CXW
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There isn't enough reported data to score CXW yet.
CXW Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
CXW's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for real estate companies like CXW.
CXW PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 2x | $31.48 | — |
| Cheap | 8.7x | $136 | +331% |
| Forward | 14x | $31.48 | — |
| Fair | 17x | $264 | +738% |
| Expensive | 26x | $407 | +1193% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
CXW's PE is 2.0x, but its earnings don't support one, so it isn't a reliable read right now.
CXW Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly deteriorating | |
| Strong decline | |
| Growth | |
| -- | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect CXW's revenue to grow, but its earnings to decline. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
CXW Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.19 | -86% |
| Q3 2026 | $15.50 | +1450% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.25 | +32% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.23 | +60% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.08 | +74% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.00 | +49% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.95 | +58% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.77 | +38% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.62 | +5.1% |
CXW's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $15.50 over the past year, more than ten times what it earned the year before, and higher year over year for nine quarters in a row.
CXW Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $744.1M | +28% |
| Q2 2026 | $684.9M | +27% |
| Q1 2026 | $614.7M | +26% |
| Q4 2025 | $604M | +26% |
| Q3 2025 | $580.4M | +18% |
| Q2 2025 | $538.2M | +9.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $488.6M | -2.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $479.3M | -2.4% |
CXW's revenue has grown year over year for six quarters in a row: $744M last quarter, up 28% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 9% | +0.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 10% | -2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 11% | +1.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | 9.2% | +1.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 8.7% | -0.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 12% | +2.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 9.7% | -1.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 8% | -3 points |
CXW's operating margin was 9% last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
CXW Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$438.2M | -2820% |
| Q2 2026 | $94.9M | +53% |
| Q1 2026 | -$6.9M | -135% |
| Q4 2025 | -$45.1M | -382% |
| Q3 2025 | $16.1M | -78% |
| Q2 2025 | $61.9M | +25% |
| Q1 2025 | $20M | -67% |
| Q4 2024 | $16M | +$21.2M |
CXW's free cash flow was −$395M over the past year, against $114M the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for real estate companies like CXW.
CXW Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -7% | -7M shares |
| 1 year | -14% | -14.9M shares |
| 3 years | -20% | -23.5M shares |
| 5 years | -24% | -29.4M shares |
| Available history | -23% | -27.2M shares |
CXW has 92M diluted shares, down 14% from a year ago, with $656M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $506M |
| Q2 2026 | $48,000 |
| Q1 2026 | $55.1M |
| Q4 2025 | $95.1M |
| Q3 2025 | $40M |
| Q2 2025 | $43.3M |
| Q1 2025 | $50.6M |
| Q4 2024 | $8M |
CXW spent $656M buying back its own shares over the past year, about five times what it spent the year before.
CXW Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 3.2x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 3.2x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 3.2x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 3.0x | Elevated |
| Q2 2025 | 2.8x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 3.0x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 2.8x | Moderate |
CXW's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 3.0 years a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for real estate companies like CXW.
CXW Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 55.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 32.1 | Neutral |
CXW's weekly RSI is 56 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 32 (neutral).
CXW PE vs Real Estate Sector
| Metric | CXW | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 2x | 24x | 92% below |
| PE % | 0 | 23 | 23 pts below |
CXW is trading at 2.0x earnings, a 92% discount to the Real Estate sector's median of 24x, though its earnings don't support one.
CXW Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $31.3 | 0.6% above |
| 20 week MA | $32.1 | 2.1% below |
| 50 week MA | $25.2 | 25% above |
| 100 week MA | $22.8 | 38% above |
| 200 week MA | $17.8 | 77% above |
CXW's trend is mixed: it's above four of its five weekly moving averages, and 77% above its 200-week average.
CXW Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $17.5 | $6.98 | -60% |
| 2021 | $6.98 | $10.3 | +47% |
| 2022 | $10.3 | $11.9 | +15% |
| 2023 | $11.9 | $14.5 | +23% |
| 2024 | $14.5 | $21.3 | +47% |
| 2025 | $21.3 | $19.2 | -9.9% |
| 2026 YTD | $19.2 | $31.5 | +64% |
CXW has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's up 64% so far in 2026.