Real Estate
Cousins Properties Inc(CUZ)
Live Price
Offline$28.28
+2.06% today
1Y Change
-6.92%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 17, 2026
- Market Cap
- $4.29B
- Revenue Growth
- +16.0%
- EPS Growth
- -20.0%
- Dividend Yield
- 4.9%
Coverage: 246 bars ยท Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 17, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Cousins Properties Inc (CUZ) is a Real Estate stock with a market cap of $4.29B and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $28.28 and down 6.9% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 17, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +16.0%, EPS growth of -20.0%, a dividend yield of 4.9%. What stands out right now is revenue +16.0%, EPS -20.0%, free cash flow -8.4% with operating margin 22.3% and ROIC 2.6%. The dividend matters to the case here, with a current yield around 4.9%. Valuation sits in the middle of the pack at price/sales 4.3. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines CUZ price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Real Estate peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Above sector median
+16.0% vs +11.4% peer median
Operating Margin
Below sector median
+22.3% vs +59.6% peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on Apr 29, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at +16.0% and EPS is at -20.0%, with operating margin around 22.3%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 4.9%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged -3.1% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 2 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 Apr 29, 2026 | โ | +2.2% | +6.9% | +7.0% |
2026 Feb 5, 2026 | +1027.3% | -1.2% | -16.2% | -10.5% |
2025 Oct 30, 2025 | +0.0% | +0.9% | +0.1% | +0.3% |
Benchmark Edge
CUZ vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
CUZ
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Normalized return
SPY
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S&P 500
Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
CUZ Max Drawdown
-29.10%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Trailing 1Y
Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for CUZ and SPY.
Company Overview
Cousins Properties Inc
NYSE
Cousins Properties Incorporated is a publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT) that engages in the acquisition, development, and management of high-quality office properties. The company's core function is to provide strategic oversight and development expertise to build and maintain office spaces that cater primarily to the needs of the technology and financial services sectors. With a portfolio concentrated in high-growth Sun Belt markets like Atlanta, Austin, and Charlotte, Cousins Properties emphasizes urban, well-located properties that attract leading businesses as tenants. Founded in 1958, the firm has a long-standing reputation for its disciplined capital allocation, which seeks to deliver shareholder value while maintaining a focus on sustainability and community engagement. As a significant player in the office real estate sector, Cousins Properties serves as a barometer for the health of the commercial property market in the southeastern United States.
- Leadership
- Mr. Michael Colin Connolly
- Employees
- 306
- Street Address
- 3344 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1800
- Mailing
- Atlanta, GA, 30326-4802
- Region
- Atlanta, GA, United States
- Last Updated
- May 9, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- โ
- EV/EBITDA
- 13.5
- Price/Sales
- 4.3
- Price/Book
- 1.0
Growth
- Revenue
- +16.0%
- EPS
- -20.0%
- Free Cash Flow
- -8.4%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 57.6%
- Operating Margin
- 22.3%
- Net Margin
- -0.5%
- ROE
- -0.1%
- ROIC
- 2.6%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.85
- Current Ratio
- 0.55
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
Keep the research moving
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