Cousins Properties Incorporated

CUZ Real Estate Reit Office

Cousins Properties Incorporated’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $993.8 million, up 16.0% from fiscal 2024.

Revenue
+4.47%
EPS
+106.6%
Free cash flow
+232.5%
Total debt
+8.17%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

29.54 0.03 +0.10%
Market cap
$4.9B
P/E
317×
Fwd P/E
137×
Dividend yield
4.33%
F-score
6/9
Altman Z
n/a
Beneish M
n/a
Dividend safety
n/a

Cousins Properties Incorporated (CUZ) Return on equity

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Cousins Properties Incorporated's return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 0.32%, down 0.5 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (0.85%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.85% (fiscal 2025) to 8.12% (fiscal 2017) — the current reading is the lowest in ten years. That is above the Reit Office industry median of −1.07% and below the Real Estate sector median of 1.99%.

Return on equity, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2025 0.85% (0.13)
FY2024 0.98% (0.82)
FY2023 1.80% (1.81)
FY2022 3.61% (2.52)
FY2021 6.13% 0.81
FY2020 5.32% 1.17
FY2019 4.15% 1.34
FY2018 2.81% (5.31)
FY2017 8.12% 4.34
FY2016 3.78% (3.70)

Against its own ten years

Low 0.85% High 8.12%
Ten-year median 3.78%
Current reading's percentile 9

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
CDP COPT Defense Properties compare 10.8%
HIW Highwoods Properties, Inc. compare 7.56%
BXP BXP, Inc. compare 6.96%
KRC Kilroy Realty Corporation compare 0.50%
CUZ Cousins Properties Incorporated 0.32%
DEI Douglas Emmett, Inc. compare −0.63%
VNO Vornado Realty Trust compare −1.07%
SLG SL Green Realty Corporation compare −3.56%
ARE Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. compare −7.27%
Reit Office industry median −1.07%
Real Estate sector median 1.99%
Market median 1.01%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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