CubeSmart vs Extra Space Storage
CUBE and EXR side by side, both in miscellaneous investing. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How CUBE and EXR compare
Extra Space Storage is the larger company, worth 3.3 times as much as CubeSmart ($33.2B against $10.1B).
On earnings, CubeSmart is cheaper: it trades at 29.9× trailing earnings, against 32.4× for Extra Space Storage.
Extra Space Storage grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (4.1% versus 3.3% for CubeSmart).
Both pay dividends: CubeSmart yields 4.7% and Extra Space Storage 4.1%.
Extra Space Storage scores higher on the StockData Score (16 against 9 for CubeSmart), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | CUBE | EXR |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $10.1B | $33.2B |
| Share price | $45.14 | $159.21 |
| Change, 1 year | 23.2% | 22.0% |
| Change, 5 years | −17.7% | −21.2% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.81 | 0.83 |
| Employees | 3,121 | 8,393 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 9 | 16 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 4 | 4 |
| Dividend score | 4 | 4 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 29.9× (better) | 32.4× |
| P/S | 8.8× (better) | 9.6× |
| P/B | 4.1× | 2.6× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 14.6× |
| P/FCF | – | 21.4× |
| PEG | 7.10 | – |
| FCF yield | – | 4.7% |
| Fair value | $35.87 | $125.33 |
| Margin of safety | −25.8% (better) | −27.0% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 3.3% | 4.1% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 10.6% | 20.0% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | 9.5% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −3.2% | 5.8% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 11.4% (better) | 4.3% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 67.6% | 73.0% (better) |
| Operating margin | – | 43.8% |
| Net margin | – | 29.9% |
| FCF margin | – | 44.7% |
| Return on equity | – | 7.9% |
| Return on invested capital | – | 11.1% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Altman Z-score | 1.29 | 1.51 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | – | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 4.7% (better) | 4.1% |
| Payout ratio | – | 132% |
| Years of dividend growth | 16 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 9.5% | 12.5% (better) |
| Buyback yield | 0.00% | 1.4% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 4.7% | 5.5% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 103% | 101% |
| Held by insiders | 0.88% | 1.1% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$9.9M | −$2.4M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 3.7% | 2.4% |
Go deeper
- CUBE stock overview
- CUBE income statement
- CUBE valuation and score
- EXR stock overview
- EXR income statement
- EXR valuation and score
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