EXR vs UMH vs CUBE Stock Comparison

Extra Space Storage, Umh Properties and CubeSmart Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EXR Extra Space Storage Inc.
$143.44 +7.6% 1M -4.5% 1Y
Market cap
$30.45B
P/E
31.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.45B
Div. yield
0.05%
Self-Storage REITs Real Estate
5 wins
UMH Umh Properties, Inc.
$15.47 +0.5% 1M +5.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.31B
P/E
95.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$271.36M
Div. yield
0.06%
Residential REITs Real Estate
4 wins
CUBE CubeSmart
$40.13 +6.1% 1M -4.6% 1Y
Market cap
$9.19B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.14B
Div. yield
0.05%
Self-Storage REITs Real Estate
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Extra Space Storage leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Extra Space Storage 5, Umh Properties 4, CubeSmart 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEXRUMHCUBELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $30.45B $1.31B $9.19B EXR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 31.8x 95.3x -2,810x EXR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.8x 96.7x 24.6x CUBE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.2% +8.4% +3.9% UMH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 27.8% 5.1% -0.3% EXR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.9% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.9x — 1.3x CUBE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.05% 0.06% 0.05% UMH
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -4.5% +5.4% -4.6% UMH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.8%/yr -8.3%/yr -5.4%/yr EXR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.1% 20.0% 22.1% UMH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 48/100 54/100 EXR

Percentile Scorecard

EXRUMHCUBE

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

AxisEXRUMHCUBE
Valuation 24 #111 of 145 15 #123 of 145 30 #102 of 145
Growth 63 #53 of 142 79 #31 of 142 16 #120 of 142
Profitability 82 #25 of 136 45 #75 of 136 75 #35 of 136
Financial Health 54 #65 of 139 44 #78 of 139 85 #22 of 139
Shareholder Returns 53 #62 of 131 59 #55 of 131 64 #48 of 131
Overall 55 48 54
  • EXR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • UMH ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • CUBE ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEXRUMHCUBESPY
1 month +7.6%+0.5%+6.1% -0.8%
3 months -3.3%-0.4%-5.1% +3.5%
6 months +2.8%-0.2%+2.8% +7.0%
Year to date +10.2%-2.8%+11.3% +12.2%
1 year -4.5%+5.4%-4.6% +13.0%
3 years +37.4%+14.3%+18.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +11.2%+4.6%+5.7% +23.1%
5 years -22.0%-35.2%-24.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year -4.8%-8.3%-5.4% +11.0%
10 years +88.2%+27.4%+53.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year +6.5%+2.5%+4.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureEXRUMHCUBESPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.1%20.0%22.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.6%20.3%21.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.340.080.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.200.27-0.21 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.5%-50.9%-41.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.1%-7.2%-5.6% -1.8%
52-week high $152.75$16.67$42.51 $779.14
52-week low $126.69$14.14$35.36 $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.

MultipleEXRUMHCUBE
P/E now vs peer median 31.6xmedian 27.4x 95.9xmedian 27.4x -2,783xmedian 27.4x
P/S now vs peer median 8.8xmedian 4.2x 4.9xmedian 4.2x 8.0xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.8xmedian 14.2x —median 14.2x 27.7xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.5xmedian 23.2x -13.7xmedian 23.2x 18.8xmedian 23.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.3x 1.5xmedian 1.3x 3.5xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -3.57median 2.11 2.66median 2.11 27.42median 2.11

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 monthsEXRUMHCUBE
Revenue $3.45B $271.36M $1.14B
Gross profit $2.51B – $770.66M
Operating income $1.41B – $87.22M
Net income $1.00B $4.77M $332.35M
Free cash flow $1.06B -$96.00M $482.23M
EPS (diluted) $4.35 $0.16 $-0.01
Cash & equivalents $695.17M $28.62M $14.31M
Total debt $52.95B $1.16B $450.84M
Shares (diluted) 220.36M 85.58M 227.19M
Enterprise value $29.37B $1.14B $9.05B

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
MetricEXRUMHCUBE
P/E 31.6x 95.9x -2,783x
P/FCF 28.5x -13.7x 18.8x
P/Operating cash flow 15.9x 14.1x 15.1x
P/S 8.8x 4.9x 8.0x
P/B 2.1x 1.5x 3.5x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 1.5x 3.5x
EV/EBITDA 19.8x – 27.7x
EV/EBIT 30.7x – 108.8x
EV/Revenue 12.6x 9.0x 8.3x
EV/FCF 40.7x -25.6x 19.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.8x 26.2x 15.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.57 2.66 27.42

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEXRUMHCUBE
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.2% 8.4% 3.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.5% 9.2% 3.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.4% – 0.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 17.1% – 1.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.5% – -39.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.4% – -15.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -2.4% -84.3% -11.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.5% 50.0% -5.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -5.6% 30.0% -18.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -8.8% 36.0% -101.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 0.0% 15.2% -2.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.7% 32.3% -0.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 35.3% -89.5% -6.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 89.0% 17.3% -1.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEXRUMHCUBE
Gross margin 72.8% – 67.8%
EBITDA margin 63.5% – 30.2%
Operating margin 40.9% – 7.7%
Pretax margin 26.9% – 29.3%
Net margin 27.8% 5.1% -0.3%
FCF margin 30.9% -35.4% 42.4%
Operating cash flow margin 55.2% 34.5% 52.6%
Return on equity 7.1% 3.8% 12.6%
Return on assets 3.4% 2.0% 5.0%
Return on invested capital 4.9% – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 19.6x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 2.5% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEXRUMHCUBE
Debt / assets 46.0% 67.8% 6.8%
Debt / equity 1.0x 1.3x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.9x – 1.3x
Debt / FCF 12.8x -12.1x 0.9x
Liabilities / assets 52.2% 47.9% 60.5%
Equity / assets 47.8% 52.1% 39.5%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEXRUMHCUBE
Dividend yield 4.5% 5.9% 5.3%
Net buyback yield 0.5% -0.9% 0.8%
Shareholder yield 5.0% 5.0% 6.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 136.7% 1,523% 144.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) 128.9% -75.6% 99.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) -0.3% 9.7% 2.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 17.7% 18.0% 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.

ConsensusEXRUMHCUBE
Forward P/E 29.8xFY2026 96.7xFY2026 24.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.82FY2026 $0.16FY2026 $1.63FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.0%FY2026 +128.6%FY2026 +11.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -2.1% +12.5% -9.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.38BFY2026 $260.25MFY2026 $1.19BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.1%FY2026 +14.8%FY2026 +5.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.4% -1.9% +5.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEXRUMHCUBE
Held by institutions 97.5% 75.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 795 258 516
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.2% -3.4% +11.1%
Institutions buying 386 131 287
Institutions selling 266 79 156
Buyers to sellers 1.45 1.66 1.84

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.

EXRUMHCUBE
EXR 1.00 0.50 0.89
UMH 0.50 1.00 0.48
CUBE 0.89 0.48 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EXR, UMH and CUBE?

Extra Space Storage (EXR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Extra Space Storage (EXR) $30.45B, Umh Properties (UMH) $1.31B, CubeSmart (CUBE) $9.19B.

Which stock is cheaper, EXR, UMH and CUBE?

Extra Space Storage (EXR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Extra Space Storage (EXR) 31.8x, Umh Properties (UMH) 95.3x, CubeSmart (CUBE) -2,810x). On next year's consensus earnings, CubeSmart (CUBE) is cheapest (Extra Space Storage (EXR) 29.8x, Umh Properties (UMH) 96.7x, CubeSmart (CUBE) 24.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Umh Properties (UMH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Extra Space Storage (EXR) +4.2%, Umh Properties (UMH) +8.4%, CubeSmart (CUBE) +3.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Extra Space Storage (EXR) has the highest net margin (Extra Space Storage (EXR) 27.8%, Umh Properties (UMH) 5.1%, CubeSmart (CUBE) -0.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Umh Properties (UMH) returned the most: Extra Space Storage (EXR) -4.5%, Umh Properties (UMH) +5.4%, CubeSmart (CUBE) -4.6%. Over five years, Extra Space Storage (EXR) compounded fastest (Extra Space Storage (EXR) -4.8%/yr, Umh Properties (UMH) -8.3%/yr, CubeSmart (CUBE) -5.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Umh Properties (UMH) has the highest dividend yield: Extra Space Storage (EXR) 0.05%, Umh Properties (UMH) 0.06%, CubeSmart (CUBE) 0.05%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Umh Properties (UMH) has been the steadiest (Extra Space Storage (EXR) 23.1%, Umh Properties (UMH) 20.0%, CubeSmart (CUBE) 22.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Extra Space Storage (EXR) leads on 5. 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.