How comparing works here

How do I compare two companies?

Type the tickers into the box above — up to five at once. Every row is read from the companies' own annual filings, so a comparison shows the same measure computed the same way for each of them rather than whatever each company chose to highlight.

Can I compare an ETF with a stock?

Yes, and the table changes to suit. Two funds are compared on cost, income, spread and record, because revenue growth and debt mean nothing for a fund. A fund against a company shows only what both of them have.

Side by side

Compare

Put up to 4 companies, funds, commodities or coins next to each other — health, valuation, growth and performance.

Every row is computed the same way for every column, from each company's own annual filing, so a comparison is not a collection of whichever figures each of them chose to put in a press release. Funds are compared on what a fund is actually judged on: cost, income, spread and record.

Relative performance

Rebased so every symbol starts at 0%

Loading price history…

Side by side

Latest annual figures from each company's filings

MetricCUZCOUSINS PROPERTIES INCBXPBXP, Inc.CDPCOPT DEFENSE PROPERTIESVNOVORNADO REALTY TRUSTMedian of the restexcluding CUZ
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$28.67▲ 0.94 (3.39%)
$61.49▲ 2.85 (4.86%)
$33.83▲ 0.74 (2.24%)
$34.34▲ 1.45 (4.41%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.7.3/106.0/106.0/107.3/106.0/10
Market value$4.82B$9.75B$3.83B$6.55B
Revenue$993.8M$3.48B$42.1M$1.81B
Profit$40.5M$276.8M$159.5M$905.0M
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.16.0%2.2%-44.3%1.3%1.3%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.68.4%59.1%——59.1%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.67.8%————
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.4.1%7.9%379.2%50.0%50.0%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.13.6%29.5%686.6%61.5%61.5%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.0.9%5.4%10.5%15.1%10.5%
Return on invested capital (approx.)Operating profit after tax against equity plus debt, less cash. Cash here excludes short-term investments, so this runs low for cash-rich companies.6.6%————
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.118.91x35.22x24.01x7.24x24.01x
EV / EBITDA (approx.)Market value plus debt less cash, against operating profit before depreciation. Cash excludes short-term investments, so this runs high for cash-rich companies.7.49x————
Price to book1.03x1.89x2.53x1.09x1.89x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.0.89x3.59x2.06x1.46x2.06x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.6/86/75/77/76.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.n/a for banksn/a for banksn/a for banksn/a for banks

How CUZ compares with the others

  • CUZ's profit margin of 4.1% is lower than the median of the other companies selected (50.0%).
  • Its revenue grew faster than the median of the other companies selected: 16.0% against 1.3%.
  • It trades at a higher P/E than the median of the other companies selected: 118.9x against 24.0x.
  • Its liabilities are lower relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 0.9x against 2.1x.

Measured against the other companies entered, from each one's latest annual filing. A difference describes the companies; it does not rank them.