CubeSmart vs First Industrial Realty Trust Inc

CubeSmart (CUBE) is overvalued and First Industrial Realty Trust Inc (FR) is overvalued.

Both trade above our estimate of their intrinsic value. CUBE is the closer of the two: -61%, against -85% for FR.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

CubeSmart (CUBE)

Discounting its cash flows at 8.7% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $23.97; the price of $38.56 is 61% above that value, and 77% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 0/100 on 2 of 12 signals

First Industrial Realty Trust Inc (FR)

Discounting its cash flows at 9.0% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $33.50; the price of $61.89 is 85% above that value, and 76% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 14/100 on 3 of 12 signals

MetricCUBEFR
VerdictOvervaluedOvervalued
Price$38.56$61.89
Intrinsic value$23.97$33.50
Margin of safety-61%-85%
Leak Score0/100 (2/12)14/100 (3/12)
Market cap$8.7B$8.5B
Revenue growth, 5 years10.6%10.1%
Operating margin39.9%41.6%
Net margin29.4%47.9%
Return on equity12.4%13.4%
Debt to equity1.370.93
P/E26.4x22.5x
Forward P/E24.6x31.7x
P/B3.4x3.0x
Dividend yield5.5%3.2%

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