SLG vs IRS vs HIW Stock Comparison

Sl Green Realty, Irsa Investments & Representations and Highwoods Properties Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SLG Sl Green Realty Corp
$49.00 -0.7% 1M -7.9% 1Y
Market cap
$3.60B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.07B
Div. yield
–
Office REITs Real Estate
2 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Irsa Investments & Representations leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Irsa Investments & Representations 3, Highwoods Properties 3, Sl Green Realty 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSLGIRSHIWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.60B $1.14B $3.35B SLG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -25.1x 4.3x 18.1x IRS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 80.7x 25.6x HIW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.7% — +5.4% SLG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 21.7% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.07% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.9% -4.4% -1.1% HIW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.5%/yr +23.0%/yr -8.2%/yr IRS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.2% 40.9% 29.4% HIW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 86/100 48/100 IRS

Percentile Scorecard

SLGIRSHIW

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

AxisSLGIRSHIW
Valuation 49 #75 of 145 98 #4 of 145 54 #67 of 145
Growth 40 #85 of 142 – 36 #91 of 142
Profitability – – 61 #53 of 135
Financial Health – 66 #47 of 136 31 #94 of 136
Shareholder Returns 60 #53 of 131 95 #7 of 131 58 #56 of 131
Overall 50 86 48
  • SLG ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • IRS ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • HIW ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSLGIRSHIWSPY
1 month -0.7%+2.0%-0.6% +0.9%
3 months -9.0%-6.3%-15.1% +5.9%
6 months +15.5%+2.5%+23.1% +8.5%
Year to date +6.8%-12.2%+13.1% +13.3%
1 year -7.9%-4.4%-1.1% +12.4%
3 years +67.5%+130.8%+64.1% +88.1%
3 years, per year +18.8%+32.2%+18.0% +23.5%
5 years -32.1%+181.1%-34.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year -7.5%+23.0%-8.2% +11.0%
10 years -51.8%-30.2%-40.2% +263.4%
10 years, per year -7.0%-3.5%-5.0% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureSLGIRSHIWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.2%40.9%29.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.5%39.2%32.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.921.180.55 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.21-0.11-0.04 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -76.2%-37.9%-62.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.1%-21.1%-15.1% -0.9%
52-week high $59.83$18.41$34.39 $779.14
52-week low $35.33$13.20$20.58 $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.

MultipleSLGIRSHIW
P/E now vs peer median -24.2xmedian 25.8x 4.3xmedian 25.8x 17.4xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 4.0x 2.8xmedian 4.0x 3.8xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.2x —median 14.2x —median 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.5xmedian 23.0x 11.4xmedian 23.0x -8.8xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.3x 0.8xmedian 1.3x 1.3xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -0.70median 1.91 —median 1.91 1.85median 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 monthsSLGIRSHIW
Revenue $1.07B – $851.95M
Net income – – $193.92M
Free cash flow – – -$366.24M
EPS (diluted) $-2.03 – $1.65
Cash & equivalents $186.44M $76.28M $279.21M
Total debt – $3.24B $3.51B
Shares (diluted) 70.67M 77.90M 112.32M
Enterprise value $3.60B $88.89M $2.86B

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
MetricSLGIRSHIW
P/E -24.2x 4.3x 17.4x
P/FCF -3.5x 11.4x -8.8x
P/Operating cash flow – – 8.5x
P/S 3.3x 2.8x 3.8x
P/B 0.9x 0.8x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 0.8x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT – – –
EV/Revenue 3.3x – 7.6x
EV/FCF – – -17.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 17.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.70 – 1.85

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSLGIRSHIW
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.7% – 5.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.5% – 0.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) – – 49.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – 11.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -7,085% – 46.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 34.3% – 9.4%
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
MetricSLGIRSHIW
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – – –
Net margin – – 21.7%
FCF margin – – -43.0%
Operating cash flow margin – – 44.5%
Return on equity -2.6% – 7.5%
Return on assets – – 3.0%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – – 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSLGIRSHIW
Debt / assets – 37.9% 54.5%
Debt / equity – 0.8x 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – -9.6x
Liabilities / assets – 50.1% 60.2%
Equity / assets – 49.9% 39.8%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio – 1.8x –
Quick ratio – 1.7x –
Cash ratio – 1.3x –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSLGIRSHIW
Dividend yield 4.8% 9.8% 6.8%
Net buyback yield – – -0.4%
Shareholder yield 4.8% 9.8% 6.5%
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.

ConsensusSLGIRSHIW
Forward P/E – 80.7xFY2027 25.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.75FY2026 $0.18FY2027 $1.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -50.0%FY2027 -21.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -16.7% -36.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $640.65MFY2026 $436.40MFY2027 $908.60MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.5%FY2026 +0.1%FY2027 +12.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.4% -1.4% -8.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSLGIRSHIW
Held by institutions 99.3% 17.2% 100.0%
Institutions holding 355 68 371
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.0% +8.0% +10.9%
Institutions buying 185 34 214
Institutions selling 118 11 102
Buyers to sellers 1.57 3.09 2.10

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.

SLGIRSHIW
SLG 1.00 0.16 0.73
IRS 0.16 1.00 0.27
HIW 0.73 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SLG, IRS and HIW?

Sl Green Realty (SLG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sl Green Realty (SLG) $3.60B, Irsa Investments & Representations (IRS) $1.14B, Highwoods Properties (HIW) $3.35B.

Which stock is cheaper, SLG, IRS and HIW?

Irsa Investments & Representations (IRS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sl Green Realty (SLG) -25.1x, Irsa Investments & Representations (IRS) 4.3x, Highwoods Properties (HIW) 18.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Highwoods Properties (HIW) is cheapest (Irsa Investments & Representations (IRS) 80.7x, Highwoods Properties (HIW) 25.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

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%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Highwoods Properties (HIW) returned the most: Sl Green Realty (SLG) -7.9%, Irsa Investments & Representations (IRS) -4.4%, Highwoods Properties (HIW) -1.1%. Over five years, Irsa Investments & Representations (IRS) compounded fastest (Sl Green Realty (SLG) -7.5%/yr, Irsa Investments & Representations (IRS) +23.0%/yr, Highwoods Properties (HIW) -8.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Sl Green Realty (SLG) 0.00%, Irsa Investments & Representations (IRS) 0.00%, Highwoods Properties (HIW) 0.07%. Sl Green Realty (SLG) and Irsa Investments & Representations (IRS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Highwoods Properties (HIW) has been the steadiest (Sl Green Realty (SLG) 38.2%, Irsa Investments & Representations (IRS) 40.9%, Highwoods Properties (HIW) 29.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Irsa Investments & Representations (IRS) leads on 3. 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.