BXP vs DEI vs HIW Stock Comparison

Bxp, Douglas Emmett and Highwoods Properties Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BXP BXP, Inc.
$60.92 -3.9% 1M -18.3% 1Y
Market cap
$9.75B
P/E
32.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.52B
Div. yield
–
Office REITs Real Estate
4 wins
DEI Douglas Emmett Inc
$10.06 +2.5% 1M -24.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.67B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.01B
Div. yield
0.08%
Office REITs Real Estate
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Highwoods Properties leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Highwoods Properties 6, Bxp 4, Douglas Emmett 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBXPDEIHIWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.75B $1.67B $3.21B BXP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 32.9x -73.1x 17.3x HIW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.2x — 26.2x HIW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.9% +0.8% +5.4% HIW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.4% -2.3% 21.7% HIW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 7.5x 23.3x — BXP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.08% 0.07% DEI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -18.3% -24.5% +0.9% HIW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.8%/yr -21.1%/yr -8.1%/yr HIW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.2% 30.9% 29.3% BXP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 31/100 49/100 BXP

Percentile Scorecard

BXPDEIHIW

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

AxisBXPDEIHIW
Valuation 72 #42 of 145 65 #51 of 145 55 #66 of 145
Growth 42 #82 of 141 6 #132 of 141 36 #90 of 141
Profitability 68 #44 of 134 20 #108 of 134 63 #50 of 134
Financial Health 22 #108 of 138 16 #116 of 138 31 #96 of 138
Shareholder Returns 50 #66 of 131 49 #67 of 131 58 #56 of 131
Overall 51 31 49
  • BXP ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • DEI 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

PeriodBXPDEIHIWSPY
1 month -3.9%+2.5%-0.9% -0.2%
3 months -13.0%-16.3%-11.3% +3.9%
6 months +3.0%-9.5%+19.7% +8.2%
Year to date -9.7%-8.5%+15.5% +12.9%
1 year -18.3%-24.5%+0.9% +12.3%
3 years +16.2%-9.6%+67.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +5.1%-3.3%+18.8% +23.3%
5 years -46.6%-69.3%-34.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year -11.8%-21.1%-8.1% +10.9%
10 years -49.1%-72.0%-39.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year -6.5%-11.9%-4.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBXPDEIHIWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.2%30.9%29.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.8%30.8%32.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.670.620.55 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.65-0.790.03 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.5%-75.1%-62.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.3%-24.5%-13.3% -1.2%
52-week high $74.53$13.32$34.39 $779.14
52-week low $51.02$9.18$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.

MultipleBXPDEIHIW
P/E now vs peer median 32.7xmedian 26.3x -73.7xmedian 26.3x 17.8xmedian 26.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 4.0x 1.7xmedian 4.0x 3.9xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 14.4x 30.6xmedian 14.4x —median 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -97.0xmedian 23.3x -22.4xmedian 23.3x -9.0xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.3x 0.5xmedian 1.3x 1.3xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -1.39median 1.91 2.18median 1.91 1.89median 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 monthsBXPDEIHIW
Revenue $3.52B $1.01B $851.95M
Gross profit $3.48B $636.52M –
Operating income $957.71M -$179.54M –
Net income $408.55M -$55.59M $193.92M
Free cash flow -$100.19M -$75.33M -$366.24M
EPS (diluted) $1.86 $-0.14 $1.65
Cash & equivalents $493.95M $354.96M $279.21M
Total debt $14.64B $5.72B $3.51B
Shares (diluted) 159.63M 167.49M 112.32M
Enterprise value $6.41B $210.86M $2.72B

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
MetricBXPDEIHIW
P/E 32.7x -73.7x 17.8x
P/FCF -97.0x -22.4x -9.0x
P/Operating cash flow 7.6x 4.4x 8.7x
P/S 2.8x 1.7x 3.9x
P/B 1.3x 0.5x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 0.5x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 12.6x 30.6x –
EV/EBIT 24.9x -39.3x –
EV/Revenue 6.8x 7.0x 7.7x
EV/FCF -238.2x -93.6x -17.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.6x 18.3x 17.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.39 2.18 1.89

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBXPDEIHIW
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.9% 0.8% 5.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.2% -0.2% 0.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.9% 0.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.2% -1.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -3.4% -4.6% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -1.5% -8.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) 432.8% -267.2% 49.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -20.7% -45.8% 11.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 5,891% -160.7% 46.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -23.6% -33.8% 9.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.2% -1.5% 4.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.1% -7.2% -0.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -303.9% -134.4% -176.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.3% -31.1% -66.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBXPDEIHIW
Gross margin 99.0% 63.2% –
EBITDA margin 53.8% 22.9% –
Operating margin 27.2% -17.8% –
Pretax margin 10.2% -45.0% –
Net margin 8.4% -2.3% 21.7%
FCF margin -2.8% -7.5% -43.0%
Operating cash flow margin 36.5% 38.3% 44.5%
Return on equity 5.4% -2.0% 7.5%
Return on assets 1.6% -0.7% 3.0%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.1x -6.9x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.4% 2.1% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBXPDEIHIW
Debt / assets 58.2% 59.9% 54.5%
Debt / equity 1.9x 1.6x 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 7.5x 23.3x –
Debt / FCF -146.1x -76.0x -9.6x
Liabilities / assets 69.3% 63.2% 60.2%
Equity / assets 30.7% 36.8% 39.8%
Interest coverage 1.5x -0.7x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBXPDEIHIW
Dividend yield 4.6% 7.6% 6.7%
Net buyback yield 0.0% – -0.4%
Shareholder yield 4.6% 7.6% 6.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -228.9% 113.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – -169.0% -60.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 0.0% 2.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -8.3% 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.

ConsensusBXPDEIHIW
Forward P/E 30.2xFY2026 – 26.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.02FY2026 $-0.12FY2026 $1.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.1%FY2026 -233.3%FY2026 -21.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -9.9% – -36.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.35BFY2026 $1.09BFY2026 $908.60MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.8%FY2026 +9.1%FY2026 +12.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.8% -6.2% -8.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBXPDEIHIW
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 548 283 371
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.2% +5.5% +10.9%
Institutions buying 295 171 214
Institutions selling 166 77 102
Buyers to sellers 1.78 2.22 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.

BXPDEIHIW
BXP 1.00 0.73 0.79
DEI 0.73 1.00 0.68
HIW 0.79 0.68 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BXP, DEI and HIW?

Bxp (BXP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bxp (BXP) $9.75B, Douglas Emmett (DEI) $1.67B, Highwoods Properties (HIW) $3.21B.

Which stock is cheaper, BXP, DEI and HIW?

Highwoods Properties (HIW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bxp (BXP) 32.9x, Douglas Emmett (DEI) -73.1x, Highwoods Properties (HIW) 17.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Highwoods Properties (HIW) is cheapest (Bxp (BXP) 30.2x, Highwoods Properties (HIW) 26.2x). 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: Bxp (BXP) +1.9%, Douglas Emmett (DEI) +0.8%, Highwoods Properties (HIW) +5.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Highwoods Properties (HIW) has the highest net margin (Bxp (BXP) 8.4%, Douglas Emmett (DEI) -2.3%, Highwoods Properties (HIW) 21.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Highwoods Properties (HIW) returned the most: Bxp (BXP) -18.3%, Douglas Emmett (DEI) -24.5%, Highwoods Properties (HIW) +0.9%. Over five years, Highwoods Properties (HIW) compounded fastest (Bxp (BXP) -11.8%/yr, Douglas Emmett (DEI) -21.1%/yr, Highwoods Properties (HIW) -8.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Douglas Emmett (DEI) has the highest dividend yield: Bxp (BXP) 0.00%, Douglas Emmett (DEI) 0.08%, Highwoods Properties (HIW) 0.07%. Bxp (BXP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Bxp (BXP) has been the steadiest (Bxp (BXP) 28.2%, Douglas Emmett (DEI) 30.9%, Highwoods Properties (HIW) 29.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BXP, DEI 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, Highwoods Properties (HIW) 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.