SmartStop Self Storage REIT (SMA) Free Cash Flow (2014 - 2026)
SmartStop Self Storage REIT (SMA) reported Free Cash Flow of $24.2 million for Q1 2026, up 134.65% year-over-year from $10.3 million in Q1 2025, and up 108.37% quarter-over-quarter from -$289.7 million in Q4 2025.
SmartStop Self Storage REIT (SMA) Free Cash Flow (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
SmartStop Self Storage REIT (SMA) has 13 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $24.2 million in Q1 2026.
- Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at $24.2 million, up 134.65% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$125.0 million (up 25.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$219.2 million, down 166.2% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow improved to $24.2 million in Q1 2026 per SMA's latest filing, from -$289.7 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $90.6 million in Q4 2022 and troughed at -$289.7 million in Q4 2025.
- A 5-year average of -$6.8 million and a median of $16.3 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Free Cash Flow surged 591.34% in 2023, then plunged 754.2% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $90.6 million in 2022, then tumbled by 78.03% to $19.9 million in 2023, then sank by 754.2% to -$130.3 million in 2024, then slumped by 122.41% to -$289.7 million in 2025, then jumped by 108.37% to $24.2 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows SMA's Free Cash Flow at $24.2 million in Q1 2026, -$289.7 million in Q4 2025, and $52.0 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prologis | 137.79 Bn | 141.12 Bn | 2.24 Bn | 1.32 Bn |
| 2 | Public Storage | 57.19 Bn | 57.15 Bn | 1.18 Bn | 637.09 Mn |
| 3 | Extra Space Storage | 31.69 Bn | 32.52 Bn | -204.61 Mn | 463.44 Mn |
| 4 | Eastgroup Properties | 10.93 Bn | 10.93 Bn | 190.03 Mn | 97.03 Mn |
| 5 | Lineage | 10.07 Bn | 10.97 Bn | 417.00 Mn | -55.00 Mn |
| 6 | CubeSmart | 9.54 Bn | 9.57 Bn | 191.86 Mn | 138.44 Mn |
| 7 | Rexford Industrial Realty | 7.99 Bn | 8.37 Bn | - | 109.89 Mn |
| 8 | STAG Industrial | 7.40 Bn | 7.47 Bn | - | 108.55 Mn |
| 9 | Terreno Realty | 7.04 Bn | 7.04 Bn | - | 47.93 Mn |
| 10 | SmartStop Self Storage REIT | 1.78 Bn | 1.84 Bn | 44.88 Mn | 24.24 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 24.24 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 24.24 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -289.72 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -289.72 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 52.03 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 52.03 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 88.46 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 88.46 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -69.95 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -69.95 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -130.27 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -130.27 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 16.32 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 16.32 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 17.24 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 17.24 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 14.37 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 14.37 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 19.91 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 19.91 Mn |