Highwoods Properties (HIW) reported $203.36 million in revenue for the quarter ended December 2025, representing a year-over-year decline of 1.1%. EPS of $0.90 for the same period compares to -$0.03 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of -2.39% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $208.34 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.84, the EPS surprise was +7.26%.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Highwoods Properties performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Rental and other revenues- Lease termination fees, net: $0.33 million compared to the $0.5 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -67.1% year over year.
- Rental and other revenues- Contractual rents, net: $169.85 million versus $173.46 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -2.4% change.
- Rental and other revenues- Other miscellaneous operating revenues: $14.2 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $11.3 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +32.5%.
- Rental and other revenues- Cost recoveries billed under lease arrangements, net: $14.6 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $17.04 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -16.6%.
- Rental and other revenues- Straight-line rental income, net: $4.38 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $3.65 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +91.4%.
- Net Earnings Per Share (Diluted): $0.26 versus the two-analyst average estimate of $0.13.
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Shares of Highwoods Properties have returned -5.3% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's no change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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