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CubeSmart (CUBE)

Real Estate | REIT - Industrial | Malvern, United States | NYSE
40.02 USD +0.05 (0.125%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4:01 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 40.02
Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 2:17 a.m. EDT

The investment case for CubeSmart is currently fractured by a severe disconnect between its attractive yield and its deteriorating operational reality. While the 5.15% dividend yield looks compelling on paper, the payout ratio of 143% is a critical red flag, signaling that the company is distributing more cash than it generates in earnings, effectively burning capital to maintain the payout. This is exacerbated by a multi-year price trajectory where the stock has lost nearly 19% in the last year alone, following five consecutive years of negative annual returns. The market has clearly priced in a structural decline in the business quality, rendering the 'value' narrative a trap rather than a bargain. Although the stock recently hit a 52-week high, the heavy concentration of options buyers in deep out-of-the-money puts suggests that sophisticated traders are betting on further downside, not a recovery. Until the payout ratio is normalized and the multi-year decline is arrested, the risk of permanent capital loss outweighs the income generated.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.037965
AutoETS0.039850
AutoARIMA0.040438
AutoTheta0.046942

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 54%
H-stat 2.38
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.445
Excess Kurtosis -0.93
Attribute Value
Sector Real Estate
Ex Dividend Date 2026-09-30
Last Dividend Date 2026-06-30
Debt to Equity Ratio 134.3
Revenue per Share 4.995
Market Cap 9,073,190,912
Trailing P/E 27.22
Forward P/E 25.90
Beta 1.06
Profit Margins 29.33%
Website https://www.cubesmart.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 2:17 a.m. EDT: Speculators are heavily positioned for downside protection, evidenced by massive open interest in deep out-of-the-money puts (strikes 30 and 37.5) compared to negligible put volume. Conversely, call activity is concentrated in out-of-the-money strikes (42.5 and 45.0), suggesting a speculative bet on a bounce rather than a confirmed trend reversal. Implied volatility is significantly elevated for near-term puts relative to calls, indicating fear of a continued drop.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.32% 5.55% 4.97% 4.53%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-07-01 0.530 1.320708
2026-04-01 0.530 1.450862
2026-01-02 0.530 1.497175
2025-10-01 0.520 1.284585
2025-07-01 0.520 1.220371
2025-04-01 0.520 1.237212
2025-01-02 0.520 1.250000
2024-10-01 0.510 0.961720
2024-07-01 0.510 1.165981
2024-03-28 0.510 1.127820
2023-12-29 0.510 1.100324
2023-09-29 0.490 1.285077
2023-06-30 0.490 1.097179
2023-03-31 0.490 1.060147
2022-12-30 0.490 1.217391
2022-09-30 0.430 1.073390
2022-06-30 0.430 1.006554
2022-03-31 0.430 0.826446
2021-12-31 0.430 0.755579
2021-09-30 0.340 0.701754
2021-06-30 0.340 0.734024
2021-03-31 0.340 0.898758
2020-12-31 0.340 1.011604
2020-09-30 0.330 1.021356
2020-06-30 0.330 1.222675
2020-03-31 0.330 1.231803
2019-12-31 0.330 1.048285
2019-09-30 0.320 0.916905
2019-06-28 0.320 0.956938
2019-03-29 0.320 0.998752
2018-12-31 0.320 1.115371
2018-09-28 0.300 1.051525
2018-06-29 0.300 0.931099
2018-03-29 0.300 1.063830
2017-12-29 0.300 1.037344
2017-09-29 0.270 1.040062
2017-06-29 0.270 1.132550
2017-03-30 0.270 1.057165
2016-12-29 0.270 1.020794
2016-09-29 0.210 0.748930
2016-06-29 0.210 0.686499
2016-03-30 0.210 0.635209
2015-12-30 0.210 0.677201
2015-09-29 0.160 0.591716
2015-06-29 0.160 0.698385
2015-03-30 0.160 0.663075
2014-12-30 0.160 0.712061
2014-09-29 0.130 0.722222
2014-06-27 0.130 0.702703
2014-03-28 0.130 0.777977
2013-12-30 0.130 0.810979
2013-09-27 0.110 0.621469
2013-06-27 0.110 0.679852
2013-03-27 0.110 0.699301
2012-12-28 0.110 0.766551
2012-09-27 0.080 0.619675
2012-06-28 0.080 0.716846
2012-04-03 0.080 0.648824
2012-01-03 0.080 0.759013
2011-10-05 0.070 0.865266
2011-07-05 0.070 0.649954
2011-04-05 0.070 0.673725
2011-01-05 0.070 0.746269
2010-10-05 0.025 0.290360
2010-07-02 0.025 0.346741
2010-04-05 0.025 0.326797
2010-01-05 0.025 0.341064
2009-10-05 0.025 0.396825
2009-07-02 0.025 0.544662
2009-04-03 0.025 1.063830
2009-01-05 0.025 0.592417
2008-10-03 0.180 1.771654
2008-07-02 0.180 1.479047
2008-04-03 0.180 1.614350
2008-01-03 0.180 2.045455
2007-10-04 0.290 2.112163
2007-07-05 0.290 1.772616
2007-04-04 0.290 1.494845
2007-01-04 0.290 1.382269
2006-10-05 0.290 1.302785
2006-07-06 0.290 1.564185
2006-04-06 0.290 1.501035
2006-01-05 0.290 1.351981
2005-10-05 0.280 1.370534
2005-04-07 0.280 1.635514
2005-01-06 0.201 1.230110
Additional Data
dividendRate 2.12
dividendYield 5.3
exDividendDate 2026-10-01
trailingAnnualDividendRate 2.11
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.052789588
lastDividendValue 0.53
lastDividendDate 2026-07-01
dividendDate 2026-10-15

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.0020054579
Address1 5 Old Lancaster Road
All Time High 57.34
All Time Low 1.34
Ask 40.09
Ask Size 500
Audit Risk 3
Average Analyst Rating 2.3 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,638,990
Average Daily Volume3 Month 2,077,191
Average Volume 2,077,191
Average Volume10Days 1,638,990
Beta 1.062
Bid 39.83
Bid Size 400
Board Risk 1
Book Value 11.437
City Malvern
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 2
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 40.02
Current Ratio 0.1
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 40.225
Day Low 39.935
Debt To Equity 134.3
Dividend Date 1,792,022,400
Dividend Rate 2.12
Dividend Yield 5.3
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,510,000
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,510,000
Earnings Growth 0.083
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.08
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,441,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,304,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,304,000
Ebitda 705,228,992
Ebitda Margins 0.61923003
Enterprise To Ebitda 17.861
Enterprise To Revenue 11.06
Enterprise Value 12,595,952,640
Eps Current Year 1.47959
Eps Forward 1.54502
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.47
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,790,812,800
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 610 535 5729
Fifty Day Average 41.0502
Fifty Day Average Change -1.030201
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.025096124
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 0.20054579
Fifty Two Week High 43.26
Fifty Two Week High Change -3.2399979
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.07489593
Fifty Two Week Low 35.09
Fifty Two Week Low Change 4.9300003
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.14049588
Fifty Two Week Range 35.09 - 43.26
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,098,451,800,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 4.27
Float Shares 210,790,146
Forward Eps 1.54502
Forward P E 25.902578
Free Cashflow 486,035,744
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 3,121
Fullday Change 0.0499992
Fullday Change Percent 0.125092
Fullday Price 40.02
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.70712
Gross Profits 805,321,984
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00871
Held Percent Institutions 1.06505
Implied Shares Outstanding 226,716,399
Industry REIT - Industrial
Industry Disp REIT - Industrial
Industry Key reit-industrial
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,782,864,000
Last Dividend Value 0.53
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary CubeSmart is a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust. The Company's self-storage properties are designed to offer affordable, easily accessible and, in most locations, climate-controlled storage space for residential and commercial customers. According to the 2026 Self-Storage Almanac, CubeSmart is one of the top three owners and operators of self-storage properties in the United States. CubeSmart was incorporated in 2004 in Maryland and is based in Malvern, Pennsylvania.
Long Name CubeSmart
Market us_market
Market Cap 9,073,190,912
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_4485863
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 334,096,992
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 8,999,735,252
Number Of Analyst Opinions 16
Open 40.17
Operating Cashflow 597,884,032
Operating Margins 0.41088
Overall Risk 2
Payout Ratio 1.4353999
Peg Ratio 5.33
Phone 610 535 5700
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 40.02
Post Market Time 1,787,961,320
Previous Close 39.97
Price Eps Current Year 27.048033
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 3.4991693
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 7.966746
Profit Margins 0.29334998
Quick Ratio 0.072
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.33333
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.0499992
Regular Market Change Percent 0.125092
Regular Market Day High 40.225
Regular Market Day Low 39.935
Regular Market Day Range 39.935 - 40.225
Regular Market Open 40.17
Regular Market Previous Close 39.97
Regular Market Price 40.02
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,314
Regular Market Volume 1,290,718
Return On Assets 0.04282
Return On Equity 0.12028
Revenue Growth 0.015
Revenue Per Share 4.995
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Real Estate
Sector Disp Real Estate
Sector Key real-estate
Share Holder Rights Risk 5
Shares Outstanding 225,521,694
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.033299997
Shares Short 7,503,895
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 8,601,220
Short Name CubeSmart
Short Percent Of Float 0.047399998
Short Ratio 3.22
Source Interval 15
State PA
Symbol CUBE
Target High Price 48.0
Target Low Price 40.0
Target Mean Price 44.125
Target Median Price 43.0
Total Cash 14,310,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.064
Total Debt 3,541,499,904
Total Revenue 1,138,882,944
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 2.11
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.052789588
Trailing Eps 1.47
Trailing P E 27.22449
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 39.02015
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.9998512
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.025623972
Type Disp Equity
Volume 1,290,718
Website https://www.cubesmart.com
Zip 19,355-2132