Cousins Properties (CUZ) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Cousins Properties (CUZ) recorded Operating Margin of -24.35% in Q2 2026, down 0.22 percentage points from -24.13% a year earlier but up 15.39 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Cousins Properties (CUZ) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Cousins Properties' Operating Margin came in at -31.20% as of Jun 30, 2026, down 7.17 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was -26.67%, up 0.33 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Margin has a five-year change of -5.52 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Operating Margin came in at -27.01% in FY2024 (-3.91 pp), -23.09% in FY2023 (-2.75 pp), -20.34% in FY2022 (-0.09 pp) and -20.25% in FY2021 (+0.90 pp).
- Quarterly Operating Margin has ranged from -39.74% in Q1 2026 to -17.91% in Q2 2022 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Margin has declined for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.67 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Operating Margin in the last five years was a gain of 8.70 percentage points in Q4 2021, against a drop of 18.10 percentage points in Q1 2026 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at -39.74% (Q1 2026), -33.10% (Q4 2025) and -27.61% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welltower | 166.01 Bn | 148.52 Bn | 1.39 Bn | -51.62% |
| 2 | Prologis | 121.16 Bn | 125.55 Bn | - | 51.59% |
| 3 | Simon Property | 65.49 Bn | 66.75 Bn | - | 49.72% |
| 4 | Realty Income | 51.38 Bn | 53.76 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Public Storage | 49.67 Bn | 48.75 Bn | - | 37.85% |
| 6 | Ventas | 43.61 Bn | 42.81 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Extra Space Storage | 27.79 Bn | 27.79 Bn | 642.43 Mn | 44.86% |
| 8 | Vici Properties | 25.29 Bn | 23.41 Bn | 1.05 Bn | 69.48% |
| 9 | Vivmark Residential | 22.78 Bn | 22.97 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Cousins Properties | 4.55 Bn | 4.53 Bn | 183.86 Mn | -24.35% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -24.35% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -39.74% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -33.10% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -27.61% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -24.13% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -21.64% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -25.35% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -25.37% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -29.63% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -27.75% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -22.68% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -23.35% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -21.91% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -24.43% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -21.22% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -21.90% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -17.91% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -20.21% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -19.41% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -20.95% |
Cousins Properties Operating Margin API
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