Cousins Properties (CUZ) Return on Sales [ROS] (2010 - 2026)
Cousins Properties (CUZ) recorded Return on Sales [ROS] of -23.31% in Q3 2026, up 4.30 percentage points from -27.61% a year earlier and up 1.04 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cousins Properties (CUZ) Return on Sales [ROS] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Cousins Properties' Return on Sales [ROS] came in at -30.10% as of Sep 30, 2026, down 5.43 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was -26.67%, up 0.33 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] has a five-year change of -5.52 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] 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).
- The Q3 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since Q1 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] rose in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.88 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Sales [ROS] 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 -24.35% (Q2 2026), -39.74% (Q1 2026) and -33.10% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welltower | 178.32 Bn | 164.35 Bn | 1.47 Bn | 9.10% |
| 2 | Prologis | 123.35 Bn | 117.31 Bn | - | 43.76% |
| 3 | Simon Property | 74.85 Bn | 70.92 Bn | - | 46.02% |
| 4 | Public Storage | 62.90 Bn | 61.62 Bn | - | 23.20% |
| 5 | Realty Income | 56.04 Bn | 54.31 Bn | - | 48.67% |
| 6 | Ventas | 45.71 Bn | 44.38 Bn | - | 11.68% |
| 7 | Extra Space Storage | 34.02 Bn | 32.93 Bn | 650.96 Mn | 44.04% |
| 8 | Vici Properties | 27.68 Bn | 26.03 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 52.20% |
| 9 | Vivmark Residential | 24.69 Bn | 24.47 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Cousins Properties | 4.98 Bn | 4.96 Bn | 179.32 Mn | -23.31% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -23.31% |
| 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% |
API Access
Cousins Properties Return on Sales [ROS] 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
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=CUZ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=CUZ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();