CUZ FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #32 of 78 in industry

Cousins Properties Inc CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $8.7M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $108,612 · Holding & Investment Offices.

Holding & Investment Offices peers All rankings
State
GA
Filing date
2026-03-18
Industry
Holding & Investment Offices
Industry rank
#32/78

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
80:1
Moderate (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$8.7M
Median worker
$108,612

Answer first

Cousins Properties Inc's FY2025 CEO total of $8.7M ranks #622 of 1,423 complete filings; its 80:1 pay ratio ranks #768. Dollar rank is not ratio rank.

According to the same FY2025 complete-filing cohort used on the rankings boards (CEO total, median worker, and ratio all present). Median worker pay is $108,612. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-67 peer cohort (# 32 of 78, 60th percentile - above the industry median pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Holding & Investment Offices companies.

Dollar rank
#622
$8.7M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#768
80:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
60th
above the industry median pay ratio

How Cousins Properties Inc ranks nationally

Cousins Properties Inc CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

Total CEO compensation, the full national distribution, this company marked

$8,688,925 Top 44% higher than 56% of 1,423 companies

$0–$2,500,000: 304 companies (21%). Below this entry. $2,500,000–$5,000,000: 182 companies (13%). Below this entry. $5,000,000–$7,500,000: 208 companies (15%). Below this entry. $7,500,000–$10,000,000: 192 companies (13%). This entry sits in this band. $10,000,000–$12,500,000: 139 companies (10%). Above this entry. $12,500,000–$15,000,000: 91 companies (6%). Above this entry. $15,000,000–$17,500,000: 88 companies (6%). Above this entry. $17,500,000–$20,000,000: 54 companies (4%). Above this entry. $20,000,000–$22,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $22,500,000–$25,000,000: 34 companies (2%). Above this entry. $25,000,000–$27,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $27,500,000–$30,000,000: 16 companies (1%). Above this entry. $30,000,000–$32,500,000: 10 companies (1%). Above this entry. $32,500,000–$35,000,000: 7 companies (0%). Above this entry. $35,000,000–$37,500,000: 9 companies (1%). Above this entry. $37,500,000–$40,000,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $40,000,000–$42,500,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $42,500,000–$45,000,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $45,000,000–$47,500,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $47,500,000–$50,000,000: 27 companies (2%). Above this entry. This company $0 $50M+ every complete-filing company, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $2500K-wide band; taller bars hold more companies. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source SEC DEF 14A Section 953(b) disclosures, PlainCEOPay extract · FY2025

Cousins Properties Inc vs. Holding & Investment Offices peers

CEO total pay ($8.7M) against pay ratio (80:1) for Cousins Properties Inc (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Holding & Investment Offices industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both6389701.97586128.587825559978981.611175408.157.3:166.7:176:185.3:194.7:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Cousins Properties Inc, CEO total pay: 8688925 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 80:1Cousins Properties IncFederal Realty Investment Trust, CEO total pay: 9919520 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 76:1Federal Realty Investment TrustAgree Realty Corp, CEO total pay: 10957876 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 86:1Agree Realty CorpHealthpeak Properties, Inc., CEO total pay: 10951600 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 88:1Healthpeak Properties, Inc.OUTFRONT Media Inc., CEO total pay: 6607234 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 71:1OUTFRONT Media Inc.CareTrust REIT, Inc., CEO total pay: 10002522 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 93:1CareTrust REIT, Inc.
Cousins Properties Inc vs. Holding & Investment Offices peers, plotted against the industry's $8.2M median CEO total and 59:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Holding & Investment Offices peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 72 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 67. Segments sum to the peer set, not this company's compensation pillar.

CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2025

A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in Cousins Properties Inc's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Cousins Properties Inc

Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2022–2025. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).

Latest ratio
80:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+17:1
from FY2024 63:1
CEO $ YoY
+8.8%
$8.7M latest
Filings shown
4
FY2022–2025
Cousins Properties Inc CEO total compensation, median worker pay, and pay ratio by fiscal year from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A.
FY CEO pay Δ pay Median worker Pay ratio Δ ratio
2022 $5.6M - $117,795 47:1 -
2023 $6.7M +19% $121,026 55:1 +8:1
2024 $8.0M +20% $126,819 63:1 +8:1
2025 $8.7M +8.8% $108,612 80:1 +17:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 25232, FY2022–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Holding & Investment Offices

This Company's Ratio
80:1
Industry Median Ratio
59:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$8.2M
This CEO's Pay
$8.7M
Companies in Industry
78
vs. Industry Median
Above
#32 of 78 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Holding & Investment Offices →

Cousins Properties Inc: MID · HEAVY pay ratio

Cousins Properties Inc disclosed 80:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $8.7M CEO total in FY2025. the CEO earned 80× the median employee ($108,612) in FY2025.

Median employee $108,612 (HIGH-MED); MID · HEAVY stamps put about 80 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$8.7M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, near median

Pay Ratio

80:1

Near industry median

What FY2025 shows for Cousins Properties Inc

Cousins Properties Inc disclosed 80:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $8.7M CEO total in FY2025. The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Holding & Investment Offices (SIC 67) median ratio is 59:1 across 78 FY2025 filers; Cousins Properties Inc's $8.7M CEO total is above the $8.2M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #622 and ratio rank #768 split - treat 80:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Holding & Investment Offices peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$8.7M
Median Employee Pay
$108,612
Pay Ratio
80:1
Filing Date
2026-03-18

Company Info

Ticker
CUZ
CIK
25232
Industry
Holding & Investment Offices
SIC Code
6798
State
GA
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 25232, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Cousins Properties Inc disclosed 80:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $8.7M CEO total in FY2025.

Read with Cousins Properties Inc

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peers first, then a SIC pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps MID · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.

Tri Pointe Homes, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $8.7M (Δ $3K heavier vs Cousins Properties Inc); MID · HIGH-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Yext, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $8.7M (Δ $5K heavier vs Cousins Properties Inc); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
DIEBOLD NIXDORF, Inc · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $8.7M (Δ $10K heavier vs Cousins Properties Inc); STEEP · LOW-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Cvr Energy Inc · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $8.7M (Δ $14K lighter vs Cousins Properties Inc); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Federal Realty Investment Trust (SIC 67 pole)

Federal Realty Investment Trust stamps MID · HEAVY nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Cousins Properties Inc's MID filing.
National dual ranks · #622/#768

Cousins Properties Inc's FY2025 package sits #622 by CEO dollars and #768 by ratio under HEAVY · MID.
Comp structure · HEAVY

Cousins Properties Inc's HEAVY CEO total is equity-sensitive - read what grant-date fair value does and does not mean.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Cousins Properties Inc (CIK 25232), FY2025. See our methodology. Aggregated by PlainCEOPay as of August 2026.

Data currency: Executive compensation from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A proxy statements through fiscal year 2025, compiled and last refreshed August 2026. See our methodology for source dates and refresh cadence. Spot a figure that looks wrong? Report a correction.