BDN vs CRESY vs HIW Stock Comparison

Brandywine Realty Trust, Cresud and Highwoods Properties Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CRESY Cresud Inc
$10.79 -15.1% 1M +18.1% 1Y
Market cap
$715.47M
P/E
5.9x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Cresud leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Cresud 5, Highwoods Properties 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBDNCRESYHIWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $506.59M $715.47M $3.32B HIW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.5x 5.9x 20.0x CRESY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 7.6x 26.7x CRESY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.5% — +3.0% HIW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -28.8% — 19.9% HIW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.3% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.0x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.07% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -21.4% +18.1% +2.3% CRESY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -26.1%/yr +17.3%/yr -7.5%/yr CRESY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.8% 40.8% 29.3% HIW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 86/100 40/100 CRESY

Percentile Scorecard

BDNCRESYHIW

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

AxisBDNCRESYHIW
Valuation 95 #8 of 145 97 #2 of 34 41 #86 of 145
Growth 19 #115 of 142 – 23 #109 of 142
Profitability 24 #103 of 136 – 56 #61 of 136
Financial Health 59 #58 of 139 69 #12 of 37 32 #95 of 139
Shareholder Returns 94 #9 of 131 92 #3 of 25 48 #69 of 131
Overall 58 86 40
  • BDN ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • CRESY ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • 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

PeriodBDNCRESYHIWSPY
1 month +1.4%-15.1%+1.1% -0.8%
3 months -5.5%-7.0%-10.2% +3.5%
6 months -3.0%-3.8%+26.3% +7.0%
Year to date -0.3%-14.6%+17.8% +12.2%
1 year -21.4%+18.1%+2.3% +13.0%
3 years -22.4%+59.6%+70.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year -8.1%+16.9%+19.6% +23.1%
5 years -77.9%+121.6%-32.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year -26.1%+17.3%-7.5% +11.0%
10 years -80.6%-31.9%-38.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year -15.1%-3.8%-4.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBDNCRESYHIWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.8%40.8%29.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.1%38.0%32.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.580.950.56 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.600.440.08 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -83.2%-55.9%-62.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.6%-23.5%-11.6% -1.8%
52-week high $3.62$14.11$34.39 $779.14
52-week low $2.47$10.37$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.

MultipleBDNCRESYHIW
P/E now vs peer median -3.5xmedian 27.4x 5.9xmedian 15.2x 20.2xmedian 27.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 4.2x 0.8xmedian 0.5x 4.0xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 14.2x —median 9.0x —median 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 58.4xmedian 23.2x 8.3xmedian 15.1x -7.2xmedian 23.2x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.3x 0.4xmedian 1.1x 1.3xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.04median 2.11 —median 1.27 12.01median 2.11

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 monthsBDNCRESYHIW
Revenue $498.29M – $835.54M
Operating income $73.79M – –
Net income -$143.21M – $173.55M
Free cash flow $8.70M – -$462.85M
EPS (diluted) $-0.82 – $1.48
Cash & equivalents $37.87M $192.05M $145.38M
Total debt $1.07B $4.42B $3.52B
Shares (diluted) 174.38M – 112.30M
Enterprise value $324.75M -$828.54M $3.09B

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
MetricBDNCRESYHIW
P/E -3.5x 5.9x 20.2x
P/FCF 58.4x 8.3x -7.2x
P/Operating cash flow 4.2x – 8.7x
P/S 1.0x 0.8x 4.0x
P/B 0.7x 0.4x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 0.7x 0.4x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 2.9x – –
EV/EBIT 10.3x – –
EV/Revenue 1.5x – 8.0x
EV/FCF 87.7x – -14.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.3x – 17.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.04 – 12.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBDNCRESYHIW
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.5% – 3.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.7% – -0.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 639.1% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.4% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 56.1% – 32.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -97.3% – 3.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 56.2% – 28.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -97.9% – 1.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -18.7% – 5.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.1% – -1.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -25.6% – -4,099%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -30.4% – -103.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBDNCRESYHIW
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 53.2% – –
Operating margin 14.8% – –
Pretax margin -28.7% – –
Net margin -28.8% – 19.9%
FCF margin 1.7% – -55.4%
Operating cash flow margin 24.4% – 46.0%
Return on equity -20.0% – 6.7%
Return on assets -4.0% – 2.7%
Return on invested capital 7.3% – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x – 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.9x – 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.9% – 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBDNCRESYHIW
Debt / assets 8.3% 27.9% 54.3%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.6x 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.0x – –
Debt / FCF 33.7x – -7.6x
Liabilities / assets 80.3% 56.5% 60.0%
Equity / assets 19.7% 43.5% 40.0%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio – 1.5x –
Quick ratio – 1.5x –
Cash ratio – 0.6x –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBDNCRESYHIW
Dividend yield 11.0% 5.8% 6.6%
Net buyback yield 0.4% – -1.8%
Shareholder yield 11.4% 5.8% 4.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 126.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – -47.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 2.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 1.3%

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.

ConsensusBDNCRESYHIW
Forward P/E – 7.6xFY2027 26.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.81FY2026 $1.42FY2027 $1.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -61.2%FY2027 -21.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +21.1% -36.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $503.69MFY2026 $1.11BFY2027 $908.60MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.1%FY2026 +21.8%FY2027 +12.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -17.2% +5.5% -8.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBDNCRESYHIW
Held by institutions 73.2% 18.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 232 58 371
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.5% +2.8% +10.9%
Institutions buying 130 24 214
Institutions selling 68 13 102
Buyers to sellers 1.91 1.85 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.

BDNCRESYHIW
BDN 1.00 0.08 0.54
CRESY 0.08 1.00 0.21
HIW 0.54 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BDN, CRESY and HIW?

Highwoods Properties (HIW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) $506.59M, Cresud (CRESY) $715.47M, Highwoods Properties (HIW) $3.32B.

Which stock is cheaper, BDN, CRESY and HIW?

Cresud (CRESY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) -3.5x, Cresud (CRESY) 5.9x, Highwoods Properties (HIW) 20.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cresud (CRESY) is cheapest (Cresud (CRESY) 7.6x, Highwoods Properties (HIW) 26.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Highwoods Properties (HIW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) +0.5%, Highwoods Properties (HIW) +3.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Highwoods Properties (HIW) has the highest net margin (Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) -28.8%, Highwoods Properties (HIW) 19.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cresud (CRESY) returned the most: Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) -21.4%, Cresud (CRESY) +18.1%, Highwoods Properties (HIW) +2.3%. Over five years, Cresud (CRESY) compounded fastest (Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) -26.1%/yr, Cresud (CRESY) +17.3%/yr, Highwoods Properties (HIW) -7.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) 0.00%, Cresud (CRESY) 0.00%, Highwoods Properties (HIW) 0.07%. Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) and Cresud (CRESY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Highwoods Properties (HIW) has been the steadiest (Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) 35.8%, Cresud (CRESY) 40.8%, Highwoods Properties (HIW) 29.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BDN, CRESY 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, Cresud (CRESY) leads on 5. 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.