HPP vs CUZ vs HIW Stock Comparison

Hudson Pacific Properties, Cousins Properties and Highwoods Properties Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CUZ Cousins Properties Inc
$29.82 +6.5% 1M +15.0% 1Y
Market cap
$4.91B
P/E
330.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.05B
Div. yield
4.29%
Office REITs Real Estate
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Cousins Properties leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Cousins Properties 5, Highwoods Properties 5, Hudson Pacific Properties 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHPPCUZHIWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $533.74M $4.91B $3.45B CUZ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.2x 330.9x 18.6x HIW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 142.0x 27.5x HIW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.5% +8.5% +5.4% CUZ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -67.6% 1.4% 21.7% HIW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -6.1% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -174.3x 31.3x — HPP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 4.29% 6.39% HIW
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -42.4% +15.0% +9.4% CUZ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -44.3%/yr -5.6%/yr -7.7%/yr CUZ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 72.1% 26.9% 29.5% CUZ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 26/100 30/100 48/100 HIW

Percentile Scorecard

HPPCUZHIW

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

AxisHPPCUZHIW
Valuation 63 #55 of 145 31 #101 of 145 53 #69 of 145
Growth 22 #113 of 144 30 #101 of 144 37 #91 of 144
Profitability 4 #134 of 140 32 #96 of 140 60 #57 of 140
Financial Health 27 #107 of 146 42 #85 of 146 31 #101 of 146
Shareholder Returns 15 #113 of 132 15 #112 of 132 57 #57 of 132
Overall 26 30 48
  • HPP ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • CUZ ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • HIW ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHPPCUZHIWSPY
1 month -14.2%+6.5%+5.5% -2.3%
3 months -32.1%-5.0%-6.0% -0.7%
6 months +9.0%+17.0%+28.0% +4.8%
Year to date -9.1%+15.7%+21.3% +10.3%
1 year -42.4%+15.0%+9.4% +10.3%
3 years -74.3%+50.0%+56.4% +73.0%
3 years, per year -36.4%+14.5%+16.1% +20.1%
5 years -94.6%-25.0%-33.0% +61.9%
5 years, per year -44.3%-5.6%-7.7% +10.1%
10 years -95.6%+1.8%-33.9% +258.6%
10 years, per year -26.9%+0.2%-4.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureHPPCUZHIWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 72.1%26.9%29.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 70.1%28.5%32.1% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.290.560.51 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.590.560.32 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -97.2%-58.2%-62.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.8%-7.7%-9.0% -3.5%
52-week high $16.91$32.30$34.39 $779.14
52-week low $5.51$21.34$20.58 $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.

MultipleHPPCUZHIW
P/E now vs peer median -1.2xmedian 26.3x 330.9xmedian 26.3x 18.6xmedian 26.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 4.2x 4.7xmedian 4.2x 4.1xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -203.3xmedian 14.4x 74.3xmedian 14.4x —median 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 157.3xmedian 23.9x -21.4xmedian 23.9x -9.4xmedian 23.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 1.3x 1.1xmedian 1.3x 1.3xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.03median 1.98 -7.13median 1.98 1.98median 1.98

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 monthsHPPCUZHIW
Revenue $814.50M $1.05B $851.95M
Gross profit – $715.60M –
Operating income – -$314.84M –
Net income -$562.92M $15.11M $193.92M
Free cash flow $3.39M -$229.86M -$366.24M
EPS (diluted) $-8.54 $0.09 $1.65
Cash & equivalents $138.01M $5.21M $279.21M
Total debt $3.35B $3.58B $3.51B
Shares (diluted) 64.46M 165.79M 112.32M
Enterprise value -$119.21M $4.89B $3.16B

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
MetricHPPCUZHIW
P/E -1.2x 330.9x 18.6x
P/FCF 157.3x -21.4x -9.4x
P/Operating cash flow 4.0x 11.6x 9.1x
P/S 0.7x 4.7x 4.1x
P/B 0.2x 1.1x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 0.2x 1.1x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA -203.3x 74.3x –
EV/EBIT -9.5x -26.9x –
EV/Revenue 4.6x 8.1x 7.8x
EV/FCF 1,104x -36.9x -18.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.8x 20.1x 17.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.03 -7.13 1.98

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHPPCUZHIW
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.5% 8.5% 5.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -7.6% 9.3% 0.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 8.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 10.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -32.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -20.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) -37.9% -74.1% 49.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -187.4% -44.7% 11.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 55.4% -73.8% 46.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -44.4% -46.4% 9.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 3.6% 1.4% 4.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.4% 4.5% -0.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 105.5% 75.0% -176.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.3% -64.9% -66.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHPPCUZHIW
Gross margin – 68.4% –
EBITDA margin -2.3% 10.9% –
Operating margin – -30.1% –
Pretax margin -69.1% -47.3% –
Net margin -67.6% 1.4% 21.7%
FCF margin 0.4% -22.0% -43.0%
Operating cash flow margin 16.5% 40.4% 44.5%
Return on equity -18.0% 0.3% 7.5%
Return on assets -7.8% 0.2% 3.0%
Return on invested capital -6.1% – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.2x 28.0x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 3.3% 1.6% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHPPCUZHIW
Debt / assets 46.3% 40.3% 54.5%
Debt / equity 1.1x 0.8x 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA -174.3x 31.3x –
Debt / FCF 987.1x -15.6x -9.6x
Liabilities / assets 57.2% 49.8% 60.2%
Equity / assets 42.8% 50.2% 39.8%
Interest coverage -2.4x -1.7x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHPPCUZHIW
Dividend yield 0.0% 4.3% 6.4%
Net buyback yield 1.0% -1.8% -0.3%
Shareholder yield 1.0% 2.5% 6.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) -0.1% 1,419% 113.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 16.2% -93.3% -60.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) -93.0% 1.7% 2.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -84.4% 3.3% 1.5%

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.

ConsensusHPPCUZHIW
Forward P/E – 142.0xFY2026 27.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-3.72FY2026 $0.21FY2026 $1.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -12.5%FY2026 -21.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +128.6% -36.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $744.06MFY2026 $1.04BFY2026 $908.60MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -10.5%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026 +12.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.8% +10.4% -8.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHPPCUZHIW
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 189 394 372
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.8% +0.6% +10.9%
Institutions buying 118 201 214
Institutions selling 52 139 102
Buyers to sellers 2.27 1.45 2.10

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.

HPPCUZHIW
HPP 1.00 0.55 0.58
CUZ 0.55 1.00 0.87
HIW 0.58 0.87 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HPP, CUZ and HIW?

Cousins Properties (CUZ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hudson Pacific Properties (HPP) $533.74M, Cousins Properties (CUZ) $4.91B, Highwoods Properties (HIW) $3.45B.

Which stock is cheaper, HPP, CUZ and HIW?

Highwoods Properties (HIW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hudson Pacific Properties (HPP) -1.2x, Cousins Properties (CUZ) 330.9x, Highwoods Properties (HIW) 18.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Highwoods Properties (HIW) is cheapest (Cousins Properties (CUZ) 142.0x, Highwoods Properties (HIW) 27.5x). 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: Hudson Pacific Properties (HPP) -1.5%, Cousins Properties (CUZ) +8.5%, Highwoods Properties (HIW) +5.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Highwoods Properties (HIW) has the highest net margin (Hudson Pacific Properties (HPP) -67.6%, Cousins Properties (CUZ) 1.4%, Highwoods Properties (HIW) 21.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cousins Properties (CUZ) returned the most: Hudson Pacific Properties (HPP) -42.4%, Cousins Properties (CUZ) +15.0%, Highwoods Properties (HIW) +9.4%. Over five years, Cousins Properties (CUZ) compounded fastest (Hudson Pacific Properties (HPP) -44.3%/yr, Cousins Properties (CUZ) -5.6%/yr, Highwoods Properties (HIW) -7.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Highwoods Properties (HIW) has the highest dividend yield: Hudson Pacific Properties (HPP) 0.00%, Cousins Properties (CUZ) 4.29%, Highwoods Properties (HIW) 6.39%. Hudson Pacific Properties (HPP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cousins Properties (CUZ) has been the steadiest (Hudson Pacific Properties (HPP) 72.1%, Cousins Properties (CUZ) 26.9%, Highwoods Properties (HIW) 29.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HPP, CUZ and HIW?

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 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.