ARE vs CUZ vs BPYPP Stock Comparison

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Cousins Properties and Brookfield Property Partners Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CUZ Cousins Properties Inc
$29.18 +1.8% 1M +9.7% 1Y
Market cap
$4.78B
P/E
743.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.03B
Div. yield
0.05%
Office REITs Real Estate
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Brookfield Property Partners leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Brookfield Property Partners 6, Cousins Properties 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARECUZBPYPPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.27B $4.78B $14.39B BPYPP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -5.1x 743.4x -56.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.8x 139.0x 11.2x BPYPP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -9.9% +11.9% -9.5% CUZ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -52.0% 0.6% -3.6% CUZ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 0.0% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 34.6x 6.9x BPYPP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.08% 0.05% 10.89% BPYPP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -44.0% +9.7% +0.3% CUZ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -26.8%/yr -5.8%/yr -10.2%/yr CUZ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.0% 27.1% 21.1% BPYPP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 28/100 52/100 BPYPP

Percentile Scorecard

ARECUZBPYPP

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

AxisARECUZBPYPP
Valuation 73 #40 of 145 26 #108 of 145 92 #13 of 145
Growth 7 #132 of 142 29 #101 of 142 67 #48 of 142
Profitability 14 #117 of 136 30 #96 of 136 18 #112 of 136
Financial Health 74 #37 of 139 38 #87 of 139 51 #69 of 139
Shareholder Returns 29 #94 of 131 19 #106 of 131 33 #88 of 131
Overall 39 28 52
  • ARE ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • CUZ ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • BPYPP ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodARECUZBPYPPSPY
1 month -13.1%+1.8%-0.3% -0.8%
3 months -15.6%-9.0%-6.6% +3.5%
6 months -4.8%+16.3%-6.8% +7.0%
Year to date -11.4%+13.2%+2.9% +12.2%
1 year -44.0%+9.7%+0.3% +13.0%
3 years -52.7%+63.2%+30.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year -22.1%+17.7%+9.3% +23.1%
5 years -78.9%-25.8%-41.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year -26.8%-5.8%-10.2% +11.0%
10 years -59.1%-5.1%— +258.0%
10 years, per year -8.6%-0.5%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureARECUZBPYPPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.0%27.1%21.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.4%28.9%19.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.750.590.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.880.360.01 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.9%-58.2%-56.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.3%-9.7%-10.1% -1.8%
52-week high $77.87$32.30$16.70 $779.14
52-week low $40.41$21.34$14.38 $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.

MultipleARECUZBPYPP
P/E now vs peer median -5.2xmedian 27.4x 747.4xmedian 27.4x -56.5xmedian 27.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 4.2x 4.6xmedian 4.2x 2.0xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.2x 79.1xmedian 14.2x 10.6xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -16.0xmedian 23.2x -13.0xmedian 23.2x —median 23.2x
P/B now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.3x 1.1xmedian 1.3x 0.3xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.05median 2.11 -11.34median 2.11 -1.36median 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 monthsARECUZBPYPP
Revenue $2.76B $1.03B $7.17B
Gross profit – $704.58M –
Operating income – -$322.93M –
Net income -$1.39B $6.88M -$113.00M
Free cash flow -$473.23M -$369.91M –
EPS (diluted) $-8.40 $0.04 $-0.27
Cash & equivalents $508.86M $6.70M $1.49B
Total debt $12.90B $3.73B $28.73B
Shares (diluted) 170.75M 165.29M 960.29M
Enterprise value -$318.19M $4.75B $15.73B

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
MetricARECUZBPYPP
P/E -5.2x 747.4x -56.5x
P/FCF -16.0x -13.0x –
P/Operating cash flow 6.4x 11.1x –
P/S 2.7x 4.6x 2.0x
P/B 0.4x 1.1x 0.3x
P/Tangible book 0.4x 1.1x 0.3x
EV/EBITDA – 79.1x 10.6x
EV/EBIT – -26.4x 11.5x
EV/Revenue 6.6x 8.2x 5.8x
EV/FCF -38.7x -23.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow 15.4x 19.7x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.05 -11.34 -1.36

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARECUZBPYPP
Revenue growth (1Y) -9.9% 11.9% -9.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.5% 9.1% -4.1%
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) -339.2% -88.7% 83.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -74.6% -64.2% 62.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -239.7% -89.1% 63.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -100.7% -65.9% 41.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -13.7% 4.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.5% 5.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 33.5% 47.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 43.5% -98.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARECUZBPYPP
Gross margin – 68.1% –
EBITDA margin – 10.4% 55.0%
Operating margin – -31.2% –
Pretax margin – -48.2% 2.7%
Net margin -52.0% 0.6% -3.6%
FCF margin -17.1% -35.7% –
Operating cash flow margin 43.0% 41.7% –
Return on equity -6.6% 0.2% -0.3%
Return on assets -3.6% 0.1% -0.1%
Return on invested capital – – 0.0%
Return on capital employed – – 4.1%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.9x 62.8x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 1.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARECUZBPYPP
Debt / assets 37.9% 41.3% 28.1%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.8x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 34.6x 6.9x
Debt / FCF -27.3x -10.1x –
Liabilities / assets 45.9% 50.3% 58.3%
Equity / assets 54.1% 49.7% 41.7%
Interest coverage – -1.8x 1.1x
Current ratio – – 0.3x
Quick ratio – – 0.3x
Cash ratio – – 0.1x
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARECUZBPYPP
Dividend yield 6.6% 4.4% 10.9%
Net buyback yield – – -10.2%
Shareholder yield 6.6% 4.4% 0.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) -43.0% 3,132% –
Payout ratio (FCF) -126.5% -58.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -34.4% 4.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -10.2% 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.

ConsensusARECUZBPYPP
Forward P/E 27.8xFY2026 139.0xFY2026 11.2xFY2023
EPS, next fiscal year $1.56FY2026 $0.21FY2026 $1.34FY2023
EPS growth, next FY – -12.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -150.6% +128.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.70BFY2026 $1.04BFY2026 $7.07BFY2023
Revenue growth, next FY -8.5%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -14.0% +10.4% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARECUZBPYPP
Held by institutions 97.2% 100.0% –
Institutions holding 595 393 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +14.1% +0.6% –
Institutions buying 336 200 –
Institutions selling 191 139 –
Buyers to sellers 1.76 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.

ARECUZBPYPP
ARE 1.00 0.52 0.11
CUZ 0.52 1.00 0.18
BPYPP 0.11 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARE, CUZ and BPYPP?

Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) $7.27B, Cousins Properties (CUZ) $4.78B, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) $14.39B.

Which company is growing faster?

Cousins Properties (CUZ) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -9.9%, Cousins Properties (CUZ) +11.9%, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) -9.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cousins Properties (CUZ) has the highest net margin (Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -52.0%, Cousins Properties (CUZ) 0.6%, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) -3.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cousins Properties (CUZ) returned the most: Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -44.0%, Cousins Properties (CUZ) +9.7%, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) +0.3%. Over five years, Cousins Properties (CUZ) compounded fastest (Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -26.8%/yr, Cousins Properties (CUZ) -5.8%/yr, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) -10.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) has the highest dividend yield: Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) 0.08%, Cousins Properties (CUZ) 0.05%, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) 10.89%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) has been the steadiest (Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) 50.0%, Cousins Properties (CUZ) 27.1%, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) 21.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) 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.