profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
CoreCivic
$31.27-0.67% today
+86.7% in 1 year
1-year low $16.131-year high $35.54
Trading in the middle of its range for the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2022 to 2025.
0%20% a year
You pay $23.22 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What CoreCivic sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $1.85 billion in 2022 to $2.21 billion in 2025, with $117 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
CoreCivic handed back more cash to shareholders than it generated last year.
Buybacks $229M
Free cash flow 2025$54M
Bought back its own shares$229M
Paid as dividends$45,000
Cash vs. debt$98M vs. $1.4B
CoreCivic vs. similar companies
CoreCivic grows in the middle of these 5 and is the cheapest for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| CoreCivic | 23.2× · Fair price | ||
 Equinix | 77.3× · Very expensive | ||
 American Tower | 35.1× · Expensive | ||
 Digital Realty | 53.0× · Expensive | ||
 Crown Castle | 87.0× · Very expensive |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads CoreCivic's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,845 | 1,897 | 1,962 | 2,211 | |
| 432 | 434 | 468 | 519 | |
| 176 | 171 | 188 | 220 | |
| 378 | 296 | 287 | 348 | |
| 122 | 68 | 69 | 117 | |
| 1.03 | 0.59 | 0.62 | 1.08 | |
| 23.4% | 22.9% | 23.9% | 23.5% | |
| 9.5% | 9.0% | 9.6% | 10.0% | |
| 6.6% | 3.6% | 3.5% | 5.3% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 3,245 | 3,105 | 2,932 | 3,257 |
| Cash | 149 | 122 | 107 | 98 |
| Total debt | 1,387 | 1,207 | 1,013 | 1,351 |
| Total liabilities | 1,812 | 1,628 | 1,439 | 1,851 |
| 1,432 | 1,478 | 1,493 | 1,405 | |
| 119 | 115 | 112 | 108 | |
| 7.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 6.3% | |
| 8.5% | 4.6% | 4.6% | 8.3% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 154 | 232 | 269 | 195 | |
| 81 | 70 | 71 | 141 | |
| 72 | 162 | 198 | 54 | |
| Dividends paid | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | 43 | 77 | 229 | |
| 18 | 21 | 26 | 28 |
Valuation
- 23.2×
- 20.7×
- 14.58
- 1.5×
- 1.2×
- 50.1×
- 11.4×
- 2.0%
- 4.3%
- 0.0%
Profitability
- 23.5%
- 10.0%
- 5.3%
- 16.0%
- 7.3%
- 2.5%
- 9.0%
- 3.8%
- 10.1%
- –
Growth
- +6.2%
- +1.6%
- −72.7%
- −16.4%
- −2.9%
Financial health
- 3.2×
- 1.00
- 41.5%
- 10.6×
- 2.44
- 2.44
- 0.69
How it ranks in Real Estate
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Top 22%of 743
Bottom 15%of 749
Bottom 32%of 663
Bottom 47%of 759
Bottom 27%of 759
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $15.50
- Range
- $14.00 – $17.00
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2026 | 0.65 | 0.30 | +120.3% |
| Feb 11, 2026 | 0.52 | 0.43 | +20.9% |
| Nov 5, 2025 | 0.48 | 0.48 | +0.0% |
| Aug 6, 2025 | 0.59 | 0.43 | +37.2% |
| May 7, 2025 | 0.45 | 0.35 | +28.6% |
| Feb 10, 2025 | 0.39 | 0.33 | +18.2% |
| Nov 6, 2024 | 0.43 | 0.32 | +34.4% |
| Aug 7, 2024 | 0.42 | 0.37 | +13.5% |
News
No recent news on file.
Insider trades
Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
0/7Passes 0 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
29No pass
Benjamin Graham
36No pass
Philip Fisher
15No pass
Peter Lynch
29No pass
Joel Greenblatt
17No pass
Charlie Munger
24No pass
Terry Smith
16No pass
Questions about CoreCivic
Is CoreCivic a good stock to buy?
A business with weak numbers at a fair price. 0 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the CoreCivic AI analysis
What does CoreCivic do?
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. It is in REIT - Specialty, based in Brentwood, TN, United States, with 13,651 employees.
Does CoreCivic pay a dividend?
Yes. In 2025 it paid out $45,000 in dividends.
Is CoreCivic stock halal?
No. CoreCivic does not pass our halal screen: its debt is 50% of its market value, at or above the 33% limit. How we check
How has CoreCivic stock done over the past year?
Up 86.7% over the past twelve months, to $31.27. It traded between $16.13 and $35.54 and is 12.0% below its high.
Who are CoreCivic's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are Equinix, American Tower, Digital Realty and Crown Castle. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with CoreCivic's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 13, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.