Does HIW pay a dividend?

Yes. Highwoods Properties, Inc. pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 6.65% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $2.00 per share.

How much does HIW pay in dividends?

$2.00 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.

When is the next HIW ex-dividend date?

No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for HIW. Dates appear here once the company declares them.

HIW Dividend

Highwoods Properties, Inc.

NYSEReal EstateStockData as of August 17, 2026

Dividend yield: 6.65%
Annual dividend: $2.00
Payout ratio: 1.31
Frequency: Quarterly
Share price: $30.09
Market cap: $3.3B

Is HIW a good dividend stock?

What the data shows. These are observations, not recommendations — see the disclaimer at the foot of the page.

Yield is above the market median6.65% against a median of 2.92% across US dividend payers.
Paying out more than it earnsA payout ratio of 1.31 exceeds reported earnings, which is normal for a REIT: large depreciation charges push accounting earnings well below the cash the business actually collects. Analysts judge REIT dividends against funds from operations instead.
Dividend has been cut 2 timesAcross 32 complete years, the annual total fell in 2003, 2017. The most recent reduction was in 2017.

HIW dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 1994 to 2025.

Peak $2.34 in 2002Year the total fellTypical payment × payments that year, split-adjusted, excluding special and one-off distributions. Robust to duplicate records in the source data. The current year is omitted while incomplete.

Recent dividend payments

The last 40 dividend payments for HIW, most recent first.
Ex-dividend date	Pay date	Amount	Type
August 17, 2026	September 9, 2026	$0.5000	Quarterly
May 18, 2026	June 9, 2026	$0.5000	Quarterly
February 17, 2026	March 10, 2026	$0.5000	Quarterly
November 17, 2025	December 9, 2025	$0.5000	Quarterly
August 18, 2025	September 9, 2025	$0.5000	Quarterly
May 19, 2025	June 10, 2025	$0.5000	Quarterly
February 18, 2025	March 11, 2025	$0.5000	Quarterly
November 18, 2024	December 10, 2024	$0.5000	Quarterly
August 19, 2024	September 10, 2024	$0.5000	Quarterly
May 17, 2024	June 11, 2024	$0.5000	Quarterly
February 16, 2024	March 12, 2024	$0.5000	Quarterly
November 17, 2023	December 12, 2023	$0.5000	Quarterly
August 18, 2023	September 12, 2023	$0.5000	Quarterly
May 19, 2023	June 13, 2023	$0.5000	Quarterly
February 17, 2023	March 14, 2023	$0.5000	Quarterly
November 18, 2022	December 13, 2022	$0.5000	Quarterly
August 19, 2022	September 13, 2022	$0.5000	Quarterly
May 20, 2022	May 31, 2022	$0.5000	Quarterly
February 18, 2022	March 15, 2022	$0.5000	Quarterly
November 12, 2021	December 7, 2021	$0.5000	Quarterly
August 13, 2021	September 8, 2021	$0.5000	Quarterly
May 14, 2021	June 8, 2021	$0.4800	Quarterly
February 12, 2021	March 9, 2021	$0.4800	Quarterly
November 13, 2020	December 8, 2020	$0.4800	Quarterly
August 14, 2020	September 9, 2020	$0.4800	Quarterly
May 15, 2020	June 8, 2020	$0.4800	Quarterly
February 14, 2020	March 10, 2020	$0.4800	Quarterly
November 7, 2019	December 3, 2019	$0.4750	Quarterly
August 9, 2019	September 4, 2019	$0.4750	Quarterly
May 10, 2019	June 4, 2019	$0.4750	Quarterly
February 15, 2019	March 5, 2019	$0.4750	Quarterly
November 8, 2018	December 4, 2018	$0.4625	Quarterly
August 10, 2018	September 5, 2018	$0.4625	Quarterly
May 17, 2018	June 5, 2018	$0.4625	Quarterly
February 16, 2018	March 6, 2018	$0.4625	Quarterly
November 13, 2017	December 5, 2017	$0.4400	Quarterly
August 10, 2017	September 6, 2017	$0.4400	Quarterly
May 15, 2017	June 6, 2017	$0.4400	Quarterly
February 16, 2017	March 7, 2017	$0.4400	Quarterly
December 22, 2016	January 10, 2017	$0.8000	Monthly

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Frequently asked questions

Does HIW pay a dividend?: Yes. Highwoods Properties, Inc. pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 6.65% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $2.00 per share.
How much does HIW pay in dividends?: $2.00 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.
When is the next HIW ex-dividend date?: No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for HIW. Dates appear here once the company declares them.