Cousins Properties posts higher Q2 2026 FFO
Cousins Properties reported second-quarter 2026 net income available to common stockholders of $26.2 million, or $0.16 per share, compared with $14.5 million, or $0.09 per share, a year earlier, mainly from a gain on an investment property sale.
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Cousins Properties reported second-quarter 2026 net income available to common stockholders of $26.2 million, or $0.16 per share, compared with $14.5 million, or $0.09 per share, a year earlier, mainly from a gain on an investment property sale. Funds From Operations (FFO) rose to $124.6 million, or $0.75 per share, from $117.5 million, or $0.70 per share. For the first half of 2026, net income was $1.3 million as a prior operating property impairment offset higher FFO of $247.5 million, or $1.49 per share.
The portfolio was 92.8% leased, the highest level since early 2020. Same property net operating income on a cash basis increased 5.9% in the quarter and 5.6% year‑to‑date, while cash second‑generation rents rose 9.2% in the quarter and 12.2% year‑to‑date. The company executed 924,000 square feet of office leases in the quarter and 1.86 million square feet year‑to‑date.
Cousins closed a new five‑year $1.2 billion unsecured credit facility, improved term‑loan spreads, acquired the remaining 10% interest in the 100 Mill office property for $18.5 million, and sold Research Park Plaza V for $42.0 million. Subsequent events included a $208.0 million sale of One Eleven Congress and a $31.5 million preferred equity commitment in an Austin office development. 2026 guidance was raised to net income of $0.08–$0.14 per share and FFO of $2.92–$2.98 per share.
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- Raised 2026 earnings guidance, with net income outlook increased to $0.08–$0.14 per share and FFO to $2.92–$2.98 per share, driven primarily by stronger leasing activity and the transaction activity described.
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Filing Explained
Settlement of 2.9 million forward-issued common shares remains a third-quarter assumption; 164.6 million shares were outstanding on June 30.
The July 30 Form 8-K reports
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Earnings Snapshot
For 2026, Cousins guided to net income of $0.08–$0.14 per share, up from $0.02–$0.10, and FFO of $2.92–$2.98 per share, up from $2.90–$2.98, primarily driven by leasing activity exceeding prior forecasts and related transactions.
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