AAL vs AERO vs CXW Stock Comparison

American Airlines, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V and CoreCivic Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CXW CoreCivic, Inc.
$30.54 -9.5% 1M +65.7% 1Y
Market cap
$2.87B
P/E
22.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.48B
Div. yield
–
Facility Services Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

CoreCivic leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (CoreCivic 7, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V 3, American Airlines 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAALAEROCXWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.47B $2.22B $2.87B AAL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -17.6x 13.9x 22.5x AERO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 45.5x 1.8x CXW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.3% +8.8% +24.3% CXW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -0.8% 3.6% 5.1% CXW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.2% — 6.6% CXW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 8.1x -0.4x 3.2x AERO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.7% — +65.7% CXW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.0%/yr — +26.1%/yr CXW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.1% 54.4% 41.9% CXW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 27/100 59/100 54/100 AERO

Percentile Scorecard

AALAEROCXW

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAALAEROCXW
Valuation 63 #52 of 137 98 #4 of 137 49 #59 of 114
Growth 14 #110 of 127 16 #107 of 127 47 #52 of 98
Profitability 24 #95 of 125 55 #57 of 125 52 #46 of 95
Financial Health 8 #136 of 147 66 #51 of 147 39 #77 of 126
Shareholder Returns – – 84 #12 of 70
Overall 27 59 54
  • AAL ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • AERO ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • CXW ranked among 131 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAALAEROCXWSPY
1 month +6.2%+2.6%-9.5% -1.0%
3 months -17.8%-1.5%-2.2% -0.4%
6 months +5.3%-0.8%+44.3% +4.5%
Year to date -11.1%-27.5%+59.8% +12.4%
1 year +7.7%—+65.7% +13.6%
3 years +13.8%—+129.6% +76.4%
3 years, per year +4.4%—+32.0% +20.8%
5 years -37.5%—+219.1% +63.7%
5 years, per year -9.0%—+26.1% +10.4%
10 years -65.7%—+109.8% +267.7%
10 years, per year -10.1%—+7.7% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureAALAEROCXWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.1%54.4%41.9% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.7%56.6%43.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.901.760.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.16—1.57 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.3%-46.0%-39.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.9%-30.5%-14.0% -1.6%
52-week high $18.15$22.91$35.53 $779.14
52-week low $10.18$12.36$16.13 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAALAEROCXW
P/E now vs peer median -18.8xmedian 14.5x 14.5xmedian 14.5x 23.6xmedian 23.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 1.0x 0.5xmedian 1.0x 1.2xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.2xmedian 8.2x 1.5xmedian 8.2x 11.0xmedian 12.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -99.2xmedian 12.9x 3.7xmedian 12.9x 52.7xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median -2.1xmedian 1.2x -3.9xmedian 1.2x 2.1xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.59median 0.64 —median 0.64 3.33median 1.13

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAALAEROCXW
Revenue $60.98B $4.40B $2.48B
Operating income $972.00M $635.00M –
Net income -$481.00M $120.00M $127.90M
Free cash flow -$91.00M $630.00M $57.32M
EPS (diluted) $-0.73 $1.09 $1.29
Cash & equivalents – $965.00M $108.93M
Total debt $30.57B $475.00M $1.35B
Shares (diluted) 662.71M 145.90M 98.89M
Enterprise value -$16.71B -$1.86B $2.40B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAALAEROCXW
P/E -18.8x 14.5x 23.6x
P/FCF -99.2x 3.7x 52.7x
P/Operating cash flow 2.1x 3.7x 15.1x
P/S 0.1x 0.5x 1.2x
P/B -2.1x -3.9x 2.1x
P/Tangible book -1.4x -3.9x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 11.2x 1.5x 11.0x
EV/EBIT 33.4x 2.9x 17.2x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 0.4x 1.7x
EV/FCF -356.4x 2.9x 74.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.6x 2.9x 21.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.59 – 3.33

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAALAEROCXW
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.3% 8.8% 24.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.8% – 10.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -54.8% -2.6% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -36.3% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -179.9% -38.0% 22.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -32.0% – 2.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -179.6% -43.3% 35.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -31.9% – 7.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 13.2% – -26.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.1% – 2.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -110.3% – -66.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.7% – -19.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAALAEROCXW
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 4.7% 27.6% 15.6%
Operating margin 1.6% 14.4% –
Pretax margin -0.9% 5.5% 7.0%
Net margin -0.8% 3.6% 5.1%
FCF margin -0.1% 14.3% 2.3%
Operating cash flow margin 7.0% 14.3% 8.1%
Return on equity – – 9.0%
Return on assets -0.7% 2.9% 3.7%
Return on invested capital 3.2% – 6.6%
Return on capital employed 2.7% 10.0% 8.5%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -8.9x 5.3x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAALAEROCXW
Debt / assets 47.0% 6.4% 39.0%
Debt / equity -7.2x -0.8x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 8.1x -0.4x 3.2x
Debt / FCF -335.9x 0.8x 23.5x
Liabilities / assets 106.5% 108.0% 58.4%
Equity / assets -6.5% -8.0% 41.6%
Interest coverage 0.6x 5.8x 3.3x
Current ratio 0.5x 2.0x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.7x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.9x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 0.66 – 1.89

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAALAEROCXW
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – 6.3%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.0% 6.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAALAEROCXW
Forward P/E – 45.5xFY2026 1.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.14FY2026 $0.35FY2026 $16.94FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -416.7%FY2026 -85.5%FY2026 +1,468.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +408.6% -85.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $59.78BFY2026 $5.78BFY2026 $2.85BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.4%FY2026 +7.8%FY2026 +29.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.0% +15.0% -0.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAALAEROCXW
Held by institutions 78.0% 65.1% 87.5%
Institutions holding 580 75 278
Change in shares held, QoQ +16.5% -1.5% +0.2%
Institutions buying 277 32 155
Institutions selling 182 17 86
Buyers to sellers 1.52 1.88 1.80

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AALAEROCXW
AAL 1.00 0.45 0.06
AERO 0.45 1.00 -0.01
CXW 0.06 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AAL, AERO and CXW?

American Airlines (AAL) is the largest by market capitalisation: American Airlines (AAL) $8.47B, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) $2.22B, CoreCivic (CXW) $2.87B.

Which stock is cheaper, AAL, AERO and CXW?

Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (American Airlines (AAL) -17.6x, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) 13.9x, CoreCivic (CXW) 22.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, CoreCivic (CXW) is cheapest (Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) 45.5x, CoreCivic (CXW) 1.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

CoreCivic (CXW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: American Airlines (AAL) +12.3%, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) +8.8%, CoreCivic (CXW) +24.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

CoreCivic (CXW) has the highest net margin (American Airlines (AAL) -0.8%, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) 3.6%, CoreCivic (CXW) 5.1%). On return on invested capital, CoreCivic (CXW) leads (American Airlines (AAL) 3.2%, CoreCivic (CXW) 6.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year CoreCivic (CXW) returned the most: American Airlines (AAL) +7.7%, CoreCivic (CXW) +65.7%. Over five years, CoreCivic (CXW) compounded fastest (American Airlines (AAL) -9.0%/yr, CoreCivic (CXW) +26.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, CoreCivic (CXW) has been the steadiest (American Airlines (AAL) 47.1%, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) 54.4%, CoreCivic (CXW) 41.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AAL, AERO and CXW?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, CoreCivic (CXW) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.