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Smartstop Self Storage REITSMA -2.03%40 Debt-to-EBITDA is 6.25 as of Mar. 2026, which is 41% below its 10-year median of 10.62. GuruFocus rates SMA with a GF Score™ of 40/100. The stock has 7 warning signs investors should review. Among 578 REITs companies, Smartstop Self Storage REIT ranks worse than 60.55% on this metric.
Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.
A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt. According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.
The historical rank and industry rank for Smartstop Self Storage REIT's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:
SMA'
s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 7.64 Med: 10.62 Max: 34.04
Current: 7.64
During the past 8 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Smartstop Self Storage REIT was 34.04. The lowest was 7.64. And the median was 10.62.
SMA's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than 60.55% of 578
companies
in the REITs industry
Industry Median: 6.51
vs SMA: 7.64
A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt.
According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.
Smartstop Self Storage REIT Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms
Smartstop Self Storage REIT Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
For the REIT - Industrial subindustry, Smartstop Self Storage REIT's Debt-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-EBITDA data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Smartstop Self Storage REIT Debt-to-EBITDA vs REITs Industry
For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, Smartstop Self Storage REIT's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Smartstop Self Storage REIT's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
In the calculation of annual Debt-to-EBITDA, the EBITDA of the last fiscal year is used. In calculating the annualized quarterly data,
the EBITDA data used here is four times the quarterly (Mar. 2026) EBITDA data.
Smartstop Self Storage REIT (SMA) has a Debt-to-EBITDA of 6.25 as of Mar. 2026. Debt-to-EBITDA ratio represents the ratio of total debt to total earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. View historical data on Smartstop Self Storage REIT. This is 41% below median its historical median of 10.62. Over the past decade, Smartstop Self Storage REIT's Debt-to-EBITDA has ranged from 7.64 to 34.04. According to the industry distribution chart, Smartstop Self Storage REIT ranks #350 out of 578 companies in the REITs industry, placing it in the top 60.6%.
Is Smartstop Self Storage REIT's Debt-to-EBITDA too high?
Smartstop Self Storage REIT's current Debt-to-EBITDA of 6.25 is 41% below median its 10-year median of 10.62. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 7.64 to a high of 34.04. The REITs industry median Debt-to-EBITDA is 6.51. Smartstop Self Storage REIT's value of 6.25 is 4% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Smartstop Self Storage REIT ranks #350 out of 578 companies in the REITs industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Smartstop Self Storage REIT has a GF Score™ of 40/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Smartstop Self Storage REIT's Debt-to-EBITDA compare to IIPR and ILPT?
According to the REITs industry distribution chart, Smartstop Self Storage REIT ranks #350 out of 578 companies for Debt-to-EBITDA. This places Smartstop Self Storage REIT in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Debt-to-EBITDA is 6.51. Smartstop Self Storage REIT's value of 6.25 is 4% below this benchmark. Historically, Smartstop Self Storage REIT's own Debt-to-EBITDA has ranged from 7.64 to 34.04 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 10.62 vs. the industry median of 6.51, Smartstop Self Storage REIT has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Debt-to-EBITDA for a REITs company?
The median Debt-to-EBITDA among REITs companies is 6.51, based on 578 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Debt-to-EBITDA significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Debt-to-EBITDA should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Smartstop Self Storage REIT's current Debt-to-EBITDA of 6.25 is 4% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Debt-to-EBITDA mean?
A high Debt-to-EBITDA can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Debt-to-EBITDA ratio represents the ratio of total debt to total earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. View historical data on Smartstop Self Storage REIT. For the REITs industry, the median Debt-to-EBITDA is 6.51 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Smartstop Self Storage REIT's current Debt-to-EBITDA is 6.25, which is 41% below median its own 10-year median of 10.62. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Smartstop Self Storage REIT stock overvalued right now?
Smartstop Self Storage REIT (SMA) has a current Debt-to-EBITDA of 6.25. The current Debt-to-EBITDA is 6.25, which is 41% below median its 10-year median of 10.62 and 4% below the REITs industry median of 6.51. Smartstop Self Storage REIT's overall GF Score™ is 40/100 with 7 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Debt-to-EBITDA calculated?
Debt-to-EBITDA is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Smartstop Self Storage REIT (SMA), the current Debt-to-EBITDA is 6.25 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Smartstop Self Storage REIT Inc operates as a real estate investment trust. The trust owns, acquires, and operates self-storage properties. It operates in two segments, namely, self-storage operations, which generate key revenue, and the managed REIT platform business. The investment objective is to focus on investing in self-storage facilities and related self-storage real estate investments that are expected to support sustainable stockholder distributions over the long term.
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