ARE vs KRC vs CUZ Stock Comparison

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Kilroy Realty and Cousins Properties Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KRC Kilroy Realty Corp
$37.26 +9.6% 1M -8.1% 1Y
Market cap
$4.27B
P/E
149.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.09B
Div. yield
0.06%
Office REITs Real Estate
2 wins
CUZ Cousins Properties Inc
$28.86 +2.1% 1M +8.3% 1Y
Market cap
$4.80B
P/E
747.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.03B
Div. yield
0.04%
Office REITs Real Estate
4 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, Cousins Properties 4, Kilroy Realty 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAREKRCCUZLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.39B $4.27B $4.80B ARE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -7.2x 149.5x 747.0x KRC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.5x 162.0x 137.4x ARE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -8.4% -3.6% +11.9% CUZ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -36.3% 2.6% 0.6% KRC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 34.6x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.09% 0.06% 0.04% ARE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -44.1% -8.1% +8.3% CUZ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -27.1%/yr -11.7%/yr -6.3%/yr CUZ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 49.9% 29.2% 27.0% CUZ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 44/100 30/100 ARE

Percentile Scorecard

AREKRCCUZ

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

AxisAREKRCCUZ
Valuation 75 #37 of 145 69 #46 of 145 30 #102 of 145
Growth 11 #129 of 144 1 #143 of 144 30 #101 of 144
Profitability 19 #114 of 140 45 #77 of 140 32 #95 of 140
Financial Health 79 #31 of 146 67 #49 of 146 39 #89 of 146
Shareholder Returns 41 #78 of 132 40 #80 of 132 19 #107 of 132
Overall 45 44 30
  • ARE ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • KRC 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

PeriodAREKRCCUZSPY
1 month -17.1%+9.6%+2.1% -1.0%
3 months -15.7%-5.4%-10.2% +2.9%
6 months -9.3%+16.9%+15.9% +6.4%
Year to date -12.2%-0.3%+11.9% +11.4%
1 year -44.1%-8.1%+8.3% +13.1%
3 years -55.0%+30.3%+58.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year -23.4%+9.2%+16.5% +21.5%
5 years -79.4%-46.3%-27.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year -27.1%-11.7%-6.3% +10.9%
10 years -59.7%-47.4%-9.0% +255.2%
10 years, per year -8.7%-6.2%-0.9% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureAREKRCCUZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 49.9%29.2%27.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.4%30.2%28.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.750.580.58 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.88-0.280.31 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.9%-67.0%-58.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.8%-14.3%-10.7% -2.5%
52-week high $77.87$43.48$32.30 $779.14
52-week low $40.41$27.72$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.

MultipleAREKRCCUZ
P/E now vs peer median -7.1xmedian 27.0x 151.6xmedian 27.0x 739.2xmedian 27.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 4.1x 4.0xmedian 4.1x 4.6xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.5x —median 14.5x 78.6xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -16.3xmedian 23.7x -61.7xmedian 23.7x -12.8xmedian 23.7x
P/B now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.3x 0.8xmedian 1.3x 1.1xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.13median 2.07 -3.09median 2.07 -11.21median 2.07

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 monthsAREKRCCUZ
Revenue $2.84B $1.09B $1.03B
Gross profit – – $704.58M
Operating income – – -$322.93M
Net income -$988.04M $47.42M $6.88M
Free cash flow -$460.59M -$70.24M -$369.91M
EPS (diluted) $-6.04 $0.24 $0.04
Cash & equivalents $470.45M $94.30M $6.70M
Total debt $51.33B $18.09B $3.73B
Shares (diluted) 170.72M 117.24M 165.29M
Enterprise value $39.03M $3.42B $4.78B

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
MetricAREKRCCUZ
P/E -7.1x 151.6x 739.2x
P/FCF -16.3x -61.7x -12.8x
P/Operating cash flow 5.9x 8.8x 11.0x
P/S 2.6x 4.0x 4.6x
P/B 0.4x 0.8x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 0.4x 0.8x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA – – 78.6x
EV/EBIT – – -26.2x
EV/Revenue 6.4x 7.9x 8.2x
EV/FCF -39.8x -122.2x -22.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.3x 17.4x 19.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.13 -3.09 -11.21

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAREKRCCUZ
Revenue growth (1Y) -8.4% -3.6% 11.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.1% -1.7% 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) -864.9% -86.5% -88.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -49.6% -42.1% -64.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -4,691% -91.0% -89.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -56.8% -49.1% -65.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -9.9% -12.6% 4.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.2% -6.3% 5.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 48.9% -237.0% 47.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 47.2% -52.0% -98.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAREKRCCUZ
Gross margin – – 68.1%
EBITDA margin – – 10.4%
Operating margin – – -31.2%
Pretax margin – – -48.2%
Net margin -36.3% 2.6% 0.6%
FCF margin -16.2% -6.5% -35.7%
Operating cash flow margin 45.0% 45.5% 41.7%
Return on equity -4.3% 0.9% 0.2%
Return on assets -2.4% 0.4% 0.1%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.3x 10.4x 62.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.4% 1.5% 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAREKRCCUZ
Debt / assets 37.0% 41.8% 41.3%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.8x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 34.6x
Debt / FCF -27.8x -62.3x -10.1x
Liabilities / assets 44.7% 48.4% 50.3%
Equity / assets 55.3% 51.6% 49.7%
Interest coverage – – -1.8x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAREKRCCUZ
Dividend yield 6.7% 5.8% 4.4%
Net buyback yield – 1.7% –
Shareholder yield 6.7% 7.5% 4.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) -71.0% 539.6% 3,132%
Payout ratio (FCF) -152.4% -364.3% -58.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) -23.0% -0.7% 4.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -4.5% 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.

ConsensusAREKRCCUZ
Forward P/E 27.5xFY2026 162.0xFY2026 137.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.56FY2026 $0.23FY2026 $0.21FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -90.1%FY2026 -12.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -152.6% +82.6% +128.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.71BFY2026 $1.13BFY2026 $1.04BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -8.2%FY2026 +2.1%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -15.0% +0.9% +10.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAREKRCCUZ
Held by institutions 97.2% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 595 385 393
Change in shares held, QoQ +14.1% +0.0% +0.6%
Institutions buying 336 212 200
Institutions selling 191 121 139
Buyers to sellers 1.76 1.75 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.

AREKRCCUZ
ARE 1.00 0.35 0.52
KRC 0.35 1.00 0.72
CUZ 0.52 0.72 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARE, KRC and CUZ?

Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) $7.39B, Kilroy Realty (KRC) $4.27B, Cousins Properties (CUZ) $4.80B.

Which stock is cheaper, ARE, KRC and CUZ?

Kilroy Realty (KRC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -7.2x, Kilroy Realty (KRC) 149.5x, Cousins Properties (CUZ) 747.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) is cheapest (Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) 27.5x, Kilroy Realty (KRC) 162.0x, 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: Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -8.4%, Kilroy Realty (KRC) -3.6%, Cousins Properties (CUZ) +11.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kilroy Realty (KRC) has the highest net margin (Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -36.3%, Kilroy Realty (KRC) 2.6%, Cousins Properties (CUZ) 0.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cousins Properties (CUZ) returned the most: Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -44.1%, Kilroy Realty (KRC) -8.1%, Cousins Properties (CUZ) +8.3%. Over five years, Cousins Properties (CUZ) compounded fastest (Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -27.1%/yr, Kilroy Realty (KRC) -11.7%/yr, Cousins Properties (CUZ) -6.3%/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%, Kilroy Realty (KRC) 0.06%, Cousins Properties (CUZ) 0.04%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cousins Properties (CUZ) has been the steadiest (Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) 49.9%, Kilroy Realty (KRC) 29.2%, Cousins Properties (CUZ) 27.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ARE, KRC 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, 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.