CUBE vs EXR vs FNMA Stock Comparison

CubeSmart, Extra Space Storage and Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CUBE CubeSmart
$40.61 +7.3% 1M -2.6% 1Y
Market cap
$9.16B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.14B
Div. yield
5.22%
Self-Storage REITs Real Estate
3 wins
EXR Extra Space Storage Inc.
$144.71 +8.5% 1M -3.2% 1Y
Market cap
$30.57B
P/E
29.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.48B
Div. yield
4.48%
Self-Storage REITs Real Estate
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae 4, Extra Space Storage 3, CubeSmart 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCUBEEXRFNMALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.16B $30.57B $24.58B EXR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2,816x 29.4x 108.3x EXR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.9x 30.0x 1.5x FNMA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.9% +4.1% -3.1% EXR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -0.3% — 0.8% FNMA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 2.8% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 5.22% 4.48% 0.00% CUBE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.6% -3.2% -63.7% CUBE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.9%/yr -5.7%/yr +36.7%/yr FNMA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.1% 23.1% 85.6% CUBE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 46/100 54/100 FNMA

Percentile Scorecard

CUBEEXRFNMA

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

AxisCUBEEXRFNMA
Valuation 31 #101 of 145 35 #95 of 145 55 #77 of 169
Growth 16 #119 of 141 59 #58 of 141 86 #23 of 160
Profitability 76 #33 of 134 – 69 #47 of 149
Financial Health 85 #22 of 138 – 6 #149 of 158
Shareholder Returns 62 #51 of 131 45 #72 of 131 –
Overall 54 46 54
  • CUBE ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • EXR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • FNMA ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCUBEEXRFNMASPY
1 month +7.3%+8.5%-10.9% -0.2%
3 months -4.5%-5.0%-31.3% +3.9%
6 months +2.6%+2.6%-45.3% +8.2%
Year to date +12.6%+11.1%-61.0% +12.9%
1 year -2.6%-3.2%-63.7% +12.3%
3 years +19.5%+38.6%+474.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +6.1%+11.5%+79.1% +23.3%
5 years -26.0%-25.3%+376.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year -5.9%-5.7%+36.7% +10.9%
10 years +64.9%+105.0%+147.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year +5.1%+7.4%+9.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCUBEEXRFNMASPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.1%23.1%85.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 21.8%23.6%74.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.290.341.30 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.12-0.14-0.74 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.6%-54.5%-78.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.5%-5.3%-64.9% -1.2%
52-week high $42.51$152.75$11.95 $779.14
52-week low $35.36$126.69$3.26 $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.

MultipleCUBEEXRFNMA
P/E now vs peer median -2,816xmedian 26.3x 29.4xmedian 26.3x 108.3xmedian 11.1x
P/S now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 4.0x 8.8xmedian 4.0x 0.8xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 28.0xmedian 14.4x —median 14.4x —median 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.0xmedian 23.3x 26.5xmedian 23.3x 0.6xmedian 7.0x
P/B now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 1.3x —median 1.3x 0.2xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 27.74median 1.91 5.64median 1.91 0.54median 0.32

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 monthsCUBEEXRFNMA
Revenue $1.14B $3.48B $29.17B
Gross profit $770.66M – –
Operating income $87.22M $1.52B –
Net income $332.35M $1.09B $15.09B
Free cash flow $482.23M – $41.31B
EPS (diluted) $-0.01 $4.72 $0.04
Cash & equivalents $14.31M $114.82M –
Total debt $450.84M – $4.19T
Shares (diluted) 227.19M 220.36M 5.89B
Enterprise value $9.06B $30.57B $24.58B

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
MetricCUBEEXRFNMA
P/E -2,816x 29.4x 108.3x
P/FCF 19.0x 26.5x 0.6x
P/Operating cash flow 15.3x – 0.6x
P/S 8.1x 8.8x 0.8x
P/B 3.5x – 0.2x
P/Tangible book 3.5x – 0.2x
EV/EBITDA 28.0x – –
EV/EBIT 110.0x – 27.9x
EV/Revenue 8.4x 8.8x 144.4x
EV/FCF 19.9x – 102.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.0x – 102.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 27.74 5.64 0.54

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCUBEEXRFNMA
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.9% 4.1% -3.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.0% 15.3% 0.2%
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% -0.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -5.3% 8.9% 6.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -18.9% 10.0% 22,700%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -101.5% 5.2% 200.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.6% – 485.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.5% – 16.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -6.0% – 485.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.1% – 16.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCUBEEXRFNMA
Gross margin 67.8% – –
EBITDA margin 30.2% – –
Operating margin 7.7% – –
Pretax margin 29.3% – 64.8%
Net margin -0.3% – 0.8%
FCF margin 42.4% – 141.6%
Operating cash flow margin 52.6% – 141.6%
Return on equity 12.6% – 13.2%
Return on assets 5.0% 3.7% 0.3%
Return on invested capital – – 2.8%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.1x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x – 2.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCUBEEXRFNMA
Debt / assets 6.8% – 96.7%
Debt / equity 0.2x – 36.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x – –
Debt / FCF 0.9x – 101.4x
Liabilities / assets 60.5% 52.5% 97.3%
Equity / assets 39.5% – 2.7%
Interest coverage – – 1.1x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCUBEEXRFNMA
Dividend yield 5.2% 4.5% –
Net buyback yield 0.8% – –
Shareholder yield 6.0% 4.5% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusCUBEEXRFNMA
Forward P/E 24.9xFY2026 30.0xFY2026 1.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.63FY2026 $4.82FY2026 $2.78FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.6%FY2026 +5.0%FY2026 +13.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -9.2% -2.1% -7.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.19BFY2026 $3.38BFY2026 $31.10BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.9%FY2026 +0.1%FY2026 +7.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.2% +11.4% -7.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCUBEEXRFNMA
Held by institutions 100.0% 97.5% 0.0%
Institutions holding 516 795 25
Change in shares held, QoQ +11.1% +2.2% +58.6%
Institutions buying 287 386 13
Institutions selling 156 266 2
Buyers to sellers 1.84 1.45 6.50

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.

CUBEEXRFNMA
CUBE 1.00 0.89 0.06
EXR 0.89 1.00 0.03
FNMA 0.06 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CUBE, EXR and FNMA?

Extra Space Storage (EXR) is the largest by market capitalisation: CubeSmart (CUBE) $9.16B, Extra Space Storage (EXR) $30.57B, Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae (FNMA) $24.58B.

Which stock is cheaper, CUBE, EXR and FNMA?

Extra Space Storage (EXR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (CubeSmart (CUBE) -2,816x, Extra Space Storage (EXR) 29.4x, Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae (FNMA) 108.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae (FNMA) is cheapest (CubeSmart (CUBE) 24.9x, Extra Space Storage (EXR) 30.0x, Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae (FNMA) 1.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Extra Space Storage (EXR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: CubeSmart (CUBE) +3.9%, Extra Space Storage (EXR) +4.1%, Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae (FNMA) -3.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae (FNMA) has the highest net margin (CubeSmart (CUBE) -0.3%, Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae (FNMA) 0.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year CubeSmart (CUBE) returned the most: CubeSmart (CUBE) -2.6%, Extra Space Storage (EXR) -3.2%, Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae (FNMA) -63.7%. Over five years, Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae (FNMA) compounded fastest (CubeSmart (CUBE) -5.9%/yr, Extra Space Storage (EXR) -5.7%/yr, Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae (FNMA) +36.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

CubeSmart (CUBE) has the highest dividend yield: CubeSmart (CUBE) 5.22%, Extra Space Storage (EXR) 4.48%, Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae (FNMA) 0.00%. Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae (FNMA) 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%, Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae (FNMA) 85.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae (FNMA) leads on 4. 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.