SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. filed a Form 8-K on September 9, 2026, furnishing same-store operating metrics for its self-storage facilities as of August 31, 2026, compared with August 31, 2025.

Key Highlights

  • Physical occupancy: Same-store physical occupancy was 92.4% as of August 31, 2026, compared with 92.7% as of August 31, 2025.
  • Canada portfolio occupancy: Ending occupancy for the 13-property same-store portfolio in the Greater Toronto Area was 92.9% as of August 31, 2026, versus 92.2% a year earlier.
  • Monthly web rates: Web rates were $0.97 per square foot as of August 31, 2026, compared with $1.05 as of August 31, 2025.
  • Monthly move-in rates: Move-in rates were $0.87 as of August 31, 2026, versus $0.94 as of August 31, 2025.
  • Monthly in-place rates: In-place rates were $1.70 as of August 31, 2026, compared with $1.67 as of August 31, 2025.

SmartStop Same-Store Portfolio Operating Data: August 2026 vs. August 2025

SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. (NYSE:SMA), headquartered in Ladera Ranch, California, disclosed same-store facility metrics under Item 7.01 Regulation FD of its September 9, 2026 Form 8-K. According to the filing, the same-store pool consists of stabilized and comparable properties included in consolidated results of operations since January 1, 2025, excluding four other properties.

The company reported that physical occupancy across the same-store portfolio was 92.4% as of August 31, 2026, a decrease from 92.7% recorded at the same date in 2025. In contrast, the company's 13-property same-store portfolio in the Greater Toronto Area of Canada posted ending occupancy of 92.9% as of August 31, 2026, up from 92.2% as of August 31, 2025, according to the filing.

On the rate side, the company disclosed that monthly web rates declined to $0.97 as of August 31, 2026 from $1.05 a year prior, and monthly move-in rates fell to $0.87 from $0.94 over the same period. Monthly in-place rates, however, rose to $1.70 as of August 31, 2026, compared with $1.67 as of August 31, 2025, according to the filing. The disclosure was furnished under Regulation FD and, as noted in the filing, "shall not be deemed to be 'filed' for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934."

What Was Disclosed

SmartStop Self Storage REIT furnished same-store occupancy and rate metrics as of August 31, 2026 and August 31, 2025, covering its broader portfolio and a 13-property Greater Toronto Area subset, via a Regulation FD disclosure dated September 9, 2026.