CUZ vs JBGS vs SLG Stock Comparison

Cousins Properties, JBG SMITH Properties and Sl Green Realty Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CUZ Cousins Properties Inc
$28.50 +1.5% 1M +8.2% 1Y
Market cap
$4.79B
P/E
746.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.03B
Div. yield
0.04%
Office REITs Real Estate
6 wins
JBGS JBG SMITH Properties
$11.56 +13.4% 1M -45.9% 1Y
Market cap
$701.45M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$508.41M
Div. yield
0.06%
Office REITs Real Estate
2 wins
SLG Sl Green Realty Corp
$49.00 -0.7% 1M -7.9% 1Y
Market cap
$3.60B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.07B
Div. yield
–
Office REITs Real Estate
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Cousins Properties leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Cousins Properties 6, JBG SMITH Properties 2, Sl Green Realty 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCUZJBGSSLGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.79B $701.45M $3.60B CUZ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 746.2x -4.6x -25.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 135.7x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.9% -1.1% +9.7% CUZ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.6% -30.3% — CUZ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -1.3% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 34.6x 16.9x — JBGS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.06% 0.00% JBGS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +8.2% -45.9% -7.9% CUZ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.4%/yr -16.7%/yr -7.5%/yr CUZ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.1% 34.7% 38.2% CUZ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 29/100 25/100 50/100 SLG

Percentile Scorecard

CUZJBGSSLG

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

AxisCUZJBGSSLG
Valuation 29 #103 of 145 33 #97 of 145 49 #75 of 145
Growth 28 #102 of 142 12 #125 of 142 40 #85 of 142
Profitability 31 #94 of 135 4 #130 of 135 –
Financial Health 37 #86 of 136 11 #121 of 136 –
Shareholder Returns 19 #107 of 131 62 #50 of 131 60 #53 of 131
Overall 29 25 50
  • CUZ ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • JBGS ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • SLG ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCUZJBGSSLGSPY
1 month +1.5%+13.4%-0.7% +0.9%
3 months -11.8%-20.4%-9.0% +5.9%
6 months +13.7%-22.5%+15.5% +8.5%
Year to date +10.6%-32.0%+6.8% +13.3%
1 year +8.2%-45.9%-7.9% +12.4%
3 years +59.4%-10.0%+67.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year +16.8%-3.4%+18.8% +23.5%
5 years -28.0%-59.9%-32.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year -6.4%-16.7%-7.5% +11.0%
10 years -7.8%—-51.8% +263.4%
10 years, per year -0.8%—-7.0% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCUZJBGSSLGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.1%34.7%38.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.8%40.3%38.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.590.170.92 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.30-1.32-0.21 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.2%-67.3%-76.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.8%-45.9%-18.1% -0.9%
52-week high $32.30$21.35$59.83 $779.14
52-week low $21.34$10.05$35.33 $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.

MultipleCUZJBGSSLG
P/E now vs peer median 730.0xmedian 25.8x -4.4xmedian 25.8x -24.2xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 4.0x 1.7xmedian 4.0x 3.3xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 78.1xmedian 14.2x 22.8xmedian 14.2x —median 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -12.7xmedian 23.0x -13.0xmedian 23.0x -3.5xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.3x 0.8xmedian 1.3x 0.9xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -11.07median 1.91 0.04median 1.91 -0.70median 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 monthsCUZJBGSSLG
Revenue $1.03B $508.41M $1.07B
Gross profit $704.58M – –
Operating income -$322.93M – –
Net income $6.88M -$186.68M –
Free cash flow -$369.91M -$66.16M –
EPS (diluted) $0.04 $-2.64 $-2.03
Cash & equivalents $6.70M $74.80M $186.44M
Total debt $3.73B $10.02B –
Shares (diluted) 165.29M 58.28M 70.67M
Enterprise value $4.77B $407.16M $3.60B

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
MetricCUZJBGSSLG
P/E 730.0x -4.4x -24.2x
P/FCF -12.7x -13.0x -3.5x
P/Operating cash flow 10.9x 14.2x –
P/S 4.5x 1.7x 3.3x
P/B 1.0x 0.8x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 0.8x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 78.1x 22.8x –
EV/EBIT -26.1x -70.0x –
EV/Revenue 8.1x 6.5x 3.3x
EV/FCF -22.8x -50.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow 19.5x 54.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -11.07 0.04 -0.70

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCUZJBGSSLG
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.9% -1.1% 9.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.1% -5.6% 1.5%
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% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -64.2% -83.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) -89.1% -17.4% -7,085%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -65.9% -113.4% 34.3%
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
MetricCUZJBGSSLG
Gross margin 68.1% – –
EBITDA margin 10.4% 28.6% –
Operating margin -31.2% – –
Pretax margin -48.2% -37.4% –
Net margin 0.6% -30.3% –
FCF margin -35.7% -13.0% –
Operating cash flow margin 41.7% 11.9% –
Return on equity 0.2% -16.8% -2.6%
Return on assets 0.1% -4.3% –
Return on invested capital – -1.3% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 62.8x -0.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% 5.3% –

Financial Health

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

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCUZJBGSSLG
Dividend yield 4.5% 6.0% 4.8%
Net buyback yield – 11.4% –
Shareholder yield 4.5% 17.4% 4.8%
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.

ConsensusCUZJBGSSLG
Forward P/E 135.7xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.21FY2026 $-2.03FY2026 $-0.75FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -12.5%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +128.6% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.04BFY2026 $453.74MFY2026 $640.65MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.6%FY2026 -9.0%FY2026 +6.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.4% +11.5% +6.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCUZJBGSSLG
Held by institutions 100.0% 97.6% 99.3%
Institutions holding 393 206 355
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% +2.8% +0.0%
Institutions buying 200 86 185
Institutions selling 139 72 118
Buyers to sellers 1.44 1.19 1.57

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.

CUZJBGSSLG
CUZ 1.00 0.48 0.72
JBGS 0.48 1.00 0.46
SLG 0.72 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CUZ, JBGS and SLG?

Cousins Properties (CUZ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cousins Properties (CUZ) $4.79B, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) $701.45M, Sl Green Realty (SLG) $3.60B.

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%, Sl Green Realty (SLG) +9.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cousins Properties (CUZ) has the highest net margin (Cousins Properties (CUZ) 0.6%, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) -30.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cousins Properties (CUZ) returned the most: Cousins Properties (CUZ) +8.2%, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) -45.9%, Sl Green Realty (SLG) -7.9%. Over five years, Cousins Properties (CUZ) compounded fastest (Cousins Properties (CUZ) -6.4%/yr, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) -16.7%/yr, Sl Green Realty (SLG) -7.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) has the highest dividend yield: Cousins Properties (CUZ) 0.04%, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) 0.06%, Sl Green Realty (SLG) 0.00%. Sl Green Realty (SLG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cousins Properties (CUZ) has been the steadiest (Cousins Properties (CUZ) 27.1%, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) 34.7%, Sl Green Realty (SLG) 38.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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