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Cousins Properties (CUZ) earnings and revenue breakdown
Latest: Q3 2026 · 10-Q filed Oct 29, 2026 · Cousins Properties (CUZ) Q3 2026 earnings results →
Q3 2026 Revenue up 4% year over year to $259M · 7¢ of every $1 of revenue kept as net profit · operating margin 69.5%
Cousins Properties made $259M in Q3 2026 (+4% Y/Y): Rental Properties $257M, Fees $1.4M, Termination Fee $1.0M. Operating margin 69.5%, net earnings $17.0M. See where every dollar goes — costs, profit and cash — as a Sankey from the 10-Q filed Oct 29, 2026.
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What changed this quarter
Revenue was $259.4M in Q3 2026, up 4% year over year and down 3% from the previous quarter. Rental Properties was the largest line at 99% of revenue. Rental Properties added $10.8M year over year (up 4%), 98% of the total change.
Operating profit was $180.2M, a 69.5% margin (up 1.3 points year over year). Of the extra revenue versus Q3 2025, 99% reached operating profit, above the 68% margin then. Total costs grew 0% against revenue growth of 4%. Net earnings were $17.0M, up 98% year over year. The effective tax rate was 0.0%.
Operating cash flow was $111.3M (down 8% year over year), 654% of net earnings. Non-cash charges added back $103.3M of depreciation and amortization. Working capital and other items used $9.0M.
Quarterly history
| Quarter | Form | Filed | Revenue | Y/Y | Op. margin | Net earnings | Op. cash flow |
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| Q3 2026 | 10-Q | Oct 29, 2026 | $259M | +4% | 69.5% | $17.0M | $111M |
| Q2 2026 | 10-Q | Jul 30, 2026 | $269M | +12% | 67.9% | $26.2M | $157M |
| Q1 2026 | 10-Q | Apr 29, 2026 | $263M | +5% | 68.4% | −$24.7M | $40.5M |
| Q4 2025 | 10-K | Feb 5, 2026 | $255M | +13% | 67.5% | −$3.3M | $114M |
| Q3 2025 | 10-Q | Oct 30, 2025 | $248M | +19% | 68.1% | $8.8M | $120M |
| Q2 2025 | 10-Q | Jul 31, 2025 | $240M | +13% | 69.4% | $14.7M | $123M |
| Q1 2025 | 10-Q | May 1, 2025 | $250M | +20% | 66.0% | $21.1M | $44.8M |
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About Cousins Properties
Cousins Properties Incorporated (the “Registrant” or “Cousins”), a Georgia corporation, is a fully integrated, self-administered, and self-managed real estate investment trust (“REIT”). Cousins conducts substantially all of its business through Cousins Properties LP ("CPLP"). Cousins owns in excess of 99% of CPLP and consolidates CPLP. CPLP wholly owns Cousins TRS Services LLC ("CTRS"), a taxable entity that owns and manages its own real estate portfolio and performs certain real estate related services. Cousins, CPLP, CTRS, and their subsidiaries develop, acquire, lease, manage, and own primarily Class A office properties and opportunistic mixed-use developments in the Sun Belt markets of the United States with a focus on lifestyle office properties in Austin, Atlanta, Charlotte, Tampa, Phoenix, Dallas, and Nashville.
In its own words, from its 10-K, filed Feb 5, 2026.
Cousins Properties against its Real Estate Investment Trusts peers
The largest companies of the same SEC industry, each at its latest quarter. Revenue growth: +4% against the peers' median +11%. Operating margin: 69.5% against the peers' median 20.6%.
| Company | Quarter | Revenue | Y/Y | Op. margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CUZ Cousins Properties | Q3 2026 | $259M | +4% | 69.5% |
| WELL Welltower | Q3 2026 | $3.7B | +38% | 9.1% |
| AMT American Tower | Q3 2026 | $2.8B | +2% | 45.6% |
| EQIX Equinix | Q3 2026 | $2.6B | +11% | 23.3% |
| PLD Prologis | Q1 2026 | $2.3B | +7% | 52.7% |
| IRM Iron Mountain | Q3 2026 | $2.0B | +14% | 20.6% |
| DLR Digital Realty Trust | Q3 2026 | $1.9B | +21% | 15.9% |
| WY Weyerhaeuser | Q3 2026 | $1.9B | +8% | 5.4% |
| VTR Ventas | Q3 2026 | $1.8B | +23% | 2.9% |
Source: Cousins Properties 10-Q on SEC EDGAR · CIK 25232 · Real Estate Investment Trusts
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