HIW vs BPYPP vs SLG Stock Comparison

Highwoods Properties, Brookfield Property Partners and Sl Green Realty Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SLG Sl Green Realty Corp
$49.47 -3.0% 1M -6.2% 1Y
Market cap
$3.51B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.07B
Div. yield
4.80%
Office REITs Real Estate
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Brookfield Property Partners leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Brookfield Property Partners 5, Sl Green Realty 2, Highwoods Properties 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHIWBPYPPSLGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.29B $14.33B $3.51B BPYPP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.8x -56.2x -24.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.2x 11.2x — BPYPP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.4% -9.5% +9.7% SLG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.7% -3.6% — HIW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 0.0% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 6.9x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 6.70% 10.94% 4.80% BPYPP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +0.9% -1.7% -6.2% HIW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.1%/yr -10.2%/yr -7.4%/yr SLG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.3% 21.1% 38.2% BPYPP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 52/100 49/100 BPYPP

Percentile Scorecard

HIWBPYPPSLG

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

AxisHIWBPYPPSLG
Valuation 55 #66 of 145 92 #13 of 145 49 #75 of 145
Growth 36 #90 of 141 66 #48 of 141 40 #85 of 141
Profitability 63 #50 of 134 19 #109 of 134 –
Financial Health 31 #96 of 138 52 #67 of 138 –
Shareholder Returns 58 #56 of 131 30 #92 of 131 59 #54 of 131
Overall 49 52 49
  • HIW ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • BPYPP 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

PeriodHIWBPYPPSLGSPY
1 month -0.9%-0.7%-3.0% -0.2%
3 months -11.3%-5.4%-6.8% +3.9%
6 months +19.7%-7.9%+12.8% +8.2%
Year to date +15.5%+2.4%+7.8% +12.9%
1 year +0.9%-1.7%-6.2% +12.3%
3 years +67.6%+30.0%+69.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +18.8%+9.1%+19.2% +23.3%
5 years -34.3%-41.7%-31.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year -8.1%-10.2%-7.4% +10.9%
10 years -39.0%—-51.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year -4.8%—-7.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHIWBPYPPSLGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.3%21.1%38.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.0%19.9%38.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.550.400.93 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.03-0.08-0.16 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.9%-56.4%-76.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.3%-10.5%-17.3% -1.2%
52-week high $34.39$16.70$59.83 $779.14
52-week low $20.58$14.38$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.

MultipleHIWBPYPPSLG
P/E now vs peer median 17.8xmedian 26.3x -56.2xmedian 26.3x -24.4xmedian 26.3x
P/S now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 4.0x 2.0xmedian 4.0x 3.3xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.4x 10.5xmedian 14.4x —median 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -9.0xmedian 23.3x —median 23.3x -3.5xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.3x 0.3xmedian 1.3x 0.9xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.89median 1.91 -1.36median 1.91 -0.71median 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 monthsHIWBPYPPSLG
Revenue $851.95M $7.17B $1.07B
Net income $193.92M -$113.00M –
Free cash flow -$366.24M – –
EPS (diluted) $1.65 $-0.27 $-2.03
Cash & equivalents $279.21M $1.49B $186.44M
Total debt $3.51B $28.73B –
Shares (diluted) 112.32M 960.29M 70.67M
Enterprise value $3.00B $15.67B $3.51B

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
MetricHIWBPYPPSLG
P/E 17.8x -56.2x -24.4x
P/FCF -9.0x – -3.5x
P/Operating cash flow 8.7x – –
P/S 3.9x 2.0x 3.3x
P/B 1.3x 0.3x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 0.3x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA – 10.5x –
EV/EBIT – 11.5x –
EV/Revenue 7.7x 5.8x 3.3x
EV/FCF -17.8x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 17.2x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.89 -1.36 -0.71

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHIWBPYPPSLG
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.4% -9.5% 9.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.5% -4.1% 1.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 49.5% 83.2% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.2% 62.1% –
EPS growth (1Y) 46.0% 63.1% -7,085%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 9.4% 41.4% 34.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.5% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.6% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -176.2% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -66.8% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHIWBPYPPSLG
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 55.0% –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – 2.7% –
Net margin 21.7% -3.6% –
FCF margin -43.0% – –
Operating cash flow margin 44.5% – –
Return on equity 7.5% -0.3% -2.6%
Return on assets 3.0% -0.1% –
Return on invested capital – 0.0% –
Return on capital employed – 4.1% –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x – –
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHIWBPYPPSLG
Debt / assets 54.5% 28.1% –
Debt / equity 1.4x 0.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 6.9x –
Debt / FCF -9.6x – –
Liabilities / assets 60.2% 58.3% –
Equity / assets 39.8% 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
MetricHIWBPYPPSLG
Dividend yield 6.7% 10.9% 4.8%
Net buyback yield -0.4% -10.3% –
Shareholder yield 6.3% 0.7% 4.8%
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.

ConsensusHIWBPYPPSLG
Forward P/E 26.2xFY2026 11.2xFY2023 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.14FY2026 $1.34FY2023 $-0.75FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -21.4%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after -36.0% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $908.60MFY2026 $7.07BFY2023 $640.65MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.7%FY2026 – +6.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.1% – +6.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHIWBPYPPSLG
Held by institutions 100.0% – 99.3%
Institutions holding 371 – 355
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.9% – +0.0%
Institutions buying 214 – 185
Institutions selling 102 – 118
Buyers to sellers 2.10 – 1.57

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.

HIWBPYPPSLG
HIW 1.00 0.16 0.73
BPYPP 0.16 1.00 0.14
SLG 0.73 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HIW, BPYPP and SLG?

Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Highwoods Properties (HIW) $3.29B, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) $14.33B, Sl Green Realty (SLG) $3.51B.

Which company is growing faster?

Sl Green Realty (SLG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Highwoods Properties (HIW) +5.4%, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) -9.5%, Sl Green Realty (SLG) +9.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Highwoods Properties (HIW) has the highest net margin (Highwoods Properties (HIW) 21.7%, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) -3.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Highwoods Properties (HIW) returned the most: Highwoods Properties (HIW) +0.9%, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) -1.7%, Sl Green Realty (SLG) -6.2%. Over five years, Sl Green Realty (SLG) compounded fastest (Highwoods Properties (HIW) -8.1%/yr, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) -10.2%/yr, Sl Green Realty (SLG) -7.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) has the highest dividend yield: Highwoods Properties (HIW) 6.70%, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) 10.94%, Sl Green Realty (SLG) 4.80%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) has been the steadiest (Highwoods Properties (HIW) 29.3%, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) 21.1%, Sl Green Realty (SLG) 38.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HIW, BPYPP 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, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) leads on 5. 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.