---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001585389-26-000005"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SMA"
cik: "0001585389"
company_name: "SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-03-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T22:15:41.416589+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# SmartStop reports same-store occupancy flat at 92.7%; web and move-in rates decline YoY

## Summary
- Physical occupancy was 92.7% as of Feb 28, 2026, unchanged from Feb 2025; Jan 2026 occupancy was 92.7% vs 92.1% prior year.
- Monthly web rates declined: Feb 2026 $0.95 vs $1.01 in Feb 2025; Jan 2026 $0.91 vs $1.05.
- Monthly move-in rates also down: Feb 2026 $0.87 vs $0.90 prior; Jan 2026 $0.85 vs $1.00.
- Monthly in-place rates were stable: Feb 2026 $1.65 vs $1.64; Jan 2026 $1.64 vs $1.63.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001585389-26-000005
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SMA
- cik: 0001585389
- company_name: SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-03-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1585389/000158538926000005/0001585389-26-000005-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1585389/000158538926000005/ck0001585389-20260303.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001585389-26-000005.txt

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