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GEO GROUP INC GEO

NYSE · stock · General Bldg Contractors - Residential Bldgs · website · IPO 1994-07-27

GEO GROUP INC statistics & valuation

Market cap$4.1B
P / E15.9×
P / S1.5×
P / B2.7×
Net margin9.7%
Return on equity16.9%
FCF margin-4.7%
Net debt$1.6B
Net debt / EBITDA4.1×
Enterprise value USD$5.7B
EV / EBITDA14.5×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV4.6%
Return on capital7.4%
Graham number -33.2%$21.01

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 ($21.01); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
6.80% 6.50% 6.20% 6.70% 4.80% 3.40% 7.20% 4.40% 1.30% 9.70% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
12.20% 11.00% 11.40% 12.20% 9.80% 12.80% 16.20% 14.60% 12.80% 9.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
15.30% 12.20% 13.90% 16.70% 12.40% 7.90% 14.70% 8.30% 2.40% 16.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
112.5M 124.0M 120.6M 121.2M 121.3M 122.5M 124.1M 126.1M 140.2M 139.7M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$2.39B $2.54B $2.75B $2.74B $2.65B $2.46B $1.95B $1.74B $1.67B $1.60B 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
4.00% 3.50% 3.40% 3.90% 2.50% 1.70% 4.60% 2.90% 0.90% 6.60% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
-5.00% 10.30% 3.40% 8.90% 14.20% 9.40% 8.30% 8.50% 6.70% -4.70% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
2.52× 2.18× 2.67× 2.78× 3.22× 3.04× 1.75× 1.42× 1.31× 1.11× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$1.33 $1.21 $1.20 $1.40 $0.94 $0.58 $1.17 $0.72 $0.22 $1.82 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

GEO GROUP INC trades at about 17.3× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 8.8×–143.2×, median 15.4×).

8.8× 143.2×

Shaded band = 10-year range (8.8×–143.2×); dot = today's 17.3×.

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 margin9.8%12.8%14.6%16.2%12.8%9.8%12.2%11.4%11.0%12.2%
Net margin9.7%1.3%4.4%7.2%3.4%4.8%6.7%6.2%6.5%6.8%
FCF margin-4.7%6.7%8.5%8.3%9.4%14.2%8.9%3.4%10.3%-5.0%
Return on assets6.6%0.9%2.9%4.6%1.7%2.5%3.9%3.4%3.5%4.0%
Return on equity16.9%2.4%8.3%14.7%7.9%12.4%16.7%13.9%12.2%15.3%
Debt / equity1.11×1.31×1.42×1.75×3.04×3.22×2.78×2.67×2.18×2.52×
Current ratio2.011.471.211.272.491.731.370.851.571.38

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