CXW vs EPR vs ACN Stock Comparison

CoreCivic, Epr Properties and Accenture Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CXW CoreCivic, Inc.
$31.07 -5.0% 1M +66.5% 1Y
Market cap
$3.07B
P/E
24.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.48B
Div. yield
–
Facility Services Industrials
4 wins
EPR Epr Properties
$58.31 +2.0% 1M +11.9% 1Y
Market cap
$4.47B
P/E
16.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$764.38M
Div. yield
6.24%
Gaming REITs Real Estate
4 wins
ACN Accenture plc
$247.24 +39.4% 1M -0.2% 1Y
Market cap
$165.04B
P/E
19.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$73.10B
Div. yield
2.67%
Consulting Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Accenture leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Accenture 4, Epr Properties 4, CoreCivic 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCXWEPRACNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.07B $4.47B $165.04B ACN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.0x 16.4x 19.4x EPR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 1.8x 19.4x 16.1x CXW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.3% +7.3% +6.7% CXW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.1% — 10.7% ACN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.6% — 20.9% ACN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.2x — -0.4x ACN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 6.24% 2.67% EPR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +66.5% +11.9% -0.2% CXW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +29.3%/yr +3.0%/yr -7.2%/yr CXW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.0% 23.1% 50.3% EPR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 79/100 64/100 EPR

Percentile Scorecard

CXWEPRACN

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

AxisCXWEPRACN
Valuation 48 #59 of 113 66 #50 of 145 52 #55 of 113
Growth 45 #53 of 96 78 #32 of 143 47 #51 of 96
Profitability 51 #45 of 91 84 #22 of 136 88 #12 of 91
Financial Health 39 #75 of 122 – 79 #27 of 122
Shareholder Returns 82 #13 of 66 86 #19 of 131 55 #30 of 66
Overall 53 79 64
  • CXW ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • EPR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • ACN ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCXWEPRACNSPY
1 month -5.0%+2.0%+39.4% +0.7%
3 months +4.2%-8.9%+51.4% +3.7%
6 months +51.9%+4.5%+38.3% +7.1%
Year to date +62.6%+16.9%-7.8% +12.8%
1 year +66.5%+11.9%-0.2% +11.9%
3 years +148.6%+40.7%-15.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year +35.5%+12.1%-5.5% +22.8%
5 years +260.9%+16.1%-31.1% +67.6%
5 years, per year +29.3%+3.0%-7.2% +10.9%
10 years +135.7%-18.3%+113.7% +262.0%
10 years, per year +9.0%-2.0%+7.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCXWEPRACNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.0%23.1%50.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.8%23.1%51.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.370.060.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.590.520.00 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.7%-38.5%-70.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.6%-9.3%-14.3% -1.2%
52-week high $35.53$64.31$288.54 $779.14
52-week low $16.13$48.71$124.44 $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.

MultipleCXWEPRACN
P/E now vs peer median 24.0xmedian 21.9x 16.4xmedian 25.7x 19.4xmedian 21.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 0.9x 5.8xmedian 4.1x 2.3xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 11.9x —median 14.3x 12.2xmedian 11.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 53.6xmedian 14.4x -21.8xmedian 23.5x 13.1xmedian 14.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.4x 1.9xmedian 1.3x 5.0xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 3.39median 0.97 0.72median 1.86 4.73median 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 monthsCXWEPRACN
Revenue $2.48B $764.38M $73.10B
Gross profit – – $23.40B
Operating income – $450.74M $10.59B
Net income $127.90M $296.80M $7.79B
Free cash flow $57.32M – $12.58B
EPS (diluted) $1.29 $3.54 $12.65
Cash & equivalents $108.93M $52.35M $10.17B
Total debt $5.01B – $5.14B
Shares (diluted) 98.89M 77.02M 615.59M
Enterprise value $2.60B $4.47B $125.44B

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
MetricCXWEPRACN
P/E 24.0x 16.4x 19.4x
P/FCF 53.6x -21.8x 13.1x
P/Operating cash flow 15.4x 9.4x 12.5x
P/S 1.2x 5.8x 2.3x
P/B 2.1x 1.9x 5.0x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 1.9x 5.4x
EV/EBITDA 11.1x – 12.2x
EV/EBIT 17.4x – 15.1x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 5.8x 2.2x
EV/FCF 75.2x – 12.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.5x 9.4x 12.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.39 0.72 4.73

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCXWEPRACN
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.3% 7.3% 6.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.2% 2.4% 4.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 6.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 4.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 26.7% 0.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 14.2% 4.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 22.9% 48.7% -2.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.2% 20.4% 2.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 35.1% 54.7% 0.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.1% 22.6% 4.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -26.4% 13.7% 20.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.6% 0.8% 10.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -66.4% – 22.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.8% – 10.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCXWEPRACN
Gross margin – – 32.0%
EBITDA margin 15.6% – 17.9%
Operating margin – – 14.5%
Pretax margin 7.0% – 14.6%
Net margin 5.1% – 10.7%
FCF margin 2.3% – 17.2%
Operating cash flow margin 8.1% 61.9% 18.0%
Return on equity 9.0% 12.8% 24.3%
Return on assets 3.7% 4.9% 11.7%
Return on invested capital 6.6% – 20.9%
Return on capital employed 8.5% – 22.9%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.1x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.6x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% – 2.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCXWEPRACN
Debt / assets 39.0% – 7.5%
Debt / equity 0.9x – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.2x – -0.4x
Debt / FCF 23.5x – 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 58.4% 62.2% 52.0%
Equity / assets 41.6% 37.8% 48.0%
Interest coverage 3.3x – 39.8x
Current ratio 1.3x – 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.1x – 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.2x – 0.5x
Altman Z-score 1.91 – 4.95

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCXWEPRACN
Dividend yield – 6.2% 2.7%
Net buyback yield 6.2% – 2.6%
Shareholder yield 6.2% 6.2% 5.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 50.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 31.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 9.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 12.9%

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.

ConsensusCXWEPRACN
Forward P/E 1.8xFY2026 19.4xFY2026 16.1xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $16.94FY2026 $3.00FY2026 $15.40FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +1,468.5%FY2026 -8.5%FY2026 +10.2%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after -85.4% +8.3% -2.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.85BFY2026 $692.91MFY2026 $72.38BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +29.1%FY2026 +13.9%FY2026 -2.4%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after -0.2% -2.9% +18.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCXWEPRACN
Held by institutions 87.5% 82.8% 72.9%
Institutions holding 278 487 1,900
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.2% +4.0% -1.6%
Institutions buying 155 247 958
Institutions selling 86 157 777
Buyers to sellers 1.80 1.57 1.23

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.

CXWEPRACN
CXW 1.00 0.07 -0.08
EPR 0.07 1.00 0.11
ACN -0.08 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CXW, EPR and ACN?

Accenture (ACN) is the largest by market capitalisation: CoreCivic (CXW) $3.07B, Epr Properties (EPR) $4.47B, Accenture (ACN) $165.04B.

Which stock is cheaper, CXW, EPR and ACN?

Epr Properties (EPR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (CoreCivic (CXW) 24.0x, Epr Properties (EPR) 16.4x, Accenture (ACN) 19.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, CoreCivic (CXW) is cheapest (CoreCivic (CXW) 1.8x, Epr Properties (EPR) 19.4x, Accenture (ACN) 16.1x). 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%, Epr Properties (EPR) +7.3%, Accenture (ACN) +6.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Accenture (ACN) has the highest net margin (CoreCivic (CXW) 5.1%, Accenture (ACN) 10.7%). On return on invested capital, Accenture (ACN) leads (CoreCivic (CXW) 6.6%, Accenture (ACN) 20.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year CoreCivic (CXW) returned the most: CoreCivic (CXW) +66.5%, Epr Properties (EPR) +11.9%, Accenture (ACN) -0.2%. Over five years, CoreCivic (CXW) compounded fastest (CoreCivic (CXW) +29.3%/yr, Epr Properties (EPR) +3.0%/yr, Accenture (ACN) -7.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Epr Properties (EPR) has the highest dividend yield: CoreCivic (CXW) 0.00%, Epr Properties (EPR) 6.24%, Accenture (ACN) 2.67%. CoreCivic (CXW) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Epr Properties (EPR) has been the steadiest (CoreCivic (CXW) 42.0%, Epr Properties (EPR) 23.1%, Accenture (ACN) 50.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CXW, EPR and ACN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Accenture (ACN) leads on 4. 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.