CoreCivic Valuation

Is CXW undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

4/6

Valuation Score 4/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of CXW when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: CXW ($14.32) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($23.12)

Significantly Below Fair Value: CXW is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for CXW?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

CXW key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue1.3x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA8x
PEG Ratio-1.6x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does CXW's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for CXW vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average49.6x
GEO GEO Group
68.8x108.3%US$2.2b
BCO Brink's
33.9x57.6%US$4.6b
BV BrightView Holdings
71.1x30.6%US$1.6b
MLKN MillerKnoll
24.7x48.9%US$1.6b
CXW CoreCivic
22.9x-14.2%US$1.6b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: CXW is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (22.9x) compared to the peer average (49.6x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does CXW's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Commercial Services Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a14.6%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: CXW is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (22.9x) compared to the US Commercial Services industry average (26.1x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is CXW's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

CXW PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio22.9x
Fair PE Ratio15.1x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: CXW is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (22.9x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (15.1x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst CXW forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$14.32
US$15.57
+8.7%
9.7%US$17.00US$13.50n/a5
Oct ’25US$12.43
US$15.57
+25.3%
9.7%US$17.00US$13.50n/a5
Sep ’25US$13.78
US$15.67
+13.7%
8.8%US$17.00US$14.00n/a5
Aug ’25US$13.44
US$15.67
+16.6%
8.8%US$17.00US$14.00n/a5
Jul ’25US$13.54
US$15.75
+16.3%
8.2%US$17.00US$14.00n/a4
Jun ’25US$16.05
US$18.50
+15.3%
4.7%US$19.00US$17.00n/a4
May ’25US$14.84
US$18.50
+24.7%
4.7%US$19.00US$17.00n/a4
Apr ’25US$15.54
US$18.25
+17.4%
4.5%US$19.00US$17.00n/a4
Mar ’25US$14.99
US$17.25
+15.1%
8.6%US$19.00US$15.00n/a4
Feb ’25US$14.67
US$16.50
+12.5%
5.2%US$17.00US$15.00n/a4
Jan ’25US$14.53
US$16.50
+13.6%
5.2%US$17.00US$15.00n/a4
Dec ’24US$14.43
US$16.50
+14.3%
5.2%US$17.00US$15.00n/a4
Nov ’24US$13.00
US$15.50
+19.2%
7.2%US$17.00US$14.00n/a4
Oct ’24US$11.25
US$15.33
+36.3%
8.1%US$17.00US$14.00US$12.433
Sep ’24US$11.00
US$15.33
+39.4%
8.1%US$17.00US$14.00US$13.783
Aug ’24US$9.72
US$14.50
+49.2%
15.7%US$17.00US$11.50US$13.443
Jul ’24US$9.41
US$14.92
+58.5%
18.5%US$18.25US$11.50US$13.543
Jun ’24US$8.69
US$14.58
+67.8%
21.8%US$18.25US$10.50US$16.053
May ’24US$8.79
US$16.08
+83.0%
9.5%US$18.25US$15.00US$14.843
Apr ’24US$9.20
US$16.08
+74.8%
9.5%US$18.25US$15.00US$15.543
Mar ’24US$9.81
US$16.08
+63.9%
9.5%US$18.25US$15.00US$14.993
Feb ’24US$10.61
US$16.07
+51.4%
9.4%US$18.20US$15.00US$14.673
Jan ’24US$11.56
US$16.00
+38.4%
8.8%US$18.00US$15.00US$14.533
Dec ’23US$13.15
US$16.00
+21.7%
8.8%US$18.00US$15.00US$14.433
Nov ’23US$10.21
US$16.00
+56.7%
8.8%US$18.00US$15.00US$13.003
Oct ’23US$8.84
US$16.00
+81.0%
8.8%US$18.00US$15.00US$11.253

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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