SLG vs HIW vs DEI Stock Comparison

Sl Green Realty, Highwoods Properties and Douglas Emmett Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SLG Sl Green Realty Corp
$51.52 +6.4% 1M +1.3% 1Y
Market cap
$3.63B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.07B
Div. yield
–
Office REITs Real Estate
2 wins
DEI Douglas Emmett Inc
$10.41 +6.2% 1M -14.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.75B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.01B
Div. yield
0.07%
Office REITs Real Estate
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Highwoods Properties leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Highwoods Properties 5, Sl Green Realty 2, Douglas Emmett 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSLGHIWDEILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.63B $3.52B $1.75B SLG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -25.3x 19.0x -76.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 26.0x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.7% +5.4% +0.8% SLG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -13.4% 21.7% -2.3% HIW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 23.3x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.06% 0.07% DEI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1.3% +10.3% -14.9% HIW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.0%/yr -7.6%/yr -21.9%/yr HIW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.5% 29.8% 31.4% HIW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 22/100 46/100 32/100 HIW

Percentile Scorecard

SLGHIWDEI

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

AxisSLGHIWDEI
Valuation 11 #130 of 146 51 #72 of 146 64 #53 of 146
Growth 13 #127 of 145 29 #103 of 145 6 #137 of 145
Profitability 4 #135 of 141 60 #57 of 141 19 #115 of 141
Financial Health 37 #92 of 146 32 #99 of 146 16 #123 of 146
Shareholder Returns 43 #78 of 136 59 #56 of 136 54 #63 of 136
Overall 22 46 32
  • SLG ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • HIW ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • DEI ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSLGHIWDEISPY
1 month +6.4%+7.0%+6.2% -5.9%
3 months -5.5%+0.7%-9.4% -4.6%
6 months +13.8%+24.0%-13.5% +0.2%
Year to date +12.3%+22.8%-5.3% +7.5%
1 year +1.3%+10.3%-14.9% +8.2%
3 years +50.5%+61.2%-17.5% +68.3%
3 years, per year +14.6%+17.3%-6.2% +19.0%
5 years -34.0%-32.6%-70.8% +56.5%
5 years, per year -8.0%-7.6%-21.9% +9.4%
10 years -49.4%-32.9%-70.7% +251.5%
10 years, per year -6.6%-3.9%-11.5% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureSLGHIWDEISPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.5%29.8%31.4% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.1%32.1%29.9% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.980.520.65 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.030.34-0.47 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -76.2%-62.9%-75.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.9%-7.8%-18.4% -5.9%
52-week high $59.83$34.39$12.76 $779.14
52-week low $35.33$20.58$9.18 $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.

MultipleSLGHIWDEI
P/E now vs peer median -25.3xmedian 26.5x 18.9xmedian 26.5x -76.2xmedian 26.5x
P/S now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 4.2x 4.1xmedian 4.2x 1.7xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.4x —median 14.4x 30.8xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.6xmedian 21.7x -9.6xmedian 21.7x -23.1xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.3x 1.4xmedian 1.3x 0.5xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -0.71median 1.78 2.01median 1.78 2.25median 1.78

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 monthsSLGHIWDEI
Revenue $1.07B $851.95M $1.01B
Gross profit – – $636.52M
Operating income – – -$179.54M
Net income -$117.47M $193.92M -$55.59M
Free cash flow -$1.01B -$366.24M -$75.33M
EPS (diluted) $-1.89 $1.65 $-0.14
Cash & equivalents $186.44M $279.21M $354.96M
Total debt $4.37B $3.51B $5.72B
Shares (diluted) 75.97M 112.32M 167.49M
Enterprise value $2.96B $3.03B $286.22M

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
MetricSLGHIWDEI
P/E -25.3x 18.9x -76.2x
P/FCF -3.6x -9.6x -23.1x
P/Operating cash flow 38.8x 9.2x 4.5x
P/S 3.4x 4.1x 1.7x
P/B 0.9x 1.4x 0.5x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 1.5x 0.5x
EV/EBITDA – – 30.8x
EV/EBIT – – -39.6x
EV/Revenue 7.3x 7.9x 7.1x
EV/FCF -7.8x -18.4x -94.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 83.2x 17.7x 18.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.71 2.01 2.25

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSLGHIWDEI
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.7% 5.4% 0.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.5% 0.5% -0.2%
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) -562.5% 49.5% -267.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 38.3% 11.2% -45.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -6,597% 46.0% -160.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 35.9% 9.4% -33.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -16.4% 4.5% -1.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -23.2% -0.6% -7.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -337.5% -176.2% -134.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -121.9% -66.8% -31.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSLGHIWDEI
Gross margin – – 63.2%
EBITDA margin – – 22.9%
Operating margin – – -17.8%
Pretax margin – – -45.0%
Net margin -13.4% 21.7% -2.3%
FCF margin -94.3% -43.0% -7.5%
Operating cash flow margin 8.8% 44.5% 38.3%
Return on equity -2.6% 7.5% -2.0%
Return on assets -0.9% 3.0% -0.7%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.8x 2.0x -6.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.1% 2.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSLGHIWDEI
Debt / assets 37.1% 54.5% 59.9%
Debt / equity 1.1x 1.4x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 23.3x
Debt / FCF -4.3x -9.6x -76.0x
Liabilities / assets 66.1% 60.2% 63.2%
Equity / assets 33.9% 39.8% 36.8%
Interest coverage – – -0.7x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSLGHIWDEI
Dividend yield 4.1% 6.3% 7.3%
Net buyback yield 0.0% -0.3% –
Shareholder yield 4.1% 6.0% 7.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 113.6% -228.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – -60.1% -169.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.3% 0.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 1.5% -8.3%

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.

ConsensusSLGHIWDEI
Forward P/E – 26.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.75FY2026 $1.22FY2026 $-0.13FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -15.9%FY2026 -244.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -40.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $637.58MFY2026 $909.34MFY2026 $1.09BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.0%FY2026 +12.8%FY2026 +9.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.0% -8.1% -6.2%

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

SLGHIWDEI
SLG 1.00 0.74 0.72
HIW 0.74 1.00 0.70
DEI 0.72 0.70 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SLG, HIW and DEI?

Sl Green Realty (SLG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sl Green Realty (SLG) $3.63B, Highwoods Properties (HIW) $3.52B, Douglas Emmett (DEI) $1.75B.

Which company is growing faster?

Sl Green Realty (SLG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Sl Green Realty (SLG) +9.7%, Highwoods Properties (HIW) +5.4%, Douglas Emmett (DEI) +0.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Highwoods Properties (HIW) has the highest net margin (Sl Green Realty (SLG) -13.4%, Highwoods Properties (HIW) 21.7%, Douglas Emmett (DEI) -2.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Highwoods Properties (HIW) returned the most: Sl Green Realty (SLG) +1.3%, Highwoods Properties (HIW) +10.3%, Douglas Emmett (DEI) -14.9%. Over five years, Highwoods Properties (HIW) compounded fastest (Sl Green Realty (SLG) -8.0%/yr, Highwoods Properties (HIW) -7.6%/yr, Douglas Emmett (DEI) -21.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Highwoods Properties (HIW) has been the steadiest (Sl Green Realty (SLG) 39.5%, Highwoods Properties (HIW) 29.8%, Douglas Emmett (DEI) 31.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.