DEI vs HIW vs SLG Stock Comparison

Douglas Emmett, Highwoods Properties and Sl Green Realty Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DEI Douglas Emmett Inc
$10.60 +9.8% 1M -17.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.74B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.01B
Div. yield
0.07%
Office REITs Real Estate
1 win
SLG Sl Green Realty Corp
$53.77 +12.0% 1M +7.0% 1Y
Market cap
$3.64B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.04B
Div. yield
–
Office REITs Real Estate
3 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Highwoods Properties leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Highwoods Properties 4, Sl Green Realty 3, Douglas Emmett 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDEIHIWSLGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.74B $3.49B $3.64B SLG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -76.2x 18.8x -19.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 28.2x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.8% +5.4% +8.5% SLG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -2.3% 21.7% -18.4% HIW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 23.3x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.07% 0.06% 0.00% DEI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -17.4% +13.1% +7.0% HIW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -21.6%/yr -7.3%/yr -7.2%/yr SLG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.7% 29.8% 39.3% HIW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 32/100 47/100 19/100 HIW

Percentile Scorecard

DEIHIWSLG

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

AxisDEIHIWSLG
Valuation 65 #52 of 146 50 #73 of 146 10 #131 of 146
Growth 7 #135 of 145 33 #97 of 145 11 #129 of 145
Profitability 19 #115 of 141 61 #55 of 141 5 #134 of 141
Financial Health 17 #121 of 146 32 #99 of 146 37 #93 of 146
Shareholder Returns 51 #67 of 136 59 #57 of 136 33 #92 of 136
Overall 32 47 19
  • DEI ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • HIW ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • SLG ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDEIHIWSLGSPY
1 month +9.8%+9.1%+12.0% -1.0%
3 months -10.2%-0.6%-1.9% -0.4%
6 months -12.9%+24.7%+20.3% +4.5%
Year to date -3.5%+24.7%+17.2% +12.4%
1 year -17.4%+13.1%+7.0% +13.6%
3 years -17.8%+60.8%+56.3% +76.4%
3 years, per year -6.3%+17.2%+16.1% +20.8%
5 years -70.3%-31.6%-31.1% +63.7%
5 years, per year -21.6%-7.3%-7.2% +10.4%
10 years -70.1%-31.8%-47.2% +267.7%
10 years, per year -11.4%-3.8%-6.2% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureDEIHIWSLGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.7%29.8%39.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.5%32.1%38.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.670.550.98 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.550.440.18 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -75.1%-62.9%-76.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.4%-6.4%-10.1% -1.6%
52-week high $12.84$34.39$59.83 $779.14
52-week low $9.18$20.58$35.33 $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.

MultipleDEIHIWSLG
P/E now vs peer median -77.6xmedian 26.6x 19.2xmedian 26.6x -19.9xmedian 26.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 4.3x 4.2xmedian 4.3x 3.7xmedian 4.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 30.9xmedian 14.7x —median 14.7x —median 14.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -23.6xmedian 22.1x -9.7xmedian 22.1x -3.9xmedian 22.1x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.3x 1.4xmedian 1.3x 1.0xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 2.30median 2.01 2.04median 2.01 -0.76median 2.01

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 monthsDEIHIWSLG
Revenue $1.01B $851.95M $1.04B
Gross profit $636.52M – –
Operating income -$179.54M – –
Net income -$55.59M $193.92M -$171.98M
Free cash flow -$75.33M -$366.24M -$979.77M
EPS (diluted) $-0.14 $1.65 $-2.70
Cash & equivalents $354.96M $279.21M $180.79M
Total debt $5.72B $3.51B $4.31B
Shares (diluted) 167.49M 112.32M 70.67M
Enterprise value $282.87M $3.00B $2.97B

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
MetricDEIHIWSLG
P/E -77.6x 19.2x -19.9x
P/FCF -23.6x -9.7x -3.9x
P/Operating cash flow 4.6x 9.4x 41.3x
P/S 1.8x 4.2x 3.7x
P/B 0.5x 1.4x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 0.5x 1.6x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA 30.9x – –
EV/EBIT -39.8x – –
EV/Revenue 7.1x 8.0x 7.6x
EV/FCF -94.8x -18.5x -8.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.5x 17.9x 86.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.30 2.04 -0.76

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDEIHIWSLG
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.8% 5.4% 8.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.2% 0.5% 0.5%
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) -267.2% 49.5% -790.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -45.8% 11.2% 28.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -160.7% 46.0% -426.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -33.8% 9.4% 26.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -1.5% 4.5% -32.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.2% -0.6% -22.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -134.4% -176.2% -353.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -31.1% -66.8% -77.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDEIHIWSLG
Gross margin 63.2% – –
EBITDA margin 22.9% – –
Operating margin -17.8% – –
Pretax margin -45.0% – –
Net margin -2.3% 21.7% -18.4%
FCF margin -7.5% -43.0% -94.4%
Operating cash flow margin 38.3% 44.5% 8.9%
Return on equity -2.0% 7.5% -4.0%
Return on assets -0.7% 3.0% -1.3%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -6.9x 2.0x -0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 2.1% 1.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDEIHIWSLG
Debt / assets 59.9% 54.5% 36.5%
Debt / equity 1.6x 1.4x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 23.3x – –
Debt / FCF -76.0x -9.6x -4.4x
Liabilities / assets 63.2% 60.2% 66.8%
Equity / assets 36.8% 39.8% 33.2%
Interest coverage -0.7x – –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDEIHIWSLG
Dividend yield 7.2% 6.2% 3.9%
Net buyback yield – -0.3% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 7.2% 5.9% 3.9%
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.

ConsensusDEIHIWSLG
Forward P/E – 28.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.12FY2026 $1.14FY2026 $-0.75FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -233.3%FY2026 -21.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – -36.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.09BFY2026 $908.60MFY2026 $640.65MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.1%FY2026 +12.7%FY2026 +6.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.2% -8.1% +6.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDEIHIWSLG
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 99.3%
Institutions holding 285 372 357
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.5% +10.9% +0.0%
Institutions buying 173 214 185
Institutions selling 77 102 119
Buyers to sellers 2.25 2.10 1.55

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.

DEIHIWSLG
DEI 1.00 0.70 0.72
HIW 0.70 1.00 0.74
SLG 0.72 0.74 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DEI, HIW and SLG?

Sl Green Realty (SLG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Douglas Emmett (DEI) $1.74B, Highwoods Properties (HIW) $3.49B, Sl Green Realty (SLG) $3.64B.

Which company is growing faster?

Sl Green Realty (SLG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Douglas Emmett (DEI) +0.8%, Highwoods Properties (HIW) +5.4%, Sl Green Realty (SLG) +8.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Highwoods Properties (HIW) has the highest net margin (Douglas Emmett (DEI) -2.3%, Highwoods Properties (HIW) 21.7%, Sl Green Realty (SLG) -18.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Highwoods Properties (HIW) returned the most: Douglas Emmett (DEI) -17.4%, Highwoods Properties (HIW) +13.1%, Sl Green Realty (SLG) +7.0%. Over five years, Sl Green Realty (SLG) compounded fastest (Douglas Emmett (DEI) -21.6%/yr, Highwoods Properties (HIW) -7.3%/yr, Sl Green Realty (SLG) -7.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Douglas Emmett (DEI) has the highest dividend yield: Douglas Emmett (DEI) 0.07%, Highwoods Properties (HIW) 0.06%, Sl Green Realty (SLG) 0.00%. Sl Green Realty (SLG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Highwoods Properties (HIW) has been the steadiest (Douglas Emmett (DEI) 31.7%, Highwoods Properties (HIW) 29.8%, Sl Green Realty (SLG) 39.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.