AERO vs CXW Stock Comparison

Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V and CoreCivic Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CXW CoreCivic, Inc.
$29.88 -7.0% 1M +59.1% 1Y
Market cap
$3.04B
P/E
23.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.48B
Div. yield
–
Facility Services Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

CoreCivic leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (CoreCivic 5, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAEROCXWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.12B $3.04B CXW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.3x 23.8x AERO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 40.1x 1.8x CXW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.8% +24.3% CXW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.6% 5.1% CXW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 6.6% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 3.2x AERO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — +59.1% –
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +29.0%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.2% 42.0% CXW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 53/100 AERO

Percentile Scorecard

AEROCXW

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

AxisAEROCXW
Valuation 99 #3 of 136 50 #57 of 112
Growth 17 #102 of 122 45 #53 of 96
Profitability 55 #53 of 116 51 #45 of 91
Financial Health 66 #50 of 144 40 #76 of 125
Shareholder Returns – 82 #13 of 67
Overall 59 53
  • AERO ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • CXW ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAEROCXWSPY
1 month -11.6%-7.0% -0.8%
3 months -7.9%-4.3% +3.5%
6 months -5.6%+47.6% +7.0%
Year to date -36.2%+56.4% +12.2%
1 year —+59.1% +13.0%
3 years —+141.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year —+34.2% +23.1%
5 years —+257.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year —+29.0% +11.0%
10 years —+119.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+8.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAEROCXWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.2%42.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.9%43.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.730.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —1.41 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.0%-39.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -38.8%-15.9% -1.8%
52-week high $22.91$35.53 $779.14
52-week low $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.

MultipleAEROCXW
P/E now vs peer median 12.8xmedian 16.1x 23.1xmedian 21.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.0x 1.2xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 8.7x 10.8xmedian 12.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 11.5x 51.6xmedian 14.3x
P/B now vs peer median -3.4xmedian 1.2x 2.1xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.81 3.26median 1.02

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 monthsAEROCXW
Revenue $4.40B $2.48B
Operating income $635.00M –
Net income $120.00M $127.90M
Free cash flow $630.00M $57.32M
EPS (diluted) $1.09 $1.29
Cash & equivalents $965.00M $108.93M
Total debt $5.46B $5.01B
Shares (diluted) 145.90M 98.89M
Enterprise value -$1.95B $2.57B

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
MetricAEROCXW
P/E 12.8x 23.1x
P/FCF 3.2x 51.6x
P/Operating cash flow 3.2x 14.8x
P/S 0.5x 1.2x
P/B -3.4x 2.1x
P/Tangible book -3.4x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 1.3x 10.8x
EV/EBIT 2.4x 17.0x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 1.7x
EV/FCF 2.5x 73.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 2.5x 20.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 3.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAEROCXW
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.8% 24.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 10.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.6% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – –
Net income growth (1Y) -38.0% 22.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 2.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -43.3% 35.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 7.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -26.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 2.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -66.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -19.8%

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAEROCXW
Debt / assets 6.4% 39.0%
Debt / equity -0.8x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 3.2x
Debt / FCF 0.8x 23.5x
Liabilities / assets 108.0% 58.4%
Equity / assets -8.0% 41.6%
Interest coverage 5.8x 3.3x
Current ratio 2.0x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.7x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 1.87

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAEROCXW
Dividend yield – –
Net buyback yield – 6.4%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 6.4%
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.

ConsensusAEROCXW
Forward P/E 40.1xFY2026 1.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.35FY2026 $16.94FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -85.5%FY2026 +1,468.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +408.6% -85.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.78BFY2026 $2.85BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.8%FY2026 +29.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.0% -0.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAEROCXW
Held by institutions 65.1% 87.5%
Institutions holding 75 278
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.5% +0.2%
Institutions buying 32 155
Institutions selling 17 86
Buyers to sellers 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.

AEROCXW
AERO 1.00 0.00
CXW 0.00 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AERO and CXW?

CoreCivic (CXW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) $2.12B, CoreCivic (CXW) $3.04B.

Which stock is cheaper, AERO and CXW?

Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) 13.3x, CoreCivic (CXW) 23.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, CoreCivic (CXW) is cheapest (Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) 40.1x, 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: 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 (Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) 3.6%, CoreCivic (CXW) 5.1%).

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, CoreCivic (CXW) has been the steadiest (Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) 54.2%, CoreCivic (CXW) 42.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do AERO and CXW move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of -0.00, a negative relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, 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 5. 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.