SMA (Smartstop Self Storage REIT) Interest Expense: $-51.0 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2026)

What is Smartstop Self Storage REIT Interest Expense?

Smartstop Self Storage REIT SMA -0.70% 40 Interest Expense is $-51.0 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates SMA with a GF Score™ of 40/100. The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review.

Interest Expense is the amount reported by a company or individual as an expense for borrowed money. Smartstop Self Storage REIT's interest expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was $ -13.1 Mil. Its interest expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $-51.0 Mil.

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. 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. Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Smartstop Self Storage REIT (NYSE:SMA) Interest Expense Explanation

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Smartstop Self Storage REIT's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was $-13.1 Mil. Its Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was $15.7 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was $1,093.1 Mil.

Smartstop Self Storage REIT's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 is calculated as

Interest Coverage	=	-1	*	Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2026 )	/	Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2026 )
	=	-1	*	15.714	/	-13.137
	=	1.20

* 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.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Smartstop Self Storage REIT Interest Expense Historical Data

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Smartstop Self Storage REIT Annual Data

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Smartstop Self Storage REIT Interest Expense Calculation

Interest Expense is the amount reported by a company or individual as an expense for borrowed money.

Interest Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-51.0 Mil.

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What does a Interest Expense of $-51.0 Mil mean?

Smartstop Self Storage REIT (SMA) has a Interest Expense of $-51.0 Mil as of Mar. 2026. Interest Expense is the amount a company pays on its long-term debt. View historical data on Smartstop Self Storage REIT and its competitors.

Is Smartstop Self Storage REIT's Interest Expense too high?

Smartstop Self Storage REIT's current Interest Expense is $-51.0 Mil. 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 Expense compare to IIPR and ILPT?

Smartstop Self Storage REIT's Interest Expense of $-51.0 Mil can be compared against companies in the REITs industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.

What is a good Interest Expense for a REITs company?

A good Interest Expense depends on the REITs industry context. However, Interest Expense should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.

What does a high Interest Expense mean?

A high Interest Expense can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Interest Expense is the amount a company pays on its long-term debt. View historical data on Smartstop Self Storage REIT and its competitors. Smartstop Self Storage REIT's current Interest Expense is $-51.0 Mil. 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 Expense of $-51.0 Mil. The current Interest Expense is $-51.0 Mil. 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 Expense calculated?

Interest Expense is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Smartstop Self Storage REIT (SMA), the current Interest Expense is $-51.0 Mil 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 Business Description

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Address 10 Terrace Road, Ladera Ranch, CA, USA, 92694

Website https://smartstopselfstorage.com

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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