# CoreCivic Inc. (CXW) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Real Estate / Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs). Price $34.71, market value $3.4 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 27.5×** (5-yr avg 22.2×, 3-yr avg 25.8×). CoreCivic Inc. trades at 27.5× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 22.2×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Real Estate median in the September 2026 study was 25.2×. Forward P/E is 15.2×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.21**. A PEG of 0.21 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 1.4×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.4×.
- **Price / book: 2.4×**. The shares trade at 2.4× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 1.7%** (5-yr avg 8.2%). Free cash flow equals 1.7% of the market value, below its five-year average of 8.2%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual.
- **Earnings yield: 3.6%**. The inverse of the P/E: 3.6% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Net margin: 5.3%**. 5.3% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 8.3%**. 8.3% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on assets: 3.9%**. Each dollar of assets produces 3.9% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 12.7%** (3-yr 6.2%/yr, 5-yr 3.0%/yr). Revenue grew 12.7% over the last year, against 3.0% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 74.2%** (3-yr 1.6%/yr, 5-yr 19.1%/yr). Earnings per share rose 74.2%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): -9.0%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at -9.0% a year over three years, lagging earnings: check whether profits are turning into cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.87**. Debt is 0.87 times equity, moderate leverage.
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. CoreCivic Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 74.7%** (YTD 81.6%, 3-mo 49.5%). The shares are up 74.7% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -0.4%** (120.5% above the low). Trading within 5% of its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 62**. An RSI of 62 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.50** (volatility 39%). Beta of 0.50 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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