Smartstop Self Storage REITSMA +2.01%40 Interest Coverage is 1.20 as of Mar. 2026, which is 21% above its 10-year median of 0.99. GuruFocus rates SMA with a GF Score™ of 40/100. The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review. Among 700 REITs companies, Smartstop Self Storage REIT ranks worse than 86.43% on this metric.
Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's
Operating Income
by its Interest Expense. Smartstop Self Storage REIT's
Operating Income
for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was $15.7 Mil. Smartstop Self Storage REIT's Interest Expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was $-13.1 Mil.
Smartstop Self Storage REIT's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was 1.20.
The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.
The historical rank and industry rank for Smartstop Self Storage REIT's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:
SMA'
s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.19 Med: 0.99 Max: 1.31
Current: 1.16
SMA's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than 86.43% of 700
companies
in the REITs industry
Industry Median: 3.095
vs SMA: 1.16
Ben Graham requires that a company has a minimum interest coverage of 5 with the companies he invested. If the interest coverage is less than 2, the company is burdened by debt. Any business slow or recession may drag the company into a situation where it cannot pay the interest on its debt.
Interest Coverage is an important factor when GuruFocus ranks a company's overage Financial Strength .
Smartstop Self Storage REIT Interest Coverage Related Terms
Smartstop Self Storage REIT Interest Coverage 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.
Note: For Interest Coverage, "No debt" indicates no long-term debt. An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no long-term debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.
SMA vs IIPR, ILPT, LXP: Interest Coverage Comparison
For the REIT - Industrial subindustry, Smartstop Self Storage REIT's Interest Coverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Interest Coverage 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 Interest Coverage vs REITs Industry
For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, Smartstop Self Storage REIT's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Smartstop Self Storage REIT's Interest Coverage falls into.
Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:
* 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 Interest Coverage of 1.20 as of Mar. 2026. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Smartstop Self Storage REIT and its competitors. This is 21% above median its historical median of 0.99. Over the past decade, Smartstop Self Storage REIT's Interest Coverage has ranged from 0.19 to 1.31. According to the industry distribution chart, Smartstop Self Storage REIT ranks #605 out of 700 companies in the REITs industry, placing it in the top 86.4%.
Is Smartstop Self Storage REIT's Interest Coverage too high?
Smartstop Self Storage REIT's current Interest Coverage of 1.20 is 21% above median its 10-year median of 0.99. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 0.19 to a high of 1.31. The REITs industry median Interest Coverage is 3.10. Smartstop Self Storage REIT's value of 1.20 is 61.2% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Smartstop Self Storage REIT ranks #605 out of 700 companies in the REITs industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. 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 Interest Coverage compare to IIPR and ILPT?
According to the REITs industry distribution chart, Smartstop Self Storage REIT ranks #605 out of 700 companies for Interest Coverage. This places Smartstop Self Storage REIT in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Interest Coverage is 3.10. Smartstop Self Storage REIT's value of 1.20 is 61.2% below this benchmark. Historically, Smartstop Self Storage REIT's own Interest Coverage has ranged from 0.19 to 1.31 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 0.99 vs. the industry median of 3.10, 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 Interest Coverage for a REITs company?
The median Interest Coverage among REITs companies is 3.10, based on 700 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Interest Coverage significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Interest Coverage should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Smartstop Self Storage REIT's current Interest Coverage of 1.20 is 61.2% 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 Interest Coverage mean?
A high Interest Coverage can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Smartstop Self Storage REIT and its competitors. For the REITs industry, the median Interest Coverage is 3.10 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Smartstop Self Storage REIT's current Interest Coverage is 1.20, which is 21% above median its own 10-year median of 0.99. 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 Interest Coverage of 1.20. The current Interest Coverage is 1.20, which is 21% above median its 10-year median of 0.99 and 61.2% below the REITs industry median of 3.10. 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 Interest Coverage calculated?
Interest Coverage is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Smartstop Self Storage REIT (SMA), the current Interest Coverage is 1.20 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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