CRESY vs DOLE vs HIW Stock Comparison

Cresud, Dole and Highwoods Properties Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CRESY Cresud Inc
$10.96 -13.8% 1M -5.4% 1Y
Market cap
$704.30M
P/E
6.0x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
4 wins
DOLE Dole plc
$13.19 +1.5% 1M +2.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.25B
P/E
20.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.49B
Div. yield
0.03%
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionCRESYDOLEHIWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $704.30M $1.25B $3.22B HIW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6.0x 20.9x 17.4x CRESY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.7x 10.3x 26.2x CRESY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +8.3% +5.4% DOLE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 0.6% 21.7% HIW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 3.6% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.9x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.07% HIW
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -5.4% +2.7% +0.9% DOLE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.8%/yr -2.0%/yr -8.1%/yr CRESY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.7% 23.6% 29.3% DOLE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 88/100 60/100 49/100 CRESY

Percentile Scorecard

CRESYDOLEHIW

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

AxisCRESYDOLEHIW
Valuation 100 #1 of 34 91 #4 of 34 55 #66 of 145
Growth – 50 #16 of 31 36 #90 of 141
Profitability – 50 #15 of 29 63 #50 of 134
Financial Health 71 #11 of 36 40 #22 of 36 31 #96 of 138
Shareholder Returns 92 #3 of 25 67 #9 of 25 58 #56 of 131
Overall 88 60 49
  • CRESY ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • DOLE 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

PeriodCRESYDOLEHIWSPY
1 month -13.8%+1.5%-0.9% -0.2%
3 months -3.8%-7.3%-11.3% +3.9%
6 months -2.7%-11.7%+19.7% +8.2%
Year to date -13.2%-12.0%+15.5% +12.9%
1 year -5.4%+2.7%+0.9% +12.3%
3 years +62.1%+16.8%+67.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +17.5%+5.3%+18.8% +23.3%
5 years +126.4%-9.5%-34.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year +17.8%-2.0%-8.1% +10.9%
10 years -29.3%—-39.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year -3.4%—-4.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCRESYDOLEHIWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.7%23.6%29.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.0%25.0%32.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.95-0.040.55 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.130.120.03 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.9%-53.4%-62.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.3%-19.4%-13.3% -1.2%
52-week high $14.11$16.37$34.39 $779.14
52-week low $10.37$12.65$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.

MultipleCRESYDOLEHIW
P/E now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 14.8x 21.0xmedian 14.8x 17.8xmedian 26.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.5x 0.1xmedian 0.5x 3.9xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.1x 7.4xmedian 9.1x —median 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 15.0x 15.0xmedian 15.0x -9.0xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.1x 0.9xmedian 1.1x 1.3xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.28 -1.25median 1.28 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 monthsCRESYDOLEHIW
Revenue – $9.49B $851.95M
Gross profit – $694.10M –
Operating income – $161.30M –
Net income – $92.69M $193.92M
Free cash flow – $83.30M -$366.24M
EPS (diluted) – $0.62 $1.65
Cash & equivalents $192.05M $291.71M $279.21M
Total debt $4.42B $1.09B $3.51B
Shares (diluted) – 95.70M 112.32M
Enterprise value -$839.71M $80.16M $2.73B

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
MetricCRESYDOLEHIW
P/E 6.0x 21.0x 17.8x
P/FCF 8.4x 15.0x -9.0x
P/Operating cash flow – 7.1x 8.7x
P/S 0.8x 0.1x 3.9x
P/B 0.4x 0.9x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 0.4x 1.1x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA – 7.4x –
EV/EBIT – 12.7x –
EV/Revenue – 0.2x 7.7x
EV/FCF – 24.6x -17.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – 11.7x 17.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -1.25 1.89

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRESYDOLEHIW
Revenue growth (1Y) – 8.3% 5.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 5.3% 0.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -4.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 1.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -36.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -10.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) – 78.0% 49.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -11.3% 11.2%
EPS growth (1Y) – 147.9% 46.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -16.9% 9.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -11.1% 4.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -14.3% -0.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 6.7% -176.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -24.9% -66.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRESYDOLEHIW
Gross margin – 7.3% –
EBITDA margin – 2.9% –
Operating margin – 1.7% –
Pretax margin – 1.5% –
Net margin – 0.6% 21.7%
FCF margin – 0.9% -43.0%
Operating cash flow margin – 1.8% 44.5%
Return on equity – 6.3% 7.5%
Return on assets – 2.1% 3.0%
Return on invested capital – 3.6% –
Return on capital employed – 5.3% –
Asset turnover – 2.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.9x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.1% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRESYDOLEHIW
Debt / assets 27.9% 24.4% 54.5%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.8x 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.9x –
Debt / FCF – 13.1x -9.6x
Liabilities / assets 56.5% 68.1% 60.2%
Equity / assets 43.5% 31.9% 39.8%
Interest coverage – 2.7x –
Current ratio 1.5x 1.3x –
Quick ratio 1.5x 0.9x –
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score – 2.81 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRESYDOLEHIW
Dividend yield 5.7% 2.7% 6.7%
Net buyback yield – 1.2% -0.4%
Shareholder yield 5.7% 3.9% 6.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 34.9% 113.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 38.8% -60.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.3% 2.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 2.1% 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.

ConsensusCRESYDOLEHIW
Forward P/E 7.7xFY2027 10.3xFY2026 26.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.42FY2027 $1.28FY2026 $1.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -61.2%FY2027 +6.7%FY2026 -21.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.1% +12.5% -36.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.11BFY2027 $9.28BFY2026 $908.60MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.8%FY2027 +1.2%FY2026 +12.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.5% +0.7% -8.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRESYDOLEHIW
Held by institutions 18.9% 72.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 58 208 371
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.8% +1.0% +10.9%
Institutions buying 24 122 214
Institutions selling 13 65 102
Buyers to sellers 1.85 1.88 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.

CRESYDOLEHIW
CRESY 1.00 0.10 0.21
DOLE 0.10 1.00 0.15
HIW 0.21 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRESY, DOLE and HIW?

Highwoods Properties (HIW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cresud (CRESY) $704.30M, Dole (DOLE) $1.25B, Highwoods Properties (HIW) $3.22B.

Which stock is cheaper, CRESY, DOLE and HIW?

Cresud (CRESY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cresud (CRESY) 6.0x, Dole (DOLE) 20.9x, Highwoods Properties (HIW) 17.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cresud (CRESY) is cheapest (Cresud (CRESY) 7.7x, Dole (DOLE) 10.3x, 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?

Dole (DOLE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Dole (DOLE) +8.3%, Highwoods Properties (HIW) +5.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Highwoods Properties (HIW) has the highest net margin (Dole (DOLE) 0.6%, Highwoods Properties (HIW) 21.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Dole (DOLE) returned the most: Cresud (CRESY) -5.4%, Dole (DOLE) +2.7%, Highwoods Properties (HIW) +0.9%. Over five years, Cresud (CRESY) compounded fastest (Cresud (CRESY) +17.8%/yr, Dole (DOLE) -2.0%/yr, Highwoods Properties (HIW) -8.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Highwoods Properties (HIW) has the highest dividend yield: Cresud (CRESY) 0.00%, Dole (DOLE) 0.03%, Highwoods Properties (HIW) 0.07%. Cresud (CRESY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Dole (DOLE) has been the steadiest (Cresud (CRESY) 40.7%, Dole (DOLE) 23.6%, Highwoods Properties (HIW) 29.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CRESY, DOLE 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 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.