CUBE Stock — CubeSmart

CubeSmart (CUBE)

Updated October 16, 2026.

CUBE is a Stock. its distribution rate is 5.44%, its trailing-12-month yield is 5.44%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 94/100 (Safe). Total return is 468.3% over the past 22 years, 470.6 points behind SPY at 938.9%.

CubeSmart is a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust that owns and operates self-storage properties across the United States, ranking among the top three operators in the industry. The REIT distributes quarterly dividends at a current high distribution rate. This business appeals to income-focused investors seeking exposure to the self-storage real estate sector.

CUBE performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 468.3% over the past 22 years, 470.6 points behind SPY at 938.9%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -1.4%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 16.5%.

CUBE key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

94 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

5.11%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

10/22/2004

Distribution rate

5.44%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

5.44%

5-year average yield

4.24

Last close

$38.99 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$8,793,090,849

Average volume

2102771.0

Dividend

$0.53

Ex-dividend date

10/01/2026

Payment date

10/15/2026

Beta

1.043

Payout ratio

106.5%

P/E ratio

26.17

Forward P/E

24.4499

EPS

$1.49

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (5.44%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (5.44%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

CUBE risks and drawbacks

Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 16.5%.

Who may consider CUBE — and who may not

CUBE may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (CUBE pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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