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COUSINS PROPERTIES INC CUZ

NYSE · reit · Real Estate Investment Trusts · website · IPO 1980-03-17 · LEI

COUSINS PROPERTIES INC statistics & valuation

Market cap$5.0B
P / E122.5×
P / S5.0×
P / B1.1×
Dividend yield4.35%
Net margin4.1%
Return on equity0.9%
Net debt$3.3B
Net debt / EBITDA3.1×
Enterprise value USD$8.3B
EV / EBITDA7.6×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV8.1%
Graham number -59%$12.27

Market cap as of 2026-06-30. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($12.27); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
30.50% 32.00% 36.90% 21.90% 10.30% 5.40% 4.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
100.40% 67.20% 68.60% 65.70% 65.70% 65.40% 65.90% 66.10% 66.60% 67.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
3.10% 5.30% 6.10% 3.60% 1.80% 0.90% 0.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
120.5M 105.8M 106.9M 149.3M 151.1M 148.9M 151.5M 152.0M 167.7M 168.7M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$1.35B $944.3M $1.06B $2.21B $2.16B $2.23B $2.33B $2.45B $3.09B $3.34B 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
1.90% 3.30% 3.80% 2.20% 1.10% 0.50% 0.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.55× 0.39× 0.38× 0.50× 0.48× 0.49× 0.50× 0.54× 0.64× 0.71× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$0.66 $2.08 $0.75 $1.17 $1.60 $1.87 $1.11 $0.55 $0.30 $0.24 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

COUSINS PROPERTIES INC trades at about 124.8× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 17.3×–105.2×, median 41.7×).

17.3× 124.8×

Shaded band = 10-year range (17.3×–105.2×); dot = today's 124.8×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Operating margin67.8%66.6%66.1%65.9%65.4%65.7%65.7%68.6%67.2%100.4%
Net margin4.1%5.4%10.3%21.9%36.9%32.0%———30.5%
Return on assets0.5%0.5%1.1%2.2%3.8%3.3%———1.9%
Return on equity0.9%0.9%1.8%3.6%6.1%5.3%———3.1%
Debt / equity0.71×0.64×0.54×0.50×0.49×0.48×0.50×0.38×0.39×0.55×

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.