Smartstop Self Storage REITSMA +2.01%40 EBITDA Margin % is 55.82% as of Mar. 2026, which is 11% above its 10-year median of 50.21. GuruFocus rates SMA with a GF Score™ of 40/100. The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review. Among 749 REITs companies, Smartstop Self Storage REIT ranks worse than 73.7% on this metric.
EBITDA Margin % is the ratio of EBITDA divided by net sales or Revenue. It is an performance metric measuring company's operating profitability. EBITDA Margin takes depreciation and amortization, interest expense and tax into account, which makes it easy to compare the relative profitability of companies of different sizes in the same industry.
Smartstop Self Storage REIT EBITDA Margin % Related Terms
Smartstop Self Storage REIT EBITDA Margin % 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.
SMA vs IIPR, ILPT, LXP: EBITDA Margin % Comparison
For the REIT - Industrial subindustry, Smartstop Self Storage REIT's EBITDA Margin %, along with its competitors' market caps and EBITDA Margin % 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 EBITDA Margin % vs REITs Industry
For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, Smartstop Self Storage REIT's EBITDA Margin % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Smartstop Self Storage REIT's EBITDA Margin % 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.
Smartstop Self Storage REIT (SMA) has a EBITDA Margin % of 55.82% as of Mar. 2026. EBITDA Margin is the ratio of EBITDA divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent. View historical data on Smartstop Self Storage REIT and its competitors. This is 11% above median its historical median of 50.21. Over the past decade, Smartstop Self Storage REIT's EBITDA Margin % has ranged from 17.01 to 59.84. According to the industry distribution chart, Smartstop Self Storage REIT ranks #552 out of 749 companies in the REITs industry, placing it in the top 73.7%.
Is Smartstop Self Storage REIT's EBITDA Margin % too high?
Smartstop Self Storage REIT's current EBITDA Margin % of 55.82% is 11% above median its 10-year median of 50.21. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 17.01 to a high of 59.84. The REITs industry median EBITDA Margin % is 69.63. Smartstop Self Storage REIT's value of 55.82% is 19.8% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Smartstop Self Storage REIT ranks #552 out of 749 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 EBITDA Margin % compare to IIPR and ILPT?
According to the REITs industry distribution chart, Smartstop Self Storage REIT ranks #552 out of 749 companies for EBITDA Margin %. This places Smartstop Self Storage REIT in the lower half of its industry. The industry median EBITDA Margin % is 69.63. Smartstop Self Storage REIT's value of 55.82% is 19.8% below this benchmark. Historically, Smartstop Self Storage REIT's own EBITDA Margin % has ranged from 17.01 to 59.84 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 50.21 vs. the industry median of 69.63, 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 EBITDA Margin % for a REITs company?
The median EBITDA Margin % among REITs companies is 69.63, based on 749 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a EBITDA Margin % significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, EBITDA Margin % should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Smartstop Self Storage REIT's current EBITDA Margin % of 55.82% is 19.8% 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 EBITDA Margin % mean?
A high EBITDA Margin % can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. EBITDA Margin is the ratio of EBITDA divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent. View historical data on Smartstop Self Storage REIT and its competitors. For the REITs industry, the median EBITDA Margin % is 69.63 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Smartstop Self Storage REIT's current EBITDA Margin % is 55.82%, which is 11% above median its own 10-year median of 50.21. 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 EBITDA Margin % of 55.82%. The current EBITDA Margin % is 55.82%, which is 11% above median its 10-year median of 50.21 and 19.8% below the REITs industry median of 69.63. Smartstop Self Storage REIT's overall GF Score™ is 40/100 with 6 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is EBITDA Margin % calculated?
EBITDA Margin % is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Smartstop Self Storage REIT (SMA), the current EBITDA Margin % is 55.82% 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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