CUZ vs ARE vs BXP Stock Comparison

Cousins Properties, Alexandria Real Estate Equities and Bxp Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CUZ Cousins Properties Inc
$28.50 +1.5% 1M +8.2% 1Y
Market cap
$4.69B
P/E
730.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.03B
Div. yield
4.49%
Office REITs Real Estate
4 wins
BXP BXP, Inc.
$61.47 -1.6% 1M -17.0% 1Y
Market cap
$9.81B
P/E
33.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.52B
Div. yield
4.56%
Office REITs Real Estate
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Bxp leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Bxp 5, Cousins Properties 4, Alexandria Real Estate Equities 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCUZAREBXPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.69B $6.95B $9.81B BXP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 730.0x -4.7x 33.0x BXP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 135.7x 25.6x 30.4x ARE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.9% -9.9% +1.9% CUZ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.6% -52.0% 8.4% BXP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 34.6x — 7.5x BXP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.49% 7.22% 4.56% ARE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +8.2% -36.6% -17.0% CUZ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.4%/yr -27.9%/yr -11.6%/yr CUZ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.1% 45.6% 28.2% CUZ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 29/100 39/100 51/100 BXP

Percentile Scorecard

CUZAREBXP

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

AxisCUZAREBXP
Valuation 29 #103 of 145 75 #37 of 145 72 #41 of 145
Growth 28 #102 of 142 7 #132 of 142 43 #81 of 142
Profitability 31 #94 of 135 14 #116 of 135 68 #44 of 135
Financial Health 37 #86 of 136 73 #38 of 136 22 #106 of 136
Shareholder Returns 19 #107 of 131 29 #94 of 131 50 #66 of 131
Overall 29 39 51
  • CUZ ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • ARE ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • BXP ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCUZAREBXPSPY
1 month +1.5%-18.0%-1.6% +0.9%
3 months -11.8%-25.8%-15.8% +5.9%
6 months +13.7%-2.8%+6.7% +8.5%
Year to date +10.6%-18.5%-8.9% +13.3%
1 year +8.2%-36.6%-17.0% +12.4%
3 years +59.4%-56.5%+17.3% +88.1%
3 years, per year +16.8%-24.2%+5.5% +23.5%
5 years -28.0%-80.4%-45.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year -6.4%-27.9%-11.6% +11.0%
10 years -7.8%-62.0%-48.3% +263.4%
10 years, per year -0.8%-9.2%-6.4% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCUZAREBXPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.1%45.6%28.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.8%48.5%29.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.590.760.67 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.30-0.80-0.60 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.2%-82.1%-64.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.8%-36.6%-17.0% -0.9%
52-week high $32.30$62.94$74.09 $779.14
52-week low $21.34$39.91$51.02 $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.

MultipleCUZAREBXP
P/E now vs peer median 730.0xmedian 25.8x -4.7xmedian 25.8x 33.0xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 4.0x 2.5xmedian 4.0x 2.8xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 78.1xmedian 14.2x —median 14.2x 12.7xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -12.7xmedian 23.0x -14.7xmedian 23.0x -97.9xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.3x 0.4xmedian 1.3x 1.3xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -11.07median 1.91 0.05median 1.91 -1.40median 1.91

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 monthsCUZAREBXP
Revenue $1.03B $2.76B $3.52B
Gross profit $704.58M – $3.48B
Operating income -$322.93M – $957.71M
Net income $6.88M -$1.39B $408.55M
Free cash flow -$369.91M -$473.23M -$100.19M
EPS (diluted) $0.04 $-8.40 $1.86
Cash & equivalents $6.70M $508.86M $493.95M
Total debt $3.73B $12.90B $14.64B
Shares (diluted) 165.29M 170.75M 159.63M
Enterprise value $4.68B $2.96B $7.02B

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
MetricCUZAREBXP
P/E 730.0x -4.7x 33.0x
P/FCF -12.7x -14.7x -97.9x
P/Operating cash flow 10.9x 5.9x 7.6x
P/S 4.5x 2.5x 2.8x
P/B 1.0x 0.4x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 0.4x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA 78.1x – 12.7x
EV/EBIT -26.1x – 25.0x
EV/Revenue 8.1x 6.4x 6.8x
EV/FCF -22.8x -37.4x -239.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.5x 14.9x 18.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -11.07 0.05 -1.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCUZAREBXP
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.9% -9.9% 1.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.1% -0.5% 3.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.0% – 1.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.2% – 3.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -45.3% – -3.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -21.9% – -1.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -88.7% -339.2% 432.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -64.2% -74.6% -20.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -89.1% -239.7% 5,891%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -65.9% -100.7% -23.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.4% -13.7% 4.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.4% -9.5% 0.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 47.5% 33.5% -303.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -98.0% 43.5% 27.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCUZAREBXP
Gross margin 68.1% – 99.0%
EBITDA margin 10.4% – 53.8%
Operating margin -31.2% – 27.2%
Pretax margin -48.2% – 10.2%
Net margin 0.6% -52.0% 8.4%
FCF margin -35.7% -17.1% -2.8%
Operating cash flow margin 41.7% 43.0% 36.5%
Return on equity 0.2% -6.6% 5.4%
Return on assets 0.1% -3.6% 1.6%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 62.8x -0.9x 3.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% 1.5% 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCUZAREBXP
Debt / assets 41.3% 37.9% 58.2%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.7x 1.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 34.6x – 7.5x
Debt / FCF -10.1x -27.3x -146.1x
Liabilities / assets 50.3% 45.9% 69.3%
Equity / assets 49.7% 54.1% 30.7%
Interest coverage -1.8x – 1.5x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCUZAREBXP
Dividend yield 4.5% 7.2% 4.6%
Net buyback yield – – 0.0%
Shareholder yield 4.5% 7.2% 4.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 3,132% -43.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) -58.2% -126.5% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 4.8% -34.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 3.2% -10.2% –

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.

ConsensusCUZAREBXP
Forward P/E 135.7xFY2026 25.6xFY2026 30.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.21FY2026 $1.56FY2026 $2.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -12.5%FY2026 – +16.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +128.6% -150.6% -9.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.04BFY2026 $2.71BFY2026 $3.35BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.6%FY2026 -8.2%FY2026 -3.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.4% -13.7% +14.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCUZAREBXP
Held by institutions 100.0% 97.2% 100.0%
Institutions holding 393 595 548
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% +14.1% +5.2%
Institutions buying 200 336 295
Institutions selling 139 191 166
Buyers to sellers 1.44 1.76 1.78

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.

CUZAREBXP
CUZ 1.00 0.54 0.78
ARE 0.54 1.00 0.50
BXP 0.78 0.50 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CUZ, ARE and BXP?

Bxp (BXP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cousins Properties (CUZ) $4.69B, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) $6.95B, Bxp (BXP) $9.81B.

Which stock is cheaper, CUZ, ARE and BXP?

Bxp (BXP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cousins Properties (CUZ) 730.0x, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -4.7x, Bxp (BXP) 33.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) is cheapest (Cousins Properties (CUZ) 135.7x, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) 25.6x, Bxp (BXP) 30.4x). 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: Cousins Properties (CUZ) +11.9%, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -9.9%, Bxp (BXP) +1.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Bxp (BXP) has the highest net margin (Cousins Properties (CUZ) 0.6%, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -52.0%, Bxp (BXP) 8.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cousins Properties (CUZ) returned the most: Cousins Properties (CUZ) +8.2%, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -36.6%, Bxp (BXP) -17.0%. Over five years, Cousins Properties (CUZ) compounded fastest (Cousins Properties (CUZ) -6.4%/yr, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -27.9%/yr, Bxp (BXP) -11.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) has the highest dividend yield: Cousins Properties (CUZ) 4.49%, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) 7.22%, Bxp (BXP) 4.56%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cousins Properties (CUZ) has been the steadiest (Cousins Properties (CUZ) 27.1%, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) 45.6%, Bxp (BXP) 28.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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