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CoreCivic, Inc.
$31.36 -0.07 (-0.22%) At close · Jul 14
Market Cap
$3.07B
Shares
98,888,460

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$31.36 Open$31.62 Day$31.25–31.88 52W$15.74–32.60 Avg vol 30d1.4M Short int1.8M · 1.8% float · 1.1d Short vol54% Last earningsMay 6, 2026 DataJan 2020–Jul 2026 Filing10-Q · May 7
Up next
Next earnings call
Aug 5, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 3 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed May 7, 2026
AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

      Equibles Rating blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Buy
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Buy Momentum Very Strong Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Strong Quant / Vol High
      Market backdrop VIX 16.5 · calm Equity put/call 0.62
      Technical
      price trend
      Buy
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +53%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg +25%
      above
      RSI (14) 69
      neutral
      MACD trend Negative
      52-week position 93%
      near high
      Volume (OBV) Confirms
      volume backs price
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Very Strong
      1-month return +16%
      trailing
      6-month return +55%
      trailing
      YTD return +64%
      this year
      Relative strength +45%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Neutral
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $25 › 200d $20 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      10 of 243 funds reported for Jun 30 · net -213.5K sh shares · +2 new
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$520.5K over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Falling
      1.83% of float · ▼ -35.4% MoM · 1.1 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      243 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Squeeze score 41
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Strong
      Revenue growth +13%
      Y/Y
      EPS growth +74%
      Y/Y
      Valuation P/E 25.3
      in line
      Buyback $255.8M
      remaining
      Balance sheet $1.1B
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      High
      Volatility 39%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −27%
      past year
      ATR 4.1%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record
      Beat or met 1 of last 3
      Latest guidance · from the Earnings Call filed Mar 31, 2026
      Incremental earnings per share · the remainder of 2026 Initiated $0.05 – $0.06
      prior FY $1.08 midpoint −94.9% Y/Y
      Guided vs delivered · last 3 settled
      Diluted EPS Full Year 2024
      $1.03 Beat +98.1%
      Diluted EPS Full Year 2023
      $-0.43 Miss −186.9%
      Diluted EPS Full Year 2022
      $0.45 Miss −37.1%

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
      1 · 3 · 3
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +53% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +25% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      69 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      93% Bullish
      Volume (OBV)
      Confirms Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bearish · 2 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $25 › 200d $20 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      10 of 243 funds reported for Jun 30 · net -213.5K sh shares · +2 new
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$520.5K over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Falling
      1.83% of float · ▼ -35.4% MoM · 1.1 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      243 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      52-wk low $16 Now $31 · 93% 52-wk high $33
      vs 200-day avg +53% vs 50-day avg +25%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from its earnings releases, calls, and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      average daily population across all of the facilities we managed 57,243 Q1 2026 call
      California City Detention Facility bed count 2,560 Q1 2026 call
      CoreCivic professionals 13,000 Q1 2026 call
      CSP employees 300 Q1 2026 call
      CSP prescriptions filled per day 60,000 Q1 2026 call
      Diamondback correctional facility bed count 2,160 Q1 2026 call
      ICE populations in our care (point-in-time) 14,689 as of March 31, 2026 call
      ICE populations in our care at California City Detention Facility (point-in-time) 1,817 as of March 31, 2026 call
      ICE populations in our care at Diamondback correctional facility (point-in-time) 735 as of March 31, 2026 call
      individuals in our care (total daily) 55,000 Q1 2026 call
      Midwest Regional Reception Center bed count 1,033 Q1 2026 call
      total occupancy for safety and community segments 79.6% Q1 2026 call
      West Tennessee Detention Center bed count 600 Q1 2026 call
      Facility operating margin in Safety and Community segments 22.2% Q4 2025
      Net debt to Adjusted EBITDA (leverage) non-GAAP 2.8 trailing twelve months
      Normalized FFO per Diluted Share non-GAAP $0.52 Q4 2025

      Figures exactly as the company stated them · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "call" marks figures stated on the earnings call, "filing" figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs the prior-year figure on file

      Versus peers

      Security & Protection Services — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      CXW
      CoreCivic, Inc.
      this stock
      $3.07B +64.1% +2.8% 25.3 1.8%
      ALLE
      Allegion plc
      $11.65B -13.9% +7.6% 18.5 5.4%
      MSA
      MSA Safety Inc
      $6.49B +5.1% +3.7% 22.7 3.7%
      ADT
      ADT Inc.
      $5.36B -15.9% +4.7% 4.6%
      BCO
      Brinks Co
      $4.49B -6.3% -5.7% 25.5 11.2%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Reducing
      Holders
      245
      % held
      81.5%
      Reported
      10 of 243
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      233
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      1.8M
      Days to cover
      1.1d
      Change
      -994.6K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      54%
      As of
      Jul 15, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      3
      Value
      $89
      As of
      Jun 23, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      45.7%
      Week of
      May 4, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Insider Trades Net selling
      Net (90d)
      -$520.5K
      Buyers / Sellers
      0 / 1
      Buyers Sellers
      View
      Congressional Trades Sell
      Member
      Greg Gianforte
      Amount
      $50.0K–$100.0K
      Traded
      Jun 29, 2020
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $2.2B
      Net income (FY)
      $122.3M
      EPS diluted
      $1.08
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $700.0M
      Remaining
      $255.8M
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Jul 13, 2026
      This year
      9
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $377.8K
      Shares
      12.5K
      Filed
      Jun 30, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      May 6, 2026
      View
      Investor Relations
      Latest news
      CoreCivic to Redeem 4.750% Senior…
      Published
      Jul 13, 2026
      Upcoming events
      1
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      CXW +7.0% +15.7% +55.5% +3.2% +64.1%
      SPY +0.6% +1.4% +11.0% +0.7% +10.3%
      vs SPY +6.5% +14.4% +44.5% +2.6% +53.9%

      Capital returns

      Buyback program · as of Mar 31, 2026
      Authorized
      $700.00M
      Spent (derived)
      $444.20M
      Remaining
      $255.80M
      Spent Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 1070985 CUSIP 21871N101 13F (30d) 10 filings 10 filers Visit website Investor relations