What is CoreCivic's earnings yield?

CoreCivic (CXW) reported earnings yield of 7% in Q1 2026.

How has CoreCivic's earnings yield changed year-over-year?

CoreCivic's earnings yield increased by 83.1% year-over-year, from 3.8% to 7%.

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

Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), CoreCivic's earnings yield has grown at a -14.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 9.2% to 5.8%.

What does earnings yield mean?

Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by market capitalization at the quarter end — the inverse of the P/E ratio, expressed as a percentage.

CoreCivic CXW Earnings yield

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12.2%+11.6pp

CACI InternationalCACI

4.5%-1.3pp

CoStar GroupCSGP

0.1%-0.2pp

Regency CentersREG

3.9%+1.0pp

Brookdale Senior LivingBKD

-6.3%-2.5pp

Cousins PropertiesCUZ

-0%-1.1pp

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%

CapEx$18.7M-25.2%

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

Calculated from CoreCivic’s reported figures.

net income/market cap=7%

Based on trailing twelve months.

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 earnings yield?: CoreCivic (CXW) reported earnings yield of 7% in Q1 2026.
How has CoreCivic's earnings yield changed year-over-year?: CoreCivic's earnings yield increased by 83.1% year-over-year, from 3.8% to 7%.
What is the long-term trend for CoreCivic's earnings yield?: Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), CoreCivic's earnings yield has grown at a -14.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 9.2% to 5.8%.
What does earnings yield mean?: Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by market capitalization at the quarter end — the inverse of the P/E ratio, expressed as a percentage.