HIW vs JBGS vs BDN Stock Comparison

Highwoods Properties, JBG SMITH Properties and Brandywine Realty Trust Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
JBGS JBG SMITH Properties
$12.02 +18.9% 1M -40.3% 1Y
Market cap
$692.41M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$508.41M
Div. yield
0.06%
Office REITs Real Estate
BDN Brandywine Realty Trust
$3.03 +7.1% 1M -12.4% 1Y
Market cap
$518.79M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$498.29M
Div. yield
–
Office REITs Real Estate
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Highwoods Properties leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Highwoods Properties 7, Brandywine Realty Trust 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHIWJBGSBDNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.41B $692.41M $518.79M HIW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.4x -4.5x -3.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.7x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.4% -1.1% +0.5% HIW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.7% -30.3% -28.8% HIW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -1.3% 7.3% BDN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 16.9x 1.0x BDN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.06% 0.06% 0.00% HIW
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.2% -40.3% -12.4% HIW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.5%/yr -16.1%/yr -25.6%/yr HIW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.4% 34.5% 35.8% HIW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 24/100 58/100 BDN

Percentile Scorecard

HIWJBGSBDN

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

AxisHIWJBGSBDN
Valuation 54 #68 of 145 31 #100 of 145 94 #10 of 145
Growth 35 #93 of 143 12 #126 of 143 19 #116 of 143
Profitability 60 #55 of 136 4 #131 of 136 28 #98 of 136
Financial Health 29 #98 of 138 11 #123 of 138 58 #59 of 138
Shareholder Returns 59 #55 of 131 61 #52 of 131 92 #11 of 131
Overall 47 24 58
  • HIW ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • JBGS ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • BDN ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHIWJBGSBDNSPY
1 month +6.3%+18.9%+7.1% +0.7%
3 months -9.9%-14.8%-1.0% +3.7%
6 months +25.3%-19.9%0.0% +7.1%
Year to date +17.9%-29.3%+3.8% +12.8%
1 year +7.2%-40.3%-12.4% +11.9%
3 years +70.0%-7.3%-19.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year +19.4%-2.5%-7.1% +22.8%
5 years -32.1%-58.4%-77.1% +67.6%
5 years, per year -7.5%-16.1%-25.6% +10.9%
10 years -37.6%—-79.8% +262.0%
10 years, per year -4.6%—-14.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHIWJBGSBDNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.4%34.5%35.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.8%39.6%33.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.540.160.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.24-1.17-0.35 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.9%-67.3%-83.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.5%-40.3%-13.7% -1.2%
52-week high $34.39$20.13$3.51 $779.14
52-week low $20.58$10.05$2.47 $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.

MultipleHIWJBGSBDN
P/E now vs peer median 18.1xmedian 25.7x -4.6xmedian 25.7x -3.7xmedian 25.7x
P/S now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 4.1x 1.8xmedian 4.1x 1.1xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.3x 23.1xmedian 14.3x 3.0xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -9.2xmedian 23.5x -13.5xmedian 23.5x 60.8xmedian 23.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.3x 0.8xmedian 1.3x 0.8xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.93median 1.86 0.04median 1.86 0.04median 1.86

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 monthsHIWJBGSBDN
Revenue $851.95M $508.41M $498.29M
Operating income – – $73.79M
Net income $193.92M -$186.68M -$143.21M
Free cash flow -$366.24M -$66.16M $8.70M
EPS (diluted) $1.65 $-2.64 $-0.82
Cash & equivalents $279.21M $74.80M $37.87M
Total debt $3.51B $10.02B $1.07B
Shares (diluted) 112.32M 58.28M 174.38M
Enterprise value $2.92B $398.12M $336.96M

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
MetricHIWJBGSBDN
P/E 18.1x -4.6x -3.7x
P/FCF -9.2x -13.5x 60.8x
P/Operating cash flow 8.9x 14.7x 4.3x
P/S 3.9x 1.8x 1.1x
P/B 1.3x 0.8x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 0.8x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA – 23.1x 3.0x
EV/EBIT – -70.7x 10.6x
EV/Revenue 7.7x 6.6x 1.6x
EV/FCF -18.0x -50.7x 90.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.4x 55.2x 6.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.93 0.04 0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHIWJBGSBDN
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.4% -1.1% 0.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.5% -5.6% -0.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 639.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -12.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 49.5% -4.3% 56.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.2% -83.2% -97.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 46.0% -17.4% 56.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 9.4% -113.4% -97.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.5% -39.5% -18.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.6% -27.6% -14.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -176.2% 42.6% -25.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -66.8% 40.8% -30.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHIWJBGSBDN
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 28.6% 53.2%
Operating margin – – 14.8%
Pretax margin – -37.4% -28.7%
Net margin 21.7% -30.3% -28.8%
FCF margin -43.0% -13.0% 1.7%
Operating cash flow margin 44.5% 11.9% 24.4%
Return on equity 7.5% -16.8% -20.0%
Return on assets 3.0% -4.3% -4.0%
Return on invested capital – -1.3% 7.3%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x -0.3x -0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 5.3% 1.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHIWJBGSBDN
Debt / assets 54.5% 59.4% 8.3%
Debt / equity 1.4x 2.3x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 16.9x 1.0x
Debt / FCF -9.6x -38.2x 33.7x
Liabilities / assets 60.2% 74.7% 80.3%
Equity / assets 39.8% 25.3% 19.7%
Interest coverage – -0.3x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHIWJBGSBDN
Dividend yield 6.6% 5.7% 10.6%
Net buyback yield -0.4% 11.0% 0.4%
Shareholder yield 6.2% 16.7% 11.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 113.6% -22.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) -60.1% -63.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.3% -26.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 1.5% -25.4% –

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.

ConsensusHIWJBGSBDN
Forward P/E 26.7xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.14FY2026 $-2.03FY2026 $-0.81FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -21.4%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after -36.0% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $908.60MFY2026 $453.74MFY2026 $512.58MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.7%FY2026 -9.0%FY2026 +12.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.1% +11.5% -15.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHIWJBGSBDN
Held by institutions 100.0% 97.6% 73.2%
Institutions holding 372 206 232
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.9% +2.8% +2.5%
Institutions buying 214 86 130
Institutions selling 102 72 68
Buyers to sellers 2.10 1.19 1.91

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.

HIWJBGSBDN
HIW 1.00 0.47 0.54
JBGS 0.47 1.00 0.39
BDN 0.54 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HIW, JBGS and BDN?

Highwoods Properties (HIW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Highwoods Properties (HIW) $3.41B, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) $692.41M, Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) $518.79M.

Which company is growing faster?

Highwoods Properties (HIW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Highwoods Properties (HIW) +5.4%, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) -1.1%, Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) +0.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Highwoods Properties (HIW) has the highest net margin (Highwoods Properties (HIW) 21.7%, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) -30.3%, Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) -28.8%). On return on invested capital, Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) leads (JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) -1.3%, Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) 7.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Highwoods Properties (HIW) returned the most: Highwoods Properties (HIW) +7.2%, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) -40.3%, Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) -12.4%. Over five years, Highwoods Properties (HIW) compounded fastest (Highwoods Properties (HIW) -7.5%/yr, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) -16.1%/yr, Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) -25.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Highwoods Properties (HIW) has the highest dividend yield: Highwoods Properties (HIW) 0.06%, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) 0.06%, Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) 0.00%. Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Highwoods Properties (HIW) has been the steadiest (Highwoods Properties (HIW) 29.4%, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) 34.5%, Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) 35.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HIW, JBGS and BDN?

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 7. 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.