CRESY vs HIW vs DAR Stock Comparison

Cresud, Highwoods Properties and Darling Ingredients Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CRESY Cresud Inc
$10.96 -13.8% 1M -5.4% 1Y
Market cap
$777.40M
P/E
6.0x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
5.75%
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
4 wins
DAR Darling Ingredients Inc.
$55.67 -9.2% 1M +61.5% 1Y
Market cap
$8.78B
P/E
14.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.77B
Div. yield
–
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionCRESYHIWDARLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $777.40M $3.29B $8.78B DAR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6.0x 17.8x 14.8x CRESY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.7x 26.2x 8.8x CRESY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +5.4% +36.3% DAR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 21.7% 7.7% HIW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 8.8% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 2.6x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 5.75% 6.70% — HIW
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -5.4% +0.9% +61.5% DAR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.8%/yr -8.1%/yr -7.9%/yr CRESY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.7% 29.3% 33.2% HIW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 88/100 49/100 72/100 CRESY

Percentile Scorecard

CRESYHIWDAR

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

AxisCRESYHIWDAR
Valuation 100 #1 of 34 55 #66 of 145 58 #15 of 34
Growth – 36 #90 of 141 97 #2 of 31
Profitability – 63 #50 of 134 100 #1 of 29
Financial Health 71 #11 of 36 31 #96 of 138 66 #13 of 36
Shareholder Returns 92 #3 of 25 58 #56 of 131 38 #16 of 25
Overall 88 49 72
  • CRESY ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • HIW ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • DAR ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCRESYHIWDARSPY
1 month -13.8%-0.9%-9.2% -0.2%
3 months -3.8%-11.3%-4.7% +3.9%
6 months -2.7%+19.7%-9.2% +8.2%
Year to date -13.2%+15.5%+54.6% +12.9%
1 year -5.4%+0.9%+61.5% +12.3%
3 years +62.1%+67.6%+30.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +17.5%+18.8%+9.2% +23.3%
5 years +126.4%-34.3%-33.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year +17.8%-8.1%-7.9% +10.9%
10 years -29.3%-39.0%+314.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year -3.4%-4.8%+15.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCRESYHIWDARSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.7%29.3%33.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.0%32.0%31.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.950.550.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.130.031.85 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.9%-62.9%-68.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.3%-13.3%-18.6% -1.2%
52-week high $14.11$34.39$68.35 $779.14
52-week low $10.37$20.58$31.92 $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.

MultipleCRESYHIWDAR
P/E now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 14.8x 17.8xmedian 26.3x 14.8xmedian 14.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.5x 3.9xmedian 4.0x 1.1xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.1x —median 14.4x 8.5xmedian 9.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 15.0x -9.0xmedian 23.3x 10.0xmedian 15.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.1x 1.3xmedian 1.3x 1.7xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.28 1.89median 1.91 -1.76median 1.28

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 monthsCRESYHIWDAR
Revenue – $851.95M $7.77B
Gross profit – – $2.95B
Operating income – – $951.18M
Net income – $193.92M $606.26M
Free cash flow – -$366.24M $881.25M
EPS (diluted) – $1.65 $3.72
Cash & equivalents $192.05M $279.21M $160.74M
Total debt $4.42B $3.51B $3.95B
Shares (diluted) – 112.32M 160.63M
Enterprise value -$766.61M $3.00B $8.39B

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
MetricCRESYHIWDAR
P/E 6.0x 17.8x 14.8x
P/FCF 8.4x -9.0x 10.0x
P/Operating cash flow – 8.7x 6.5x
P/S 0.8x 3.9x 1.1x
P/B 0.4x 1.3x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 0.4x 1.4x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA – – 8.5x
EV/EBIT – – 13.2x
EV/Revenue – 7.7x 1.6x
EV/FCF – -17.8x 14.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – 17.2x 9.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.89 -1.76

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRESYHIWDAR
Revenue growth (1Y) – 5.4% 36.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 0.5% 3.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 126.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 22.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 231.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -5.6%
Net income growth (1Y) – 49.5% 434.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 11.2% -8.7%
EPS growth (1Y) – 46.0% 464.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 9.4% -8.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 4.5% 64.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -0.6% 16.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -176.2% 60.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -66.8% 31.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRESYHIWDAR
Gross margin – – 37.9%
EBITDA margin – – 19.1%
Operating margin – – 12.2%
Pretax margin – – 11.3%
Net margin – 21.7% 7.7%
FCF margin – -43.0% 11.3%
Operating cash flow margin – 44.5% 17.4%
Return on equity – 7.5% 14.5%
Return on assets – 3.0% 6.9%
Return on invested capital – – 8.8%
Return on capital employed – – 9.8%
Asset turnover – 0.1x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.0x 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.1% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRESYHIWDAR
Debt / assets 27.9% 54.5% 35.9%
Debt / equity 0.6x 1.4x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 2.6x
Debt / FCF – -9.6x 4.5x
Liabilities / assets 56.5% 60.2% 51.7%
Equity / assets 43.5% 39.8% 48.3%
Interest coverage – – 2.7x
Current ratio 1.5x – 1.6x
Quick ratio 1.5x – 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.6x – 0.1x
Altman Z-score – – 2.58

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRESYHIWDAR
Dividend yield 5.7% 6.7% –
Net buyback yield – -0.4% 0.8%
Shareholder yield 5.7% 6.3% 0.8%
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.

ConsensusCRESYHIWDAR
Forward P/E 7.7xFY2027 26.2xFY2026 8.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.42FY2027 $1.14FY2026 $6.33FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -61.2%FY2027 -21.4%FY2026 +1,523.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.1% -36.0% +1.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.11BFY2027 $908.60MFY2026 $7.11BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.8%FY2027 +12.7%FY2026 +15.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.5% -8.1% -5.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRESYHIWDAR
Held by institutions 18.9% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 58 371 613
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.8% +10.9% +1.5%
Institutions buying 24 214 329
Institutions selling 13 102 204
Buyers to sellers 1.85 2.10 1.61

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.

CRESYHIWDAR
CRESY 1.00 0.21 0.16
HIW 0.21 1.00 -0.01
DAR 0.16 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRESY, HIW and DAR?

Darling Ingredients (DAR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cresud (CRESY) $777.40M, Highwoods Properties (HIW) $3.29B, Darling Ingredients (DAR) $8.78B.

Which stock is cheaper, CRESY, HIW and DAR?

Cresud (CRESY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cresud (CRESY) 6.0x, Highwoods Properties (HIW) 17.8x, Darling Ingredients (DAR) 14.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cresud (CRESY) is cheapest (Cresud (CRESY) 7.7x, Highwoods Properties (HIW) 26.2x, Darling Ingredients (DAR) 8.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Darling Ingredients (DAR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Highwoods Properties (HIW) +5.4%, Darling Ingredients (DAR) +36.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Highwoods Properties (HIW) has the highest net margin (Highwoods Properties (HIW) 21.7%, Darling Ingredients (DAR) 7.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Darling Ingredients (DAR) returned the most: Cresud (CRESY) -5.4%, Highwoods Properties (HIW) +0.9%, Darling Ingredients (DAR) +61.5%. Over five years, Cresud (CRESY) compounded fastest (Cresud (CRESY) +17.8%/yr, Highwoods Properties (HIW) -8.1%/yr, Darling Ingredients (DAR) -7.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Highwoods Properties (HIW) has the highest dividend yield: Cresud (CRESY) 5.75%, Highwoods Properties (HIW) 6.70%. Darling Ingredients (DAR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Highwoods Properties (HIW) has been the steadiest (Cresud (CRESY) 40.7%, Highwoods Properties (HIW) 29.3%, Darling Ingredients (DAR) 33.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CRESY, HIW and DAR?

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.