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American Assets Trust vs CBL & Associates Properties

CBL & Associates Properties is the larger business, with $578m of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $436m for American Assets Trust (1.3 times as much). CBL & Associates Properties grew faster (12.2% against -4.7%). CBL & Associates Properties kept more of each dollar of sales as profit: a net margin of 23.5% against 12.8%. American Assets Trust carries less debt relative to equity (147.7% against 579.0%).

Latest fiscal yearAmerican Assets TrustAAT, 2025CBL & Associates PropertiesCBL, 2025
Revenue $436m $578m
Revenue growth -4.7% 12.2%
Net income $55.6m $136m
Operating margin 33.5% —
Net margin 12.8% 23.5%
Return on equity 4.8% 38.9%
Free cash flow $94.9m $250m
Cash $129m $42.3m
Total debt $1.70bn $2.17bn
Debt to equity 147.7% 579.0%
Dividend per share $1.36 —
Dividend yield 7.8% 4.2%
Share buybacks — $18.1m
Employees 232 —
Market value $1.33bn $1.53bn
Price vs our value range — —
Moat score 76 (Strong) 71 (Strong)
Insider trades, 12 months 48 buys, 0 sales 2 buys, 16 sales

Each figure is from the company's latest annual report and links to the page it comes from. Fiscal years can end on different dates. Market value and the value verdict use the delayed price shown on the stock pages. Not a recommendation.

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Figures from each company's latest annual report filed with the SEC (10-K or 20-F), as reported, with the fiscal year shown. Not investment advice. How we read filings: methodology.