CDP vs CUZ vs JBGS Stock Comparison

Copt Defense Properties, Cousins Properties and JBG SMITH Properties Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CDP Copt Defense Properties
$33.11 -0.8% 1M +15.9% 1Y
Market cap
$3.66B
P/E
21.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$804.15M
Div. yield
0.04%
Office REITs Real Estate
8 wins
CUZ Cousins Properties Inc
$30.33 +11.0% 1M +18.8% 1Y
Market cap
$4.85B
P/E
326.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.05B
Div. yield
0.04%
Office REITs Real Estate
3 wins
JBGS JBG SMITH Properties
$12.31 +13.7% 1M -34.6% 1Y
Market cap
$730.59M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$508.41M
Div. yield
0.06%
Office REITs Real Estate
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Copt Defense Properties leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Copt Defense Properties 8, Cousins Properties 3, JBG SMITH Properties 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCDPCUZJBGSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.66B $4.85B $730.59M CUZ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.5x 326.7x -4.7x CDP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.4x 144.4x — CDP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.2% +8.5% -1.1% CUZ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.2% 1.4% -30.3% CDP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.0% — -1.3% CDP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 6.6x 31.3x 16.9x CDP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.04% 0.06% JBGS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.9% +18.8% -34.6% CUZ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.1%/yr -5.4%/yr -16.5%/yr CDP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.5% 27.2% 34.8% CDP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 30/100 24/100 CDP

Percentile Scorecard

CDPCUZJBGS

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

AxisCDPCUZJBGS
Valuation 60 #59 of 146 30 #103 of 146 31 #101 of 146
Growth 82 #27 of 145 31 #101 of 145 10 #131 of 145
Profitability 78 #32 of 141 32 #96 of 141 6 #133 of 141
Financial Health 29 #104 of 146 42 #85 of 146 10 #131 of 146
Shareholder Returns 38 #85 of 136 16 #114 of 136 62 #52 of 136
Overall 57 30 24
  • CDP ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • CUZ ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • JBGS ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCDPCUZJBGSSPY
1 month -0.8%+11.0%+13.7% -1.0%
3 months -11.4%-1.4%+0.9% -0.4%
6 months +4.3%+13.2%-22.1% +4.5%
Year to date +19.1%+17.6%-27.6% +12.4%
1 year +15.9%+18.8%-34.6% +13.6%
3 years +38.5%+52.6%-12.9% +76.4%
3 years, per year +11.5%+15.1%-4.5% +20.8%
5 years +16.5%-24.0%-59.3% +63.7%
5 years, per year +3.1%-5.4%-16.5% +10.4%
10 years +29.7%+5.0%— +267.7%
10 years, per year +2.6%+0.5%— +13.9%

Risk

MeasureCDPCUZJBGSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.5%27.2%34.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 17.1%28.6%39.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.130.580.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.860.69-0.99 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -26.0%-58.2%-67.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.6%-6.1%-34.6% -1.6%
52-week high $38.34$32.30$18.82 $779.14
52-week low $27.49$21.34$10.05 $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.

MultipleCDPCUZJBGS
P/E now vs peer median 22.0xmedian 26.6x 336.5xmedian 26.6x -4.7xmedian 26.6x
P/S now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 4.3x 4.8xmedian 4.3x 1.8xmedian 4.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.3xmedian 14.7x 75.1xmedian 14.7x 23.2xmedian 14.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 70.7xmedian 22.1x -21.7xmedian 22.1x -13.9xmedian 22.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.3x 1.1xmedian 1.3x 0.9xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.31median 2.01 -7.25median 2.01 0.04median 2.01

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 monthsCDPCUZJBGS
Revenue $804.15M $1.05B $508.41M
Gross profit $769.38M $715.60M –
Operating income $208.34M -$314.84M –
Net income $177.89M $15.11M -$186.68M
Free cash flow $53.10M -$229.86M -$66.16M
EPS (diluted) $1.47 $0.09 $-2.64
Cash & equivalents $24.26M $5.21M $74.80M
Total debt $2.58B $3.58B $2.53B
Shares (diluted) 115.92M 165.79M 58.28M
Enterprise value $3.31B $4.82B $436.30M

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
MetricCDPCUZJBGS
P/E 22.0x 336.5x -4.7x
P/FCF 70.7x -21.7x -13.9x
P/Operating cash flow 10.6x 11.8x 15.1x
P/S 4.7x 4.8x 1.8x
P/B 2.4x 1.1x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 1.2x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA 16.3x 75.1x 23.2x
EV/EBIT 30.3x -27.2x -71.2x
EV/Revenue 7.8x 8.2x 6.6x
EV/FCF 118.8x -37.3x -51.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.8x 20.3x 55.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.31 -7.25 0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCDPCUZJBGS
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.2% 8.5% -1.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.7% 9.3% -5.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.5% 8.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.6% 10.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 12.4% -32.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 52.8% -20.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) 13.6% -74.1% -4.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 72.3% -44.7% -83.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 10.9% -73.8% -17.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 70.0% -46.4% -113.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 7.7% 1.4% -39.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.2% 4.5% -27.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -34.5% 75.0% 42.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.4% -64.9% 40.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCDPCUZJBGS
Gross margin 95.7% 68.4% –
EBITDA margin 48.3% 10.9% 28.6%
Operating margin 25.9% -30.1% –
Pretax margin 21.9% -47.3% -37.4%
Net margin 21.2% 1.4% -30.3%
FCF margin 6.6% -22.0% -13.0%
Operating cash flow margin 44.2% 40.4% 11.9%
Return on equity 11.2% 0.3% -16.8%
Return on assets 3.9% 0.2% -4.3%
Return on invested capital 5.0% – -1.3%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 28.0x -0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% 1.6% 5.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCDPCUZJBGS
Debt / assets 56.4% 40.3% 59.4%
Debt / equity 1.6x 0.8x 2.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 6.6x 31.3x 16.9x
Debt / FCF 48.6x -15.6x -38.2x
Liabilities / assets 65.1% 49.8% 74.7%
Equity / assets 34.9% 50.2% 25.3%
Interest coverage 2.1x -1.7x -0.3x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCDPCUZJBGS
Dividend yield 3.8% 4.2% 5.6%
Net buyback yield – -1.8% 10.7%
Shareholder yield 3.8% 2.4% 16.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 79.6% 1,419% -22.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) 266.6% -93.3% -63.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) 4.5% 1.7% -26.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 3.3% -25.4%

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.

ConsensusCDPCUZJBGS
Forward P/E 22.4xFY2026 144.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.48FY2026 $0.21FY2026 $-2.03FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.4%FY2026 -12.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -5.4% +128.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $739.29MFY2026 $1.04BFY2026 $453.74MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.5%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026 -9.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.5% +10.4% +11.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCDPCUZJBGS
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 97.6%
Institutions holding 331 394 206
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.5% +0.6% +2.8%
Institutions buying 156 201 86
Institutions selling 108 139 72
Buyers to sellers 1.44 1.45 1.19

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.

CDPCUZJBGS
CDP 1.00 0.45 0.40
CUZ 0.45 1.00 0.49
JBGS 0.40 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CDP, CUZ and JBGS?

Cousins Properties (CUZ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Copt Defense Properties (CDP) $3.66B, Cousins Properties (CUZ) $4.85B, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) $730.59M.

Which stock is cheaper, CDP, CUZ and JBGS?

Copt Defense Properties (CDP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Copt Defense Properties (CDP) 21.5x, Cousins Properties (CUZ) 326.7x, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) -4.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) is cheapest (Copt Defense Properties (CDP) 22.4x, Cousins Properties (CUZ) 144.4x). 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: Copt Defense Properties (CDP) +7.2%, Cousins Properties (CUZ) +8.5%, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) -1.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Copt Defense Properties (CDP) has the highest net margin (Copt Defense Properties (CDP) 21.2%, Cousins Properties (CUZ) 1.4%, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) -30.3%). On return on invested capital, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) leads (Copt Defense Properties (CDP) 5.0%, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) -1.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cousins Properties (CUZ) returned the most: Copt Defense Properties (CDP) +15.9%, Cousins Properties (CUZ) +18.8%, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) -34.6%. Over five years, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) compounded fastest (Copt Defense Properties (CDP) +3.1%/yr, Cousins Properties (CUZ) -5.4%/yr, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) -16.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) has the highest dividend yield: Copt Defense Properties (CDP) 0.04%, Cousins Properties (CUZ) 0.04%, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) 0.06%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) has been the steadiest (Copt Defense Properties (CDP) 18.5%, Cousins Properties (CUZ) 27.2%, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) 34.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CDP, CUZ and JBGS?

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 8. 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.