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How Highwoods Properties, Inc. stacks up
HIW · against 759 other Real Estate companies
Profitability
97/ 100
Near the top of its peers.
Ranked #20 of 760 · scores higher than 97% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score80 peers with a profitability score of 90–100, including HIW · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 97?
Weighted metrics compared with all Real Estate companies.Mainly thanks to its return on invested capital, operating margin and return on assets, which are stronger than most Real Estate peers.
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 62% of peers. Return on assets: 2.7% vs peer median 2.1%
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 88% of peers. Operating margin: 67.2% vs peer median 26.8%
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 96% of peers. Return on invested capital: 19.8% vs peer median 3.4%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = HIW, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | HIW | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 739 reported | 19.8% | 3.4% | 96% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 728 reported | 67.2% | 26.8% | 88% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 741 reported | 2.7% | 2.1% | 62% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 721 reported | 6.8% | 5.2% | 60% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 763 reported | 67.3% | 53.9% | 67% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around HIWScores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score