CUZ · Intrinsic value
Is Cousins Properties Incorporated (CUZ) overvalued or undervalued?
Cousins Properties Incorporated (CUZ) trades at the delayed market price of $27.22 a share. That price already implies revenue growth of −0.6% a year for 5 years. TickerWorth's dcf fair value is $49.49 a share (45% below fair value), as of Oct 19, 2026. It is a model estimate, and every input behind it is sourced below.
Model by Miraaj Patel · generated from market data · Updated Oct 19, 2026 · How these pages are made
Is CUZ undervalued?
- DCF fair value
- $49.49
- Market price
- $27.22
- Upside to fair value
- +81.8%
- Verdict
- 45% below fair value
Reverse DCF: Today's price implies revenue growth of −0.6% a year for 5 years; our model assumes 7.6% a year on average over the same horizon.
What is CUZ's TickerWorth Score?
Middle of the pack — real strengths and real weaknesses
Compared with Real Estate companies in US
Its strongest point: growing quickly. Its weakest: profitability is weak.
- Value · 55 of 100
Cheaper than 55% of Real Estate companies in US
- Price vs worth · — of 100
- Quality · 25 of 100
More profitable than 25% of Real Estate companies in US
- Financial health · 31 of 100
Financially stronger than 31% of Real Estate companies in US
- Growth · 85 of 100
Growing faster than 85% of Real Estate companies in US
- Momentum · 70 of 100
Outperformed 70% of Real Estate companies in US over the past year
Confidence: Medium confidence · Scored
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CUZ DCF valuation: where the gap comes from
At a recent price of $27.22, Cousins Properties Incorporated (CUZ) trades 45% below TickerWorth's base-case discounted-cash-flow (DCF) fair value of $49.49 per share — meaning the market currently prices CUZ undervalued vs our estimate of what the business is intrinsically worth. Our fair value sits above the market, an implied +81.8% move to close the gap if the business performs in line with our assumptions. This is an educational model, not a price target or a recommendation — the value moves with the inputs, which you can test yourself using the WACC slider below.
Read the full reasoning
The valuation discounts Cousins Properties Incorporated's projected free cash flows at a weighted-average cost of capital (WACC) of 8.4%, with a long-run terminal growth rate of 2.5%. About 77% of the enterprise value comes from the terminal value — the portion beyond the explicit forecast window — which is typical for a stable, cash-generative business and a reminder that small changes in the discount rate or terminal growth assumption swing the intrinsic value meaningfully.
Running the DCF in reverse — solving for the growth the current price already assumes — the market is implying roughly -0.6% annual revenue growth for CUZ. Our base case instead compounds to about 7.6% a year over the same forecast, so the market is pricing in slower growth than our base case. The reverse-DCF is a quick sanity check: it reframes 'is this stock cheap?' as 'do I believe the growth the price requires?' rather than arguing over a single point estimate of fair value.
Sensitivity matters more than any single number. Across a reasonable band of discount-rate assumptions, CUZ's modeled DCF value ranges from about $29.26 to $99.50 per share. If that range still sits below today's price, the market is optimistic relative to the model across the whole band; if it brackets the price, the stock is roughly fairly valued on our assumptions. Use the interactive slider to see exactly where your own cost-of-capital view lands.
How to read this page: the DCF fair value is what Cousins Properties Incorporated would be worth if its cash flows grow as modeled and are discounted at the stated WACC. The assumptions table shows every input and its source; the reverse-DCF shows what the market believes; the sensitivity band shows how fragile the answer is. None of this is investment advice — it is a transparent, auditable framework for forming your own view of CUZ's intrinsic value. Figures update as new filings and prices come in.
Every input behind CUZ's DCF
| Input | Value |
|---|---|
| Base-year revenueLive feed — totalRevenue (TTM) | $1,025,450,000 |
| Base EBIT marginComputed — trailing operatingMargins, held roughly flat | 24.2% |
| Forecast revenue growthESTIMATEAssumption — TickerWorth's 5-year explicit forecast | 11% → 10% → 8% → 6% → 4% |
| Risk-free rateLive feed — US 10-year Treasury yield (^TNX) | 5.1% |
| BetaLive feed — yfinance, 5-year monthly beta vs the S&P 500 (clamped to 0.4–2.5) | 1.18 |
| Terminal growthESTIMATEAssumption — TickerWorth house default 2.5%, held below WACC | 2.5% |
| Diluted sharesLive feed — sharesOutstanding | 165M |
| Market priceDelayed quote · as of 2026-10-19 18:35 UTC | $27.22 |
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What does Cousins Properties Incorporated do?
What does it do?
Cousins Properties Incorporated is a fully integrated, self-administered, and self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT). The Company, based in Atlanta, GA and acting through its operating partnership, Cousins Properties LP, primarily invests in Class A office buildings located in high-growth Sun Belt markets. It operates in the REIT - Office industry (Real Estate sector), headquartered in United States. The company employs roughly 351 people.
How does it make money?
The business turns $994M in annual revenue into profit. Out of every $100 of sales, about $24 is left as operating profit (operating margin of 24.2%), after a 68% gross margin on the products/services it sells. After all costs, taxes and interest, 0.6% of revenue becomes bottom-line net profit.
Is it financially healthy?
Financially it looks stretched: carries modest debt (0.8× equity), may struggle to cover its short-term bills (0.5× current ratio), and is currently profitable.
Who at CUZ filed insider trades?
| Date | Insider | Relationship | What happened | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symes Jeffrey D | SVP, Chief Accounting Officer | Open-market sale | $177,611.52 | Form 4 for Symes Jeffrey D (opens sec.gov in a new tab) | |
| Givens Susan | Director | Grant / award | $149,978.40 | Form 4 for Givens Susan (opens sec.gov in a new tab) | |
| Givens Susan | Director | Grant / award | $84,996.12 | Form 4 for Givens Susan (opens sec.gov in a new tab) | |
| Nelson Dionne | Director | Grant / award | $149,978.40 | Form 4 for Nelson Dionne (opens sec.gov in a new tab) | |
| Hyland Donna Westbrook | Director | Grant / award | $149,978.40 | Form 4 for Hyland Donna Westbrook (opens sec.gov in a new tab) | |
| Hyland Donna Westbrook | Director | Grant / award | $114,991.80 | Form 4 for Hyland Donna Westbrook (opens sec.gov in a new tab) |
A disclosure, not a signal to trade. Source: SEC EDGAR (Form 4). Older filings and the 90-day buying-and-selling read are part of Pro. See plans
Common questions
What is CUZ's intrinsic value?
TickerWorth's base-case DCF fair value for Cousins Properties Incorporated (CUZ) is $49.49 per share, versus a market price of $27.22 (45% below fair value).
Is CUZ overvalued or undervalued?
On our DCF model CUZ looks undervalued vs fair value at $27.22. This is an educational estimate, not advice.
What discount rate is used for CUZ?
A WACC of 8.4% and a terminal growth rate of 2.5%.
Is Cousins Properties stock undervalued?
TickerWorth's dcf fair value for Cousins Properties Incorporated (CUZ) is $49.49 against a market price of $27.22. Our read: 45% below fair value. This is a model estimate, not investment advice.
Cousins Properties (CUZ) DCF valuation and fair value
Our dcf fair value for Cousins Properties Incorporated (CUZ) is $49.49, built on a 8.4% discount rate (WACC) and 2.5% terminal growth. Every assumption is listed on this page with its source.
What growth is priced into Cousins Properties stock?
Today's price implies revenue growth of −0.6% a year for 5 years; our model assumes 7.6% a year on average over the same horizon. This is a reverse DCF: it holds our cash-flow model's other inputs and solves for the revenue growth that makes the model equal today's price of $27.22. A model estimate, not investment advice.
Cousins Properties (CUZ) insider trading
The most recent insider filing (SEC Form 4) for Cousins Properties Incorporated (CUZ): Symes Jeffrey D, SVP, Chief Accounting Officer, open-market sale on 2026-08-20. The latest filings are listed on this page. A disclosure, not a signal to trade.
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