CXWCoreCivic, Inc.

$35.04
Latest close: a new 52-week highSep 8, 2026what changed →

Is the price fair?

What CXW's price assumes

CoreCivic, Inc. trades at 28.3× earnings against 25.5× for the median Security & Protection Services name, more expensive than its own group.

28.3

Trailing P/E · Security & Protection Services median 25.5 · 1.11× the median: the market pays up for this one

Price / sales
0.80

Price / sales · as of 2026-Q1

Free cash flow yield
2.0%

Free cash flow yield · Security & Protection Services median 4.5%

Growth the price implies
+18%

Growth the price implies · The price pays for +18% free cash flow growth a year for a decade; the business has delivered −20% a year over the last three.

Details
Price / book2026-Q1
1.34
EV / sales2026-Q1
1.30
Industrials median P/E351 names
29.0
Security & Protection Services median P/E7 names
25.5
Free cash flow, trailing twelve months
$59M
Market capitalisation
$2.91B
3-year revenue growth
+10%
3-year free cash flow growth
−20%
What the market has paid for these earnings: 31 quarters of its own multiple × $1.24 of trailing earnings per share
MethodPer share
Its own P/E history, lower quartile$13.80
Its own P/E history, median$15.86
Its own P/E history, upper quartile$24.61
52-week range$16.13 – $35.04
Today$35.04

Multiples from SEC filings and end-of-day closes; implied growth from a reverse discounted cash flow. Group medians across the names Ryufin tracks.