversees hundreds of additional self-storage facilities.
Themes: self-storage real estate, REITs, residential services, commercial storage, property management
Fundamentals
- Price$37.51 as of 2026-10-08 close
- Market cap$8.5B as of 2026-04-29 (share count; price 2026-10-08)
- 1-year return-6.0% 2025-10-08 close $39.92 → 2026-10-08 close $37.51
- P/E25.64 as of 2026-10-08
- Net margin+29.5% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- ROE+12.1% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- Debt / equity1.37 as of 2026-09-03
- Revenue growth (YoY)+3.9% as of 2026-09-03
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+3.6% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.44 as of 2026-09-03
- Last reported earnings2026-09-14 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +5.4%; at least 17 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer.
How CUBE compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiomiddle range 120 covered Real Estate peers, as of 2026-10-08
- net profit margintop 25% 154 covered Real Estate peers, as of 2026-09-03
- return on equitytop 25% 158 covered Real Estate peers, as of 2026-09-03
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 155 covered Real Estate peers
- indicated dividend yieldmiddle range 140 covered Real Estate peers, as of 2026-09-03
Position among covered Real Estate companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
CUBE is not currently in any published Top 10 list. Its scores are below.
Top 10 score
43.4 #1061 of 1,379 scored · #54 of 87 in Real Estate
Capital return 62nd (consecutive years of dividend increases 17 years, net share count bought back over the year -0.9) and profitability 54th (return on equity 12.1%); weakest is financial health (24th, debt to equity 1.4).
Scores as of 8 Oct 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 4.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Exceeded at least one reported measure. In FY2025, CUBE's dividend exceeded at least one reported measure of what it earned or generated (earnings payout 144%, operating-cash-flow payout 78%). A payout above 100% in one year is not necessarily unsustainable, but it is not fully covered by that measure.
- Earnings payout144% dividends / net income
- Operating-cash-flow payout78% dividends / operating cash flow — capital spending was not reported, so this does not subtract it
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How CubeSmart looks technically
CubeSmart (CUBE) is trading 4.5% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 92 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. A strong downtrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 30, with sellers in control. Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 39, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It made a new 20-day low about 4 trading days ago.
Trend
7
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 4.5% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend | -4.5% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $39.79 | $39.79 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $39.27 | $39.27 |
| Swing structure | its recent peaks and dips disagree — one of them is rising while the other is not, so there is no clean up or down pattern in the swings | mixed — one of the two is not confirming |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 7 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 7 sessions |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 92 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 92 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | a strong downtrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 30, with sellers in control | 29.8 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 39, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 38.8 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the lower half of its 14-day range ($36.70 to $40.02) — its "stochastic" reading is 24 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been climbing within that range over the last few sessions. | 24.4 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in negative territory (momentum leaning bearish) | 13 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $43.26 | $43.26 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 13.3% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -13.3% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 6.9% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +6.9% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 13.3% below its highest point of the past year | 13.3% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day low about 4 trading days ago | 4 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day low about 4 trading days ago | 4 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $57.34 (set on 2021-12-31) | $57.34 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($35.36 to $42.50), and it has given back well over two thirds of its rise from last year’s low — 70% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $37.86 to $38.09. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 69.9% |
| From the all-time high | it is 34.6% below its all-time high | -34.6% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 1.8% above a support level at $36.85 — a price it turned at three times since 2025-12-15, most recently on 2026-10-01. Since 2024-10-08 it has 2 such levels below the current price and 6 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -1.8% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $1.34 (set on 2009-03-06) | $1.34 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 2699.3% above its all-time low | +2,699% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are unusually wide versus its own recent history (wider than about 87% of the past ~6 months) | 87th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $0.7327 between its high and its low — about 2.0% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $0.7327 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $36.31 and $40.50 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $36.31 – $38.40 – $40.50 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 2.0% in a typical session — among the calmest in the catalog. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 1.9% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 2.4 daily ranges below its 200-day average price (4.5% below it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 2.4 daily ranges below its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 1.06× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts have cut their average price target by 0.7% since the prior reading | -0.7% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Candlestick patterns
2
| Since a bullish engulfing | 7 sessions ago it opened below the previous session's close and finished above that session's open — a "bullish engulfing" pair, where one up day more than undid the down day before it | 7 sessions ago |
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| Since a bearish engulfing | 1 session ago it opened above the previous session's close and finished below that session's open — a "bearish engulfing" pair, where one down day more than undid the up day before it | 1 session ago |
Price gaps
1
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-10-08 at essentially the same price it closed at the session before — no meaningful overnight gap | 0.0% |
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Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed higher in its latest session, after a session that did not close higher — a single up day rather than a run | 1 session up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 6.5 percentage points (the stock lost 5.4% while the market gained 1.0%) | -6.5% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 9.9 percentage points (the stock lost 6.1% while the market gained 3.8%) | -9.9% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 16.6 percentage points (the stock gained 0.8% while the market gained 17.5%) | -16.6% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 21.0 percentage points (the stock lost 6.0% while the market gained 15.0%) | -21.0% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 1 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it is currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 1 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 5 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: trading below its 200-day average, MACD momentum is negative, a strong downtrend, with sellers in control, lagging the market over 6 months, trading below the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 5 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 8.2% below the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-09-01 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established downtrend, with the band above acting as the level that would have to be cleared. The band itself is thin, spanning 1.0% of the share price, which is taken to mean a barrier that gives way easily. | -8.2% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 5% below the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $39.38 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 190 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -4.8% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 5% below the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-07-31 (its 10-Q), so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $39.52 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 49 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -5.1% |
Price levels it has turned at before
CUBE last closed at $37.51 on 2026-10-08. Since 2024-10-08 it has turned at 2 prices below its last close and 6 above; the 2 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $36.85 | Support | 1.8% below the last close | turned there three times · 2025-12-15 to 2026-10-01 |
| $38.58 | Resistance | 2.9% above the last close | turned there six times · 2025-08-01 to 2026-09-10 |
| $35.56 | Support | 5.2% below the last close | turned there three times · 2025-11-19 to 2026-03-25 |
| $39.47 | Resistance | 5.2% above the last close | turned there six times · 2025-09-03 to 2026-07-01 |
| $40.84 | Resistance | 8.9% above the last close | turned there 18 times · 2025-02-04 to 2026-09-16 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
No Elliott-wave labelling currently fits its swings: the recent highs and lows do not satisfy the three rules a five-wave count has to obey, so there is no count to show rather than a count we are unsure about.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-10-08.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading below the 200-day moving average · lagging the market · Least volatile (2% or less typical daily range) · Under water since its last earnings report (below the anchored VWAP) · Trading below the Ichimoku cloud | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-10-08. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingBuy (2.33 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 16 analysts
- Mean price target$43.63 range $40.00 – $48.00; median $43.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-10-08. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for CUBE
- Consensus EPS estimate$0.421 next reporting period, as of 2026-10-08
- Estimate change, 30 days+$0.006 (+1.4%) from $0.415, on 2026-09-03, 35-day window
- Readings revised upward38% of 8 comparable readings
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Sensitivity to macroeconomic conditions impacting rental rates and occupancy levels.","Risks associated with real estate market fluctuations, including interest rate and tax rate changes.","Dependence on consumer discretionary spending and moving trends."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of CUBE's 10-Q filed 2026-07-31 against the prior one filed 2026-05-01.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Newer filing (2026-07-31) states 'As of June 30, 2026, we managed 872 stores for third parties' and 'bringing the total number of stores we owned and/or managed to 1,534'.
- Newer filing (2026-07-31) states 'No single customer represents a significant concentration of our revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2026'.
- Newer filing (2026-07-31) states total revenues percentages were 'for the six months ended June 30, 2026'.
- Removed:
- Older filing (2026-05-01) stated 'As of March 31, 2026, we owned (or partially owned and consolidated) 662 self-storage properties' and 'As of March 31, 2026, we owned stores in the District of Columbia'.
- Older filing (2026-05-01) stated 'As of March 31, 2026, we managed 854 stores for third parties' and 'bringing the total number of stores we owned and/or managed to 1,516'.
- Older filing (2026-05-01) stated 'No single customer represents a significant concentration of our revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2026'.
- Older filing (2026-05-01) stated total revenues percentages were 'for the three months ended March 31, 2026'.
- Reworded:
- Property count date reference changed from 'As of March 31, 2026' (older) to 'As of June 30, 2026' (newer) in the description of owned properties and states.
- Third-party managed store count changed from 854 (older, as of March 31, 2026) to 872 (newer, as of June 30, 2026).
- Total stores owned and/or managed changed from 1,516 (older) to 1,534 (newer).
- Florida total revenues percentage changed from approximately 14% (older) to approximately 13% (newer).
- Revenue concentration and revenue percentage periods changed from three months ended March 31, 2026 (older) to three months ended June 30, 2026 for concentration and six months ended June 30, 2026 for percentages (newer).
- Notes:
- Newer filing text appears truncated at the end of the Basis of Presentation section; full MD&A comparison beyond that point is not possible.
- Store count difference (854 vs 872) may reflect period-end reporting dates rather than an actual change in managed store holdings.
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
No open-market insider purchases or sales recorded in the last 90 days, of which we have read Form 4 filings through 2026-10-04. The 5 days since 2026-10-04 have not been checked yet.
- Last 180 days · read to 2026-10-040 buys · 1 sell ($5M) — 1 selling insider
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-06-10. Based on Form 4 filings read through 2026-10-04; anything filed since is not yet included.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about CUBE's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
U.S. House trading disclosures
U.S. House members publicly disclose their own, their spouse's, and dependent children's stock transactions under the STOCK Act. We hold 2 matched disclosures for CUBE from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings.
U.S. House trading disclosures →Short interest (FINRA)
CUBE had 8,688,626 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
CUBE had 3.84% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 3.63 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 8,688,626
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 3.84%
- Prior settlement (shares) 7,496,952
- Reported change 15.9%
- Days to cover (reported) 3.63
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-09-15 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Public Storage (PSA)
- Extra Space Storage (EXR)
- Life Storage (LSI)
- National Storage Affiliates Trust (NSA)
- Global Self Storage (SELF)
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Frequently asked questions
What does CubeSmart (CUBE) do?
CubeSmart is a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on the ownership, operation, development, and management of self-storage properties in the United States. The company provides climate-controlled and standard storage space for residential and commercial customers through its brand, operating a large portfolio of properties across 25 states and the District of Columbia.
What sector is CubeSmart (CUBE) in?
CubeSmart (CUBE) is classified in the Real Estate sector. Its industry is self-storage REITs. It trades on NYSE.
Does CUBE pay a dividend?
Yes — CubeSmart (CUBE) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 5.36% and at least 17 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC EDGAR XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer (market data, as of 2026-09-03). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are CubeSmart's (CUBE) competitors?
Notable peers of CubeSmart (CUBE) include Public Storage, Extra Space Storage, Life Storage, National Storage Affiliates Trust and Global Self Storage. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Has there been recent U.S. House stock trading in CUBE?
Yes — we hold 2 matched STOCK Act disclosures for CUBE from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings. These are legally-required disclosures (often filed 30–45 days after the trade), may belong to a U.S. House member, their spouse, or a dependent child, and are not an indicator of company performance or investment advice.
Is CubeSmart (CUBE) overbought or oversold right now?
CubeSmart (CUBE) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 39, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-10-08). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on CUBE come from?
Fundamentals come from SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest; prices are market data, as of 2026-09-03; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-10-08.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.