BXP vs HIW vs IRS Stock Comparison

Bxp, Highwoods Properties and Irsa Investments & Representations Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BXP BXP, Inc.
$61.47 -1.6% 1M -17.0% 1Y
Market cap
$9.88B
P/E
33.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.52B
Div. yield
–
Office REITs Real Estate
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Highwoods Properties leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Highwoods Properties 4, Irsa Investments & Representations 3, Bxp 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBXPHIWIRSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.88B $3.33B $1.12B BXP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.3x 18.0x 4.3x IRS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.4x 25.6x 80.7x HIW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.9% +5.4% — HIW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.4% 21.7% — HIW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 7.5x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.07% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -17.0% -1.1% -4.4% HIW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.6%/yr -8.2%/yr +23.0%/yr IRS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.2% 29.4% 40.9% BXP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 48/100 86/100 IRS

Percentile Scorecard

BXPHIWIRS

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

AxisBXPHIWIRS
Valuation 72 #41 of 145 54 #67 of 145 98 #4 of 145
Growth 43 #81 of 142 36 #91 of 142 –
Profitability 68 #44 of 135 61 #53 of 135 –
Financial Health 22 #106 of 136 31 #94 of 136 66 #47 of 136
Shareholder Returns 50 #66 of 131 58 #56 of 131 95 #7 of 131
Overall 51 48 86
  • BXP ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • HIW ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • IRS ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBXPHIWIRSSPY
1 month -1.6%-0.6%+2.0% +0.9%
3 months -15.8%-15.1%-6.3% +5.9%
6 months +6.7%+23.1%+2.5% +8.5%
Year to date -8.9%+13.1%-12.2% +13.3%
1 year -17.0%-1.1%-4.4% +12.4%
3 years +17.3%+64.1%+130.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year +5.5%+18.0%+32.2% +23.5%
5 years -45.9%-34.9%+181.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year -11.6%-8.2%+23.0% +11.0%
10 years -48.3%-40.2%-30.2% +263.4%
10 years, per year -6.4%-5.0%-3.5% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureBXPHIWIRSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.2%29.4%40.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.9%32.1%39.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.670.551.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.60-0.04-0.11 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.5%-62.9%-37.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.0%-15.1%-21.1% -0.9%
52-week high $74.09$34.39$18.41 $779.14
52-week low $51.02$20.58$13.20 $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.

MultipleBXPHIWIRS
P/E now vs peer median 33.0xmedian 25.8x 17.4xmedian 25.8x 4.3xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 4.0x 3.8xmedian 4.0x 2.8xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.7xmedian 14.2x —median 14.2x —median 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -97.9xmedian 23.0x -8.8xmedian 23.0x 11.4xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.3x 1.3xmedian 1.3x 0.8xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -1.40median 1.91 1.85median 1.91 —median 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 monthsBXPHIWIRS
Revenue $3.52B $851.95M –
Gross profit $3.48B – –
Operating income $957.71M – –
Net income $408.55M $193.92M –
Free cash flow -$100.19M -$366.24M –
EPS (diluted) $1.86 $1.65 –
Cash & equivalents $493.95M $279.21M $76.28M
Total debt $14.64B $3.51B $3.24B
Shares (diluted) 159.63M 112.32M 77.90M
Enterprise value $6.53B $2.84B $72.53M

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
MetricBXPHIWIRS
P/E 33.0x 17.4x 4.3x
P/FCF -97.9x -8.8x 11.4x
P/Operating cash flow 7.6x 8.5x –
P/S 2.8x 3.8x 2.8x
P/B 1.3x 1.3x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 1.4x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA 12.7x – –
EV/EBIT 25.0x – –
EV/Revenue 6.8x 7.6x –
EV/FCF -239.1x -17.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow 18.6x 17.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.40 1.85 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBXPHIWIRS
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.9% 5.4% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.2% 0.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.9% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.2% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -3.4% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -1.5% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 432.8% 49.5% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -20.7% 11.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) 5,891% 46.0% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -23.6% 9.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.2% 4.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.1% -0.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -303.9% -176.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.3% -66.8% –

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBXPHIWIRS
Debt / assets 58.2% 54.5% 37.9%
Debt / equity 1.9x 1.4x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 7.5x – –
Debt / FCF -146.1x -9.6x –
Liabilities / assets 69.3% 60.2% 50.1%
Equity / assets 30.7% 39.8% 49.9%
Interest coverage 1.5x – –
Current ratio – – 1.8x
Quick ratio – – 1.7x
Cash ratio – – 1.3x
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBXPHIWIRS
Dividend yield 4.6% 6.8% 9.8%
Net buyback yield 0.0% -0.4% –
Shareholder yield 4.6% 6.5% 9.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 113.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – -60.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 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.

ConsensusBXPHIWIRS
Forward P/E 30.4xFY2026 25.6xFY2026 80.7xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $2.02FY2026 $1.14FY2026 $0.18FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +16.1%FY2026 -21.4%FY2026 -50.0%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after -9.9% -36.0% -16.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.35BFY2026 $908.60MFY2026 $436.40MFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -3.8%FY2026 +12.7%FY2026 +0.1%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +14.8% -8.1% -1.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBXPHIWIRS
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 17.2%
Institutions holding 548 371 68
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.2% +10.9% +8.0%
Institutions buying 295 214 34
Institutions selling 166 102 11
Buyers to sellers 1.78 2.10 3.09

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.

BXPHIWIRS
BXP 1.00 0.78 0.22
HIW 0.78 1.00 0.26
IRS 0.22 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BXP, HIW and IRS?

Bxp (BXP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bxp (BXP) $9.88B, Highwoods Properties (HIW) $3.33B, Irsa Investments & Representations (IRS) $1.12B.

Which stock is cheaper, BXP, HIW and IRS?

Irsa Investments & Representations (IRS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bxp (BXP) 33.3x, Highwoods Properties (HIW) 18.0x, Irsa Investments & Representations (IRS) 4.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Highwoods Properties (HIW) is cheapest (Bxp (BXP) 30.4x, Highwoods Properties (HIW) 25.6x, Irsa Investments & Representations (IRS) 80.7x). 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: Bxp (BXP) +1.9%, Highwoods Properties (HIW) +5.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Highwoods Properties (HIW) has the highest net margin (Bxp (BXP) 8.4%, Highwoods Properties (HIW) 21.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Highwoods Properties (HIW) returned the most: Bxp (BXP) -17.0%, Highwoods Properties (HIW) -1.1%, Irsa Investments & Representations (IRS) -4.4%. Over five years, Irsa Investments & Representations (IRS) compounded fastest (Bxp (BXP) -11.6%/yr, Highwoods Properties (HIW) -8.2%/yr, Irsa Investments & Representations (IRS) +23.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Bxp (BXP) 0.00%, Highwoods Properties (HIW) 0.07%, Irsa Investments & Representations (IRS) 0.00%. Bxp (BXP) and Irsa Investments & Representations (IRS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Bxp (BXP) has been the steadiest (Bxp (BXP) 28.2%, Highwoods Properties (HIW) 29.4%, Irsa Investments & Representations (IRS) 40.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BXP, HIW and IRS?

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 4. 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.