SmartStop Self Storage REIT (SMA) Operating Expenses (2014 - 2026)

SmartStop Self Storage REIT (SMA) reported Operating Expenses of $63.3 million for Q1 2026, up 31.34% year-over-year from $48.2 million in Q1 2025, and up 5.69% quarter-over-quarter from $59.9 million in Q4 2025.

SmartStop Self Storage REIT (SMA) Operating Expenses (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

SmartStop Self Storage REIT (SMA) has 13 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $63.3 million in Q1 2026.

  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $63.3 million, up 31.34% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $237.4 million (up 2932.81% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $222.3 million, up 33535.25% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses improved to $63.3 million in Q1 2026 per SMA's latest filing, from $59.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $63.3 million in Q1 2026 and troughed at -$124.3 million in Q4 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $36.0 million and a median of $41.5 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Operating Expenses plunged 406.31% in 2024, then soared 148.19% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $40.1 million in 2022, then climbed by 1.31% to $40.6 million in 2023, then sank by 406.31% to -$124.3 million in 2024, then soared by 148.19% to $59.9 million in 2025, then climbed by 5.69% to $63.3 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows SMA's Operating Expenses at $63.3 million in Q1 2026, $59.9 million in Q4 2025, and $57.7 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Prologis 137.79 Bn 141.12 Bn 2.24 Bn -3.97 Bn
2 Public Storage 57.19 Bn 57.15 Bn 1.18 Bn 743.46 Mn
3 Extra Space Storage 31.69 Bn 32.52 Bn -204.61 Mn 488.47 Mn
4 Eastgroup Properties 10.93 Bn 10.93 Bn 190.03 Mn 113.86 Mn
5 Lineage 10.07 Bn 10.97 Bn 417.00 Mn 1.26 Bn
6 CubeSmart 9.54 Bn 9.57 Bn 191.86 Mn 168.70 Mn
7 Rexford Industrial Realty 7.99 Bn 8.37 Bn - 144.62 Mn
8 STAG Industrial 7.40 Bn 7.47 Bn - 140.20 Mn
9 Terreno Realty 7.04 Bn 7.04 Bn - 73.75 Mn
10 SmartStop Self Storage REIT 1.78 Bn 1.84 Bn 44.88 Mn 63.32 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 63.32 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 59.91 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 57.65 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 56.55 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 48.21 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -124.32 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 42.46 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 41.49 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 41.04 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 40.59 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 40.57 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 40.98 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 40.23 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 40.06 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 43.56 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 42.84 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 36.42 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 44.93 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 34.76 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 35.50 Mn