BPYPP vs CUZ vs HIW Stock Comparison

Brookfield Property Partners, Cousins Properties and Highwoods Properties Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionBPYPPCUZHIWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.43B $4.80B $3.35B BPYPP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -56.6x 747.0x 20.2x HIW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.2x 137.4x 22.9x BPYPP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -9.5% +11.9% +3.0% CUZ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.6% 0.6% 19.9% HIW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 6.9x 34.6x — BPYPP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.04% 0.07% HIW
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -1.1% +8.3% +3.0% CUZ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.1%/yr -6.3%/yr -8.0%/yr CUZ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.2% 27.0% 29.2% BPYPP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 30/100 40/100 BPYPP

Percentile Scorecard

BPYPPCUZHIW

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

AxisBPYPPCUZHIW
Valuation 92 #13 of 145 30 #102 of 145 42 #84 of 145
Growth 66 #50 of 144 30 #101 of 144 23 #111 of 144
Profitability 20 #112 of 140 32 #95 of 140 58 #60 of 140
Financial Health 50 #73 of 146 39 #89 of 146 31 #101 of 146
Shareholder Returns 31 #91 of 132 19 #107 of 132 47 #71 of 132
Overall 52 30 40
  • BPYPP ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • CUZ ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • HIW ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBPYPPCUZHIWSPY
1 month -2.5%+2.1%+2.8% -1.0%
3 months -7.1%-10.2%-9.4% +2.9%
6 months -7.3%+15.9%+27.8% +6.4%
Year to date +3.2%+11.9%+18.2% +11.4%
1 year -1.1%+8.3%+3.0% +13.1%
3 years +24.0%+58.1%+65.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year +7.4%+16.5%+18.2% +21.5%
5 years -41.1%-27.8%-34.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year -10.1%-6.3%-8.0% +10.9%
10 years —-9.0%-38.9% +255.2%
10 years, per year —-0.9%-4.8% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureBPYPPCUZHIWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.2%27.0%29.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.1%28.8%32.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.400.580.55 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.050.310.10 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.4%-58.2%-62.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.8%-10.7%-11.3% -2.5%
52-week high $16.70$32.30$34.39 $779.14
52-week low $14.38$21.34$20.58 $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.

MultipleBPYPPCUZHIW
P/E now vs peer median -56.6xmedian 27.0x 739.2xmedian 27.0x 20.2xmedian 27.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 4.1x 4.6xmedian 4.1x 4.0xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 14.5x 78.6xmedian 14.5x —median 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 23.7x -12.8xmedian 23.7x -7.3xmedian 23.7x
P/B now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.3x 1.1xmedian 1.3x 1.3xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -1.37median 2.07 -11.21median 2.07 12.05median 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 monthsBPYPPCUZHIW
Revenue $7.17B $1.03B $835.54M
Gross profit – $704.58M –
Operating income – -$322.93M –
Net income -$113.00M $6.88M $173.55M
Free cash flow – -$369.91M -$462.85M
EPS (diluted) $-0.27 $0.04 $1.48
Cash & equivalents $1.49B $6.70M $145.38M
Total debt $28.73B $3.73B $3.52B
Shares (diluted) 960.29M 165.29M 112.30M
Enterprise value $7.10B $4.78B $3.12B

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
MetricBPYPPCUZHIW
P/E -56.6x 739.2x 20.2x
P/FCF – -12.8x -7.3x
P/Operating cash flow – 11.0x 8.8x
P/S 2.0x 4.6x 4.0x
P/B 0.3x 1.1x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 0.3x 1.1x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 10.6x 78.6x –
EV/EBIT 11.5x -26.2x –
EV/Revenue 5.8x 8.2x 8.1x
EV/FCF – -22.9x -14.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – 19.6x 17.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.37 -11.21 12.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBPYPPCUZHIW
Revenue growth (1Y) -9.5% 11.9% 3.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.1% 9.1% -0.1%
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) 83.2% -88.7% 32.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 62.1% -64.2% 3.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 63.1% -89.1% 28.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 41.4% -65.9% 1.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 4.4% 5.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 5.4% -1.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 47.5% -4,099%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -98.0% -103.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBPYPPCUZHIW
Gross margin – 68.1% –
EBITDA margin 55.0% 10.4% –
Operating margin – -31.2% –
Pretax margin 2.7% -48.2% –
Net margin -3.6% 0.6% 19.9%
FCF margin – -35.7% -55.4%
Operating cash flow margin – 41.7% 46.0%
Return on equity -0.3% 0.2% 6.7%
Return on assets -0.1% 0.1% 2.7%
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) – 62.8x 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.6% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBPYPPCUZHIW
Debt / assets 28.1% 41.3% 54.3%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.8x 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 6.9x 34.6x –
Debt / FCF – -10.1x -7.6x
Liabilities / assets 58.3% 50.3% 60.0%
Equity / assets 41.7% 49.7% 40.0%
Interest coverage 1.1x -1.8x –
Current ratio 0.3x – –
Quick ratio 0.3x – –
Cash ratio 0.1x – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBPYPPCUZHIW
Dividend yield 10.9% 4.4% 6.6%
Net buyback yield -10.2% – -1.8%
Shareholder yield 0.7% 4.4% 4.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 3,132% 126.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – -58.2% -47.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 4.8% 2.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 3.2% 1.3%

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.

ConsensusBPYPPCUZHIW
Forward P/E 11.2xFY2023 137.4xFY2026 22.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.34FY2023 $0.21FY2026 $1.33FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -12.5%FY2026 -8.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +128.6% -42.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.07BFY2023 $1.04BFY2026 $906.01MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +5.6%FY2026 +12.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +10.4% -8.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBPYPPCUZHIW
Held by institutions – 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding – 393 371
Change in shares held, QoQ – +0.6% +10.9%
Institutions buying – 200 214
Institutions selling – 139 102
Buyers to sellers – 1.44 2.10

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.

BPYPPCUZHIW
BPYPP 1.00 0.18 0.16
CUZ 0.18 1.00 0.87
HIW 0.16 0.87 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BPYPP, CUZ and HIW?

Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) $14.43B, Cousins Properties (CUZ) $4.80B, Highwoods Properties (HIW) $3.35B.

Which stock is cheaper, BPYPP, CUZ and HIW?

Highwoods Properties (HIW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) -56.6x, Cousins Properties (CUZ) 747.0x, Highwoods Properties (HIW) 20.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) is cheapest (Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) 11.2x, Cousins Properties (CUZ) 137.4x, Highwoods Properties (HIW) 22.9x). 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: Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) -9.5%, Cousins Properties (CUZ) +11.9%, Highwoods Properties (HIW) +3.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Highwoods Properties (HIW) has the highest net margin (Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) -3.6%, Cousins Properties (CUZ) 0.6%, Highwoods Properties (HIW) 19.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cousins Properties (CUZ) returned the most: Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) -1.1%, Cousins Properties (CUZ) +8.3%, Highwoods Properties (HIW) +3.0%. Over five years, Cousins Properties (CUZ) compounded fastest (Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) -10.1%/yr, Cousins Properties (CUZ) -6.3%/yr, Highwoods Properties (HIW) -8.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Highwoods Properties (HIW) has the highest dividend yield: Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) 0.00%, Cousins Properties (CUZ) 0.04%, Highwoods Properties (HIW) 0.07%. Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) has been the steadiest (Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) 21.2%, Cousins Properties (CUZ) 27.0%, Highwoods Properties (HIW) 29.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.