CUBE vs EXR vs FITB Stock Comparison

CubeSmart, Extra Space Storage and Fifth Third Bancorp Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CUBE CubeSmart
$40.32 +7.8% 1M -2.4% 1Y
Market cap
$9.24B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.14B
Div. yield
0.05%
Self-Storage REITs Real Estate
2 wins
FITB Fifth Third Bancorp
$53.49 +3.7% 1M +26.5% 1Y
Market cap
$49.56B
P/E
18.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.16B
Div. yield
–
Regional Banks Financial Services
7 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Fifth Third Bancorp leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Fifth Third Bancorp 7, CubeSmart 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCUBEEXRFITBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.24B $31.36B $49.56B FITB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2,826x 30.2x 18.6x FITB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.7x 30.1x 17.0x FITB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.9% +4.1% +17.1% FITB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -0.3% — 26.2% FITB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 12.9% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.05% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.4% -1.4% +26.5% FITB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.0%/yr -6.0%/yr +4.2%/yr FITB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.1% 23.1% 24.9% CUBE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 45/100 41/100 CUBE

Percentile Scorecard

CUBEEXRFITB

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisCUBEEXRFITB
Valuation 29 #104 of 145 33 #98 of 145 11 #321 of 361
Growth 16 #120 of 142 60 #58 of 142 23 #132 of 172
Profitability 78 #31 of 135 – 45 #83 of 149
Financial Health 85 #21 of 136 – 53 #75 of 158
Shareholder Returns 61 #52 of 131 42 #77 of 131 71 #100 of 338
Overall 54 45 41
  • CUBE ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • EXR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • FITB ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCUBEEXRFITBSPY
1 month +7.8%+10.0%+3.7% +0.9%
3 months -5.0%-5.2%-5.5% +5.9%
6 months +1.5%+3.1%+7.4% +8.5%
Year to date +11.8%+11.2%+14.3% +13.3%
1 year -2.4%-1.4%+26.5% +12.4%
3 years +18.7%+38.8%+133.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year +5.9%+11.5%+32.7% +23.5%
5 years -26.7%-26.6%+22.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year -6.0%-6.0%+4.2% +11.0%
10 years +58.2%+100.9%+147.5% +263.4%
10 years, per year +4.7%+7.2%+9.5% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCUBEEXRFITBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.1%23.1%24.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 21.8%23.6%24.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.290.340.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.11-0.061.07 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.6%-54.5%-54.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.2%-5.2%-9.9% -0.9%
52-week high $42.51$152.75$59.36 $779.14
52-week low $35.36$126.69$41.12 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleCUBEEXRFITB
P/E now vs peer median -2,796xmedian 25.8x 29.4xmedian 25.8x 18.3xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 8.0xmedian 4.0x 8.8xmedian 4.0x 4.8xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 27.8xmedian 14.2x —median 14.2x —median 5.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.9xmedian 23.0x 26.5xmedian 23.0x —median 10.8x
P/B now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 1.3x —median 1.3x 1.4xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 27.54median 1.91 5.65median 1.91 -2.89median 1.32

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsCUBEEXRFITB
Revenue $1.14B $3.48B $10.16B
Gross profit $770.66M – –
Operating income $87.22M $1.52B –
Net income $332.35M $1.09B $2.81B
Free cash flow $482.23M – –
EPS (diluted) $-0.01 $4.72 $2.91
Cash & equivalents $14.31M $114.82M $4.37B
Total debt $450.84M – $22.27B
Shares (diluted) 227.19M 220.36M 916.00M
Enterprise value $9.11B $31.36B -$32.67B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricCUBEEXRFITB
P/E -2,796x 29.4x 18.3x
P/FCF 18.9x 26.5x –
P/Operating cash flow 15.2x – –
P/S 8.0x 8.8x 4.8x
P/B 3.5x – 1.4x
P/Tangible book 3.5x – 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 27.8x – –
EV/EBIT 109.3x – 6.1x
EV/Revenue 8.4x 8.8x 4.6x
EV/FCF 19.8x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 15.9x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 27.54 5.65 -2.89

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCUBEEXRFITB
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.9% 4.1% 17.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.0% 15.3% 4.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.8% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.2% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -39.8% 7.1% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -15.5% 11.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) -11.1% 8.9% 20.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -5.3% 8.9% 3.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -18.9% 10.0% -10.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -101.5% 5.2% -6.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.6% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.5% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -6.0% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.1% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCUBEEXRFITB
Gross margin 67.8% – –
EBITDA margin 30.2% – –
Operating margin 7.7% – –
Pretax margin 29.3% – 35.4%
Net margin -0.3% – 26.2%
FCF margin 42.4% – –
Operating cash flow margin 52.6% – –
Return on equity 12.6% – 10.0%
Return on assets 5.0% 3.7% 1.1%
Return on invested capital – – 12.9%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.1x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x – –
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCUBEEXRFITB
Debt / assets 6.8% – 7.4%
Debt / equity 0.2x – 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x – –
Debt / FCF 0.9x – –
Liabilities / assets 60.5% 52.5% 88.5%
Equity / assets 39.5% – 11.5%
Interest coverage – – 1.9x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCUBEEXRFITB
Dividend yield 5.3% 4.5% 3.0%
Net buyback yield 0.8% – –
Shareholder yield 6.0% 4.5% 3.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 144.4% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 99.5% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.2% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 5.0% – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusCUBEEXRFITB
Forward P/E 24.7xFY2026 30.1xFY2026 17.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.63FY2026 $4.82FY2026 $3.15FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.6%FY2026 +5.0%FY2026 -10.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -9.2% -2.1% +61.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.19BFY2026 $3.38BFY2026 $12.18BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.9%FY2026 +0.1%FY2026 +34.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.2% +11.4% +23.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCUBEEXRFITB
Held by institutions 100.0% 97.5% 90.8%
Institutions holding 516 795 1,304
Change in shares held, QoQ +11.1% +2.2% +3.9%
Institutions buying 287 386 692
Institutions selling 156 266 406
Buyers to sellers 1.84 1.45 1.70

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

CUBEEXRFITB
CUBE 1.00 0.89 0.38
EXR 0.89 1.00 0.39
FITB 0.38 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CUBE, EXR and FITB?

Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) is the largest by market capitalisation: CubeSmart (CUBE) $9.24B, Extra Space Storage (EXR) $31.36B, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) $49.56B.

Which stock is cheaper, CUBE, EXR and FITB?

Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (CubeSmart (CUBE) -2,826x, Extra Space Storage (EXR) 30.2x, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 18.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) is cheapest (CubeSmart (CUBE) 24.7x, Extra Space Storage (EXR) 30.1x, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 17.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: CubeSmart (CUBE) +3.9%, Extra Space Storage (EXR) +4.1%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) +17.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) has the highest net margin (CubeSmart (CUBE) -0.3%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 26.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) returned the most: CubeSmart (CUBE) -2.4%, Extra Space Storage (EXR) -1.4%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) +26.5%. Over five years, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) compounded fastest (CubeSmart (CUBE) -6.0%/yr, Extra Space Storage (EXR) -6.0%/yr, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) +4.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: CubeSmart (CUBE) 0.05%, Extra Space Storage (EXR) 0.00%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 0.00%. Extra Space Storage (EXR) and Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, CubeSmart (CUBE) has been the steadiest (CubeSmart (CUBE) 22.1%, Extra Space Storage (EXR) 23.1%, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 24.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CUBE, EXR and FITB?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.