Cousins Properties (CUZ) EBITDA Margin (2010 - 2026)
Cousins Properties' EBITDA Margin came in at 17.05% for Q3 2026, up 1.78 percentage points from 15.27% a year earlier and up 1.80 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Cousins Properties (CUZ) EBITDA Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Cousins Properties reported EBITDA Margin of 10.91%, down 6.56 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 15.57%, down 0.50 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBITDA Margin has declined in each of the last three years, with a five-year change of -2.15 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, EBITDA Margin was 16.07% in FY2024 (-0.57 pp), 16.64% in FY2023 (-1.78 pp), 18.42% in FY2022 (+0.58 pp) and 17.85% in FY2021 (+0.13 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly EBITDA Margin since Q2 2025.
- Year-over-year, EBITDA Margin increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.77 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in EBITDA Margin over five years came in Q4 2021 (a gain of 7.85 percentage points), and the weakest in Q1 2026 (a drop of 17.67 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows CUZ's EBITDA Margin at 15.25% (Q2 2026), 1.92% (Q1 2026) and 9.35% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welltower | 177.74 Bn | 163.76 Bn | 1.47 Bn | 28.40% |
| 2 | Prologis | 120.05 Bn | 114.00 Bn | - | 74.40% |
| 3 | Simon Property | 74.18 Bn | 70.24 Bn | - | 71.71% |
| 4 | Public Storage | 62.09 Bn | 60.82 Bn | - | 53.64% |
| 5 | Realty Income | 55.76 Bn | 54.03 Bn | - | 90.88% |
| 6 | Ventas | 45.60 Bn | 44.27 Bn | - | 36.44% |
| 7 | Extra Space Storage | 33.58 Bn | 32.49 Bn | 650.96 Mn | 66.44% |
| 8 | Vici Properties | 27.29 Bn | 25.64 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 53.36% |
| 9 | Vivmark Residential | 24.52 Bn | 24.30 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Cousins Properties | 4.87 Bn | 4.85 Bn | 179.32 Mn | 17.05% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 17.05% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 15.25% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.92% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.35% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 15.27% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 18.30% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 19.59% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 16.64% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 18.03% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 15.63% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 13.95% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 18.14% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 17.15% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 17.88% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 13.45% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 17.89% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 18.54% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 19.61% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 17.67% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 19.30% |
Cousins Properties EBITDA Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebitda-margin&ticker=CUZ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebitda-margin", "ticker": "CUZ", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebitda-margin&ticker=CUZ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();