CXW vs CTAS vs ROL Stock Comparison

CoreCivic, Cintas and Rollins Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CXW CoreCivic, Inc.
$29.88 -7.0% 1M +59.1% 1Y
Market cap
$2.95B
P/E
23.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.48B
Div. yield
–
Facility Services Industrials
5 wins
CTAS Cintas Corp
$225.93 +13.0% 1M +18.4% 1Y
Market cap
$90.26B
P/E
43.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.56B
Div. yield
0.83%
Facility Services Industrials
6 wins
ROL Rollins Inc
$34.58 +15.2% 1M -38.9% 1Y
Market cap
$16.53B
P/E
31.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.99B
Div. yield
2.09%
Facility Services Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Cintas leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Cintas 6, CoreCivic 5, Rollins 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCXWCTASROLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.95B $90.26B $16.53B CTAS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.1x 43.9x 31.5x CXW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 1.8x 38.6x 31.2x CXW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.3% +9.5% +8.3% CXW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.1% 17.8% 13.2% CTAS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.6% 28.2% 26.0% CTAS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.2x 0.7x 0.7x CTAS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.83% 2.09% ROL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +59.1% +18.4% -38.9% CXW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +29.0%/yr +16.4%/yr -0.3%/yr CXW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.0% 23.3% 30.1% CTAS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 59/100 56/100 CTAS

Percentile Scorecard

CXWCTASROL

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

AxisCXWCTASROL
Valuation 50 #57 of 112 19 #91 of 112 25 #84 of 112
Growth 45 #53 of 96 71 #29 of 96 61 #38 of 96
Profitability 51 #45 of 91 98 #3 of 91 97 #4 of 91
Financial Health 40 #76 of 125 70 #38 of 125 61 #49 of 125
Shareholder Returns 82 #13 of 67 39 #41 of 67 35 #44 of 67
Overall 53 59 56
  • CXW ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • CTAS ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • ROL ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCXWCTASROLSPY
1 month -7.0%+13.0%+15.2% -0.8%
3 months -4.3%+7.1%-11.5% +3.5%
6 months +47.6%+29.8%-38.2% +7.0%
Year to date +56.4%+20.1%-42.4% +12.2%
1 year +59.1%+18.4%-38.9% +13.0%
3 years +141.7%+82.1%-4.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +34.2%+22.1%-1.4% +23.1%
5 years +257.4%+113.7%-1.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year +29.0%+16.4%-0.3% +11.0%
10 years +119.2%+747.7%+159.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year +8.2%+23.8%+10.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCXWCTASROLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.0%23.3%30.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.8%23.3%34.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.370.130.06 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.410.79-1.29 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.7%-28.2%-54.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.9%0.0%-47.3% -1.8%
52-week high $35.53$225.93$65.60 $779.14
52-week low $16.13$163.55$29.68 $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.

MultipleCXWCTASROL
P/E now vs peer median 23.1xmedian 21.9x 43.9xmedian 21.9x 31.5xmedian 21.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 0.9x 7.8xmedian 0.9x 4.1xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.8xmedian 12.2x 28.8xmedian 12.2x 19.9xmedian 12.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 51.6xmedian 14.3x 44.4xmedian 14.3x 24.6xmedian 14.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.3x 17.3xmedian 2.3x 11.9xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 3.26median 1.02 2.89median 1.02 3.30median 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 monthsCXWCTASROL
Revenue $2.48B $11.56B $3.99B
Gross profit – $5.89B $2.08B
Operating income – $2.70B $729.77M
Net income $127.90M $2.06B $526.12M
Free cash flow $57.32M $2.03B $671.82M
EPS (diluted) $1.29 $5.10 $1.10
Cash & equivalents $108.93M $243.60M $129.05M
Total debt $5.01B $2.43B $2.69B
Shares (diluted) 98.89M 404.29M 478.98M
Enterprise value $2.48B $89.35B $16.07B

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
MetricCXWCTASROL
P/E 23.1x 43.9x 31.5x
P/FCF 51.6x 44.4x 24.6x
P/Operating cash flow 14.8x 37.1x 23.7x
P/S 1.2x 7.8x 4.1x
P/B 2.1x 17.3x 11.9x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 18.3x 20.6x
EV/EBITDA 10.8x 28.8x 19.9x
EV/EBIT 17.0x 34.2x 23.5x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 8.0x 4.3x
EV/FCF 73.2x 45.5x 25.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.9x 38.0x 24.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.26 2.89 3.30

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCXWCTASROL
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.3% 9.5% 8.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.2% 8.7% 10.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 11.5% 6.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 11.2% 10.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 11.8% 1.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 13.2% 9.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 22.9% 11.3% 2.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.2% 14.3% 8.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 35.1% 12.7% 3.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.1% 15.2% 9.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -26.4% 14.8% -0.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.6% 14.4% 11.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -66.4% 19.5% -0.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.8% 17.4% 12.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCXWCTASROL
Gross margin – 51.0% 52.1%
EBITDA margin 15.6% 27.8% 21.6%
Operating margin – 23.4% 18.3%
Pretax margin 7.0% 22.5% 17.4%
Net margin 5.1% 17.8% 13.2%
FCF margin 2.3% 17.6% 16.8%
Operating cash flow margin 8.1% 21.1% 17.5%
Return on equity 9.0% 39.8% 37.3%
Return on assets 3.7% 19.5% 15.7%
Return on invested capital 6.6% 28.2% 26.0%
Return on capital employed 8.5% 34.2% 30.8%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.1x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.2x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 1.1% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCXWCTASROL
Debt / assets 39.0% 22.8% 21.6%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.5x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.2x 0.7x 0.7x
Debt / FCF 23.5x 1.2x 1.1x
Liabilities / assets 58.4% 51.1% 58.6%
Equity / assets 41.6% 48.9% 41.4%
Interest coverage 3.3x 25.3x 20.1x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.5x 0.6x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.7x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.87 13.76 7.12

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCXWCTASROL
Dividend yield – 0.8% 2.1%
Net buyback yield 6.4% 1.1% 2.2%
Shareholder yield 6.4% 1.9% 4.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 35.2% 66.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 35.6% 52.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 14.8% 10.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 15.5% 11.2%

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.

ConsensusCXWCTASROL
Forward P/E 1.8xFY2026 38.6xFY2026 31.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $16.94FY2026 $5.85FY2026 $1.11FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1,468.5%FY2026 +18.4%FY2026 +1.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -85.4% +10.4% +18.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.85BFY2026 $12.98BFY2026 $4.35BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +29.1%FY2026 +15.3%FY2026 +15.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.2% +6.8% +6.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCXWCTASROL
Held by institutions 87.5% 67.6% 58.8%
Institutions holding 278 1,428 828
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.2% +6.4% +0.5%
Institutions buying 155 656 416
Institutions selling 86 575 323
Buyers to sellers 1.80 1.14 1.29

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.

CXWCTASROL
CXW 1.00 0.04 0.03
CTAS 0.04 1.00 0.41
ROL 0.03 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CXW, CTAS and ROL?

Cintas (CTAS) is the largest by market capitalisation: CoreCivic (CXW) $2.95B, Cintas (CTAS) $90.26B, Rollins (ROL) $16.53B.

Which stock is cheaper, CXW, CTAS and ROL?

CoreCivic (CXW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (CoreCivic (CXW) 23.1x, Cintas (CTAS) 43.9x, Rollins (ROL) 31.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, CoreCivic (CXW) is cheapest (CoreCivic (CXW) 1.8x, Cintas (CTAS) 38.6x, Rollins (ROL) 31.2x). 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%, Cintas (CTAS) +9.5%, Rollins (ROL) +8.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cintas (CTAS) has the highest net margin (CoreCivic (CXW) 5.1%, Cintas (CTAS) 17.8%, Rollins (ROL) 13.2%). On return on invested capital, Cintas (CTAS) leads (CoreCivic (CXW) 6.6%, Cintas (CTAS) 28.2%, Rollins (ROL) 26.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year CoreCivic (CXW) returned the most: CoreCivic (CXW) +59.1%, Cintas (CTAS) +18.4%, Rollins (ROL) -38.9%. Over five years, CoreCivic (CXW) compounded fastest (CoreCivic (CXW) +29.0%/yr, Cintas (CTAS) +16.4%/yr, Rollins (ROL) -0.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Rollins (ROL) has the highest dividend yield: CoreCivic (CXW) 0.00%, Cintas (CTAS) 0.83%, Rollins (ROL) 2.09%. CoreCivic (CXW) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cintas (CTAS) has been the steadiest (CoreCivic (CXW) 42.0%, Cintas (CTAS) 23.3%, Rollins (ROL) 30.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CXW, CTAS and ROL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Cintas (CTAS) leads on 6. 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.