Highwoods Properties, Inc.

HIW Real Estate Reit Office

Highwoods Properties, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $806.1 million, down 2.39% from fiscal 2024.

Revenue
+8.13%
EPS
+157.4%
Free cash flow
+289.7%
Total debt
+3.15%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

31.46 0.26 −0.82%
Market cap
$3.5B
P/E
18.4×
Fwd P/E
18.1×
Dividend yield
6.36%
F-score
6/9
Altman Z
n/a
Beneish M
n/a
Dividend safety
n/a

Highwoods Properties, Inc. (HIW) Return on equity

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Highwoods Properties, Inc.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 7.56%, up 0.9 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (6.70%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 4.20% (fiscal 2024) to 28.1% (fiscal 2016); the current reading is higher than 55% of that period. That is above the Reit Office industry median of −1.07% and above the Real Estate sector median of 1.99%.

Return on equity, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2025 6.70% 2.50
FY2024 4.20% (1.79)
FY2023 5.99% (0.35)
FY2022 6.34% (6.61)
FY2021 13.0% (2.47)
FY2020 15.4% 9.28
FY2019 6.14% (1.48)
FY2018 7.62% (0.82)
FY2017 8.44% (19.65)
FY2016 28.1% 22.01

Against its own ten years

Low 4.20% High 28.1%
Ten-year median 6.70%
Current reading's percentile 55

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
CDP COPT Defense Properties compare 10.8%
HIW Highwoods Properties, Inc. 7.56%
KRC Kilroy Realty Corporation compare 0.50%
CUZ Cousins Properties Incorporated compare 0.32%
DEI Douglas Emmett, Inc. compare −0.63%
VNO Vornado Realty Trust compare −1.07%
SLG SL Green Realty Corporation compare −3.56%
PDM Piedmont Realty Trust, Inc. compare −5.91%
ARE Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. compare −7.27%
Reit Office industry median −1.07%
Real Estate sector median 1.99%
Market median 1.01%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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