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CoreCivic, Inc. CXW

NYSE · stock · Real Estate Investment Trusts · website · IPO 1986-10-02 · LEI

CoreCivic, Inc. statistics & valuation

Market cap$3.0B
P / S1.4×
P / B2.2×
Dividend yield0.00%
Net debt$1.1B
Enterprise value USD$4.1B
Graham number -46.8%$17.86

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($17.86); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
16.00% 14.70% 13.60% 14.20% 8.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
15.10% 12.30% 11.30% 13.70% 3.80% -3.80% 8.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
117.8M 118.5M 118.7M 119.2M 120.9M 120.3M 118.2M 113.8M 110.9M 107.0M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$1.40B $1.39B $1.73B $1.84B $1.63B $1.19B $935.5M $961.6M $865.6M $1.11B 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
6.70% 5.40% 4.40% 5.00% 1.50% -1.50% 3.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.98× 0.99× 1.26× 1.40× 1.24× 1.09× 0.76× 0.73× 0.65× 0.86× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$1.87 $1.50 $1.34 $1.59 $0.45 -$0.43 $1.03 $0.59 $0.62 $1.08 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

CoreCivic, Inc. trades at about 31.1× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 10×–33×, median 15.5×).

10× 33×

Shaded band = 10-year range (10×–33×); dot = today's 31.1×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Operating margin—————8.5%14.2%13.6%14.7%16.0%
Net margin———6.6%-2.8%2.8%9.5%8.7%10.1%11.9%
Return on assets———3.8%-1.5%1.5%5.0%4.4%5.4%6.7%
Return on equity———8.5%-3.8%3.8%13.7%11.3%12.3%15.1%
Debt / equity0.86×0.65×0.73×0.76×1.09×1.24×1.40×1.26×0.99×0.98×
Current ratio1.661.571.601.141.842.291.181.021.131.10

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.