CoreCivic, Inc. (CXW)Industrials | Security & Protection Services | Brentwood, United States | NYSE
31.43 USD
-0.46
(-1.442%) ⇩
(July 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 31.36 -0.08 (-0.075%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 7:18 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 6:14 a.m. EDT
CoreCivic presents a compelling turnaround story driven by massive asset sales and operational efficiency, yet it lacks the financial safety net of a traditional dividend payer. The company recently sold facilities for $1.5 billion, which directly fueled a surge in revenue and earnings, pushing the stock up significantly. Fundamentally, the business is improving with revenue growing 25.8% and earnings jumping 65.7%, while the forward P/E of roughly 15x suggests the market expects this growth to continue. However, the balance sheet remains fragile with a debt-to-equity ratio near 102% and negative free cash flow, meaning this growth relies heavily on one-time asset sales rather than organic operational cash generation. Consequently, while the long-term thesis is solid due to the improved fundamentals and reasonable valuation relative to growth, the short-term outlook is mixed; the statistical forecast models are currently showing a slight downward bias, likely reflecting the difficulty in sustaining such high growth rates without the asset sale tailwinds. Investors should view this as a high-conviction recovery play but remain cautious about the lack of dividend support and the reliance on capital recycling. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL_126 ✓ | 0.054509 |
| MSTL_84_126 | 0.064506 |
| AutoTheta | 0.069209 |
| AutoETS | 0.078563 |
| MSTL | 0.078881 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.079848 |
| MSTL_84 | 0.080910 |
Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: MSTL_126
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 26% |
| H-stat | 20.56 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.000 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 3.14 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Industrials |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2020-03-30 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2020-03-30 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 101.989 |
| Revenue per Share | 22.402 |
| Market Cap | 3,108,064,512 |
| Trailing P/E | 25.55 |
| Forward P/E | 14.72 |
| Beta | 0.57 |
| Profit Margins | 5.53% |
| Website | https://www.corecivic.com |
As of July 11, 2026, 6:14 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a moderate upside move, evidenced by heavy call volume at the $30 strike and significant open interest walls at $32 and $33. While there is notable put activity at lower strikes ($20-$29), the volume-to-open-interest ratio suggests these are defensive hedges rather than aggressive bearish bets. The lack of deep out-of-the-money put volume indicates the market views a crash as unlikely in the near term.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-31 | 0.440000 | 3.939123 |
| 2020-01-03 | 0.440000 | 2.729528 |
| 2019-09-30 | 0.440000 | 2.546296 |
| 2019-06-28 | 0.440000 | 2.119460 |
| 2019-03-29 | 0.440000 | 2.262211 |
| 2018-12-31 | 0.430000 | 2.411666 |
| 2018-09-28 | 0.430000 | 1.767365 |
| 2018-06-29 | 0.430000 | 1.799916 |
| 2018-03-29 | 0.430000 | 2.202869 |
| 2017-12-29 | 0.420000 | 1.866667 |
| 2017-09-29 | 0.420000 | 1.568920 |
| 2017-06-29 | 0.420000 | 1.530055 |
| 2017-03-30 | 0.420000 | 1.335453 |
| 2016-12-29 | 0.420000 | 1.720606 |
| 2016-09-29 | 0.540000 | 3.907381 |
| 2016-06-29 | 0.540000 | 1.555299 |
| 2016-03-30 | 0.540000 | 1.685393 |
| 2015-12-30 | 0.540000 | 2.033898 |
| 2015-09-30 | 0.540000 | 1.828030 |
| 2015-06-30 | 0.540000 | 1.632406 |
| 2015-03-31 | 0.540000 | 1.341282 |
| 2014-12-30 | 0.510000 | 1.389646 |
| 2014-09-30 | 0.510000 | 1.484284 |
| 2014-06-30 | 0.510000 | 1.552511 |
| 2014-03-31 | 0.510000 | 1.628353 |
| 2013-12-30 | 0.480000 | 1.482396 |
| 2013-09-30 | 0.480000 | 1.389291 |
| 2013-07-01 | 0.480000 | 1.469688 |
| 2013-04-17 | 6.630000 | 19.826556 |
| 2013-04-01 | 0.530000 | 1.379849 |
| 2012-11-28 | 0.200000 | 0.593824 |
| 2012-09-12 | 0.200000 | 0.583431 |
| 2012-06-06 | 0.200000 | 0.763942 |
| 2000-11-02 | 0.510000 | 20.400000 |
| 2000-09-25 | 3.000000 | 75.789480 |
| 1999-12-29 | 1.833333 | 10.602407 |
| 1999-09-15 | 2.000000 | 4.848485 |
| 1999-06-16 | 2.000000 | 6.037736 |
| 1999-03-17 | 1.833333 | 2.793650 |
| 1998-12-17 | 1.600000 | 2.104110 |
| 1998-09-28 | 1.600000 | 2.370370 |
| 1998-06-29 | 1.416667 | 1.446809 |
| 1998-03-27 | 1.416667 | 1.027191 |
| 1997-12-29 | 1.416667 | 1.027191 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.44363964 |
| Address1 | 5,501 Virginia Way |
| Address2 | Suite 110 |
| All Time High | 148.75 |
| All Time Low | 0.625 |
| Ask | 0.0 |
| Ask Size | 200 |
| Audit Risk | 3 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.0 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 1,599,060 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,226,365 |
| Average Volume | 1,226,365 |
| Average Volume10Days | 1,599,060 |
| Beta | 0.566 |
| Bid | 0.0 |
| Bid Size | 400 |
| Board Risk | 2 |
| Book Value | 14.113 |
| City | Brentwood |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 1 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 31.43 |
| Current Ratio | 2.438 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,782,777,600 |
| Day High | 32.3 |
| Day Low | 30.99 |
| Debt To Equity | 101.989 |
| Display Name | CoreCivic |
| Dividend Date | 1,586,908,800 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,786,046,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,786,046,400 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.657 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.51 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,785,960,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,785,960,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,785,960,000 |
| Ebitda | 376,433,984 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.16106 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 11.481 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.849 |
| Enterprise Value | 4,321,749,504 |
| Eps Current Year | 1.6375 |
| Eps Forward | 2.135 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 1.23 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,585,612,800 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fax | 615 263 3140 |
| Fifty Day Average | 24.7384 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 6.691601 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.2704945 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 44.363964 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 32.6 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -1.1699982 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.035889518 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 15.74 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 15.690001 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.99682343 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 15.74 - 32.6 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 868,973,400,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 9.64 |
| Float Shares | 95,946,528 |
| Forward Eps | 2.135 |
| Forward P E | 14.721312 |
| Free Cashflow | -31,822,376 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 13,651 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,782,864,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.23607 |
| Gross Profits | 551,774,016 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.031170001 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.9143 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 98,888,460 |
| Industry | Security & Protection Services |
| Industry Disp | Security & Protection Services |
| Industry Key | security-protection-services |
| Ir Website | http://ir.correctionscorp.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=117983&p=irol-irhome |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,585,612,800 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.44 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,183,939,200 |
| Last Split Factor | 2:1 |
| Long Business Summary | CoreCivic, Inc. owns and operates partnership correctional, detention, and residential reentry facilities in the United States. It operates through three segments: CoreCivic Safety, CoreCivic Community, and CoreCivic Properties. The company provides a range of solutions to government partners that serve the public good through corrections and detention management, a network of residential reentry centers to help address recidivism crisis, and government real estate solutions. Its correctional, detention, and residential reentry facilities offer rehabilitation and educational programs, including basic education, faith-based services, life skills and employment training, and substance abuse treatment; food services; and work and recreational programs as well as health care services, including medical, dental, and mental health services. The company was founded in 1983 and is based in Brentwood, Tennessee. |
| Long Name | CoreCivic, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 3,108,064,512 |
| Market State | PREPRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_166457 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,774,915,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 129,306,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 3,153,552,989 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 5 |
| Open | 32.0 |
| Operating Cashflow | 163,880,992 |
| Operating Margins | 0.11387 |
| Overall Risk | 1 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 1.06 |
| Phone | 615 263 3000 |
| Post Market Change | -0.07500076 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -0.23862794 |
| Post Market Price | 31.355 |
| Post Market Time | 1,783,984,738 |
| Previous Close | 31.89 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 19.193893 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 2.2270248 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.329776 |
| Profit Margins | 0.055320002 |
| Quick Ratio | 2.261 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.0 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.459999 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -1.44246 |
| Regular Market Day High | 32.3 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 30.99 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 30.99 - 32.3 |
| Regular Market Open | 32.0 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 31.89 |
| Regular Market Price | 31.43 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,783,972,802 |
| Regular Market Volume | 853,372 |
| Return On Assets | 0.04802 |
| Return On Equity | 0.09008 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.258 |
| Revenue Per Share | 22.402 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20847368 |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Sector Disp | Industrials |
| Sector Key | industrials |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 2 |
| Shares Outstanding | 98,888,460 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0183 |
| Shares Short | 1,812,744 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,780,012,800 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 2,290,255 |
| Short Name | CoreCivic, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0224 |
| Short Ratio | 1.22 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | TN |
| Symbol | CXW |
| Target High Price | 41.0 |
| Target Low Price | 30.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 36.4 |
| Target Median Price | 36.0 |
| Total Cash | 209,686,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 2.12 |
| Total Debt | 1,423,371,008 |
| Total Revenue | 2,337,284,096 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 1.23 |
| Trailing P E | 25.552845 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 20.3563 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 11.0737 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.5439937 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 853,372 |
| Website | https://www.corecivic.com |
| Zip | 37,027 |