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CubeSmart Executive Compensation (FY25)
CUBE · Malvern, PA · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 19, 2026
220 figures on this page: 209 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
Christopher Marr, President and Chief Executive Officer, received $9,177,452 in total compensation for fiscal 2025, and Marr's total was 14.7% higher than the $8,001,409 reported for fiscal 2024. The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 244:1, against median employee compensation of $37,684. For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 88.4% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 19, 2026. Companies named in the disclosed peer group include American Homes 4 Rent, Americold Realty Trust, Apartment Income REIT, Brixmor Property Group and Camden Property Trust, among others.
What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Christopher Marr: $8,001,409 → $9,177,452 (14.7% higher)
CEO pay ratio: 217:1 → 244:1 (12.4% higher)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is CubeSmart's chief executive and what were they paid?
Christopher Marr, President and Chief Executive Officer, received $9,177,452 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Marr's total was 14.7% higher than the $8,001,409 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was CubeSmart's say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 88.4% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 19, 2026.
Which companies are in CubeSmart's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include American Homes 4 Rent, Americold Realty Trust, Apartment Income REIT, Brixmor Property Group and Camden Property Trust, among others.
What is CubeSmart's chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 244:1, against median employee compensation of $37,684.
Executive compensation
Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Christopher Marr President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Timothy Martin Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Joel Keaton Senior Vice President of Operations | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Jeffrey Foster Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Christopher Marr President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Timothy Martin Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Joel Keaton Senior Vice President of Operations | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Jeffrey Foster Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Jennifer Schulte Chief Human Resources Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Christopher Marr President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Timothy Martin Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Joel Keaton Senior Vice President of Operations | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Jeffrey Foster Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Jennifer Schulte Chief Human Resources Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Christopher Marr President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Timothy Martin Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Jeffrey Foster Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Jennifer Schulte Chief Human Resources Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Joel Keaton Former Chief Operating Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.
Equity awards granted
Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Award | Grant date | Threshold units | Target units | Units granted | Maximum units | Exercise price | Grant date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Marr | RSA | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
| Christopher Marr | OPTION | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
| Jeffrey Foster | RSA | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
| Jeffrey Foster | OPTION | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
| Jennifer Schulte | RSA | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
| Jennifer Schulte | OPTION | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
| Timothy Martin | RSA | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
| Timothy Martin | OPTION | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Fiscal 2022, 2023 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.
Outstanding awards
Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey Foster | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Christopher Marr | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Timothy Martin | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.
Director compensation
What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
| Director | Fees earned in cash | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Deborah R. Salzberg Board chair | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
John F. Remondi | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Dorothy Dowling | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Piero Bussani | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Jeffrey F. Rogatz | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Jair K. Lynch | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
John W. Fain | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Jit Kee Chin | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Jennie Weber, Martin P. Connor and Christopher P. Marr served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.
Director fee schedule
The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
| Board cash retainer | ◇ |
| Board equity retainer | ◇ |
| Total board retainer | ◇ |
| Board chair premium | ◇ |
| Audit committee chair | ◇ |
| Audit committee member | ◇ |
| Compensation committee chair | ◇ |
| Compensation committee member | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance chair | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance member | ◇ |
Equity is delivered as Restricted Shares.
Stock ownership guideline: 5x annual base cash retainer
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
- American Homes 4 Rent AMH
- Americold Realty Trust COLD
- Apartment Income REIT AIRC
- Brixmor Property Group BRX
- Camden Property Trust CPT
- Choice Hotels International CHH
- COPT Defense Properties CDP
- Equity LifeStyle Properties ELS
- Extra Space Storage Inc. EXR
- Federal Realty Investment Trust FRT
- Highwoods Properties HIW
- Mid-America Apartment Communities MAA
- National Storage Affiliates NSA
- Public Storage PSA
- Sun Communities SUI
- Tanger Inc. SKT
- UDR UDR
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | May 19, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | May 20, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | May 21, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | May 16, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2021 | May 17, 2022 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2020 | May 11, 2021 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2019 | May 12, 2020 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2018 | May 14, 2019 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2017 | May 30, 2018 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2016 | May 31, 2017 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2015 | June 1, 2016 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Chief executive pay ratio
As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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What this page does not include
Everything above is a fact CubeSmart disclosed, and it is free. Everything below is our analysis of those facts, and it is not.
Peer benchmarking
Where CubeSmart sits against its disclosed peers — percentile position by role and by pay element, and the ranking behind it. The disclosed peer group is free; comparisons across it are part of the Velarion platform.
Executive Compensation Report — $1,500Written compensation analysis
A read of the pay program as designed and as paid: incentive structure, goal rigor, the alignment between the committee's stated philosophy and what the numbers show.
Executive Compensation Report — $1,500Board and governance analysis
Committee composition, independence, director pay positioning, and the governance provisions read together rather than listed.
Board Governance Report — $1,200Realizable pay
What the awards above are actually worth today against what they were valued at on grant, and what the gap says about the pay-for-performance link.
Velarion IntelligenceAdviser switching and vote outcomes
Two datasets covering compensation-adviser changes and what followed a contested vote. Both are part of the Velarion platform.
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220 figures on this page: 209 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
209 cited to the filing
11 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
- 0001298675-26-000028Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001104659-26-039457CEO Pay Ratio · Summary Compensation Table · TRUSTEE COMPENSATION
- 0001298675-25-000025Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001104659-25-032007NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION · Summary Compensation Table
- 0001298675-24-000029Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001104659-24-043951NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION · Summary Compensation Table
- 0001298675-23-000027Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001104659-23-039665NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION · Summary Compensation Table
- 0001298675-22-000028Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001298675-21-000019Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001298675-20-000017Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001298675-19-000019Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001298675-18-000018Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001104659-17-037273Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001104659-16-125137Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers CubeSmart discloses
The companies named in CUBE's own disclosed peer group.
American Homes 4 RentAmericold Realty TrustBrixmor Property GroupCamden Property TrustChoice Hotels InternationalCOPT Defense PropertiesEquity LifeStyle PropertiesExtra Space Storage Inc.Federal Realty Investment TrustHighwoods PropertiesMid-America Apartment CommunitiesNational Storage AffiliatesPublic StorageSun CommunitiesTanger Inc.UDR
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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
BibTeX
@misc{velarionData2026,
author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
year = {2026},
version = {2026Q3},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
publisher = {Zenodo},
url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}