Highwoods Properties (HIW) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026)
Highwoods Properties (HIW) recorded Return on Equity [ROE] of 7.52% in Q3 2026, up 2.07 percentage points from 5.45% a year earlier and up 0.80 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Highwoods Properties (HIW) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Highwoods Properties reported Return on Equity [ROE] of 6.85%, up 2.51 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Equity [ROE] has a five-year change of -8.94 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 4.34% in FY2024 (-1.79 pp), 6.13% in FY2023 (-0.43 pp), 6.56% in FY2022 (-6.75 pp) and 13.31% in FY2021 (-2.48 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q3 2022.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Equity [ROE] rose in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.09 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Equity [ROE] in the last five years was a gain of 2.88 percentage points in Q1 2022, against a drop of 6.67 percentage points in Q4 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 6.73% (Q2 2026), 3.88% (Q1 2026) and 6.82% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welltower | 179.36 Bn | 166.43 Bn | 1.47 Bn | 3.60% |
| 2 | Prologis | 122.34 Bn | 120.73 Bn | - | 7.65% |
| 3 | Simon Property | 79.95 Bn | 78.05 Bn | - | 97.96% |
| 4 | Public Storage | 62.14 Bn | 61.58 Bn | 112.08 Mn | 15.68% |
| 5 | Realty Income | 55.95 Bn | 57.33 Bn | - | 3.37% |
| 6 | Ventas | 47.02 Bn | 46.18 Bn | -3.39 Bn | 1.78% |
| 7 | Ryman Hospitality Properties | 46.62 Bn | 45.46 Bn | 266.41 Mn | 25.58% |
| 8 | Vivmark Residential | 37.34 Bn | 37.09 Bn | - | 0.00% |
| 9 | Extra Space Storage | 33.12 Bn | 32.90 Bn | 650.96 Mn | 7.79% |
| 10 | Highwoods Properties | 3.43 Bn | 3.14 Bn | - | 7.52% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 7.52% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.73% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.88% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.82% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.45% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.49% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.41% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.41% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.14% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.40% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.51% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.18% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.72% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.37% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.69% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.53% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 10.45% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 11.94% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 12.36% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 13.19% |
API Access
Highwoods Properties Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=HIW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=HIW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();