Cousins Properties Incorporated (CUZ) Key Metrics
CUZ valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $4.55B
- Enterprise value
- $8.43B
- P/E (TTM)
- 691.0 10-yr median 35.1
- Forward P/E
- 10.1
- PEG ratio
- 1.31
- Price / sales
- 4.4 10-yr median 6.9
- Price / book
- 1.0 10-yr median 1.0
- EV / EBITDA
- 13.8 10-yr median 14.7
- Dividend yield
- 4.63% $1.28 a year
- Beta
- 1.18
CUZ key metrics, 2016–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsCUZ valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
CUZ returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
CUZ per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
CUZ financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
CUZ efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
CUZ valuation history
CUZ returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
CUZ debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
CUZ cash returned to shareholders
CUZ price vs earnings per share
CUZ key metrics
2016–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
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| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $4.35B | $4.72B | $3.70B | $3.80B | $6.00B | $4.98B | $5.35B | $3.38B | $3.92B | $2.18B |
| Enterprise value | $8.02B | $7.86B | $6.21B | $6.13B | $8.33B | $7.20B | $7.60B | $4.44B | $4.86B | $3.52B |
| P/E ratio | 107.4 | 102.7 | 44.6 | 22.8 | 21.5 | 21.0 | 52.7 | 42.7 | 18.1 | 27.5 |
| Price / sales | 4.4 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 7.9 | 6.7 | 8.1 | 7.1 | 8.4 | 8.4 |
| Price / book | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.9 |
| Price / free cash flow | 32.2 | 32.0 | 41.7 | 165.9 | 15.4 | 14.2 | 17.6 | — | — | 976.6 |
| Price / operating cash flow | 10.8 | 11.8 | 10.1 | 10.4 | 15.4 | 14.2 | 17.6 | 14.7 | 18.5 | 19.6 |
| EV / sales | 8.1 | 9.2 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 11.6 | 9.3 | 10.4 | 13.6 |
| EV / EBITDA | 17.6 | 14.7 | 12.3 | 11.5 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 16.4 | 14.7 | 18.0 | 24.1 |
| EV / free cash flow | 59.4 | 53.3 | 69.9 | 267.5 | 21.4 | 20.5 | 25.1 | — | — | — |
| Earnings yield | 0.9% | 1.0% | 2.2% | 4.4% | 4.6% | 4.8% | 1.9% | 2.3% | 5.5% | 3.6% |
| Free cash flow yield | 3.1% | 3.1% | 2.4% | 0.6% | 6.5% | 7.1% | 5.7% | −0.1% | −3.1% | 0.1% |
| Dividend yield | 5.0% | 4.1% | 5.2% | 5.1% | 3.0% | 3.5% | 2.7% | 3.2% | 2.5% | 11.2% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 5.0% | 4.2% | 5.2% | 5.1% | 3.0% | 3.5% | 2.7% | 3.2% | 2.5% | 11.8% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $25.78 | $30.64 | $24.35 | $25.29 | $40.28 | $33.50 | $41.20 | $31.60 | $37.00 | $34.04 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $5.89 | $5.56 | $5.28 | $5.07 | $5.07 | $4.98 | $5.06 | $4.45 | $4.41 | $4.05 |
| Earnings per share | $0.24 | $0.30 | $0.55 | $1.11 | $1.87 | $1.60 | $0.78 | $0.74 | $2.04 | $1.24 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $2.38 | $2.60 | $2.42 | $2.43 | $2.62 | $2.36 | $2.34 | $2.14 | $2.00 | $1.74 |
| Free cash flow per share | $0.80 | $0.96 | $0.58 | $0.15 | $2.62 | $2.36 | $2.34 | −$0.03 | −$1.15 | $0.03 |
| Cash per share | $0.03 | $0.05 | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.06 | $0.03 | $0.12 | $0.02 | $1.41 | $0.56 |
| Book value per share | $27.74 | $31.47 | $29.76 | $30.89 | $30.90 | $30.05 | $34.10 | $25.88 | $26.70 | $39.28 |
| Tangible book value per share | $26.75 | $30.35 | $29.03 | $29.99 | $29.77 | $28.78 | $32.12 | $24.52 | $24.94 | $35.45 |
| Dividends per share | $1.28 | $1.27 | $1.28 | $1.28 | $1.23 | $1.19 | $1.10 | $1.00 | $0.94 | $3.80 |
| Capex per share | $1.58 | $1.64 | $1.84 | $2.28 | $5.29 | $4.17 | $3.23 | $2.17 | $3.15 | $1.70 |
| Debt per share | $21.78 | $20.42 | $16.52 | $15.52 | $15.72 | $14.94 | $17.42 | $9.94 | $10.33 | $21.57 |
| Shares outstanding | 168.7M | 154.0M | 152.0M | 150.4M | 148.9M | 148.6M | 129.8M | 106.9M | 105.8M | 64.0M |
| Change in shares outstanding | +9.5% | +1.3% | +1.1% | +1.0% | +0.2% | +14.5% | +21.5% | +1.0% | +65.3% | +18.5% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 0.9% | 1.0% | 1.8% | 3.6% | 6.1% | 5.3% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 8.1% | 3.8% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 2.2% | 1.2% | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.6% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 0.9% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 0.5% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 2.2% | 3.9% | 3.3% | 1.8% | 1.9% | 5.2% | 2.3% |
| Return on tangible assets | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1.1% | 2.3% | 3.9% | 3.4% | 1.5% | 2.0% | 5.4% | 2.0% |
| Free cash flow margin | 13.6% | 17.2% | 11.1% | 3.0% | 51.6% | 47.4% | 46.1% | −0.6% | −26.1% | 0.9% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 9.93 | 8.71 | 4.44 | 2.19 | 1.40 | 1.48 | 2.98 | 2.89 | 0.98 | 1.41 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $3.68B | $3.15B | $2.51B | $2.33B | $2.34B | $2.22B | $2.26B | $1.06B | $1.09B | $1.38B |
| Cash & short-term investments | $5.7M | $7.3M | $6.0M | $5.1M | $8.9M | $4.3M | $15.6M | $2.5M | $148.9M | $35.7M |
| Net debt | $3.67B | $3.14B | $2.50B | $2.33B | $2.33B | $2.22B | $2.25B | $1.06B | $944.3M | $1.35B |
| Debt / equity | 0.79 | 0.65 | 0.56 | 0.50 | 0.51 | 0.50 | 0.51 | 0.38 | 0.39 | 0.55 |
| Debt / assets | 0.41 | 0.36 | 0.33 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.33 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 8.04 | 5.88 | 4.97 | 4.35 | 3.68 | 3.77 | 4.84 | 3.51 | 3.50 | 9.20 |
| Current ratio | 0.34 | 0.38 | 0.44 | 0.49 | 0.59 | 1.00 | 1.78 | 0.66 | 1.61 | 0.83 |
| Quick ratio | 0.34 | 0.38 | 0.44 | 0.49 | 0.59 | 1.00 | 1.78 | 0.69 | −0.02 | 0.89 |
| Interest coverage | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 1.5 |
| Working capital | −$577.5M | −$405.4M | −$289.9M | −$201.9M | −$121.5M | −$1.2M | $220.8M | −$51.8M | $106.9M | −$24.1M |
| Invested capital | $8.35B | $7.98B | $7.03B | $6.98B | $6.93B | $6.68B | $6.67B | $3.83B | $3.77B | $3.86B |
| Tangible asset value | $4.54B | $4.70B | $4.44B | $4.51B | $4.43B | $4.31B | $4.17B | $2.68B | $2.64B | $2.27B |
| Net current asset value | −$3.90B | −$3.68B | −$2.86B | −$2.69B | −$2.53B | −$2.32B | −$2.22B | −$1.23B | −$1.10B | −$1.54B |
| Graham number | $12.24 | $14.54 | $19.11 | $27.76 | $36.07 | $32.86 | $24.50 | $20.77 | $35.04 | $33.05 |
| Graham net-net per share | −$23.51 | −$24.30 | −$19.17 | −$18.22 | −$17.31 | −$16.74 | −$20.13 | −$11.72 | −$9.77 | −$24.62 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $215.8M | $195.4M | $194.3M | $192.3M | $182.8M | $176.3M | $142.9M | $107.2M | $99.2M | $243.3M |
| Share buybacks (net) | $1.9M | $1.1M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1.2M | $0 | $13.7M |
| Dividend payout ratio | 532.8% | 425.2% | 234.3% | 115.3% | 65.6% | 74.3% | 140.7% | 135.4% | 45.8% | 307.6% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 161.2% | 133.2% | 218.8% | 838.7% | 46.9% | 50.2% | 47.1% | — | — | — |
| Capex / revenue | 26.9% | 29.5% | 34.8% | 44.9% | 104.3% | 83.7% | 63.9% | 48.8% | 71.5% | 42.1% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 66.4% | 63.1% | 75.9% | 93.7% | 202.3% | 176.5% | 138.5% | 101.3% | 157.5% | 98.0% |
| Capex / depreciation | 0.64 | 0.69 | 0.89 | 1.16 | 2.73 | 2.15 | 1.63 | 1.28 | 1.69 | 0.75 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.0% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% |
| R&D / revenue | — | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| SG&A / revenue | 4.1% | 4.3% | 4.0% | 3.7% | 3.9% | 3.7% | 5.6% | 4.6% | 5.9% | 9.9% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 97.4 | 98.8 | 93.9 | 86.2 | 78.8 | 70.2 | 61.9 | 65.1 | 54.7 | 102.3 |
| Days of inventory on hand | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -4.2 | 310.4 | 308.2 | -2.2 |
| Days payables outstanding | — | -80.8 | -108.3 | 350.1 | 288.9 | 288.2 | 262.9 | 274.9 | 275.3 | 340.9 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | — | 179.6 | 202.2 | -263.9 | -210.1 | -218.1 | -205.2 | 100.6 | 87.6 | -240.9 |
| Receivables turnover | 3.75 | 3.69 | 3.89 | 4.23 | 4.63 | 5.20 | 5.90 | 5.61 | 6.67 | 3.57 |
| Payables turnover | — | — | — | 1.04 | 1.26 | 1.27 | 1.39 | 1.33 | 1.33 | 1.07 |
| Inventory turnover | — | — | 266,434,000.00 | 258,371,000.00 | 259,461,000.00 | 250,850,000.00 | — | — | 1.18 | — |
| Asset turnover | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.08 |
| Average receivables | $265.2M | $232.0M | $206.6M | $180.1M | $163.0M | $142.3M | $111.5M | $84.8M | $69.9M | $72.6M |
| Average payables | — | −$62.1M | −$79.1M | $247.8M | $205.4M | $198.1M | $160.0M | $124.0M | $123.6M | $90.5M |
| Average inventory | — | — | $1 | $1 | $1 | $1 | −$2.5M | $140.1M | $138.4M | −$593,000 |
| Intangibles / total assets | 1.9% | 2.0% | 1.4% | 1.8% | 2.3% | 2.7% | 3.6% | 3.5% | 4.4% | 5.9% |
Computed from CUZ's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed February 5, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
CUZ valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), Cousins Properties traded at 107.4 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 35.1. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 691.0 and the forward P/E is 10.1. Cousins Properties earned a return on equity of 0.9% and a return on invested capital of 2.2% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $3.7 billion of debt and $5.7 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $3.7 billion. It returned $217.7 million to shareholders: $215.8 million in dividends and $1.9 million in share buybacks, 161% of free cash flow. The share count rose 163.6% from 64.0M to 168.7M over 9 years.
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CUZ key metrics FAQ
What is Cousins Properties's P/E ratio?
Cousins Properties's trailing P/E ratio is 691.0 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 10.1. At the end of fiscal 2025 it was 107.4, compared with a 10-year median of 35.1.
What is Cousins Properties's EV/EBITDA?
Cousins Properties's enterprise value was 17.6 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $8.0 billion, EBITDA $456.6 million); the current EV/EBITDA is 13.8.
What is Cousins Properties's return on equity?
Cousins Properties's return on equity (ROE) was 0.9% in fiscal 2025: net income of $40.5 million on average shareholders' equity of $4.8 billion.
What is Cousins Properties's ROIC?
Cousins Properties's return on invested capital was 2.2% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Cousins Properties have?
Cousins Properties had total debt of $3.7 billion at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79 and $3.7 billion of net debt (8.04 times EBITDA).
What is Cousins Properties's dividend yield?
Cousins Properties's forward dividend yield is 4.63%. Cousins Properties paid $215.8 million in dividends in fiscal 2025 ($1.28 per share), a payout ratio of 532.8%.
Does Cousins Properties buy back its shares?
Yes. Cousins Properties spent $1.9 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2025 Shares outstanding changed +9.5% over the year, to 168.7M..
What is Cousins Properties's free cash flow yield?
Cousins Properties generated $135.0 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 3.1% on its market value at year-end ($4.3 billion).
What is Cousins Properties's current ratio?
Cousins Properties's current ratio was 0.34 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 0.34 times current liabilities.