HIW vs ARE vs BPYPP Stock Comparison

Highwoods Properties, Alexandria Real Estate Equities and Brookfield Property Partners Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Brookfield Property Partners leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Brookfield Property Partners 4, Highwoods Properties 4, Alexandria Real Estate Equities 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHIWAREBPYPPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.30B $6.96B $14.34B BPYPP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.8x -4.8x -56.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.7x 27.8x 11.2x BPYPP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.0% -9.9% -9.5% HIW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 19.9% -52.0% -3.6% HIW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 0.0% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 6.9x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.07% 0.09% 0.00% ARE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +2.3% -44.0% +0.3% HIW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.5%/yr -26.8%/yr -10.2%/yr HIW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.3% 50.0% 21.1% BPYPP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 39/100 52/100 BPYPP

Percentile Scorecard

HIWAREBPYPP

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

AxisHIWAREBPYPP
Valuation 41 #86 of 145 73 #40 of 145 92 #13 of 145
Growth 23 #109 of 142 7 #132 of 142 67 #48 of 142
Profitability 56 #61 of 136 14 #117 of 136 18 #112 of 136
Financial Health 32 #95 of 139 74 #37 of 139 51 #69 of 139
Shareholder Returns 48 #69 of 131 29 #94 of 131 33 #88 of 131
Overall 40 39 52
  • HIW ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • ARE ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • BPYPP ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHIWAREBPYPPSPY
1 month +1.1%-13.1%-0.3% -0.8%
3 months -10.2%-15.6%-6.6% +3.5%
6 months +26.3%-4.8%-6.8% +7.0%
Year to date +17.8%-11.4%+2.9% +12.2%
1 year +2.3%-44.0%+0.3% +13.0%
3 years +70.8%-52.7%+30.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +19.6%-22.1%+9.3% +23.1%
5 years -32.2%-78.9%-41.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year -7.5%-26.8%-10.2% +11.0%
10 years -38.4%-59.1%— +258.0%
10 years, per year -4.7%-8.6%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureHIWAREBPYPPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.3%50.0%21.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.0%56.4%19.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.560.750.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.08-0.880.01 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.9%-81.9%-56.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.6%-44.3%-10.1% -1.8%
52-week high $34.39$77.87$16.70 $779.14
52-week low $20.58$40.41$14.38 $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.

MultipleHIWAREBPYPP
P/E now vs peer median 20.2xmedian 27.4x -5.2xmedian 27.4x -56.5xmedian 27.4x
P/S now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 4.2x 2.7xmedian 4.2x 2.0xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.2x —median 14.2x 10.6xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -7.2xmedian 23.2x -16.0xmedian 23.2x —median 23.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.3x 0.4xmedian 1.3x 0.3xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 12.01median 2.11 0.05median 2.11 -1.36median 2.11

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 monthsHIWAREBPYPP
Revenue $835.54M $2.76B $7.17B
Net income $173.55M -$1.39B -$113.00M
Free cash flow -$462.85M -$473.23M –
EPS (diluted) $1.48 $-8.40 $-0.27
Cash & equivalents $145.38M $508.86M $1.49B
Total debt $3.52B $12.90B $28.73B
Shares (diluted) 112.30M 170.75M 960.29M
Enterprise value $3.07B -$633.23M $7.01B

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
MetricHIWAREBPYPP
P/E 20.2x -5.2x -56.5x
P/FCF -7.2x -16.0x –
P/Operating cash flow 8.7x 6.4x –
P/S 4.0x 2.7x 2.0x
P/B 1.3x 0.4x 0.3x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 0.4x 0.3x
EV/EBITDA – – 10.6x
EV/EBIT – – 11.5x
EV/Revenue 8.0x 6.6x 5.8x
EV/FCF -14.5x -38.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow 17.5x 15.4x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 12.01 0.05 -1.36

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHIWAREBPYPP
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.0% -9.9% -9.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.1% -0.5% -4.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 32.0% -339.2% 83.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.2% -74.6% 62.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 28.7% -239.7% 63.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 1.7% -100.7% 41.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 5.6% -13.7% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.4% -9.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -4,099% 33.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -103.2% 43.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHIWAREBPYPP
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – 55.0%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – – 2.7%
Net margin 19.9% -52.0% -3.6%
FCF margin -55.4% -17.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 46.0% 43.0% –
Return on equity 6.7% -6.6% -0.3%
Return on assets 2.7% -3.6% -0.1%
Return on invested capital – – 0.0%
Return on capital employed – – 4.1%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x -0.9x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 1.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHIWAREBPYPP
Debt / assets 54.3% 37.9% 28.1%
Debt / equity 1.4x 0.7x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 6.9x
Debt / FCF -7.6x -27.3x –
Liabilities / assets 60.0% 45.9% 58.3%
Equity / assets 40.0% 54.1% 41.7%
Interest coverage – – 1.1x
Current ratio – – 0.3x
Quick ratio – – 0.3x
Cash ratio – – 0.1x
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHIWAREBPYPP
Dividend yield 6.6% 6.6% 10.9%
Net buyback yield -1.8% – -10.2%
Shareholder yield 4.7% 6.6% 0.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 126.2% -43.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) -47.3% -126.5% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.3% -34.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 1.3% -10.2% –

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.

ConsensusHIWAREBPYPP
Forward P/E 26.7xFY2026 27.8xFY2026 11.2xFY2023
EPS, next fiscal year $1.14FY2026 $1.56FY2026 $1.34FY2023
EPS growth, next FY -21.4%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after -36.0% -150.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $908.60MFY2026 $2.71BFY2026 $7.07BFY2023
Revenue growth, next FY +12.7%FY2026 -8.2%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -8.1% -13.7% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHIWAREBPYPP
Held by institutions 100.0% 97.2% –
Institutions holding 371 595 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.9% +14.1% –
Institutions buying 214 336 –
Institutions selling 102 191 –
Buyers to sellers 2.10 1.76 –

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.

HIWAREBPYPP
HIW 1.00 0.46 0.16
ARE 0.46 1.00 0.11
BPYPP 0.16 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HIW, ARE and BPYPP?

Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Highwoods Properties (HIW) $3.30B, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) $6.96B, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) $14.34B.

Which company is growing faster?

Highwoods Properties (HIW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Highwoods Properties (HIW) +3.0%, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -9.9%, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) -9.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Highwoods Properties (HIW) has the highest net margin (Highwoods Properties (HIW) 19.9%, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -52.0%, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) -3.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Highwoods Properties (HIW) returned the most: Highwoods Properties (HIW) +2.3%, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -44.0%, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) +0.3%. Over five years, Highwoods Properties (HIW) compounded fastest (Highwoods Properties (HIW) -7.5%/yr, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -26.8%/yr, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) -10.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) has the highest dividend yield: Highwoods Properties (HIW) 0.07%, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) 0.09%, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) 0.00%. Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) has been the steadiest (Highwoods Properties (HIW) 29.3%, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) 50.0%, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) 21.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HIW, ARE and BPYPP?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) 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.