Cousins Properties Incorporated (CUZ) Financial Analysis and Rating

Comparison Analysis Based on SEC Data

Company Name Cousins Properties Incorporated
Industry (SIC) 6798 - Real Estate Investment Trusts
Revenue in 2025 $993,816 thousand (ranked #75 out of 269 companies in the industry)
Assets as of 12/31/2025 $8,890 million (ranked #67)
Market Cap $4,578 million (Sep 14, 2026)
Analyzed report 3/31/2025 (filed 5/01/2025)

Year:

Financial Position and Performance

Compared with Q1 2025 industry ratios Change during the quarter

worse

improved
Compared with all listed companies

about the same

Compare with a competitor

Financial Ratios Benchmarking

Financial Ratio Comparison of company ratios for 3/31/2025
with Q1 2025 industry ratios
(67 - Holding And Other Investment Offices)
with all listed companies
Solvency Ratios
Debt ratio 
0.44
0.58
0.44
0.61
Debt-to-equity ratio 
0.79
1.39
0.79
1.35
Interest coverage ratio 
0.56
1.43
0.56
1.56
Profitability Ratios
Profit margin 
8.3%
7.9%
8.3%
2.1%
ROE (Return on equity), after tax 
1.7%
2.7%
1.7%
4.1%
ROA (Return on assets) 
1%
1.1%
1%
0.7%
Activity Ratios
Asset turnover (days) 
3140
3163
3140
751
Resulting score -0,1 0,0

Year:

Additional Ratios (not used in score calculation)

Financial Ratio Comparison of company ratios for 3/31/2025
with Q1 2025 industry ratios
(67 - Holding And Other Investment Offices)
with all listed companies
Profitability Ratios
Gross margin 
13.5%
58.3%
13.5%
42.1%
Operating margin (Return on sales) 
8.3%
20.3%
8.3%
4.7%
Activity Ratios
EBIT  $21M
EBITDA  $123M
Price Ratios
Earnings per Share (basic)  $0.12
Earnings per Share (diluted)  $0.12

Auditor's Conclusion

We have performed a comparative analysis of the balance sheet and income statement of Cousins Properties Incorporated (hereafter – the "Company") for Q1 2025 as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The primary business activity of the Company is "Real Estate Investment Trusts" (SIC code 6798). In our analysis, we compared the key financial ratios of the Company with the average (median) values of those ratios calculated for the Company's specific industry sector and for all companies. The averages were calculated using data from Q1 2025 financial statements filed with the SEC through the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system (EDGAR). By comparing each of the eleven key metrics to the median, we have reached an overall conclusion about the quality of the Company's financial condition. All calculations and conclusions were performed using software and methodologies developed by ReadyRatios.

Based on our analysis of the Company's key financial ratios, we have determined the following. The financial condition of Cousins Properties Incorporated in 2025 is worse than the typical financial condition of companies in the "Real Estate Investment Trusts" industry.

The average ratios for this industry are higher than the average for all companies. Therefore, the Company shows a satisfactory result compared to all businesses. The financial position of Cousins Properties Incorporated is about the same as the average financial condition of listed companies that file financial statements with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Financial Position and Performance History


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