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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Cousins Properties (CUZ)

Cousins Properties raises 2026 earnings guidance; Q2 FFO rises to $0.75 per share

Positive Impact 4 of 5 guidance Written later

Cousins Properties reported second-quarter 2026 net income available to common stockholders of $26.2 million, or $0.16 per share, up from $14.5 million a year earlier, mainly due to a gain on the sale of an investment property. Funds from operations (FFO) rose to $124.6 million, or $0.75 per share, and the company raised its 2026 net income and FFO per share guidance, which matters to shareholders because it signals higher expected earnings for the year, though first-half net income fell sharply due to an impairment charge.

Key points

  • Q2 2026 net income available to common stockholders was $26.2 million, or $0.16 per share, compared with $14.5 million, or $0.09 per share, in Q2 2025.
  • Q2 2026 FFO was $124.6 million, or $0.75 per share, compared with $117.5 million, or $0.70 per share, in Q2 2025.
  • 2026 FFO guidance is now $2.92 to $2.98 per share, up from $2.90 to $2.98; net income guidance is $0.08 to $0.14 per share, up from $0.02 to $0.10.
  • Six-month 2026 net income available to common stockholders fell to $1.3 million, or $0.01 per share, from $35.4 million, mainly due to a $36.6 million operating property impairment.

The filing

CompanyCousins Properties (CUZ)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJul 30, 2026, 4:20 PM ET
Accession number0000025232-26-000061

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 1:00 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on July 30, 2026.

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