SLG vs IRS vs CUZ Stock Comparison

Sl Green Realty, Irsa Investments & Representations and Cousins Properties Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SLG Sl Green Realty Corp
$51.52 +6.4% 1M +1.3% 1Y
Market cap
$3.57B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.07B
Div. yield
–
Office REITs Real Estate
1 win
CUZ Cousins Properties Inc
$29.50 +6.6% 1M +14.0% 1Y
Market cap
$4.85B
P/E
326.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.05B
Div. yield
0.04%
Office REITs Real Estate
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Cousins Properties leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Cousins Properties 4, Irsa Investments & Representations 4, Sl Green Realty 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSLGIRSCUZLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.57B $979.98M $4.85B CUZ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -24.9x 3.5x 326.9x IRS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 67.2x 140.5x IRS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.7% — +8.5% SLG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -13.4% — 1.4% CUZ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 31.3x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.04% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1.3% -17.2% +14.0% CUZ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.0%/yr +18.1%/yr -5.9%/yr IRS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.5% 42.4% 27.3% CUZ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 22/100 88/100 29/100 IRS

Percentile Scorecard

SLGIRSCUZ

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

AxisSLGIRSCUZ
Valuation 11 #130 of 146 98 #4 of 146 30 #102 of 146
Growth 13 #127 of 145 – 26 #107 of 145
Profitability 4 #135 of 141 – 31 #98 of 141
Financial Health 37 #92 of 146 68 #48 of 146 41 #87 of 146
Shareholder Returns 43 #78 of 136 99 #2 of 136 16 #114 of 136
Overall 22 88 29
  • SLG ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • IRS ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • CUZ ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSLGIRSCUZSPY
1 month +6.4%-15.3%+6.6% -5.9%
3 months -5.5%-18.4%-1.1% -4.6%
6 months +13.8%-17.7%+12.4% +0.2%
Year to date +12.3%-26.8%+14.4% +7.5%
1 year +1.3%-17.2%+14.0% +8.2%
3 years +50.5%+97.7%+50.6% +68.3%
3 years, per year +14.6%+25.5%+14.6% +19.0%
5 years -34.0%+129.3%-26.1% +56.5%
5 years, per year -8.0%+18.1%-5.9% +9.4%
10 years -49.4%-39.1%+2.1% +251.5%
10 years, per year -6.6%-4.8%+0.2% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureSLGIRSCUZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.5%42.4%27.3% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.1%42.5%28.8% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.981.070.58 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.03-0.410.51 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -76.2%-37.9%-58.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.9%-34.3%-8.7% -5.9%
52-week high $59.83$18.41$32.30 $779.14
52-week low $35.33$12.10$21.34 $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.

MultipleSLGIRSCUZ
P/E now vs peer median -25.3xmedian 26.5x 3.5xmedian 26.5x 327.3xmedian 26.5x
P/S now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 4.2x 2.3xmedian 4.2x 4.6xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.4x —median 14.4x 73.9xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.6xmedian 21.7x 9.5xmedian 21.7x -21.1xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.3x 0.6xmedian 1.3x 1.1xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -0.71median 1.78 —median 1.78 -7.06median 1.78

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 monthsSLGIRSCUZ
Revenue $1.07B – $1.05B
Gross profit – – $715.60M
Operating income – – -$314.84M
Net income -$117.47M – $15.11M
Free cash flow -$1.01B – -$229.86M
EPS (diluted) $-1.89 – $0.09
Cash & equivalents $186.44M $76.28M $5.21M
Total debt $4.37B $1.24B $3.58B
Shares (diluted) 75.97M 77.90M 165.79M
Enterprise value $2.90B -$71.59M $4.83B

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
MetricSLGIRSCUZ
P/E -25.3x 3.5x 327.3x
P/FCF -3.6x 9.5x -21.1x
P/Operating cash flow 38.8x – 11.5x
P/S 3.4x 2.3x 4.6x
P/B 0.9x 0.6x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 0.6x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA – – 73.9x
EV/EBIT – – -26.8x
EV/Revenue 7.3x – 8.1x
EV/FCF -7.8x – -36.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 83.2x – 19.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.71 – -7.06

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSLGIRSCUZ
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.7% – 8.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.5% – 9.3%
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) -562.5% – -74.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 38.3% – -44.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -6,597% – -73.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 35.9% – -46.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -16.4% – 1.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -23.2% – 4.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -337.5% – 75.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -121.9% – -64.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSLGIRSCUZ
Gross margin – – 68.4%
EBITDA margin – – 10.9%
Operating margin – – -30.1%
Pretax margin – – -47.3%
Net margin -13.4% – 1.4%
FCF margin -94.3% – -22.0%
Operating cash flow margin 8.8% – 40.4%
Return on equity -2.6% – 0.3%
Return on assets -0.9% – 0.2%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x – 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.8x – 28.0x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSLGIRSCUZ
Debt / assets 37.1% 37.9% 40.3%
Debt / equity 1.1x 0.8x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 31.3x
Debt / FCF -4.3x – -15.6x
Liabilities / assets 66.1% 50.1% 49.8%
Equity / assets 33.9% 49.9% 50.2%
Interest coverage – – -1.7x
Current ratio – 1.8x –
Quick ratio – 1.7x –
Cash ratio – 1.3x –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSLGIRSCUZ
Dividend yield 4.1% 25.1% 4.3%
Net buyback yield 0.0% – -1.8%
Shareholder yield 4.1% 25.1% 2.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 1,419%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – -93.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 1.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 3.3%

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.

ConsensusSLGIRSCUZ
Forward P/E – 67.2xFY2027 140.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.75FY2026 $0.18FY2027 $0.21FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -50.0%FY2027 -12.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -16.7% +128.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $637.58MFY2026 $436.40MFY2027 $1.03BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.0%FY2026 +0.1%FY2027 +4.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.0% -1.4% +10.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSLGIRSCUZ
Held by institutions 99.3% 17.2% 100.0%
Institutions holding 357 69 394
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.0% +8.0% +0.6%
Institutions buying 185 35 201
Institutions selling 119 11 139
Buyers to sellers 1.55 3.18 1.45

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.

SLGIRSCUZ
SLG 1.00 0.15 0.72
IRS 0.15 1.00 0.14
CUZ 0.72 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SLG, IRS and CUZ?

Cousins Properties (CUZ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sl Green Realty (SLG) $3.57B, Irsa Investments & Representations (IRS) $979.98M, Cousins Properties (CUZ) $4.85B.

Which stock is cheaper, SLG, IRS and CUZ?

Irsa Investments & Representations (IRS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sl Green Realty (SLG) -24.9x, Irsa Investments & Representations (IRS) 3.5x, Cousins Properties (CUZ) 326.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Irsa Investments & Representations (IRS) is cheapest (Irsa Investments & Representations (IRS) 67.2x, Cousins Properties (CUZ) 140.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sl Green Realty (SLG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Sl Green Realty (SLG) +9.7%, Cousins Properties (CUZ) +8.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cousins Properties (CUZ) has the highest net margin (Sl Green Realty (SLG) -13.4%, Cousins Properties (CUZ) 1.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cousins Properties (CUZ) returned the most: Sl Green Realty (SLG) +1.3%, Irsa Investments & Representations (IRS) -17.2%, Cousins Properties (CUZ) +14.0%. Over five years, Irsa Investments & Representations (IRS) compounded fastest (Sl Green Realty (SLG) -8.0%/yr, Irsa Investments & Representations (IRS) +18.1%/yr, Cousins Properties (CUZ) -5.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Sl Green Realty (SLG) 0.00%, Irsa Investments & Representations (IRS) 0.00%, Cousins Properties (CUZ) 0.04%. Sl Green Realty (SLG) and Irsa Investments & Representations (IRS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cousins Properties (CUZ) has been the steadiest (Sl Green Realty (SLG) 39.5%, Irsa Investments & Representations (IRS) 42.4%, Cousins Properties (CUZ) 27.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 4. 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.