CXW vs AERO vs APG Stock Comparison

CoreCivic, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V and APi Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CXW CoreCivic, Inc.
$31.07 -5.0% 1M +66.5% 1Y
Market cap
$3.03B
P/E
23.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.48B
Div. yield
–
Facility Services Industrials
5 wins
APG APi Group Corp
$45.00 +16.1% 1M +30.6% 1Y
Market cap
$19.26B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$8.91B
Div. yield
–
Facility Services Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

CoreCivic leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (CoreCivic 5, APi 3, 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.

QuestionCXWAEROAPGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.03B $2.18B $19.26B APG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.7x 13.7x -83.8x AERO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 1.8x 43.6x 26.6x CXW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.3% +8.8% +16.4% CXW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.1% 3.6% -2.6% CXW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.6% — 6.8% APG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.2x -0.4x 3.2x AERO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +66.5% — +30.6% CXW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +29.3%/yr — +25.4%/yr CXW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.0% 54.2% 31.2% APG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 58/100 44/100 AERO

Percentile Scorecard

CXWAEROAPG

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

AxisCXWAEROAPG
Valuation 48 #59 of 113 99 #3 of 136 24 #86 of 113
Growth 45 #53 of 96 16 #102 of 121 78 #22 of 96
Profitability 51 #45 of 91 55 #51 of 112 54 #42 of 91
Financial Health 39 #75 of 122 63 #52 of 140 40 #74 of 122
Shareholder Returns 82 #13 of 66 – 26 #49 of 66
Overall 53 58 44
  • CXW ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • AERO ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • APG ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCXWAEROAPGSPY
1 month -5.0%-4.1%+16.1% +0.7%
3 months +4.2%-1.8%+14.7% +3.7%
6 months +51.9%+0.4%-1.6% +7.1%
Year to date +62.6%-30.6%+17.6% +12.8%
1 year +66.5%—+30.6% +11.9%
3 years +148.6%—+162.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year +35.5%—+38.0% +22.8%
5 years +260.9%—+209.9% +67.6%
5 years, per year +29.3%—+25.4% +10.9%
10 years +135.7%—— +262.0%
10 years, per year +9.0%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCXWAEROAPGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.0%54.2%31.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.8%56.9%31.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.371.751.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.59—0.98 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.7%-46.0%-49.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.6%-33.4%-8.9% -1.2%
52-week high $35.53$22.91$49.40 $779.14
52-week low $16.13$12.36$34.46 $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.

MultipleCXWAEROAPG
P/E now vs peer median 24.0xmedian 21.9x 13.9xmedian 16.5x -84.3xmedian 21.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 0.9x 0.5xmedian 0.9x 2.1xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 11.9x 1.4xmedian 8.8x 22.2xmedian 11.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 53.6xmedian 14.4x 3.5xmedian 11.9x 28.4xmedian 14.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.4x -3.7xmedian 1.2x 5.5xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 3.39median 0.97 —median 0.84 1.42median 0.97

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 monthsCXWAEROAPG
Revenue $2.48B $4.40B $8.91B
Gross profit – – $2.77B
Operating income – $635.00M $644.00M
Net income $127.90M $120.00M $367.00M
Free cash flow $57.32M $630.00M $673.00M
EPS (diluted) $1.29 $1.09 $-0.53
Cash & equivalents $108.93M $965.00M $373.00M
Total debt $5.01B $475.00M $3.57B
Shares (diluted) 98.89M 145.90M 432.00M
Enterprise value $2.55B -$1.90B $16.48B

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
MetricCXWAEROAPG
P/E 24.0x 13.9x -84.3x
P/FCF 53.6x 3.5x 28.4x
P/Operating cash flow 15.4x 3.5x 24.7x
P/S 1.2x 0.5x 2.1x
P/B 2.1x -3.7x 5.5x
P/Tangible book 2.1x -3.7x 12.3x
EV/EBITDA 11.1x 1.4x 22.2x
EV/EBIT 17.4x 2.7x 34.7x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 0.4x 2.5x
EV/FCF 75.2x 2.8x 33.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.5x 2.8x 28.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.39 – 1.42

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCXWAEROAPG
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.3% 8.8% 16.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.2% – 9.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 16.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 13.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -2.6% 27.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 24.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 22.9% -38.0% 34.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.2% – 34.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 35.1% -43.3% -246.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.1% – -59.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -26.4% – 17.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.6% – 24.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -66.4% – 17.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.8% – 27.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCXWAEROAPG
Gross margin – – 31.1%
EBITDA margin 15.6% 27.6% 11.3%
Operating margin – 14.4% 7.2%
Pretax margin 7.0% 5.5% 5.5%
Net margin 5.1% 3.6% -2.6%
FCF margin 2.3% 14.3% 7.6%
Operating cash flow margin 8.1% 14.3% 8.7%
Return on equity 9.0% – 10.5%
Return on assets 3.7% 2.9% 3.6%
Return on invested capital 6.6% – 6.8%
Return on capital employed 8.5% 10.0% 8.9%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 5.3x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% – 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCXWAEROAPG
Debt / assets 39.0% 6.4% 34.8%
Debt / equity 0.9x -0.8x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.2x -0.4x 3.2x
Debt / FCF 23.5x 0.8x 5.3x
Liabilities / assets 58.4% 108.0% 66.1%
Equity / assets 41.6% -8.0% 33.9%
Interest coverage 3.3x 5.8x 4.4x
Current ratio 1.3x 2.0x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.7x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.9x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.91 – 2.93

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCXWAEROAPG
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 6.2% – 1.3%
Shareholder yield 6.2% 0.0% 1.3%
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.

ConsensusCXWAEROAPG
Forward P/E 1.8xFY2026 43.6xFY2026 26.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $16.94FY2026 $0.35FY2026 $1.69FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1,468.5%FY2026 -85.5%FY2026 +14.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -85.4% +408.6% +16.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.85BFY2026 $5.78BFY2026 $9.25BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +29.1%FY2026 +7.8%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.2% +15.0% +8.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCXWAEROAPG
Held by institutions 87.5% 65.1% 84.5%
Institutions holding 278 75 582
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.2% -1.5% +5.1%
Institutions buying 155 32 307
Institutions selling 86 17 205
Buyers to sellers 1.80 1.88 1.50

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.

CXWAEROAPG
CXW 1.00 0.00 0.16
AERO 0.00 1.00 0.24
APG 0.16 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CXW, AERO and APG?

APi (APG) is the largest by market capitalisation: CoreCivic (CXW) $3.03B, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) $2.18B, APi (APG) $19.26B.

Which stock is cheaper, CXW, AERO and APG?

Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (CoreCivic (CXW) 23.7x, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) 13.7x, APi (APG) -83.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, CoreCivic (CXW) is cheapest (CoreCivic (CXW) 1.8x, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) 43.6x, APi (APG) 26.6x). 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: CoreCivic (CXW) +24.3%, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) +8.8%, APi (APG) +16.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

CoreCivic (CXW) has the highest net margin (CoreCivic (CXW) 5.1%, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) 3.6%, APi (APG) -2.6%). On return on invested capital, APi (APG) leads (CoreCivic (CXW) 6.6%, APi (APG) 6.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year CoreCivic (CXW) returned the most: CoreCivic (CXW) +66.5%, APi (APG) +30.6%. Over five years, CoreCivic (CXW) compounded fastest (CoreCivic (CXW) +29.3%/yr, APi (APG) +25.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, APi (APG) has been the steadiest (CoreCivic (CXW) 42.0%, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) 54.2%, APi (APG) 31.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.