SmartStop Self Storage REIT (SMA) Return on Assets [ROA] (2015 - 2026)
SmartStop Self Storage REIT (SMA) reported Return on Assets [ROA] of 1.27% for Q2 2026, up 1.89 percentage points from -0.62% a year earlier and up 0.69 percentage points from the prior quarter.
SmartStop Self Storage REIT (SMA) Return on Assets [ROA] (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, SmartStop Self Storage REIT posted Return on Assets [ROA] of -0.08%, up 0.22 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has a five-year change of +3.87 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at -0.30% in FY2024 (-0.91 pp), 0.61% in FY2023 (-0.61 pp), 1.22% in FY2022 (+2.56 pp) and -1.35% in FY2021 (+2.60 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] in data going back to Q1 2015.
- Year over year, Return on Assets [ROA] has now increased in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.03 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Assets [ROA] in five years was Q3 2021 (a gain of 3.44 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2024 (a drop of 0.91 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 0.57% (Q1 2026), -0.07% (Q4 2025) and -0.21% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welltower | 166.01 Bn | 148.52 Bn | 1.39 Bn | 2.36% |
| 2 | Prologis | 121.16 Bn | 125.55 Bn | - | 4.06% |
| 3 | Simon Property | 65.49 Bn | 66.75 Bn | - | 14.46% |
| 4 | Realty Income | 51.38 Bn | 53.76 Bn | - | 1.74% |
| 5 | Public Storage | 49.67 Bn | 48.75 Bn | - | 10.29% |
| 6 | Ventas | 43.61 Bn | 42.81 Bn | - | 0.95% |
| 7 | Extra Space Storage | 27.79 Bn | 27.79 Bn | 642.43 Mn | 3.41% |
| 8 | Vici Properties | 25.29 Bn | 23.41 Bn | 1.05 Bn | 5.89% |
| 9 | Vivmark Residential | 22.78 Bn | 22.97 Bn | - | 4.90% |
| 10 | SmartStop Self Storage REIT | 1.79 Bn | 1.69 Bn | 47.65 Mn | 1.27% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.27% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.57% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -0.07% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -0.21% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -0.62% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -0.47% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -0.30% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -0.18% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.16% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.42% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.62% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.60% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.56% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.05% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.12% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.65% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.64% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -0.25% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -1.21% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -0.90% |
SmartStop Self Storage REIT Return on Assets [ROA] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=SMA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "SMA", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=SMA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();