GEO Group/$GEO
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About GEO Group
The GEO Group Inc specializes in detention facilities and community reentry centers. It operates in four segments: U.S. Secure Services, which mainly encompasses U.S.-based secure services business; Electronic Monitoring and Supervision Services, which conducts its services in the United States, represents services provided to adults for monitoring services and evidence-based supervision and treatment programs for community-based parolees, probationers, and pretrial defendants; Reentry Services conducts its services in the United States represents services provided to adults for residential and non-residential treatment, educational and community-based programs, pre-release and half-way house programs; and International Services. The company operates in U.S, Australia and South Africa.
- Ticker
- $GEO
- Sector
- Business services
- Primary listing
- NYSE
- Employees
- 18,000
- Headquarters
- Boca Raton, United States
- Website
- www.geogroup.com
GEO Group Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$4B
14.55
$2.15
0.78
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Price and volume
Market cap
$4B
Beta
0.78
52-week high
$33.15
52-week low
$12.51
Average daily volume
2.3M
Financial strength
Current ratio
1.653
Quick ratio
1.528
Long term debt to equity
1.031
Total debt to equity
1.061
Interest coverage (TTM)
2.32%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
490.335
Gross margin (TTM)
26.04%
Net profit margin (TTM)
10.31%
Operating margin (TTM)
12.56%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
26.90%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$160,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
6.00%
Return on equity (TTM)
20.13%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
14.552
Price to revenue (TTM)
1.484
Price to book
2.68
Price to tangible book (TTM)
6.28
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
158.676
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
0.63%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
0.197
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
15.29%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
231.86%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
5.04%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
3.38%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
32.13%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
5.64%
Bulls say / Bears say
Second-quarter revenue rose 15% year on year, adjusted EBITDA rose 20%, and GEO raised its 2026 revenue, net income and adjusted EBITDA guidance. This shows that contracts won in 2025 are already translating into stronger earnings. (The GEO Group)
GEO has signed five-year ICE contracts for its Big Horn and Rivers facilities, worth about $165 million of combined annual revenue once fully operational. ICE will reimburse the related reactivation capital expenditure and start-up costs, which reduces the cash burden of bringing these sites online. (The GEO Group)
Electronic monitoring is shifting towards higher-priced GPS ankle monitors and more case-management services. That mix change could support revenue and earnings even if the overall number of monitored participants stays broadly flat. (StockStory)
The growth pipeline is becoming increasingly dependent on ICE and US immigration policy. A change in enforcement priorities, detention populations or federal funding could therefore affect a large part of GEO’s expected growth at the same time. (StockStory, The GEO Group)
Despite lower leverage, GEO still had about $1.5 billion of net debt and only about $55 million of cash at the end of the second quarter. High financing needs and further capital spending leave less room for error if contract activations or cash flow disappoint. (The GEO Group)
GEO faces continuing legal and regulatory scrutiny over detention-facility conditions. Its lawsuit against Colorado’s inspection law shows that new state oversight could bring extra compliance costs, operational restrictions or reputational damage. (Colorado Public Radio, The Washington Post)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 21 Sept 2026.
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Funds containing GEO Group
AllUSDGBPEUR
Fund name | Fund size | $GEO weighting |
|---|---|---|
iShares S&P SmallCap 600$IDP6 | $3.2B | 0.23% |
iShares S&P Small Cap 600£ISP6 | £2.4B | 0.23% |
SPDR Russell 2000 US Small Cap€R2US | €4.8B | 0.14% |
iShares MSCI World Small Cap$WSML | $9B | 0.04% |
iShares MSCI World Small Cap€IUSN | €7.8B | 0.04% |
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