SLG vs VNO vs HIW Stock Comparison

Sl Green Realty, Vornado Realty Trust and Highwoods Properties Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SLG Sl Green Realty Corp
$49.40 +1.2% 1M -2.0% 1Y
Market cap
$3.78B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.04B
Div. yield
–
Office REITs Real Estate
1 win
VNO Vornado Realty Trust
$33.87 +0.4% 1M -10.2% 1Y
Market cap
$6.74B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.84B
Div. yield
–
Office REITs Real Estate
2 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Highwoods Properties leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Highwoods Properties 4, Vornado Realty Trust 2, Sl Green Realty 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSLGVNOHIWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.78B $6.74B $3.54B VNO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -19.8x -127.2x 19.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 27.0x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.5% +1.6% +5.4% SLG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -18.4% -2.9% 21.7% HIW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 2.6% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 7.3x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.06% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.0% -10.2% +8.0% HIW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.1%/yr -4.9%/yr -7.7%/yr VNO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.3% 32.7% 29.5% HIW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 21/100 33/100 48/100 HIW

Percentile Scorecard

SLGVNOHIW

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

AxisSLGVNOHIW
Valuation 11 #130 of 146 39 #89 of 146 54 #68 of 146
Growth 11 #129 of 145 19 #118 of 145 33 #97 of 145
Profitability 5 #134 of 141 29 #101 of 141 61 #55 of 141
Financial Health 37 #93 of 146 32 #99 of 146 32 #100 of 146
Shareholder Returns 44 #77 of 136 48 #71 of 136 59 #56 of 136
Overall 21 33 48
  • SLG ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • VNO 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

PeriodSLGVNOHIWSPY
1 month +1.2%+0.4%+3.8% -2.0%
3 months -11.5%-17.2%-6.5% -2.2%
6 months +12.9%+11.9%+22.8% +4.2%
Year to date +7.7%+1.8%+19.4% +10.6%
1 year -2.0%-10.2%+8.0% +10.4%
3 years +43.6%+46.9%+53.9% +73.6%
3 years, per year +12.8%+13.7%+15.5% +20.2%
5 years -34.3%-22.4%-33.1% +61.6%
5 years, per year -8.1%-4.9%-7.7% +10.1%
10 years -50.6%-51.7%-34.4% +261.3%
10 years, per year -6.8%-7.0%-4.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSLGVNOHIWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.3%32.7%29.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.7%33.5%32.0% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.910.980.51 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.05-0.310.27 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -76.2%-73.6%-62.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.4%-17.2%-10.4% -3.2%
52-week high $59.83$40.91$34.39 $779.14
52-week low $35.33$24.71$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.

MultipleSLGVNOHIW
P/E now vs peer median -18.3xmedian 26.1x -119.5xmedian 26.1x 18.4xmedian 26.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 4.1x 3.4xmedian 4.1x 4.0xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.4x 14.0xmedian 14.4x —median 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.6xmedian 21.6x -37.2xmedian 21.6x -9.3xmedian 21.6x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.3x 1.1xmedian 1.3x 1.3xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -0.70median 1.95 -2.49median 1.95 1.95median 1.95

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 monthsSLGVNOHIW
Revenue $1.04B $1.84B $851.95M
Net income -$171.98M -$23.88M $193.92M
Free cash flow -$979.77M -$170.39M -$366.24M
EPS (diluted) $-2.70 $-0.28 $1.65
Cash & equivalents $180.79M $580.50M $279.21M
Total debt $4.31B $7.45B $3.51B
Shares (diluted) 70.67M 186.85M 112.32M
Enterprise value $3.11B $3.56B $3.05B

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
MetricSLGVNOHIW
P/E -18.3x -119.5x 18.4x
P/FCF -3.6x -37.2x -9.3x
P/Operating cash flow 38.0x 15.5x 9.0x
P/S 3.4x 3.4x 4.0x
P/B 0.9x 1.1x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 1.1x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA – 14.0x –
EV/EBIT – 37.7x –
EV/Revenue 7.3x 7.2x 7.8x
EV/FCF -7.8x -77.5x -18.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 82.8x 32.3x 17.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.70 -2.49 1.95

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSLGVNOHIW
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.5% 1.6% 5.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.5% 0.5% 0.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) -790.9% -102.5% 49.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 28.3% 60.0% 11.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -426.4% -106.7% 46.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.1% 48.0% 9.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -32.3% -69.0% 4.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -22.5% -15.4% -0.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -353.2% -126.6% -176.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -77.6% -1.0% -66.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSLGVNOHIW
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 51.3% –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – -0.2% –
Net margin -18.4% -2.9% 21.7%
FCF margin -94.4% -9.2% -43.0%
Operating cash flow margin 8.9% 22.2% 44.5%
Return on equity -4.0% -0.4% 7.5%
Return on assets -1.3% -0.2% 3.0%
Return on invested capital – 2.6% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.5x -17.1x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.3% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSLGVNOHIW
Debt / assets 36.5% 47.6% 54.5%
Debt / equity 1.1x 1.2x 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 7.3x –
Debt / FCF -4.4x -43.7x -9.6x
Liabilities / assets 66.8% 61.5% 60.2%
Equity / assets 33.2% 38.5% 39.8%
Interest coverage – 1.0x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSLGVNOHIW
Dividend yield 4.3% 2.2% 6.5%
Net buyback yield 0.0% 2.9% -0.4%
Shareholder yield 4.3% 5.1% 6.1%
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.

ConsensusSLGVNOHIW
Forward P/E – – 27.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.75FY2026 $-0.40FY2026 $1.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -109.5%FY2026 -21.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – -36.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $640.65MFY2026 $1.78BFY2026 $908.60MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.5%FY2026 -1.9%FY2026 +12.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.4% +24.9% -8.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSLGVNOHIW
Held by institutions 99.3% 99.2% 100.0%
Institutions holding 357 434 372
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.0% +14.6% +10.9%
Institutions buying 185 233 214
Institutions selling 119 126 102
Buyers to sellers 1.55 1.85 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.

SLGVNOHIW
SLG 1.00 0.83 0.73
VNO 0.83 1.00 0.74
HIW 0.73 0.74 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SLG, VNO and HIW?

Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sl Green Realty (SLG) $3.78B, Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) $6.74B, Highwoods Properties (HIW) $3.54B.

Which company is growing faster?

Sl Green Realty (SLG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Sl Green Realty (SLG) +8.5%, Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) +1.6%, Highwoods Properties (HIW) +5.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Highwoods Properties (HIW) has the highest net margin (Sl Green Realty (SLG) -18.4%, Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) -2.9%, Highwoods Properties (HIW) 21.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Highwoods Properties (HIW) returned the most: Sl Green Realty (SLG) -2.0%, Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) -10.2%, Highwoods Properties (HIW) +8.0%. Over five years, Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) compounded fastest (Sl Green Realty (SLG) -8.1%/yr, Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) -4.9%/yr, Highwoods Properties (HIW) -7.7%/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%, Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) 0.00%, Highwoods Properties (HIW) 0.06%. Sl Green Realty (SLG) and Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Highwoods Properties (HIW) has been the steadiest (Sl Green Realty (SLG) 38.3%, Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) 32.7%, Highwoods Properties (HIW) 29.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SLG, VNO 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, Highwoods Properties (HIW) leads on 4. 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.