CXW vs AERO vs RTO Stock Comparison

CoreCivic, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V and Rentokil Initial Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CXW CoreCivic, Inc.
$31.07 -5.0% 1M +66.5% 1Y
Market cap
$3.06B
P/E
23.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.48B
Div. yield
–
Facility Services Industrials
5 wins
RTO Rentokil Initial Plc /Fi
$23.27 +16.2% 1M -15.4% 1Y
Market cap
$11.75B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Facility Services Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

CoreCivic leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (CoreCivic 5, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V 3, Rentokil Initial 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCXWAERORTOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.06B $2.17B $11.75B RTO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.9x 13.6x — AERO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 1.8x 43.6x 16.3x CXW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.3% +8.8% — CXW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.1% 3.6% — CXW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.6% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.2x -0.4x — AERO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +66.5% — -15.4% CXW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +29.3%/yr — -10.7%/yr CXW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.0% 54.2% 34.5% RTO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 58/100 — AERO

Percentile Scorecard

CXWAERORTO

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

AxisCXWAERORTO
Valuation 48 #59 of 113 99 #3 of 136 –
Growth 45 #53 of 96 16 #102 of 121 –
Profitability 51 #45 of 91 55 #51 of 112 –
Financial Health 39 #75 of 122 63 #52 of 140 –
Shareholder Returns 82 #13 of 66 – 40 #40 of 66
Overall 53 58 –
  • CXW ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • AERO ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • RTO ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCXWAERORTOSPY
1 month -5.0%-4.1%+16.2% +0.7%
3 months +4.2%-1.8%-4.1% +3.7%
6 months +51.9%+0.4%-31.3% +7.1%
Year to date +62.6%-30.6%-21.0% +12.8%
1 year +66.5%—-15.4% +11.9%
3 years +148.6%—-10.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year +35.5%—-3.6% +22.8%
5 years +260.9%—-43.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year +29.3%—-10.7% +10.9%
10 years +135.7%—+63.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year +9.0%—+5.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCXWAERORTOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.0%54.2%34.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.8%56.9%36.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.371.750.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.59—-0.45 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.7%-46.0%-54.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.6%-33.4%-32.6% -1.2%
52-week high $35.53$22.91$34.52 $779.14
52-week low $16.13$12.36$19.75 $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.

MultipleCXWAERORTO
P/E now vs peer median 24.0xmedian 21.9x 13.9xmedian 16.5x —median 21.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 0.9x 0.5xmedian 0.9x —median 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 11.9x 1.4xmedian 8.8x —median 11.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 53.6xmedian 14.4x 3.5xmedian 11.9x —median 14.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.4x -3.7xmedian 1.2x —median 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 3.39median 0.97 —median 0.84 —median 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 monthsCXWAERORTO
Revenue $2.48B $4.40B –
Operating income – $635.00M –
Net income $127.90M $120.00M –
Free cash flow $57.32M $630.00M –
EPS (diluted) $1.29 $1.09 –
Cash & equivalents $108.93M $965.00M $2.47B
Total debt $5.01B $475.00M -$1.94B
Shares (diluted) 98.89M 145.90M 507.00M
Enterprise value $2.59B -$1.90B $5.26B

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
MetricCXWAERORTO
P/E 24.0x 13.9x –
P/FCF 53.6x 3.5x –
P/Operating cash flow 15.4x 3.5x –
P/S 1.2x 0.5x –
P/B 2.1x -3.7x –
P/Tangible book 2.1x -3.7x –
EV/EBITDA 11.1x 1.4x –
EV/EBIT 17.4x 2.7x –
EV/Revenue 1.7x 0.4x –
EV/FCF 75.2x 2.8x –
EV/Operating cash flow 21.5x 2.8x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.39 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCXWAERORTO
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.3% 8.8% –
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) 22.9% -38.0% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.2% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 35.1% -43.3% –
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
MetricCXWAERORTO
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 15.6% 27.6% –
Operating margin – 14.4% –
Pretax margin 7.0% 5.5% –
Net margin 5.1% 3.6% –
FCF margin 2.3% 14.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 8.1% 14.3% –
Return on equity 9.0% – –
Return on assets 3.7% 2.9% –
Return on invested capital 6.6% – –
Return on capital employed 8.5% 10.0% –
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 5.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCXWAERORTO
Debt / assets 39.0% 6.4% -13.4%
Debt / equity 0.9x -0.8x –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.2x -0.4x –
Debt / FCF 23.5x 0.8x –
Liabilities / assets 58.4% 108.0% –
Equity / assets 41.6% -8.0% –
Interest coverage 3.3x 5.8x –
Current ratio 1.3x 2.0x -683.2x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.7x -411.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.9x -411.8x
Altman Z-score 1.91 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCXWAERORTO
Dividend yield – – 2.7%
Net buyback yield 6.2% – –
Shareholder yield 6.2% 0.0% 2.7%
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.

ConsensusCXWAERORTO
Forward P/E 1.8xFY2026 43.6xFY2026 16.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $16.94FY2026 $0.35FY2026 $1.43FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1,468.5%FY2026 -85.5%FY2026 +10.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -85.4% +408.6% +2.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.85BFY2026 $5.78BFY2026 $7.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +29.1%FY2026 +7.8%FY2026 +1.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.2% +15.0% +13.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCXWAERORTO
Held by institutions 87.5% 65.1% 15.4%
Institutions holding 278 75 288
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.2% -1.5% +5.9%
Institutions buying 155 32 162
Institutions selling 86 17 90
Buyers to sellers 1.80 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.

CXWAERORTO
CXW 1.00 0.00 0.03
AERO 0.00 1.00 0.04
RTO 0.03 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CXW, AERO and RTO?

Rentokil Initial (RTO) is the largest by market capitalisation: CoreCivic (CXW) $3.06B, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) $2.17B, Rentokil Initial (RTO) $11.75B.

Which stock is cheaper, CXW, AERO and RTO?

Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (CoreCivic (CXW) 23.9x, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) 13.6x). 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, Rentokil Initial (RTO) 16.3x). 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%.

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%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year CoreCivic (CXW) returned the most: CoreCivic (CXW) +66.5%, Rentokil Initial (RTO) -15.4%. Over five years, CoreCivic (CXW) compounded fastest (CoreCivic (CXW) +29.3%/yr, Rentokil Initial (RTO) -10.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rentokil Initial (RTO) has been the steadiest (CoreCivic (CXW) 42.0%, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) 54.2%, Rentokil Initial (RTO) 34.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.