ARE vs SLG vs HIW Stock Comparison

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Sl Green Realty and Highwoods Properties Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SLG Sl Green Realty Corp
$50.94 +3.9% 1M -1.2% 1Y
Market cap
$3.61B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.07B
Div. yield
4.66%
Office REITs Real Estate
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Alexandria Real Estate Equities leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Alexandria Real Estate Equities 3, Sl Green Realty 3, Highwoods Properties 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARESLGHIWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.07B $3.61B $3.36B ARE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.8x -25.1x 18.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.0x — 26.7x ARE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -9.9% +9.7% +5.4% SLG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -52.0% — 21.7% HIW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 7.09% 4.66% 6.57% ARE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -30.9% -1.2% +7.2% HIW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -27.6%/yr -6.7%/yr -7.5%/yr SLG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.1% 38.3% 29.4% HIW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 48/100 47/100 SLG

Percentile Scorecard

ARESLGHIW

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisARESLGHIW
Valuation 74 #38 of 145 48 #76 of 145 54 #68 of 145
Growth 7 #133 of 143 39 #87 of 143 35 #93 of 143
Profitability 14 #117 of 136 – 60 #55 of 136
Financial Health 74 #37 of 138 – 29 #98 of 138
Shareholder Returns 30 #92 of 131 57 #57 of 131 59 #55 of 131
Overall 40 48 47
  • ARE ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • SLG ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • HIW ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodARESLGHIWSPY
1 month -16.2%+3.9%+6.3% +0.7%
3 months -22.7%-5.0%-9.9% +3.7%
6 months +0.2%+20.1%+25.3% +7.1%
Year to date -17.0%+11.1%+17.9% +12.8%
1 year -30.9%-1.2%+7.2% +11.9%
3 years -56.4%+71.7%+70.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year -24.2%+19.8%+19.4% +22.8%
5 years -80.1%-29.5%-32.1% +67.6%
5 years, per year -27.6%-6.7%-7.5% +10.9%
10 years -61.3%-49.9%-37.6% +262.0%
10 years, per year -9.1%-6.7%-4.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureARESLGHIWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.1%38.3%29.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.7%38.4%31.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.750.910.54 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.68-0.030.24 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.1%-76.2%-62.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.0%-14.9%-11.5% -1.2%
52-week high $59.69$59.83$34.39 $779.14
52-week low $39.91$35.33$20.58 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleARESLGHIW
P/E now vs peer median -4.8xmedian 25.7x -25.1xmedian 25.7x 18.1xmedian 25.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 4.1x 3.4xmedian 4.1x 3.9xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.3x —median 14.3x —median 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -14.9xmedian 23.5x -3.5xmedian 23.5x -9.2xmedian 23.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.3x 0.9xmedian 1.3x 1.3xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.05median 1.86 -0.73median 1.86 1.93median 1.86

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsARESLGHIW
Revenue $2.76B $1.07B $851.95M
Net income -$1.39B – $193.92M
Free cash flow -$473.23M – -$366.24M
EPS (diluted) $-8.40 $-2.03 $1.65
Cash & equivalents $508.86M $186.44M $279.21M
Total debt $12.90B – $3.51B
Shares (diluted) 170.75M 70.67M 112.32M
Enterprise value $3.08B $3.61B $3.07B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricARESLGHIW
P/E -4.8x -25.1x 18.1x
P/FCF -14.9x -3.5x -9.2x
P/Operating cash flow 6.0x – 8.9x
P/S 2.6x 3.4x 3.9x
P/B 0.4x 0.9x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 0.4x 1.2x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT – – –
EV/Revenue 6.5x 3.4x 7.7x
EV/FCF -37.7x – -18.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.0x – 17.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.05 -0.73 1.93

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARESLGHIW
Revenue growth (1Y) -9.9% 9.7% 5.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.5% 1.5% 0.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) -339.2% – 49.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -74.6% – 11.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -239.7% -7,085% 46.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -100.7% 34.3% 9.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -13.7% – 4.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.5% – -0.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 33.5% – -176.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 43.5% – -66.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARESLGHIW
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – – –
Net margin -52.0% – 21.7%
FCF margin -17.1% – -43.0%
Operating cash flow margin 43.0% – 44.5%
Return on equity -6.6% -2.6% 7.5%
Return on assets -3.6% – 3.0%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x – 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.9x – 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% – 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARESLGHIW
Debt / assets 37.9% – 54.5%
Debt / equity 0.7x – 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF -27.3x – -9.6x
Liabilities / assets 45.9% – 60.2%
Equity / assets 54.1% – 39.8%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARESLGHIW
Dividend yield 7.1% 4.7% 6.6%
Net buyback yield – – -0.4%
Shareholder yield 7.1% 4.7% 6.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) -43.0% – 113.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) -126.5% – -60.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) -34.4% – 2.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -10.2% – 1.5%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusARESLGHIW
Forward P/E 26.0xFY2026 – 26.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.56FY2026 $-0.75FY2026 $1.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – -21.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -150.6% – -36.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.71BFY2026 $640.65MFY2026 $908.60MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -8.2%FY2026 +6.5%FY2026 +12.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -13.7% +6.4% -8.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARESLGHIW
Held by institutions 97.2% 99.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 596 356 372
Change in shares held, QoQ +14.1% +0.0% +10.9%
Institutions buying 336 185 214
Institutions selling 192 119 102
Buyers to sellers 1.75 1.55 2.10

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ARESLGHIW
ARE 1.00 0.50 0.46
SLG 0.50 1.00 0.73
HIW 0.46 0.73 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARE, SLG and HIW?

Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) $7.07B, Sl Green Realty (SLG) $3.61B, Highwoods Properties (HIW) $3.36B.

Which company is growing faster?

Sl Green Realty (SLG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -9.9%, Sl Green Realty (SLG) +9.7%, Highwoods Properties (HIW) +5.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Highwoods Properties (HIW) has the highest net margin (Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -52.0%, Highwoods Properties (HIW) 21.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Highwoods Properties (HIW) returned the most: Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -30.9%, Sl Green Realty (SLG) -1.2%, Highwoods Properties (HIW) +7.2%. Over five years, Sl Green Realty (SLG) compounded fastest (Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -27.6%/yr, Sl Green Realty (SLG) -6.7%/yr, Highwoods Properties (HIW) -7.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) has the highest dividend yield: Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) 7.09%, Sl Green Realty (SLG) 4.66%, Highwoods Properties (HIW) 6.57%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Highwoods Properties (HIW) has been the steadiest (Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) 45.1%, Sl Green Realty (SLG) 38.3%, Highwoods Properties (HIW) 29.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ARE, SLG and HIW?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) leads on 3. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.