ALX vs CUZ vs ARE Stock Comparison

Alexanders, Cousins Properties and Alexandria Real Estate Equities 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
7.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$214.80M
Div. yield
0.07%
Office REITs Real Estate
3 wins
CUZ Cousins Properties Inc
$29.18 +1.8% 1M +9.7% 1Y
Market cap
$4.76B
P/E
741.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.03B
Div. yield
0.05%
Office REITs Real Estate
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Alexandria Real Estate Equities leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Alexandria Real Estate Equities 4, Alexanders 3, Cousins Properties 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALXCUZARELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.28B $4.76B $7.18B ARE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.6x 741.6x -5.0x ALX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.7x 139.0x 27.8x ARE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.5% +11.9% -9.9% CUZ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 79.1% 0.6% -52.0% ALX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 34.6x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.07% 0.05% 0.08% ARE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.0% +9.7% -44.0% CUZ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.3%/yr -5.8%/yr -26.8%/yr ALX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.0% 27.1% 50.0% CUZ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 36/100 28/100 39/100 ARE

Percentile Scorecard

ALXCUZARE

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

AxisALXCUZARE
Valuation 31 #101 of 145 26 #108 of 145 73 #40 of 145
Growth 34 #94 of 142 29 #101 of 142 7 #132 of 142
Profitability 44 #76 of 136 30 #96 of 136 14 #117 of 136
Financial Health 9 #126 of 139 38 #87 of 139 74 #37 of 139
Shareholder Returns 59 #54 of 131 19 #106 of 131 29 #94 of 131
Overall 36 28 39
  • ALX ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • CUZ ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • ARE ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodALXCUZARESPY
1 month +1.4%+1.8%-13.1% -0.8%
3 months -6.2%-9.0%-15.6% +3.5%
6 months +2.5%+16.3%-4.8% +7.0%
Year to date +15.2%+13.2%-11.4% +12.2%
1 year +7.0%+9.7%-44.0% +13.0%
3 years +40.1%+63.2%-52.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +11.9%+17.7%-22.1% +23.1%
5 years -10.9%-25.8%-78.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year -2.3%-5.8%-26.8% +11.0%
10 years -35.0%-5.1%-59.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year -4.2%-0.5%-8.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureALXCUZARESPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.0%27.1%50.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.5%28.9%56.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.230.590.75 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.250.36-0.88 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.5%-58.2%-81.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.4%-9.7%-44.3% -1.8%
52-week high $286.59$32.30$77.87 $779.14
52-week low $205.15$21.34$40.41 $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.

MultipleALXCUZARE
P/E now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 27.4x 747.4xmedian 27.4x -5.2xmedian 27.4x
P/S now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 4.2x 4.6xmedian 4.2x 2.7xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.2x 79.1xmedian 14.2x —median 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 88.3xmedian 23.2x -13.0xmedian 23.2x -16.0xmedian 23.2x
P/B now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 1.3x 1.1xmedian 1.3x 0.4xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.43median 2.11 -11.34median 2.11 0.05median 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 monthsALXCUZARE
Revenue $214.80M $1.03B $2.76B
Gross profit – $704.58M –
Operating income – -$322.93M –
Net income $169.82M $6.88M -$1.39B
Free cash flow $14.53M -$369.91M -$473.23M
EPS (diluted) $33.05 $0.04 $-8.40
Cash & equivalents $303.31M $6.70M $508.86M
Total debt $3.48B $3.73B $12.90B
Shares (diluted) 5.14M 165.29M 170.75M
Enterprise value $489.55M $4.74B -$412.11M

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
MetricALXCUZARE
P/E 7.6x 747.4x -5.2x
P/FCF 88.3x -13.0x -16.0x
P/Operating cash flow 47.2x 11.1x 6.4x
P/S 6.0x 4.6x 2.7x
P/B 5.7x 1.1x 0.4x
P/Tangible book 5.7x 1.1x 0.4x
EV/EBITDA – 79.1x –
EV/EBIT – -26.4x –
EV/Revenue 8.4x 8.2x 6.6x
EV/FCF 124.8x -23.1x -38.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 66.8x 19.7x 15.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.43 -11.34 0.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALXCUZARE
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.5% 11.9% -9.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.2% 9.1% -0.5%
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% -88.7% -339.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 17.9% -64.2% -74.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 354.0% -89.1% -239.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.8% -65.9% -100.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -68.1% 4.4% -13.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.8% 5.4% -9.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -74.4% 47.5% 33.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -38.2% -98.0% 43.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALXCUZARE
Gross margin – 68.1% –
EBITDA margin – 10.4% –
Operating margin – -31.2% –
Pretax margin – -48.2% –
Net margin 79.1% 0.6% -52.0%
FCF margin 6.8% -35.7% -17.1%
Operating cash flow margin 12.6% 41.7% 43.0%
Return on equity – 0.2% -6.6%
Return on assets – 0.1% -3.6%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.2x 62.8x -0.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.6% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALXCUZARE
Debt / assets 69.4% 41.3% 37.9%
Debt / equity 3.7x 0.8x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 34.6x –
Debt / FCF 57.4x -10.1x -27.3x
Liabilities / assets 81.4% 50.3% 45.9%
Equity / assets 18.6% 49.7% 54.1%
Interest coverage – -1.8x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALXCUZARE
Dividend yield 7.2% 4.4% 6.6%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 7.2% 4.4% 6.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 54.4% 3,132% -43.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) 636.3% -58.2% -126.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.0% 4.8% -34.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 0.1% 3.2% -10.2%

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.

ConsensusALXCUZARE
Forward P/E 29.7xFY2027 139.0xFY2026 27.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.44FY2027 $0.21FY2026 $1.56FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -31.2%FY2027 -12.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +128.6% -150.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $259.67MFY2026 $1.04BFY2026 $2.71BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.8%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026 -8.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.1% +10.4% -13.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALXCUZARE
Held by institutions 38.9% 100.0% 97.2%
Institutions holding 153 393 595
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.7% +0.6% +14.1%
Institutions buying 71 200 336
Institutions selling 50 139 191
Buyers to sellers 1.42 1.44 1.76

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.

ALXCUZARE
ALX 1.00 0.38 0.26
CUZ 0.38 1.00 0.52
ARE 0.26 0.52 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALX, CUZ and ARE?

Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alexanders (ALX) $1.28B, Cousins Properties (CUZ) $4.76B, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) $7.18B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALX, CUZ and ARE?

Alexanders (ALX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alexanders (ALX) 7.6x, Cousins Properties (CUZ) 741.6x, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -5.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) is cheapest (Alexanders (ALX) 29.7x, Cousins Properties (CUZ) 139.0x, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) 27.8x). 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%, Cousins Properties (CUZ) +11.9%, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -9.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Alexanders (ALX) has the highest net margin (Alexanders (ALX) 79.1%, Cousins Properties (CUZ) 0.6%, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -52.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cousins Properties (CUZ) returned the most: Alexanders (ALX) +7.0%, Cousins Properties (CUZ) +9.7%, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -44.0%. Over five years, Alexanders (ALX) compounded fastest (Alexanders (ALX) -2.3%/yr, Cousins Properties (CUZ) -5.8%/yr, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -26.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) has the highest dividend yield: Alexanders (ALX) 0.07%, Cousins Properties (CUZ) 0.05%, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) 0.08%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cousins Properties (CUZ) has been the steadiest (Alexanders (ALX) 28.0%, Cousins Properties (CUZ) 27.1%, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) 50.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) leads on 4. 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.