HIW vs VNO vs BXP Stock Comparison

Highwoods Properties, Vornado Realty Trust and Bxp Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VNO Vornado Realty Trust
$34.33 -1.1% 1M -12.4% 1Y
Market cap
$6.42B
P/E
1,110x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.83B
Div. yield
–
Office REITs Real Estate
2 wins
BXP BXP, Inc.
$60.92 -3.9% 1M -18.3% 1Y
Market cap
$9.75B
P/E
32.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.52B
Div. yield
–
Office REITs Real Estate
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Highwoods Properties leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Highwoods Properties 5, Bxp 3, Vornado Realty Trust 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHIWVNOBXPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.21B $6.42B $9.75B BXP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.3x 1,110x 32.9x HIW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.2x — 30.2x HIW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.4% +1.4% +1.9% HIW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.7% 0.3% 8.4% HIW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 2.3% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 7.1x 7.5x VNO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.07% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +0.9% -12.4% -18.3% HIW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.1%/yr -4.6%/yr -11.8%/yr VNO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.3% 32.7% 28.2% BXP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 29/100 51/100 BXP

Percentile Scorecard

HIWVNOBXP

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

AxisHIWVNOBXP
Valuation 55 #66 of 145 24 #111 of 145 72 #42 of 145
Growth 36 #90 of 141 13 #123 of 141 42 #82 of 141
Profitability 63 #50 of 134 38 #84 of 134 68 #44 of 134
Financial Health 31 #96 of 138 33 #93 of 138 22 #108 of 138
Shareholder Returns 58 #56 of 131 39 #81 of 131 50 #66 of 131
Overall 49 29 51
  • HIW ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • VNO ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • BXP ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHIWVNOBXPSPY
1 month -0.9%-1.1%-3.9% -0.2%
3 months -11.3%-14.3%-13.0% +3.9%
6 months +19.7%+13.3%+3.0% +8.2%
Year to date +15.5%+3.2%-9.7% +12.9%
1 year +0.9%-12.4%-18.3% +12.3%
3 years +67.6%+75.8%+16.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +18.8%+20.7%+5.1% +23.3%
5 years -34.3%-21.0%-46.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year -8.1%-4.6%-11.8% +10.9%
10 years -39.0%-53.7%-49.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year -4.8%-7.4%-6.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHIWVNOBXPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.3%32.7%28.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.0%33.5%29.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.550.990.67 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.03-0.38-0.65 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.9%-73.6%-64.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.3%-16.1%-18.3% -1.2%
52-week high $34.39$40.91$74.53 $779.14
52-week low $20.58$24.71$51.02 $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.

MultipleHIWVNOBXP
P/E now vs peer median 17.8xmedian 26.3x 1,112xmedian 26.3x 32.7xmedian 26.3x
P/S now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 4.0x 3.5xmedian 4.0x 2.8xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.4x 13.8xmedian 14.4x 12.6xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -9.0xmedian 23.3x -15.4xmedian 23.3x -97.0xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.3x 1.1xmedian 1.3x 1.3xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.89median 1.91 42.32median 1.91 -1.39median 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 monthsHIWVNOBXP
Revenue $851.95M $1.83B $3.52B
Gross profit – – $3.48B
Operating income – – $957.71M
Net income $193.92M $49.20M $408.55M
Free cash flow -$366.24M -$416.33M -$100.19M
EPS (diluted) $1.65 $0.03 $1.86
Cash & equivalents $279.21M $675.35M $493.95M
Total debt $3.51B $7.44B $14.64B
Shares (diluted) 112.32M 194.20M 159.63M
Enterprise value $2.72B $2.81B $6.41B

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
MetricHIWVNOBXP
P/E 17.8x 1,112x 32.7x
P/FCF -9.0x -15.4x -97.0x
P/Operating cash flow 8.7x 16.4x 7.6x
P/S 3.9x 3.5x 2.8x
P/B 1.3x 1.1x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 1.1x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA – 13.8x 12.6x
EV/EBIT – 32.8x 24.9x
EV/Revenue 7.7x 7.2x 6.8x
EV/FCF -17.8x -31.7x -238.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.2x 33.7x 18.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.89 42.32 -1.39

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHIWVNOBXP
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.4% 1.4% 1.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.5% 0.1% 3.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 1.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 3.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – -3.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -1.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 49.5% -94.6% 432.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.2% 28.4% -20.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 46.0% -99.3% 5,891%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 9.4% 26.3% -23.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.5% -71.9% 4.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.6% -19.3% 0.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -176.2% -145.3% -303.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -66.8% -66.0% 27.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHIWVNOBXP
Gross margin – – 99.0%
EBITDA margin – 52.0% 53.8%
Operating margin – – 27.2%
Pretax margin – 2.9% 10.2%
Net margin 21.7% 0.3% 8.4%
FCF margin -43.0% -22.8% -2.8%
Operating cash flow margin 44.5% 21.4% 36.5%
Return on equity 7.5% 0.7% 5.4%
Return on assets 3.0% 0.3% 1.6%
Return on invested capital – 2.3% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 7.9x 3.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 1.4% 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHIWVNOBXP
Debt / assets 54.5% 47.7% 58.2%
Debt / equity 1.4x 1.2x 1.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – 7.1x 7.5x
Debt / FCF -9.6x -17.9x -146.1x
Liabilities / assets 60.2% 61.8% 69.3%
Equity / assets 39.8% 38.2% 30.7%
Interest coverage – 1.2x 1.5x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHIWVNOBXP
Dividend yield 6.7% 2.2% 4.6%
Net buyback yield -0.4% 2.1% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 6.3% 4.2% 4.6%
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.

ConsensusHIWVNOBXP
Forward P/E 26.2xFY2026 – 30.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.14FY2026 $-0.40FY2026 $2.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -21.4%FY2026 -109.5%FY2026 +16.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -36.0% – -9.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $908.60MFY2026 $1.78BFY2026 $3.35BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.7%FY2026 -1.9%FY2026 -3.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.1% +24.9% +14.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHIWVNOBXP
Held by institutions 100.0% 99.2% 100.0%
Institutions holding 371 433 548
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.9% +14.6% +5.2%
Institutions buying 214 233 295
Institutions selling 102 126 166
Buyers to sellers 2.10 1.85 1.78

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.

HIWVNOBXP
HIW 1.00 0.73 0.79
VNO 0.73 1.00 0.82
BXP 0.79 0.82 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HIW, VNO and BXP?

Bxp (BXP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Highwoods Properties (HIW) $3.21B, Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) $6.42B, Bxp (BXP) $9.75B.

Which stock is cheaper, HIW, VNO and BXP?

Highwoods Properties (HIW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Highwoods Properties (HIW) 17.3x, Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) 1,110x, Bxp (BXP) 32.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Highwoods Properties (HIW) is cheapest (Highwoods Properties (HIW) 26.2x, Bxp (BXP) 30.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Highwoods Properties (HIW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Highwoods Properties (HIW) +5.4%, Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) +1.4%, Bxp (BXP) +1.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Highwoods Properties (HIW) has the highest net margin (Highwoods Properties (HIW) 21.7%, Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) 0.3%, Bxp (BXP) 8.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Highwoods Properties (HIW) returned the most: Highwoods Properties (HIW) +0.9%, Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) -12.4%, Bxp (BXP) -18.3%. Over five years, Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) compounded fastest (Highwoods Properties (HIW) -8.1%/yr, Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) -4.6%/yr, Bxp (BXP) -11.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Highwoods Properties (HIW) 0.07%, Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) 0.00%, Bxp (BXP) 0.00%. Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) and Bxp (BXP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Bxp (BXP) has been the steadiest (Highwoods Properties (HIW) 29.3%, Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) 32.7%, Bxp (BXP) 28.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HIW, VNO and BXP?

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 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.