ARE vs CDP vs CUZ Stock Comparison

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Copt Defense Properties and Cousins Properties Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CDP Copt Defense Properties
$34.23 -0.2% 1M +24.5% 1Y
Market cap
$3.79B
P/E
22.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$804.15M
Div. yield
–
Office REITs Real Estate
6 wins
CUZ Cousins Properties Inc
$29.09 +5.4% 1M +14.6% 1Y
Market cap
$4.83B
P/E
325.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.05B
Div. yield
0.04%
Office REITs Real Estate
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Copt Defense Properties leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Copt Defense Properties 6, Alexandria Real Estate Equities 2, Cousins Properties 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARECDPCUZLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.82B $3.79B $4.83B ARE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.8x 22.3x 325.7x CDP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.0x 23.1x 138.5x CDP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -9.9% +7.2% +8.5% CUZ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -52.0% — 1.4% CUZ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 31.3x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.09% 0.00% 0.04% ARE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -30.9% +24.5% +14.6% CDP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -27.6%/yr +4.8%/yr -6.0%/yr CDP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.1% 18.5% 26.9% CDP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 62/100 30/100 CDP

Percentile Scorecard

ARECDPCUZ

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

AxisARECDPCUZ
Valuation 74 #38 of 145 58 #62 of 145 35 #95 of 145
Growth 7 #133 of 143 82 #27 of 143 30 #101 of 143
Profitability 14 #117 of 136 91 #13 of 136 31 #94 of 136
Financial Health 74 #37 of 138 – 39 #85 of 138
Shareholder Returns 30 #92 of 131 18 #108 of 131 15 #112 of 131
Overall 40 62 30
  • ARE ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • CDP 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

PeriodARECDPCUZSPY
1 month -16.2%-0.2%+5.4% +0.7%
3 months -22.7%-10.7%-8.9% +3.7%
6 months +0.2%+9.5%+13.6% +7.1%
Year to date -17.0%+23.1%+12.8% +12.8%
1 year -30.9%+24.5%+14.6% +11.9%
3 years -56.4%+49.3%+62.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year -24.2%+14.3%+17.5% +22.8%
5 years -80.1%+26.2%-26.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year -27.6%+4.8%-6.0% +10.9%
10 years -61.3%+30.0%-5.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year -9.1%+2.7%-0.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureARECDPCUZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.1%18.5%26.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.7%16.8%28.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.750.110.58 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.681.320.54 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.1%-26.0%-58.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.0%-10.7%-9.9% -1.2%
52-week high $59.69$38.34$32.30 $779.14
52-week low $39.91$27.32$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.

MultipleARECDPCUZ
P/E now vs peer median -4.8xmedian 25.7x 22.7xmedian 25.7x 322.8xmedian 25.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 4.1x 4.8xmedian 4.1x 4.6xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.3x —median 14.3x 73.3xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -14.9xmedian 23.5x 123.0xmedian 23.5x -20.8xmedian 23.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.3x 2.4xmedian 1.3x 1.1xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.05median 1.86 0.32median 1.86 -6.96median 1.86

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 monthsARECDPCUZ
Revenue $2.76B $804.15M $1.05B
Gross profit – – $715.60M
Operating income – – -$314.84M
Net income -$1.39B $177.89M $15.11M
Free cash flow -$473.23M – -$229.86M
EPS (diluted) $-8.40 $1.48 $0.09
Cash & equivalents $508.86M $24.26M $5.21M
Total debt $12.90B – $3.58B
Shares (diluted) 170.75M 114.90M 165.79M
Enterprise value -$766.42M $3.79B $4.81B

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
MetricARECDPCUZ
P/E -4.8x 22.7x 322.8x
P/FCF -14.9x 123.0x -20.8x
P/Operating cash flow 6.0x – 11.3x
P/S 2.6x 4.8x 4.6x
P/B 0.4x 2.4x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 0.4x 2.4x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA – – 73.3x
EV/EBIT – – -26.6x
EV/Revenue 6.5x 4.8x 8.0x
EV/FCF -37.7x – -36.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.0x – 19.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.05 0.32 -6.96

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARECDPCUZ
Revenue growth (1Y) -9.9% 7.2% 8.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.5% 5.7% 9.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 8.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 10.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – -32.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -20.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -339.2% 13.6% -74.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -74.6% 72.3% -44.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -239.7% 11.9% -73.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -100.7% 70.3% -46.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -13.7% – 1.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.5% – 4.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 33.5% – 75.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 43.5% – -64.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARECDPCUZ
Gross margin – – 68.4%
EBITDA margin – – 10.9%
Operating margin – – -30.1%
Pretax margin – – -47.3%
Net margin -52.0% – 1.4%
FCF margin -17.1% – -22.0%
Operating cash flow margin 43.0% – 40.4%
Return on equity -6.6% 11.2% 0.3%
Return on assets -3.6% 3.9% 0.2%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.2x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.9x – 28.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 1.6% 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARECDPCUZ
Debt / assets 37.9% – 40.3%
Debt / equity 0.7x – 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 31.3x
Debt / FCF -27.3x – -15.6x
Liabilities / assets 45.9% 64.6% 49.8%
Equity / assets 54.1% 34.9% 50.2%
Interest coverage – – -1.7x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARECDPCUZ
Dividend yield 7.1% 3.7% 4.4%
Net buyback yield – – -1.8%
Shareholder yield 7.1% 3.7% 2.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) -43.0% – 1,419%
Payout ratio (FCF) -126.5% – -93.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) -34.4% – 1.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -10.2% – 3.3%

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.

ConsensusARECDPCUZ
Forward P/E 26.0xFY2026 23.1xFY2026 138.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.56FY2026 $1.48FY2026 $0.21FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +10.4%FY2026 -12.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -150.6% -5.4% +128.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.71BFY2026 $739.29MFY2026 $1.04BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -8.2%FY2026 +3.5%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -13.7% +10.5% +10.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARECDPCUZ
Held by institutions 97.2% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 596 330 394
Change in shares held, QoQ +14.1% +0.5% +0.6%
Institutions buying 336 156 201
Institutions selling 192 108 139
Buyers to sellers 1.75 1.44 1.45

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.

ARECDPCUZ
ARE 1.00 0.35 0.54
CDP 0.35 1.00 0.46
CUZ 0.54 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARE, CDP and CUZ?

Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) $6.82B, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) $3.79B, Cousins Properties (CUZ) $4.83B.

Which stock is cheaper, ARE, CDP and CUZ?

Copt Defense Properties (CDP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -4.8x, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) 22.3x, Cousins Properties (CUZ) 325.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) is cheapest (Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) 26.0x, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) 23.1x, Cousins Properties (CUZ) 138.5x). 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: Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -9.9%, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) +7.2%, Cousins Properties (CUZ) +8.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cousins Properties (CUZ) has the highest net margin (Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -52.0%, Cousins Properties (CUZ) 1.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Copt Defense Properties (CDP) returned the most: Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -30.9%, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) +24.5%, Cousins Properties (CUZ) +14.6%. Over five years, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) compounded fastest (Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -27.6%/yr, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) +4.8%/yr, Cousins Properties (CUZ) -6.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) has the highest dividend yield: Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) 0.09%, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) 0.00%, Cousins Properties (CUZ) 0.04%. Copt Defense Properties (CDP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) has been the steadiest (Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) 45.1%, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) 18.5%, Cousins Properties (CUZ) 26.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ARE, CDP 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, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) leads on 6. 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.