CoreCivic/$CXW
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About CoreCivic
CoreCivic Inc is an owner and operator of private prisons and detention centers in the United States. It operates in three segments: Safety, Community, and Properties. The Community segment owns and operates residential reentry centers. The Properties segment owns properties for lease to third parties and government agencies. The vast majority of the company's revenue comes from the CoreCivic Safety segment which consists of correctional and detention facilities that are owned, or controlled via a long-term lease, and managed by the company, as well as those correctional and detention facilities owned by third parties but managed by CoreCivic.
- Ticker
- $CXW
- Sector
- Business services
- Primary listing
- NYSE
- Employees
- 13,651
- Headquarters
- Brentwood, United States
- Website
- www.corecivic.com
CoreCivic Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$3.5B
28.30
$1.25
0.59
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Price and volume
Market cap
$3.5B
Beta
0.59
52-week high
$36.07
52-week low
$15.74
Average daily volume
1.8M
Financial strength
Current ratio
1.319
Quick ratio
1.131
Long term debt to equity
0.873
Total debt to equity
0.955
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
0.09%
Interest coverage (TTM)
2.87%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
382.822
Gross margin (TTM)
22.58%
Net profit margin (TTM)
5.15%
Operating margin (TTM)
10.02%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
25.92%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$180,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
4.77%
Return on equity (TTM)
8.77%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
28.296
Price to revenue (TTM)
1.451
Price to book
2.43
Price to tangible book (TTM)
2.54
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
62.904
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
1.59%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
0.562
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
24.35%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
31.80%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
10.18%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
3.17%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
6.15%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
-3.14%
What the Analysts think about CoreCivic
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for CoreCivic stock.
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First-quarter 2026 net income rose 51% to $37.9 million, with diluted EPS up 65.2% to $0.38 per share, driven by activations of previously idled facilities and a 96.2% increase in ICE revenue (Reuters)
On August 4, 2026, CoreCivic’s board authorized a $500 million accelerated share repurchase agreement under its expanded buyback program, expected to reduce share count and enhance per-share metrics (SEC 8-K)
The company sold four detention facilities to the U.S. government for $2.2 billion in net proceeds, providing significant liquidity to pay down debt or fund additional share repurchases (Reuters Breakingviews)
Citizens Financial Group announced it will exit credit facilities for CoreCivic, removing a key lender and potentially increasing the company’s cost of capital (Reuters)
Former President Trump’s proposal to repurpose massive warehouses for immigration detention could undercut demand for private prison capacity managed by CoreCivic (Bloomberg)
Between 2016 and 2024, CoreCivic’s revenue grew by only about 1% per annum, highlighting the company’s limited organic growth potential outside of ICE-dependent activations (Reuters Breakingviews)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 2 Sept 2026.
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Funds containing CoreCivic
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Fund name | Fund size | $CXW weighting |
|---|---|---|
iShares S&P SmallCap 600$IDP6 | $3.2B | 0.19% |
iShares S&P Small Cap 600£ISP6 | £2.4B | 0.19% |
SPDR Russell 2000 US Small Cap€R2US | €4.8B | 0.11% |
iShares MSCI World Small Cap$WSML | $9B | 0.04% |
iShares MSCI World Small Cap€IUSN | €7.8B | 0.04% |
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