What is CoreCivic's capex?

CoreCivic (CXW) reported capex of $18.74M in Q1 2026.

How has CoreCivic's capex changed year-over-year?

CoreCivic's capex decreased by 25.2% year-over-year, from $25.06M to $18.74M.

What is the long-term trend for CoreCivic's capex?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), CoreCivic's capex has grown at a 21.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $62.27M to $133.33M.

What does capex mean?

Cash spent on property, plant, and equipment — the primary measure of investment in productive capacity and infrastructure.

CoreCivic CXW CapEx

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$21.73M-29.4%

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$26.82M+65.1%

CoStar GroupCSGP

$45M-16.7%

Regency CentersREG

$7.82M-40.5%

Brookdale Senior LivingBKD

$46.48M+11.1%

Cousins PropertiesCUZ

$66.81M+5.7%

Segments

By segment

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Safety$17.75M-11.4%

Community$858K-15.4%

Properties$135K-56.6%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$614.7M+25.8%

Net income$37.9M+51.0%

EPS (diluted)$0.38+65.2%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$209.7M+181%

Total debt$1.4B+42.2%

Total equity$1.4B-5.4%

Total assets$3.4B+12.2%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$13.8M-69.0%

Free cash flow-$5.0M-126%

Valuation

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Market cap$2.94B-16.4%

Enterprise value$4.13B-2.6%

P/E22.7×-18.9×

P/S1.3×-0.5×

Profitability

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Operating margin5.9%—

Net margin5.5%+1.2pp

FCF margin5.8%-3.8pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity9%+3.2pp

Debt / equity1×+0.3×

Current ratio2.4×+0.9×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by CoreCivic in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:PaymentsForCapitalImprovements.

The official record: CoreCivic’s 10-Q, filed May 7, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is CoreCivic's capex?: CoreCivic (CXW) reported capex of $18.74M in Q1 2026.
How has CoreCivic's capex changed year-over-year?: CoreCivic's capex decreased by 25.2% year-over-year, from $25.06M to $18.74M.
What is the long-term trend for CoreCivic's capex?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), CoreCivic's capex has grown at a 21.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $62.27M to $133.33M.
What does capex mean?: Cash spent on property, plant, and equipment — the primary measure of investment in productive capacity and infrastructure.