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CUZ vs BRK-B // RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC)
Cousins Properties Incorporated (NYSE) VS. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: CUZ 7
— BRK-B 7
▲ RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC) LEADER: BRK-B
LAST: $29.55 (+1.58%) • MKT CAP: $4.79B
roic
8.30%
LAST: $542.49 (+0.10%) • MKT CAP: $1.16T
roic
11.47%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (CUZ VS. BRK-B)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | CUZ | BRK-B | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 68.40% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) ACTIVE | 8.30% | 11.47% | -3.17 | BRK-B | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 9.2x | 9.7x | -0.48 | CUZ | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 7.47% | 2.09% | +5.38 | CUZ | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 67.80% | 27.80% | +40.00 | CUZ | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 4.10% | 22.30% | -18.20 | BRK-B | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 16.00% | 3.93% | +12.07 | CUZ | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 4.51% | 0.00% | +4.51 | CUZ | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 1.60 | 2.85 | -1.25 | BRK-B | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 4/9 | +4.00 | CUZ | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 6.80% | 3.55% | +3.25 | BRK-B | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 62.4 | 66.8 | -4.42 | BRK-B | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.96 | 0.61 | +0.35 | CUZ | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 99.3x | 24.3x | +74.96 | BRK-B | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $4.79B | $1.16T | -$1.15T | BRK-B | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | CUZ REV | BRK-B REV | CUZ GROSS % | BRK-B GROSS % | CUZ FCF | BRK-B FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $993.8M | $371.44B | 68.4% | — | $357.6M | $25.04B |
| FY 2024 | $856.8M | $371.43B | 67.2% | — | $361.7M | $11.62B |
| FY 2023 | $802.9M | $364.48B | 44.0% | — | $332.2M | $29.79B |
| FY 2022 | — | $302.02B | — | — | — | $21.89B |
| FY 2021 | — | $276.19B | — | — | — | $26.15B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
CUZ // BETA 0.96
BRK-B // BETA 0.61