ALX vs BXP vs CUZ Stock Comparison

Alexanders, Bxp and Cousins Properties Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ALX Alexanders Inc
$251.07 +1.4% 1M +7.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.28B
P/E
7.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$214.80M
Div. yield
0.07%
Office REITs Real Estate
5 wins
BXP BXP, Inc.
$62.26 -1.8% 1M -16.1% 1Y
Market cap
$9.71B
P/E
32.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.52B
Div. yield
–
Office REITs Real Estate
3 wins
CUZ Cousins Properties Inc
$29.18 +1.8% 1M +9.7% 1Y
Market cap
$4.75B
P/E
739.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.03B
Div. yield
0.05%
Office REITs Real Estate
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionALXBXPCUZLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.28B $9.71B $4.75B BXP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.5x 32.7x 739.6x ALX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.7x 30.8x 139.0x ALX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.5% +1.9% +11.9% CUZ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 79.1% 8.4% 0.6% ALX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 7.5x 34.6x BXP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.07% 0.00% 0.05% ALX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.0% -16.1% +9.7% CUZ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.3%/yr -11.6%/yr -5.8%/yr ALX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.0% 28.2% 27.1% CUZ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 36/100 49/100 28/100 BXP

Percentile Scorecard

ALXBXPCUZ

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

AxisALXBXPCUZ
Valuation 31 #101 of 145 71 #43 of 145 26 #108 of 145
Growth 34 #94 of 142 43 #81 of 142 29 #101 of 142
Profitability 44 #76 of 136 64 #50 of 136 30 #96 of 136
Financial Health 9 #126 of 139 23 #108 of 139 38 #87 of 139
Shareholder Returns 59 #54 of 131 46 #71 of 131 19 #106 of 131
Overall 36 49 28
  • ALX ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • BXP 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

PeriodALXBXPCUZSPY
1 month +1.4%-1.8%+1.8% -0.8%
3 months -6.2%-10.0%-9.0% +3.5%
6 months +2.5%+7.3%+16.3% +7.0%
Year to date +15.2%-7.7%+13.2% +12.2%
1 year +7.0%-16.1%+9.7% +13.0%
3 years +40.1%+18.8%+63.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +11.9%+5.9%+17.7% +23.1%
5 years -10.9%-46.0%-25.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year -2.3%-11.6%-5.8% +11.0%
10 years -35.0%-49.3%-5.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year -4.2%-6.6%-0.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureALXBXPCUZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.0%28.2%27.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.5%29.8%28.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.230.670.59 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.25-0.570.36 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.5%-64.5%-58.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.4%-16.5%-9.7% -1.8%
52-week high $286.59$74.53$32.30 $779.14
52-week low $205.15$51.02$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.

MultipleALXBXPCUZ
P/E now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 27.4x 33.4xmedian 27.4x 747.4xmedian 27.4x
P/S now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 4.2x 2.8xmedian 4.2x 4.6xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.2x 12.7xmedian 14.2x 79.1xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 88.3xmedian 23.2x -99.1xmedian 23.2x -13.0xmedian 23.2x
P/B now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 1.3x 1.3xmedian 1.3x 1.1xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.43median 2.11 -1.42median 2.11 -11.34median 2.11

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 monthsALXBXPCUZ
Revenue $214.80M $3.52B $1.03B
Gross profit – $3.48B $704.58M
Operating income – $957.71M -$322.93M
Net income $169.82M $408.55M $6.88M
Free cash flow $14.53M -$100.19M -$369.91M
EPS (diluted) $33.05 $1.86 $0.04
Cash & equivalents $303.31M $493.95M $6.70M
Total debt $3.48B $14.64B $3.73B
Shares (diluted) 5.14M 159.63M 165.29M
Enterprise value $487.77M $6.37B $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
MetricALXBXPCUZ
P/E 7.6x 33.4x 747.4x
P/FCF 88.3x -99.1x -13.0x
P/Operating cash flow 47.2x 7.7x 11.1x
P/S 6.0x 2.8x 4.6x
P/B 5.7x 1.3x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 5.7x 1.3x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA – 12.7x 79.1x
EV/EBIT – 25.1x -26.4x
EV/Revenue 8.4x 6.8x 8.2x
EV/FCF 124.8x -240.3x -23.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 66.8x 18.7x 19.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.43 -1.42 -11.34

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALXBXPCUZ
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.5% 1.9% 11.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.2% 3.2% 9.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 1.9% 11.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 3.2% 10.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -3.4% -45.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -1.5% -21.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 354.2% 432.8% -88.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 17.9% -20.7% -64.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 354.0% 5,891% -89.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.8% -23.6% -65.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -68.1% 4.2% 4.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.8% 0.1% 5.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -74.4% -303.9% 47.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -38.2% 27.3% -98.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALXBXPCUZ
Gross margin – 99.0% 68.1%
EBITDA margin – 53.8% 10.4%
Operating margin – 27.2% -31.2%
Pretax margin – 10.2% -48.2%
Net margin 79.1% 8.4% 0.6%
FCF margin 6.8% -2.8% -35.7%
Operating cash flow margin 12.6% 36.5% 41.7%
Return on equity – 5.4% 0.2%
Return on assets – 1.6% 0.1%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.2x 3.1x 62.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.4% 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALXBXPCUZ
Debt / assets 69.4% 58.2% 41.3%
Debt / equity 3.7x 1.9x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – 7.5x 34.6x
Debt / FCF 57.4x -146.1x -10.1x
Liabilities / assets 81.4% 69.3% 50.3%
Equity / assets 18.6% 30.7% 49.7%
Interest coverage – 1.5x -1.8x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALXBXPCUZ
Dividend yield 7.2% 4.5% 4.4%
Net buyback yield – 0.0% –
Shareholder yield 7.2% 4.5% 4.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 54.4% – 3,132%
Payout ratio (FCF) 636.3% – -58.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.0% – 4.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 0.1% – 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.

ConsensusALXBXPCUZ
Forward P/E 29.7xFY2027 30.8xFY2026 139.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.44FY2027 $2.02FY2026 $0.21FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -31.2%FY2027 +16.1%FY2026 -12.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -9.9% +128.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $259.67MFY2026 $3.35BFY2026 $1.04BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.8%FY2026 -3.8%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.1% +14.8% +10.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALXBXPCUZ
Held by institutions 38.9% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 153 548 393
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.7% +5.2% +0.6%
Institutions buying 71 295 200
Institutions selling 50 166 139
Buyers to sellers 1.42 1.78 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.

ALXBXPCUZ
ALX 1.00 0.38 0.38
BXP 0.38 1.00 0.79
CUZ 0.38 0.79 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALX, BXP and CUZ?

Bxp (BXP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alexanders (ALX) $1.28B, Bxp (BXP) $9.71B, Cousins Properties (CUZ) $4.75B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALX, BXP and CUZ?

Alexanders (ALX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alexanders (ALX) 7.5x, Bxp (BXP) 32.7x, Cousins Properties (CUZ) 739.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alexanders (ALX) is cheapest (Alexanders (ALX) 29.7x, Bxp (BXP) 30.8x, Cousins Properties (CUZ) 139.0x). 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%, Bxp (BXP) +1.9%, Cousins Properties (CUZ) +11.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Alexanders (ALX) has the highest net margin (Alexanders (ALX) 79.1%, Bxp (BXP) 8.4%, Cousins Properties (CUZ) 0.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cousins Properties (CUZ) returned the most: Alexanders (ALX) +7.0%, Bxp (BXP) -16.1%, Cousins Properties (CUZ) +9.7%. Over five years, Alexanders (ALX) compounded fastest (Alexanders (ALX) -2.3%/yr, Bxp (BXP) -11.6%/yr, Cousins Properties (CUZ) -5.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Alexanders (ALX) has the highest dividend yield: Alexanders (ALX) 0.07%, Bxp (BXP) 0.00%, Cousins Properties (CUZ) 0.05%. Bxp (BXP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cousins Properties (CUZ) has been the steadiest (Alexanders (ALX) 28.0%, Bxp (BXP) 28.2%, Cousins Properties (CUZ) 27.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALX, BXP 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, Alexanders (ALX) 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.