Cousins Properties vs Kilroy Realty
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I put Cousins Properties and Kilroy Realty side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- Kilroy Realty is the larger business, with $1.1B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $994M for Cousins Properties.
- Cousins Properties grew revenue faster (16.0%, against −2.0%).
- Kilroy Realty turned more of its sales into free cash flow (40.5% FCF margin, against 13.6%).
Who comes out ahead
Of the 6 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
Cousins Properties
CUZ
2/6
Revenue growth5-year growth
Kilroy Realty
KRC
4/6
Net marginFCF marginReturn on equityShare count change
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | CUZ FY25 | KRC FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $4.8B | $4.4B |
| Revenue | $994M | $1.1B |
| Free cash flow | $135M | $450M |
| Net income | $40.5M | $303M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 16.0% | −2.0% |
| 5-year growth | 6.1% | 4.4% |
| Share count change | 9.6% | 0.6% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 68.4% | — |
| Operating margin | 67.8% | — |
| Net margin | 4.1% | 27.2% |
| FCF margin | 13.6% | 40.5% |
| Return on capital | 6.7% | — |
| Return on equity | 0.9% | 5.6% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $3.3B | — |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.1x | — |
| Dividends and buybacks | $216M | $258M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | — | 20.4x |
| Piotroski F-score | — | — |
Ten years
Revenue
Operating margin
Free cash flow
Return on capital
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.