Highwoods Properties (HIW) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Highwoods Properties' Return on Assets [ROA] was 3.00% in Q3 2026, up 0.88 percentage points from 2.13% a year earlier and up 0.35 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Highwoods Properties (HIW) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Assets [ROA] at Highwoods Properties came in at 2.64%, up 0.91 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] shows a five-year change of -4.27 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Assets [ROA] was 1.73% in FY2024 (-0.78 pp), 2.51% in FY2023 (-0.28 pp), 2.79% in FY2022 (-3.14 pp) and 5.93% in FY2021 (-0.99 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q3 2022.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Assets [ROA] was higher in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of 0.00 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] over five years was Q1 2022 (a gain of 1.13 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2022 (a drop of 2.90 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, HIW's Return on Assets [ROA] in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 2.66% (Q2 2026), 1.49% (Q1 2026) and 2.62% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welltower | 179.36 Bn | 166.43 Bn | 1.47 Bn | 2.43% |
| 2 | Prologis | 122.34 Bn | 120.73 Bn | - | 4.42% |
| 3 | Simon Property | 79.95 Bn | 78.05 Bn | - | 13.32% |
| 4 | Public Storage | 62.14 Bn | 61.58 Bn | 112.08 Mn | 7.82% |
| 5 | Realty Income | 55.95 Bn | 57.33 Bn | - | 1.85% |
| 6 | Ventas | 47.02 Bn | 46.18 Bn | -3.39 Bn | 0.90% |
| 7 | Ryman Hospitality Properties | 46.62 Bn | 45.46 Bn | 266.41 Mn | 4.08% |
| 8 | Vivmark Residential | 37.34 Bn | 37.09 Bn | - | 0.00% |
| 9 | Extra Space Storage | 33.12 Bn | 32.90 Bn | 650.96 Mn | 3.71% |
| 10 | Highwoods Properties | 3.43 Bn | 3.14 Bn | - | 3.00% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 3.00% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.66% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.49% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.62% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.13% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.17% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.93% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.73% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.45% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.58% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.22% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.52% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.34% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.61% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.75% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.75% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.57% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.27% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.42% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.65% |
API Access
Highwoods Properties Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=HIW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=HIW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();