PSA vs CUBE vs UMH Stock Comparison

Public Storage, CubeSmart and Umh Properties Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PSA Public Storage
$309.83 +8.1% 1M +1.2% 1Y
Market cap
$53.89B
P/E
29.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.89B
Div. yield
0.04%
Self-Storage REITs Real Estate
4 wins
CUBE CubeSmart
$40.15 +5.3% 1M -4.2% 1Y
Market cap
$9.10B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.14B
Div. yield
0.05%
Self-Storage REITs Real Estate
3 wins
UMH Umh Properties, Inc.
$15.47 +0.5% 1M +6.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.32B
P/E
95.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$271.36M
Div. yield
0.06%
Residential REITs Real Estate
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Public Storage leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Public Storage 4, Umh Properties 4, CubeSmart 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPSACUBEUMHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $53.89B $9.10B $1.32B PSA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.2x -2,782x 95.9x PSA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.9x 24.3x 96.7x CUBE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.0% +3.9% +8.4% UMH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 37.7% -0.3% 5.1% PSA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.0% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.0x 1.3x — CUBE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.05% 0.06% UMH
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1.2% -4.2% +6.4% UMH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.0%/yr -5.5%/yr -8.5%/yr PSA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.6% 22.1% 20.0% UMH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 54/100 50/100 CUBE

Percentile Scorecard

PSACUBEUMH

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

AxisPSACUBEUMH
Valuation 14 #125 of 145 33 #97 of 145 15 #123 of 145
Growth 27 #106 of 144 15 #122 of 144 80 #29 of 144
Profitability 100 #1 of 140 76 #35 of 140 48 #74 of 140
Financial Health 68 #47 of 146 85 #23 of 146 45 #81 of 146
Shareholder Returns 18 #109 of 132 63 #49 of 132 60 #54 of 132
Overall 45 54 50
  • PSA ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • CUBE ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • UMH ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPSACUBEUMHSPY
1 month +8.1%+5.3%+0.5% -1.0%
3 months -3.9%-4.6%-0.5% +2.9%
6 months +0.5%+1.5%-1.6% +6.4%
Year to date +19.4%+11.4%-2.8% +11.4%
1 year +1.2%-4.2%+6.4% +13.1%
3 years +27.7%+17.3%+12.0% +79.4%
3 years, per year +8.5%+5.5%+3.9% +21.5%
5 years -5.1%-24.5%-35.9% +67.7%
5 years, per year -1.0%-5.5%-8.5% +10.9%
10 years +46.8%+57.8%+24.4% +255.2%
10 years, per year +3.9%+4.7%+2.2% +13.5%

Risk

MeasurePSACUBEUMHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.6%22.1%20.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.0%21.8%20.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.380.280.08 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.05-0.190.32 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.3%-41.6%-50.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.3%-5.6%-7.2% -2.5%
52-week high $330.53$42.51$16.67 $779.14
52-week low $258.44$35.36$14.14 $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.

MultiplePSACUBEUMH
P/E now vs peer median 29.5xmedian 27.0x -2,784xmedian 27.0x 95.9xmedian 27.0x
P/S now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 4.1x 8.0xmedian 4.1x 4.9xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.6xmedian 14.5x 27.7xmedian 14.5x —median 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 30.7xmedian 23.7x 18.8xmedian 23.7x -13.7xmedian 23.7x
P/B now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 1.3x 3.5xmedian 1.3x 1.5xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -1.27median 2.07 27.43median 2.07 2.66median 2.07

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 monthsPSACUBEUMH
Revenue $4.89B $1.14B $271.36M
Gross profit – $770.66M –
Operating income $1.90B $87.22M –
Net income $2.06B $332.35M $4.77M
Free cash flow $1.77B $482.23M -$96.00M
EPS (diluted) $10.46 $-0.01 $0.16
Cash & equivalents $259.94M $14.31M $28.62M
Total debt $10.18B $1.61B $4.42B
Shares (diluted) 176.51M 227.19M 85.58M
Enterprise value $52.88B $8.96B $1.15B

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
MetricPSACUBEUMH
P/E 29.5x -2,784x 95.9x
P/FCF 30.7x 18.8x -13.7x
P/Operating cash flow 17.2x 15.1x 14.1x
P/S 11.1x 8.0x 4.9x
P/B 5.9x 3.5x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 5.9x 3.5x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 19.6x 27.7x –
EV/EBIT 30.4x 108.8x –
EV/Revenue 13.2x 8.4x 9.0x
EV/FCF 36.3x 19.7x -25.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.3x 15.9x 26.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.27 27.43 2.66

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPSACUBEUMH
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.0% 3.9% 8.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.7% 3.0% 9.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 0.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 1.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -9.9% -39.8% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -15.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) 12.8% -11.1% -84.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -21.8% -5.3% 50.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 14.1% -18.9% 30.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -23.2% -101.5% 36.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 0.9% -2.6% 15.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.7% -0.5% 32.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -15.6% -6.0% -89.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.1% -1.1% 17.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPSACUBEUMH
Gross margin – 67.8% –
EBITDA margin 67.3% 30.2% –
Operating margin 39.0% 7.7% –
Pretax margin 41.9% 29.3% –
Net margin 37.7% -0.3% 5.1%
FCF margin 36.2% 42.4% -35.4%
Operating cash flow margin 64.9% 52.6% 34.5%
Return on equity 22.1% 12.6% 3.8%
Return on assets 10.3% 5.0% 2.0%
Return on invested capital 11.0% – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.8x 19.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 1.1% 2.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPSACUBEUMH
Debt / assets 50.6% 6.8% 67.8%
Debt / equity 1.1x 0.2x 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.0x 1.3x –
Debt / FCF 5.7x 0.9x -12.1x
Liabilities / assets 53.8% 60.5% 47.9%
Equity / assets 46.2% 39.5% 52.1%
Interest coverage 6.5x – –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPSACUBEUMH
Dividend yield 3.9% 5.3% 5.9%
Net buyback yield 0.0% 0.8% -0.9%
Shareholder yield 3.8% 6.0% 5.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 112.0% 144.4% 1,523%
Payout ratio (FCF) 130.1% 99.5% -75.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.1% 2.2% 9.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -18.5% 5.0% 18.0%

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.

ConsensusPSACUBEUMH
Forward P/E 29.9xFY2026 24.3xFY2026 96.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.37FY2026 $1.65FY2026 $0.16FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +15.1%FY2026 +13.0%FY2026 +128.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +1.2% -9.1% +12.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.89BFY2026 $1.20BFY2026 $260.25MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.4%FY2026 +6.9%FY2026 +14.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.8% +4.3% -1.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPSACUBEUMH
Held by institutions 87.1% 100.0% 75.8%
Institutions holding 1,120 516 258
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.9% +11.1% -3.4%
Institutions buying 572 287 131
Institutions selling 367 156 79
Buyers to sellers 1.56 1.84 1.66

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.

PSACUBEUMH
PSA 1.00 0.85 0.50
CUBE 0.85 1.00 0.48
UMH 0.50 0.48 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PSA, CUBE and UMH?

Public Storage (PSA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Public Storage (PSA) $53.89B, CubeSmart (CUBE) $9.10B, Umh Properties (UMH) $1.32B.

Which stock is cheaper, PSA, CUBE and UMH?

Public Storage (PSA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Public Storage (PSA) 29.2x, CubeSmart (CUBE) -2,782x, Umh Properties (UMH) 95.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, CubeSmart (CUBE) is cheapest (Public Storage (PSA) 29.9x, CubeSmart (CUBE) 24.3x, Umh Properties (UMH) 96.7x). 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: Public Storage (PSA) +3.0%, CubeSmart (CUBE) +3.9%, Umh Properties (UMH) +8.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Public Storage (PSA) has the highest net margin (Public Storage (PSA) 37.7%, CubeSmart (CUBE) -0.3%, Umh Properties (UMH) 5.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Umh Properties (UMH) returned the most: Public Storage (PSA) +1.2%, CubeSmart (CUBE) -4.2%, Umh Properties (UMH) +6.4%. Over five years, Public Storage (PSA) compounded fastest (Public Storage (PSA) -1.0%/yr, CubeSmart (CUBE) -5.5%/yr, Umh Properties (UMH) -8.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Umh Properties (UMH) has the highest dividend yield: Public Storage (PSA) 0.04%, CubeSmart (CUBE) 0.05%, Umh Properties (UMH) 0.06%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Umh Properties (UMH) has been the steadiest (Public Storage (PSA) 23.6%, CubeSmart (CUBE) 22.1%, Umh Properties (UMH) 20.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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