COUSINS PROPERTIES INC
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $4.49B
- P/E (TTM)
- 679.8
- Dividend yield
- 4.71%
About Cousins Properties
Real Estate Investment Trusts, SIC 6798
Cousins Properties Incorporated is a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT). The enterprise focuses on the development, acquisition, leasing, management, and ownership of Class A office properties and opportunistic mixed-use developments, primarily categorized as lifestyle offices. Operating through Cousins Properties LP and its subsidiary Cousins TRS Services LLC, the company provides professional property management and related real estate services. Its customers consist of corporate office tenants and commercial users seeking amenitized work environments that assist in employee recruitment and retention.
The organization concentrates its operational footprint within the Sun Belt region of the United States. Its portfolio is centered in key metropolitan markets, specifically Austin, Atlanta, Charlotte, Tampa, Phoenix, Dallas, and Nashville, complemented by ground lease interests and regional offices across these core locations. Cousins Properties maintains its corporate executive headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia.
Summary of the business section of Cousins Properties's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- COUSINS PROPERTIES INC
- Headquarters
- Atlanta, GA
- Address
- 3344 Peachtree Road, Ne, Suite 1800 30326
- Phone
- (404) 407-1000
- Website
- cousins.com
- Employees
- 351, Dec 31, 2025
- Industry
- Real Estate Investment Trusts
- Incorporated in
- Georgia
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Auditor
- Deloitte & Touche LLP, Atlanta, Georgia
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- CUZ
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Shares outstanding
- 165M, Jul 24, 2026
- Public float
- $5.01B, Jun 30, 2025
- Filer category
- Large accelerated filer
- Stock splits
- 1-for-4 reverse, Jun 17, 2019; 1-for-4 reverse, Jun 14, 2019; 3-for-2, Oct 3, 2000; 3-for-2, May 29, 1987; 3-for-2, May 28, 1986; 5-for-4, Jun 19, 1984; 5-for-4, Jun 21, 1983; 5-for-4, Mar 30, 1981; 5-for-4, May 27, 1980
- SEC CIK
- 25232
- CUSIP
- 222795502
- ISIN
- US2227955026
- LEI
- 5493007XPYD5EJABN062
- EIN
- 58-0869052
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey D. Symes | SVP, Chief Accounting Officer | 16,685 |
| Pamela F. Roper | EVP, General Counsel | 82,284 |
| Michael Colin Connolly | President & CEO | 548,025 |
| Gregg D. Adzema | EVP and CFO | 175,561 |
| Richard G. Hickson IV | Executive Vice President | 98,980 |
| Jane Kennedy Hicks | EVP, Chief Investment Officer | 107,572 |
| John S. McColl | Executive Vice President | 93,516 |
| R. Kent Griffin Jr | Director | 87,329 |
| Dionne Nelson | Director | 28,943 |
| Scott W. Fordham | Director | 142,183 |
| R. Dary Stone | Director | 101,562 |
| Susan Givens | Director | 15,336 |
| Donna Westbrook Hyland | Director | 76,893 |
| Robert M. Chapman | Director | 82,204 |
| Charles T. Cannada | Director | 76,643 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 M. Colin Connolly | $8.69M | $7.29M | $2.48M | $96 | $81 |
| FY2024 M. Colin Connolly | $7.99M | $13.83M | $2.28M | $109 | $94 |
| FY2023 M. Colin Connolly | $6.66M | $7.11M | $1.98M | $82 | $78 |
| FY2022 M. Colin Connolly | $5.57M | $2.82M | $1.70M | $81 | $76 |
| FY2021 M. Colin Connolly | $4.80M | $6.91M | $1.60M | $123 | $122 |
| FY2020 M. Colin Connolly | $3.91M | $3.83M | $1.35M | $85 | $82 |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“As of December 31, 2025, we had 351 full-time employees, which includes the seven executive officers listed on page 26 .”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings