Cousins Properties (CUZ) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $0.10
- Estimate
- $0.08
- Surprise
- +28.5%
- Revenue (period 2026-06-30)
- $268.5M
- Score at report (before → after)
- 5.6 → 5.6/10
Revenue source: mixed.
How the report landed
Cousins Properties (CUZ) beat the $0.08 estimate with adjusted EPS of $0.10 — a large 28.5% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Hold (5.6/10) to Buy (Wait) at 5.6/10 after the report.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates CUZ Buy (Wait) at 5.6/10.
2 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +28.5% surprise compares with a +1.3% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-10-29.
What supports the rating
- Strong growth profile
What argues against it
- Concentration risk — Geographic: Austin technology companies
- Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
- V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.0)
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $28.51
- Entry target
- $27.00
- Price target
- $29.03
- Stop
- $25.86
- Upside to target
- +1.8%
- Reward-to-risk
- 0.3:1
The stock trades at 712.8× trailing but 62.0× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-10-29 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
CUZ at TrendMatrix's latest read
REIT quarters hinge on occupancy, rate exposure, and FFO rather than headline EPS, which mechanically distorts under depreciation.
- Industry
- REIT - Office
- Market cap
- $4.69B
- P/E (fwd)
- 62.0
- P/E (ttm)
- 712.8
- 52-week range
- $21.03–$32.95
- Off 52-week high
- 13.5%
- RSI (14)
- 57
- Volume vs avg
- 1.21×
- Score today
- 5.6/10