BPYPP vs HIW vs DEI Stock Comparison

Brookfield Property Partners, Highwoods Properties and Douglas Emmett Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DEI Douglas Emmett Inc
$10.06 +2.5% 1M -24.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.69B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.01B
Div. yield
7.55%
Office REITs Real Estate

Head to Head

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Brookfield Property Partners leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Brookfield Property Partners 6, Highwoods Properties 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBPYPPHIWDEILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.33B $3.29B $1.69B BPYPP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -56.2x 17.8x -73.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.2x 26.2x — BPYPP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -9.5% +5.4% +0.8% HIW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.6% 21.7% -2.3% HIW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 6.9x — 23.3x BPYPP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 10.94% 6.70% 7.55% BPYPP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -1.7% +0.9% -24.5% HIW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.2%/yr -8.1%/yr -21.1%/yr HIW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.1% 29.3% 30.9% BPYPP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 49/100 31/100 BPYPP

Percentile Scorecard

BPYPPHIWDEI

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

AxisBPYPPHIWDEI
Valuation 92 #13 of 145 55 #66 of 145 65 #51 of 145
Growth 66 #48 of 141 36 #90 of 141 6 #132 of 141
Profitability 19 #109 of 134 63 #50 of 134 20 #108 of 134
Financial Health 52 #67 of 138 31 #96 of 138 16 #116 of 138
Shareholder Returns 30 #92 of 131 58 #56 of 131 49 #67 of 131
Overall 52 49 31
  • BPYPP ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • HIW ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • DEI ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBPYPPHIWDEISPY
1 month -0.7%-0.9%+2.5% -0.2%
3 months -5.4%-11.3%-16.3% +3.9%
6 months -7.9%+19.7%-9.5% +8.2%
Year to date +2.4%+15.5%-8.5% +12.9%
1 year -1.7%+0.9%-24.5% +12.3%
3 years +30.0%+67.6%-9.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +9.1%+18.8%-3.3% +23.3%
5 years -41.7%-34.3%-69.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year -10.2%-8.1%-21.1% +10.9%
10 years —-39.0%-72.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year —-4.8%-11.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBPYPPHIWDEISPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.1%29.3%30.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.9%32.0%30.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.400.550.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.080.03-0.79 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.4%-62.9%-75.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.5%-13.3%-24.5% -1.2%
52-week high $16.70$34.39$13.32 $779.14
52-week low $14.38$20.58$9.18 $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.

MultipleBPYPPHIWDEI
P/E now vs peer median -56.2xmedian 26.3x 17.8xmedian 26.3x -73.7xmedian 26.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 4.0x 3.9xmedian 4.0x 1.7xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.5xmedian 14.4x —median 14.4x 30.6xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 23.3x -9.0xmedian 23.3x -22.4xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.3x 1.3xmedian 1.3x 0.5xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -1.36median 1.91 1.89median 1.91 2.18median 1.91

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 monthsBPYPPHIWDEI
Revenue $7.17B $851.95M $1.01B
Gross profit – – $636.52M
Operating income – – -$179.54M
Net income -$113.00M $193.92M -$55.59M
Free cash flow – -$366.24M -$75.33M
EPS (diluted) $-0.27 $1.65 $-0.14
Cash & equivalents $1.49B $279.21M $354.96M
Total debt $28.73B $3.51B $5.72B
Shares (diluted) 960.29M 112.32M 167.49M
Enterprise value $15.67B $3.00B $1.90B

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
MetricBPYPPHIWDEI
P/E -56.2x 17.8x -73.7x
P/FCF – -9.0x -22.4x
P/Operating cash flow – 8.7x 4.4x
P/S 2.0x 3.9x 1.7x
P/B 0.3x 1.3x 0.5x
P/Tangible book 0.3x 1.4x 0.5x
EV/EBITDA 10.5x – 30.6x
EV/EBIT 11.5x – -39.3x
EV/Revenue 5.8x 7.7x 7.0x
EV/FCF – -17.8x -93.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – 17.2x 18.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.36 1.89 2.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBPYPPHIWDEI
Revenue growth (1Y) -9.5% 5.4% 0.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.1% 0.5% -0.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 0.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -1.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – -4.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -8.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 83.2% 49.5% -267.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 62.1% 11.2% -45.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 63.1% 46.0% -160.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 41.4% 9.4% -33.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 4.5% -1.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -0.6% -7.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -176.2% -134.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -66.8% -31.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBPYPPHIWDEI
Gross margin – – 63.2%
EBITDA margin 55.0% – 22.9%
Operating margin – – -17.8%
Pretax margin 2.7% – -45.0%
Net margin -3.6% 21.7% -2.3%
FCF margin – -43.0% -7.5%
Operating cash flow margin – 44.5% 38.3%
Return on equity -0.3% 7.5% -2.0%
Return on assets -0.1% 3.0% -0.7%
Return on invested capital 0.0% – –
Return on capital employed 4.1% – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.0x -6.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.1% 2.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBPYPPHIWDEI
Debt / assets 28.1% 54.5% 59.9%
Debt / equity 0.7x 1.4x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 6.9x – 23.3x
Debt / FCF – -9.6x -76.0x
Liabilities / assets 58.3% 60.2% 63.2%
Equity / assets 41.7% 39.8% 36.8%
Interest coverage 1.1x – -0.7x
Current ratio 0.3x – –
Quick ratio 0.3x – –
Cash ratio 0.1x – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBPYPPHIWDEI
Dividend yield 10.9% 6.7% 7.6%
Net buyback yield -10.3% -0.4% –
Shareholder yield 0.7% 6.3% 7.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 113.6% -228.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – -60.1% -169.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.3% 0.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 1.5% -8.3%

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.

ConsensusBPYPPHIWDEI
Forward P/E 11.2xFY2023 26.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.34FY2023 $1.14FY2026 $-0.12FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -21.4%FY2026 -233.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -36.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.07BFY2023 $908.60MFY2026 $1.09BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +12.7%FY2026 +9.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -8.1% -6.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBPYPPHIWDEI
Held by institutions – 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding – 371 283
Change in shares held, QoQ – +10.9% +5.5%
Institutions buying – 214 171
Institutions selling – 102 77
Buyers to sellers – 2.10 2.22

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.

BPYPPHIWDEI
BPYPP 1.00 0.16 0.15
HIW 0.16 1.00 0.68
DEI 0.15 0.68 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BPYPP, HIW and DEI?

Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) $14.33B, Highwoods Properties (HIW) $3.29B, Douglas Emmett (DEI) $1.69B.

Which company is growing faster?

Highwoods Properties (HIW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) -9.5%, Highwoods Properties (HIW) +5.4%, Douglas Emmett (DEI) +0.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Highwoods Properties (HIW) has the highest net margin (Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) -3.6%, Highwoods Properties (HIW) 21.7%, Douglas Emmett (DEI) -2.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Highwoods Properties (HIW) returned the most: Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) -1.7%, Highwoods Properties (HIW) +0.9%, Douglas Emmett (DEI) -24.5%. Over five years, Highwoods Properties (HIW) compounded fastest (Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) -10.2%/yr, Highwoods Properties (HIW) -8.1%/yr, Douglas Emmett (DEI) -21.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) has the highest dividend yield: Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) 10.94%, Highwoods Properties (HIW) 6.70%, Douglas Emmett (DEI) 7.55%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) has been the steadiest (Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) 21.1%, Highwoods Properties (HIW) 29.3%, Douglas Emmett (DEI) 30.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BPYPP, HIW and DEI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) leads on 6. 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.