CoreCivic, Inc.

CXW Industrials Security & Protection Services

CoreCivic, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $2.2 billion, up 12.7% from fiscal 2024.

Revenue
+28.2%
EPS
+5,748.0%
Free cash flow
−2,376.8%
Total debt
−40.3%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

27.22 1.01 −3.58%
Market cap
$2.8B
P/E
1.8×
Fwd P/E
2.0×
Dividend yield
—
F-score
7/9
Altman Z
1.60
Beneish M
−2.13
Dividend safety
64/100

CoreCivic, Inc. (CXW) Return on equity

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CoreCivic, Inc.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 77.1%, up 69.1 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (8.04%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −3.73% (fiscal 2021) to 15.1% (fiscal 2015); the current reading is higher than 45% of that period. That is above the Security & Protection Services industry median of 8.74% and above the Industrials sector median of 3.71%.

Return on equity, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2025 8.04% 3.40
FY2024 4.64% (0.01)
FY2023 4.65% (4.07)
FY2022 8.72% 12.45
FY2021 −3.73% (7.61)
FY2020 3.88% (9.65)
FY2019 13.5% 2.42
FY2018 11.1% (1.12)
FY2017 12.2% (2.82)
FY2016 15.1% (0.02)

Against its own ten years

Low −3.73% High 15.1%
Ten-year median 8.72%
Current reading's percentile 45

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
CXW CoreCivic, Inc. 77.1%
BCO Brink's Company (The) compare 40.8%
NSSC NAPCO Security Technologies, Inc. compare 23.4%
MSA MSA Safety Incorporporated compare 22.2%
GEO Geo Group Inc (The) compare 20.1%
ADT ADT Inc. compare 16.9%
BRC Brady Corporation compare 16.1%
MG Mistras Group Inc compare 8.74%
EVLV Evolv Technologies Holdings, Inc. compare −4.94%
Security & Protection Services industry median 8.74%
Industrials sector median 3.71%
Market median 0.51%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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