Highwoods Properties (HIW) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Highwoods Properties' Debt Ratio came in at 0.54 for Q3 2026, down 1.8% from 0.55 a year earlier but up 0.3% from the prior quarter.
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Highwoods Properties (HIW) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Highwoods Properties' Debt Ratio was 0.57, up 3.7% from FY2024.
- Debt Ratio has increased in each of the last five years.
- Going back by year, Debt Ratio was 0.55 in FY2024 (+2.1%), 0.54 in FY2023 (+1.5%), 0.53 in FY2022 (+7.7%) and 0.49 in FY2021 (+3.3%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Debt Ratio is 0.49 (Q4 2021) to 0.57 (Q4 2025).
- Year-over-year, Debt Ratio increased in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 1.3%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Debt Ratio over five years came in Q1 2023 (growth of 8.1%), and the weakest in Q3 2026 (a decline of 1.8%).
- Business Quant data shows HIW's Debt Ratio at 0.54 (Q2 2026), 0.56 (Q1 2026) and 0.57 (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welltower | 179.36 Bn | 166.43 Bn | 1.47 Bn | 0.21 |
| 2 | Prologis | 122.34 Bn | 120.73 Bn | - | 0.35 |
| 3 | Simon Property | 79.95 Bn | 78.05 Bn | - | 0.73 |
| 4 | Public Storage | 62.14 Bn | 61.58 Bn | 112.08 Mn | 0.41 |
| 5 | Realty Income | 55.95 Bn | 57.33 Bn | - | 0.39 |
| 6 | Ventas | 47.02 Bn | 46.18 Bn | -3.39 Bn | 0.41 |
| 7 | Ryman Hospitality Properties | 46.62 Bn | 45.46 Bn | 266.41 Mn | 0.61 |
| 8 | Vivmark Residential | 37.34 Bn | 37.09 Bn | - | 0.34 |
| 9 | Extra Space Storage | 33.12 Bn | 32.90 Bn | 650.96 Mn | 0.46 |
| 10 | Highwoods Properties | 3.43 Bn | 3.14 Bn | - | 0.54 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.54 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.54 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.56 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.57 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.55 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.55 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.55 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.55 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.55 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.53 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.54 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.54 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.53 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.53 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.54 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.53 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.51 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.49 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.50 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.49 |
API Access
Highwoods Properties Debt Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=debt-ratio&ticker=HIW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "debt-ratio", "ticker": "HIW", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=debt-ratio&ticker=HIW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();