ALX vs BRX vs CUZ Stock Comparison

Alexanders, Brixmor Property and Cousins Properties Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ALX Alexanders Inc
$248.95 +0.5% 1M +5.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.27B
P/E
7.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$214.80M
Div. yield
7.23%
Office REITs Real Estate
3 wins
CUZ Cousins Properties Inc
$28.86 +0.7% 1M +8.0% 1Y
Market cap
$4.75B
P/E
739.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.03B
Div. yield
4.44%
Office REITs Real Estate
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Brixmor Property leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Brixmor Property 5, Alexanders 3, Cousins Properties 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALXBRXCUZLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.27B $8.81B $4.75B BRX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.5x 20.4x 739.2x ALX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.5x 26.1x 137.4x BRX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.5% +5.8% +11.9% CUZ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 79.1% 30.8% 0.6% ALX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 34.6x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 7.23% 4.31% 4.44% ALX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +5.2% +2.0% +8.0% CUZ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.5%/yr +4.0%/yr -6.3%/yr BRX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.9% 17.9% 27.1% BRX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 36/100 47/100 29/100 BRX

Percentile Scorecard

ALXBRXCUZ

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisALXBRXCUZ
Valuation 33 #98 of 145 25 #109 of 145 30 #102 of 145
Growth 33 #95 of 141 41 #83 of 141 29 #101 of 141
Profitability 46 #73 of 134 84 #23 of 134 31 #93 of 134
Financial Health 10 #125 of 138 20 #111 of 138 37 #88 of 138
Shareholder Returns 59 #55 of 131 65 #47 of 131 19 #106 of 131
Overall 36 47 29
  • ALX ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • BRX ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • CUZ ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodALXBRXCUZSPY
1 month +0.5%+2.3%+0.7% -0.2%
3 months -7.4%-9.8%-9.0% +3.9%
6 months -0.1%-5.6%+12.7% +8.2%
Year to date +14.2%+9.5%+11.9% +12.9%
1 year +5.2%+2.0%+8.0% +12.3%
3 years +38.9%+44.3%+61.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +11.6%+13.0%+17.3% +23.3%
5 years -11.9%+21.4%-27.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year -2.5%+4.0%-6.3% +10.9%
10 years -35.1%+14.3%-6.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year -4.2%+1.3%-0.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureALXBRXCUZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.9%17.9%27.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.4%17.7%28.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.230.000.59 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.190.110.30 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.5%-32.4%-58.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.1%-12.1%-10.7% -1.2%
52-week high $286.59$32.67$32.30 $779.14
52-week low $205.15$24.67$21.34 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleALXBRXCUZ
P/E now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 26.3x 20.4xmedian 26.3x 739.2xmedian 26.3x
P/S now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 4.0x 6.3xmedian 4.0x 4.6xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.4x —median 14.4x 78.6xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 87.5xmedian 23.3x -85.3xmedian 23.3x -12.8xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 1.3x 2.9xmedian 1.3x 1.1xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.42median 1.91 3.34median 1.91 -11.21median 1.91

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsALXBRXCUZ
Revenue $214.80M $1.40B $1.03B
Gross profit – – $704.58M
Operating income – – -$322.93M
Net income $169.82M $432.79M $6.88M
Free cash flow $14.53M -$103.24M -$369.91M
EPS (diluted) $33.05 $1.40 $0.04
Cash & equivalents $303.31M $170.89M $6.70M
Total debt $3.48B $21.81B $3.73B
Shares (diluted) 5.14M 307.92M 165.29M
Enterprise value $477.60M $7.68B $4.73B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricALXBRXCUZ
P/E 7.5x 20.4x 739.2x
P/FCF 87.5x -85.3x -12.8x
P/Operating cash flow 46.8x 12.9x 11.0x
P/S 5.9x 6.3x 4.6x
P/B 5.7x 2.9x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 5.7x 2.9x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA – – 78.6x
EV/EBIT – – -26.2x
EV/Revenue 8.4x 9.9x 8.2x
EV/FCF 124.1x -135.2x -22.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 66.4x 20.4x 19.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.42 3.34 -11.21

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALXBRXCUZ
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.5% 5.8% 11.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.2% 4.4% 9.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 11.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 10.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – -45.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -21.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 354.2% 29.1% -88.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 17.9% 6.8% -64.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 354.0% 29.0% -89.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.8% 6.1% -65.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -68.1% 9.8% 4.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.8% 5.3% 5.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -74.4% -498.9% 47.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -38.2% -34.3% -98.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALXBRXCUZ
Gross margin – – 68.1%
EBITDA margin – – 10.4%
Operating margin – – -31.2%
Pretax margin – – -48.2%
Net margin 79.1% 30.8% 0.6%
FCF margin 6.8% -7.4% -35.7%
Operating cash flow margin 12.6% 48.8% 41.7%
Return on equity – 14.3% 0.2%
Return on assets – 4.8% 0.1%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.2x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.2x 1.6x 62.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.0% 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALXBRXCUZ
Debt / assets 69.4% 59.1% 41.3%
Debt / equity 3.7x 1.8x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 34.6x
Debt / FCF 57.4x -51.6x -10.1x
Liabilities / assets 81.4% 66.4% 50.3%
Equity / assets 18.6% 33.6% 49.7%
Interest coverage – – -1.8x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALXBRXCUZ
Dividend yield 7.2% 4.3% 4.4%
Net buyback yield – 0.0% –
Shareholder yield 7.2% 4.3% 4.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 54.4% 85.0% 3,132%
Payout ratio (FCF) 636.3% -356.4% -58.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.0% 7.4% 4.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 0.1% 7.7% 3.2%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusALXBRXCUZ
Forward P/E 29.5xFY2027 26.1xFY2026 137.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.44FY2027 $1.10FY2026 $0.21FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -31.2%FY2027 -12.0%FY2026 -12.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -5.5% +128.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $259.67MFY2026 $1.48BFY2026 $1.04BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.8%FY2026 +7.9%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.1% +8.7% +10.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALXBRXCUZ
Held by institutions 38.9% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 153 477 393
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.7% +3.6% +0.6%
Institutions buying 71 244 200
Institutions selling 50 159 139
Buyers to sellers 1.42 1.53 1.44

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ALXBRXCUZ
ALX 1.00 0.38 0.38
BRX 0.38 1.00 0.44
CUZ 0.38 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALX, BRX and CUZ?

Brixmor Property (BRX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alexanders (ALX) $1.27B, Brixmor Property (BRX) $8.81B, Cousins Properties (CUZ) $4.75B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALX, BRX and CUZ?

Alexanders (ALX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alexanders (ALX) 7.5x, Brixmor Property (BRX) 20.4x, Cousins Properties (CUZ) 739.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Brixmor Property (BRX) is cheapest (Alexanders (ALX) 29.5x, Brixmor Property (BRX) 26.1x, Cousins Properties (CUZ) 137.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Cousins Properties (CUZ) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alexanders (ALX) -1.5%, Brixmor Property (BRX) +5.8%, Cousins Properties (CUZ) +11.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Alexanders (ALX) has the highest net margin (Alexanders (ALX) 79.1%, Brixmor Property (BRX) 30.8%, Cousins Properties (CUZ) 0.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cousins Properties (CUZ) returned the most: Alexanders (ALX) +5.2%, Brixmor Property (BRX) +2.0%, Cousins Properties (CUZ) +8.0%. Over five years, Brixmor Property (BRX) compounded fastest (Alexanders (ALX) -2.5%/yr, Brixmor Property (BRX) +4.0%/yr, Cousins Properties (CUZ) -6.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Alexanders (ALX) has the highest dividend yield: Alexanders (ALX) 7.23%, Brixmor Property (BRX) 4.31%, Cousins Properties (CUZ) 4.44%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Brixmor Property (BRX) has been the steadiest (Alexanders (ALX) 27.9%, Brixmor Property (BRX) 17.9%, Cousins Properties (CUZ) 27.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALX, BRX and CUZ?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Brixmor Property (BRX) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.