CUZ vs JBGS vs UDR Stock Comparison

Cousins Properties, JBG SMITH Properties and Udr Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CUZ Cousins Properties Inc
$29.26 +4.5% 1M +13.6% 1Y
Market cap
$4.99B
P/E
336.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.05B
Div. yield
0.04%
Office REITs Real Estate
3 wins
JBGS JBG SMITH Properties
$11.74 +11.2% 1M -38.1% 1Y
Market cap
$721.85M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$508.41M
Div. yield
0.06%
Office REITs Real Estate
1 win
UDR UDR, Inc.
$35.92 +7.9% 1M +6.3% 1Y
Market cap
$11.97B
P/E
17.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.71B
Div. yield
0.05%
Residential REITs Real Estate
8 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Udr leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Udr 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.

QuestionCUZJBGSUDRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.99B $721.85M $11.97B UDR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 336.4x -4.7x 17.3x UDR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 139.3x — 34.2x UDR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.5% -1.1% +0.6% CUZ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.4% -30.3% 40.5% UDR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -1.3% 10.1% UDR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 31.3x 16.9x 3.7x UDR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.06% 0.05% JBGS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.6% -38.1% +6.3% CUZ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.7%/yr -16.8%/yr -7.9%/yr CUZ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.0% 34.4% 20.6% UDR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 30/100 25/100 57/100 UDR

Percentile Scorecard

CUZJBGSUDR

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

AxisCUZJBGSUDR
Valuation 30 #102 of 146 32 #99 of 146 50 #73 of 146
Growth 31 #101 of 145 10 #131 of 145 53 #69 of 145
Profitability 32 #96 of 141 6 #133 of 141 96 #7 of 141
Financial Health 42 #85 of 146 10 #131 of 146 36 #94 of 146
Shareholder Returns 17 #113 of 136 64 #49 of 136 52 #66 of 136
Overall 30 25 57
  • CUZ ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • JBGS ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • UDR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCUZJBGSUDRSPY
1 month +4.5%+11.2%+7.9% -2.0%
3 months -5.4%-2.0%-6.8% -2.2%
6 months +12.3%-22.5%-2.8% +4.2%
Year to date +13.5%-31.0%-2.1% +10.6%
1 year +13.6%-38.1%+6.3% +10.4%
3 years +47.2%-17.0%+8.0% +73.6%
3 years, per year +13.8%-6.0%+2.6% +20.2%
5 years -25.6%-60.1%-33.7% +61.6%
5 years, per year -5.7%-16.8%-7.9% +10.1%
10 years +1.2%—+4.4% +261.3%
10 years, per year +0.1%—+0.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCUZJBGSUDRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.0%34.4%20.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.5%39.3%20.0% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.560.130.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.51-1.110.31 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.2%-67.3%-48.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.4%-38.1%-12.9% -3.2%
52-week high $32.30$18.96$41.24 $779.14
52-week low $21.34$10.05$33.28 $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.

MultipleCUZJBGSUDR
P/E now vs peer median 324.7xmedian 26.1x -4.4xmedian 26.1x 16.7xmedian 26.1x
P/S now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 4.1x 1.7xmedian 4.1x 6.7xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 73.5xmedian 14.4x 22.9xmedian 14.4x 11.1xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -21.0xmedian 21.6x -13.2xmedian 21.6x 173.1xmedian 21.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.3x 0.8xmedian 1.3x 3.7xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -7.00median 1.95 0.04median 1.95 1.04median 1.95

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 monthsCUZJBGSUDR
Revenue $1.05B $508.41M $1.71B
Gross profit $715.60M – –
Operating income -$314.84M – $893.52M
Net income $15.11M -$186.68M $745.72M
Free cash flow -$229.86M -$66.16M $66.65M
EPS (diluted) $0.09 $-2.64 $2.14
Cash & equivalents $5.21M $74.80M $1.18M
Total debt $3.58B $2.53B $5.76B
Shares (diluted) 165.79M 58.28M 324.01M
Enterprise value $4.97B $427.56M $11.96B

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
MetricCUZJBGSUDR
P/E 324.7x -4.4x 16.7x
P/FCF -21.0x -13.2x 173.1x
P/Operating cash flow 11.4x 14.4x 13.5x
P/S 4.6x 1.7x 6.7x
P/B 1.1x 0.8x 3.7x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 0.8x 3.7x
EV/EBITDA 73.5x 22.9x 11.1x
EV/EBIT -26.7x -70.3x 19.4x
EV/Revenue 8.0x 6.6x 10.1x
EV/FCF -36.5x -50.3x 259.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.8x 54.8x 20.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -7.00 0.04 1.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCUZJBGSUDR
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.5% -1.1% 0.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.3% -5.6% 2.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.5% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.3% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -32.4% – 161.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -20.0% – 12.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -74.1% -4.3% 366.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -44.7% -83.2% 15.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -73.8% -17.4% 388.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -46.4% -113.4% 16.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1.4% -39.5% -3.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.5% -27.6% 0.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 75.0% 42.6% -88.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -64.9% 40.8% -42.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCUZJBGSUDR
Gross margin 68.4% – –
EBITDA margin 10.9% 28.6% 90.8%
Operating margin -30.1% – 52.2%
Pretax margin -47.3% -37.4% 43.6%
Net margin 1.4% -30.3% 40.5%
FCF margin -22.0% -13.0% 3.9%
Operating cash flow margin 40.4% 11.9% 49.9%
Return on equity 0.3% -16.8% 24.6%
Return on assets 0.2% -4.3% 7.3%
Return on invested capital – -1.3% 10.1%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 28.0x -0.3x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% 5.3% 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCUZJBGSUDR
Debt / assets 40.3% 59.4% 55.9%
Debt / equity 0.8x 2.3x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 31.3x 16.9x 3.7x
Debt / FCF -15.6x -38.2x 86.4x
Liabilities / assets 49.8% 74.7% 69.6%
Equity / assets 50.2% 25.3% 30.4%
Interest coverage -1.7x -0.3x 4.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCUZJBGSUDR
Dividend yield 4.4% 5.9% 4.0%
Net buyback yield -1.8% 11.3% 3.4%
Shareholder yield 2.5% 17.1% 7.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 1,419% -22.4% 75.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) -93.3% -63.3% 847.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.7% -26.6% -0.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 3.3% -25.4% 2.4%

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.

ConsensusCUZJBGSUDR
Forward P/E 139.3xFY2026 – 34.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.21FY2026 $-2.03FY2026 $1.05FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -12.5%FY2026 – -7.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +128.6% – -41.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.04BFY2026 $453.74MFY2026 $1.77BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.6%FY2026 -9.0%FY2026 +4.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.4% +11.5% +0.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCUZJBGSUDR
Held by institutions 100.0% 97.6% 100.0%
Institutions holding 394 206 526
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% +2.8% +4.9%
Institutions buying 201 86 244
Institutions selling 139 72 207
Buyers to sellers 1.45 1.19 1.18

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.

CUZJBGSUDR
CUZ 1.00 0.48 0.48
JBGS 0.48 1.00 0.37
UDR 0.48 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CUZ, JBGS and UDR?

Udr (UDR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cousins Properties (CUZ) $4.99B, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) $721.85M, Udr (UDR) $11.97B.

Which stock is cheaper, CUZ, JBGS and UDR?

Udr (UDR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cousins Properties (CUZ) 336.4x, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) -4.7x, Udr (UDR) 17.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Udr (UDR) is cheapest (Cousins Properties (CUZ) 139.3x, Udr (UDR) 34.2x). 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) +8.5%, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) -1.1%, Udr (UDR) +0.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Udr (UDR) has the highest net margin (Cousins Properties (CUZ) 1.4%, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) -30.3%, Udr (UDR) 40.5%). On return on invested capital, Udr (UDR) leads (JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) -1.3%, Udr (UDR) 10.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cousins Properties (CUZ) returned the most: Cousins Properties (CUZ) +13.6%, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) -38.1%, Udr (UDR) +6.3%. Over five years, Cousins Properties (CUZ) compounded fastest (Cousins Properties (CUZ) -5.7%/yr, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) -16.8%/yr, Udr (UDR) -7.9%/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%, Udr (UDR) 0.05%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Udr (UDR) has been the steadiest (Cousins Properties (CUZ) 27.0%, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) 34.4%, Udr (UDR) 20.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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