Alexandria Real Estate Equities vs Cousins Properties
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The short version
- Alexandria Real Estate Equities is the larger business, with $3.0B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $994M for Cousins Properties, about 3.0 times as much.
- Cousins Properties grew revenue faster (16.0%, against β2.9%).
- Cousins Properties turned more of its sales into free cash flow (13.6% FCF margin, against β15.1%).
| Latest fiscal year | ARE Β· FY25 | CUZ Β· FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $7.3B | $4.8B |
| Revenue | $3.0B | $994M |
| Free cash flow | β$457M | $135M |
| Net income | β$1.4B | $40.5M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | β2.9% | 16.0% |
| 5-year growth | 9.9% | 6.1% |
| Share count change | β1.0% | 9.6% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | β | 68.4% |
| Operating margin | β | 67.8% |
| Net margin | β47.2% | 4.1% |
| FCF margin | β15.1% | 13.6% |
| Return on capital | β | 6.7% |
| Return on equity | β8.6% | 0.9% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $11.9B | $3.3B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | β | 3.1x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $1.1B | $216M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | β | β |
| Piotroski F-score | β | β |
Revenue
FY16
ARE $922M
CUZ $259M
FY17
ARE $1.1B
CUZ $466M
FY18
ARE $1.3B
CUZ $475M
FY19
ARE $1.5B
CUZ $658M
FY20
ARE $1.9B
CUZ $740M
FY21
ARE $2.1B
CUZ $755M
FY22
ARE $2.6B
CUZ $762M
FY23
ARE $2.9B
CUZ $803M
FY24
ARE $3.1B
CUZ $857M
FY25
ARE $3.0B
CUZ $994M
ARE
CUZ
Operating margin
FY16
ARE β
CUZ 100.4%
FY17
ARE β
CUZ 67.2%
FY18
ARE β
CUZ 68.6%
FY19
ARE β
CUZ 65.7%
FY20
ARE β
CUZ 65.7%
FY21
ARE β
CUZ 65.4%
FY22
ARE β
CUZ 65.9%
FY23
ARE β
CUZ 66.2%
FY24
ARE β
CUZ 66.6%
FY25
ARE β
CUZ 67.8%
ARE
CUZ
Free cash flow
FY16
ARE β$428M
CUZ β
FY17
ARE β$443M
CUZ β
FY18
ARE β$357M
CUZ β
FY19
ARE β$541M
CUZ β
FY20
ARE β$563M
CUZ β
FY21
ARE β$1.1B
CUZ β
FY22
ARE β$2.0B
CUZ $22.9M
FY23
ARE β$1.8B
CUZ $88.8M
FY24
ARE β$918M
CUZ $148M
FY25
ARE β$457M
CUZ $135M
ARE
CUZ
Return on capital
FY16
ARE β
CUZ 6.6%
FY17
ARE β
CUZ 6.5%
FY18
ARE β
CUZ 6.7%
FY19
ARE β
CUZ 6.5%
FY20
ARE β
CUZ 5.8%
FY21
ARE β
CUZ 5.8%
FY22
ARE β
CUZ 5.7%
FY23
ARE β
CUZ 6.0%
FY24
ARE β
CUZ 6.0%
FY25
ARE β
CUZ 6.7%
ARE
CUZ
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.