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Cousins Properties vs Douglas Emmett

Cousins Properties and Douglas Emmett are similar in size: $994m and $1.00bn of revenue in their latest fiscal years. Cousins Properties grew faster (16.0% against 1.8%). Cousins Properties kept more of each dollar of sales as profit: a net margin of 4.1% against 1.6%. Cousins Properties carries less debt relative to equity (71.7% against 293.7%).

Latest fiscal yearCousins PropertiesCUZ, 2025Douglas EmmettDEI, 2025
Revenue $994m $1.00bn
Revenue growth 16.0% 1.8%
Net income $40.5m $16.3m
Operating margin 67.8% —
Net margin 4.1% 1.6%
Return on equity 0.9% 0.8%
Free cash flow $135m $194m
Cash $5.7m $341m
Total debt $3.36bn $5.59bn
Debt to equity 71.7% 293.7%
Dividend per share $1.28 $0.76
Dividend yield 4.4% 7.5%
Share buybacks — $0
Employees 351 778
Market value $4.83bn $1.67bn
Price vs our value range — —
Moat score 64 (Moderate) 71 (Strong)
Insider trades, 12 months 0 buys, 1 sales 3 buys, 0 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.