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Quality84

Growth remains strong (avg 100/100), but valuation is pulling the composite down (avg 70/100).

Broad-market heuristics · Not a buy/sell signal

Valuation and growth

P/FFO Multiple
100/100
11.5x

11.5x FFO, reasonable REIT valuation

Cash Flow Multiple
40/100
37.0x

Above 30x, cash flow yield is thin

Revenue Growth
100/100
8.2%

Above 7% CAGR, strong REIT expansion

FFO Growth
100/100
32.6%

Above 7% FFO CAGR, strong compounder

Business Quality & Capital Allocation

Share Dilution
0/100
10.2%

Heavy dilution above 5%

Dividend Coverage
100/100
49%

49% payout of FFO, well covered

Debt / EBITDA
100/100
3.2x

3.2x EBITDA, conservative leverage

Interest Coverage
100/100
6.3x

6.3x coverage, strong debt service

Cousins Properties (CUZ) quality: score, margins and returns

Cousins Properties (CUZ) scores 84/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score (a high-quality business), a weighted blend of 8 metrics each scored 0 to 100, on 68.3% operating margins and 6.9% ROIC. Every metric is computed from SEC filings; this is analysis, not investment advice.

Frequently asked

Is Cousins Properties (CUZ) a high-quality business?+

Cousins Properties scores 84 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 8 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which rates it a high-quality business on these measures. Recent figures include a 68.3% operating margin and a 6.9% return on invested capital. Quality and price are separate questions: even a great business can be a poor investment if you overpay, so read this score alongside the valuation. The metric-by-metric breakdown is on this scorecard.

What does Cousins Properties's quality score measure?+

Intrinsiqq's quality score weighs revenue and free-cash-flow growth, operating margins, return on invested capital, change in share count, and balance-sheet strength, each computed from CUZ's SEC filings rather than opinion or sentiment. A higher score means a more durable, capital-efficient business; it is not a buy or sell signal. Open each metric on this page to see exactly where Cousins Properties scores well and where it falls behind.

What is Cousins Properties's return on invested capital (ROIC)?+

Cousins Properties earns about 6.9% on its invested capital, which is modest. ROIC measures how much profit a company generates per dollar put to work; sustained ROIC above its cost of capital is one of the clearest signs of a real competitive moat. Compare it to CUZ's margins and growth on this scorecard to judge durability.

How profitable is Cousins Properties?+

Cousins Properties runs an operating margin of about 68.3% and a net margin of about 1.4%. Revenue has grown at roughly 6.1% a year recently. High, stable margins usually point to pricing power and operating discipline. Margins are most telling next to growth and returns on capital, all of which feed this quality score. This is analysis from SEC filings, not investment advice.

How the market compares: US profitability statistics

SourceQuality score computed from the 10-Q filed 23 Oct 2026, covering the period ending 30 Sept 2026, as reported to the SEC. Data last refreshed 30 Oct 2026. How this is calculated.

Fiscal year ends Dec. Sector medians are approximate S&P 500 benchmarks and update periodically. Checks use broad-market heuristics, so sector norms may differ, and the valuation checks are more cyclical than the quality checks.

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Held by ETFs

CUZ is in 95 US ETFs. The largest of them, with CUZ's weight in each:

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Data sourced from SEC EDGAR filings and third-party price providers. Scores, valuations, and metrics are algorithmic estimates. This is not investment advice. See our Terms and Methodology.

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