How many employees does Highwoods Properties, Inc. have?

Highwoods Properties, Inc. reported 315 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 10, 2026. That is down 10.0% from a year earlier.

What is Highwoods Properties, Inc.'s revenue per employee?

Highwoods Properties, Inc. brought in $806M of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $2.56M per employee. That ranks 7 of 13 companies we track in REIT - Office, where the median is $2.56M.

Where do these numbers come from?

Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

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Highwoods Properties, Inc. employees and revenue per employee

HIW · REIT - Office · $3.20B market cap

Highwoods Properties, Inc. had 315 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, down 10.0% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $806M, down 2.4% from a year earlier, or $2.56M per employee. Revenue fell, and headcount fell or held flat with it.

Employees

315

-10.0% YoY

Revenue

$806M

-2.4% YoY

Revenue / employee

$2.56M

Peer median $2.56M

Rank in industry

7 of 13

REIT - Office

Headcount against revenue

Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.

EmployeesRevenueIndexed to 100 in Dec 2016

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HIW employees and revenue by fiscal year
Year ending	Employees	Revenue	Per employee	Staff YoY	Revenue YoY
Dec 2025	315	$806M	$2.56M	-10.0%	-2.4%
Dec 2024	350	$826M	$2.36M	+0.3%	-1.0%
Dec 2023	349	$834M	$2.39M	+1.2%	+0.6%
Dec 2022	345	$829M	$2.40M	-0.9%	+7.9%
Dec 2021	348	$768M	$2.21M	-3.1%	+4.2%
Dec 2020	359	$737M	$2.05M	-16.7%	+0.1%
Dec 2019	431	$736M	$1.71M	-2.5%	+2.2%
Dec 2018	442	$720M	$1.63M	+0.2%	+2.5%
Dec 2017	441	$703M	$1.59M	+0.7%	+5.6%
Dec 2016	438	$666M	$1.52M	—	—

Open roles: we have not matched a verified job board for this company yet.

Employees, last six fiscal years

Revenue per employee, last six fiscal years

Highwoods Properties, Inc. against similar companies

The closest industry peers by revenue, from REIT - Office.

Company	Employees	Revenue	Revenue / employee	Shape
KRC Kilroy Realty Corporation	241	$1.11B	$4.62M	Hiring into decline
PDM Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc.	140	$565M	$4.04M	Contracting
CUZ Cousins Properties Incorporated	351	$994M	$2.83M	Efficient growth
HIW Highwoods Properties, Inc.	315	$806M	$2.56M	Contracting
CDP COPT Defense Properties	430	$764M	$1.78M	Efficient growth
HPP Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.	607	$831M	$1.37M	Contracting
DEI Douglas Emmett, Inc.	778	$1.00B	$1.29M	Efficient growth
SLG SL Green Realty Corp.	1,289	$1.00B	$778K	Efficient growth
VNO Vornado Realty Trust	3,145	$1.81B	$576K	Hiring ahead

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Questions about Highwoods Properties, Inc.

How many employees does Highwoods Properties, Inc. have?: Highwoods Properties, Inc. reported 315 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 10, 2026. That is down 10.0% from a year earlier.
What is Highwoods Properties, Inc.'s revenue per employee?: Highwoods Properties, Inc. brought in $806M of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $2.56M per employee. That ranks 7 of 13 companies we track in REIT - Office, where the median is $2.56M.
Where do these numbers come from?: Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in Highwoods Properties, Inc.'s annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed February 10, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell HIW.