CUZ vs JBGS vs BPYPP Stock Comparison

Cousins Properties, JBG SMITH 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
$4.75B
P/E
739.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.03B
Div. yield
0.05%
Office REITs Real Estate
4 wins
JBGS JBG SMITH Properties
$11.59 +10.1% 1M -46.1% 1Y
Market cap
$673.76M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$508.41M
Div. yield
0.06%
Office REITs Real Estate
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Brookfield Property Partners leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Brookfield Property Partners 6, Cousins Properties 4, JBG SMITH Properties 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCUZJBGSBPYPPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.75B $673.76M $14.34B BPYPP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 739.6x -4.4x -56.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 139.0x — 11.2x BPYPP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.9% -1.1% -9.5% CUZ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.6% -30.3% -3.6% CUZ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -1.3% 0.0% BPYPP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 34.6x 16.9x 6.9x BPYPP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.05% 0.06% 0.00% JBGS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +9.7% -46.1% +0.3% CUZ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.8%/yr -16.8%/yr -10.2%/yr CUZ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.1% 34.8% 21.1% BPYPP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 28/100 25/100 52/100 BPYPP

Percentile Scorecard

CUZJBGSBPYPP

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

AxisCUZJBGSBPYPP
Valuation 26 #108 of 145 35 #95 of 145 92 #13 of 145
Growth 29 #101 of 142 11 #127 of 142 67 #48 of 142
Profitability 30 #96 of 136 4 #131 of 136 18 #112 of 136
Financial Health 38 #87 of 139 11 #124 of 139 51 #69 of 139
Shareholder Returns 19 #106 of 131 63 #49 of 131 33 #88 of 131
Overall 28 25 52
  • CUZ ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • JBGS 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

PeriodCUZJBGSBPYPPSPY
1 month +1.8%+10.1%-0.3% -0.8%
3 months -9.0%-18.8%-6.6% +3.5%
6 months +16.3%-24.6%-6.8% +7.0%
Year to date +13.2%-31.9%+2.9% +12.2%
1 year +9.7%-46.1%+0.3% +13.0%
3 years +63.2%-9.7%+30.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +17.7%-3.4%+9.3% +23.1%
5 years -25.8%-60.1%-41.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year -5.8%-16.8%-10.2% +11.0%
10 years -5.1%—— +258.0%
10 years, per year -0.5%—— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCUZJBGSBPYPPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.1%34.8%21.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.9%40.3%19.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.590.170.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.36-1.320.01 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.2%-67.3%-56.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.7%-46.2%-10.1% -1.8%
52-week high $32.30$21.55$16.70 $779.14
52-week low $21.34$10.05$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.

MultipleCUZJBGSBPYPP
P/E now vs peer median 747.4xmedian 27.4x -4.4xmedian 27.4x -56.5xmedian 27.4x
P/S now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 4.2x 1.7xmedian 4.2x 2.0xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 79.1xmedian 14.2x 22.9xmedian 14.2x 10.6xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -13.0xmedian 23.2x -13.1xmedian 23.2x —median 23.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.3x 0.8xmedian 1.3x 0.3xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -11.34median 2.11 0.04median 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 monthsCUZJBGSBPYPP
Revenue $1.03B $508.41M $7.17B
Gross profit $704.58M – –
Operating income -$322.93M – –
Net income $6.88M -$186.68M -$113.00M
Free cash flow -$369.91M -$66.16M –
EPS (diluted) $0.04 $-2.64 $-0.27
Cash & equivalents $6.70M $74.80M $1.49B
Total debt $3.73B $10.02B $28.73B
Shares (diluted) 165.29M 58.28M 960.29M
Enterprise value $4.73B $379.47M $7.01B

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
MetricCUZJBGSBPYPP
P/E 747.4x -4.4x -56.5x
P/FCF -13.0x -13.1x –
P/Operating cash flow 11.1x 14.2x –
P/S 4.6x 1.7x 2.0x
P/B 1.1x 0.8x 0.3x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 0.8x 0.3x
EV/EBITDA 79.1x 22.9x 10.6x
EV/EBIT -26.4x -70.1x 11.5x
EV/Revenue 8.2x 6.5x 5.8x
EV/FCF -23.1x -50.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow 19.7x 54.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -11.34 0.04 -1.36

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCUZJBGSBPYPP
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.9% -1.1% -9.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.1% -5.6% -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) -88.7% -4.3% 83.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -64.2% -83.2% 62.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -89.1% -17.4% 63.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -65.9% -113.4% 41.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.4% -39.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.4% -27.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 47.5% 42.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -98.0% 40.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCUZJBGSBPYPP
Gross margin 68.1% – –
EBITDA margin 10.4% 28.6% 55.0%
Operating margin -31.2% – –
Pretax margin -48.2% -37.4% 2.7%
Net margin 0.6% -30.3% -3.6%
FCF margin -35.7% -13.0% –
Operating cash flow margin 41.7% 11.9% –
Return on equity 0.2% -16.8% -0.3%
Return on assets 0.1% -4.3% -0.1%
Return on invested capital – -1.3% 0.0%
Return on capital employed – – 4.1%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 62.8x -0.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% 5.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCUZJBGSBPYPP
Debt / assets 41.3% 59.4% 28.1%
Debt / equity 0.8x 2.3x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 34.6x 16.9x 6.9x
Debt / FCF -10.1x -38.2x –
Liabilities / assets 50.3% 74.7% 58.3%
Equity / assets 49.7% 25.3% 41.7%
Interest coverage -1.8x -0.3x 1.1x
Current ratio – – 0.3x
Quick ratio – – 0.3x
Cash ratio – – 0.1x
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCUZJBGSBPYPP
Dividend yield 4.4% 6.0% 10.9%
Net buyback yield – 11.4% -10.2%
Shareholder yield 4.4% 17.4% 0.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 3,132% -22.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) -58.2% -63.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 4.8% -26.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 3.2% -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.

ConsensusCUZJBGSBPYPP
Forward P/E 139.0xFY2026 – 11.2xFY2023
EPS, next fiscal year $0.21FY2026 $-2.03FY2026 $1.34FY2023
EPS growth, next FY -12.5%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +128.6% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.04BFY2026 $453.74MFY2026 $7.07BFY2023
Revenue growth, next FY +5.6%FY2026 -9.0%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +10.4% +11.5% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCUZJBGSBPYPP
Held by institutions 100.0% 97.6% –
Institutions holding 393 206 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% +2.8% –
Institutions buying 200 86 –
Institutions selling 139 72 –
Buyers to sellers 1.44 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.

CUZJBGSBPYPP
CUZ 1.00 0.49 0.18
JBGS 0.49 1.00 0.00
BPYPP 0.18 0.00 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CUZ, JBGS and BPYPP?

Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cousins Properties (CUZ) $4.75B, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) $673.76M, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) $14.34B.

Which company is growing faster?

Cousins Properties (CUZ) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cousins Properties (CUZ) +11.9%, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) -1.1%, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) -9.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cousins Properties (CUZ) has the highest net margin (Cousins Properties (CUZ) 0.6%, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) -30.3%, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) -3.6%). On return on invested capital, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) leads (JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) -1.3%, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cousins Properties (CUZ) returned the most: Cousins Properties (CUZ) +9.7%, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) -46.1%, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) +0.3%. Over five years, Cousins Properties (CUZ) compounded fastest (Cousins Properties (CUZ) -5.8%/yr, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) -16.8%/yr, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) -10.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) has the highest dividend yield: Cousins Properties (CUZ) 0.05%, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) 0.06%, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) 0.00%. 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 (Cousins Properties (CUZ) 27.1%, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) 34.8%, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) 21.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CUZ, JBGS 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.