CXW vs EPR vs RPT Stock Comparison

CoreCivic, Epr Properties and Rithm Property Trust Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CXW CoreCivic, Inc.
$31.07 -5.0% 1M +66.5% 1Y
Market cap
$3.08B
P/E
24.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.48B
Div. yield
–
Facility Services Industrials
3 wins
EPR Epr Properties
$58.31 +2.0% 1M +11.9% 1Y
Market cap
$4.41B
P/E
16.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$764.38M
Div. yield
–
Gaming REITs Real Estate
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Epr Properties leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Epr Properties 4, CoreCivic 3, Rithm Property Trust 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCXWEPRRPTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.08B $4.41B $86.59M EPR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.1x 16.2x 71.6x EPR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 1.8x 19.4x — CXW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.3% +7.3% +137.6% RPT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.1% — 6.2% RPT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.6% — 10.5% RPT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.2x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +66.5% +11.9% -24.5% CXW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +29.3%/yr +3.0%/yr -33.3%/yr CXW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.0% 23.1% 39.2% EPR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 79/100 62/100 EPR

Percentile Scorecard

CXWEPRRPT

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

AxisCXWEPRRPT
Valuation 48 #59 of 113 66 #50 of 145 44 #82 of 145
Growth 45 #53 of 96 78 #32 of 143 97 #6 of 143
Profitability 51 #45 of 91 84 #22 of 136 22 #106 of 136
Financial Health 39 #75 of 122 – 53 #66 of 138
Shareholder Returns 82 #13 of 66 86 #19 of 131 94 #9 of 131
Overall 53 79 62
  • CXW ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • EPR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • RPT ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCXWEPRRPTSPY
1 month -5.0%+2.0%+4.0% +0.7%
3 months +4.2%-8.9%-10.8% +3.7%
6 months +51.9%+4.5%-22.8% +7.1%
Year to date +62.6%+16.9%-32.3% +12.8%
1 year +66.5%+11.9%-24.5% +11.9%
3 years +148.6%+40.7%-55.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year +35.5%+12.1%-23.5% +22.8%
5 years +260.9%+16.1%-86.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year +29.3%+3.0%-33.3% +10.9%
10 years +135.7%-18.3%-86.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year +9.0%-2.0%-17.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCXWEPRRPTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.0%23.1%39.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.8%23.1%38.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.370.060.39 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.590.52-0.63 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.7%-38.5%-88.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.6%-9.3%-37.2% -1.2%
52-week high $35.53$64.31$17.88 $779.14
52-week low $16.13$48.71$10.41 $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.

MultipleCXWEPRRPT
P/E now vs peer median 24.0xmedian 21.9x 16.4xmedian 25.7x 73.0xmedian 25.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 0.9x 5.8xmedian 4.1x 4.5xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 11.9x —median 14.3x —median 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 53.6xmedian 14.4x -21.8xmedian 23.5x -6.9xmedian 23.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.4x 1.9xmedian 1.3x 0.3xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 3.39median 0.97 0.72median 1.86 2.77median 1.86

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 monthsCXWEPRRPT
Revenue $2.48B $764.38M $19.55M
Operating income – $450.74M –
Net income $127.90M $296.80M $6.37M
Free cash flow $57.32M – -$12.80M
EPS (diluted) $1.29 $3.54 $0.15
Cash & equivalents $108.93M $52.35M $45.25M
Total debt $5.01B – $109.15M
Shares (diluted) 98.89M 77.02M 7.86M
Enterprise value $2.61B $4.41B -$769.46M

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
MetricCXWEPRRPT
P/E 24.0x 16.4x 73.0x
P/FCF 53.6x -21.8x -6.9x
P/Operating cash flow 15.4x 9.4x -6.9x
P/S 1.2x 5.8x 4.5x
P/B 2.1x 1.9x 0.3x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 1.9x 0.3x
EV/EBITDA 11.1x – –
EV/EBIT 17.4x – 2.3x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 5.8x 4.8x
EV/FCF 75.2x – -7.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.5x 9.4x -7.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.39 0.72 2.77

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCXWEPRRPT
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.3% 7.3% 137.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.2% 2.4% 53.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 26.7% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 14.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) 22.9% 48.7% 58,009%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.2% 20.4% 30.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 35.1% 54.7% 165.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.1% 22.6% 26.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -26.4% 13.7% -29.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.6% 0.8% 30.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -66.4% – -29.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.8% – 30.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCXWEPRRPT
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 15.6% – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 7.0% – 32.1%
Net margin 5.1% – 6.2%
FCF margin 2.3% – -65.5%
Operating cash flow margin 8.1% 61.9% -65.5%
Return on equity 9.0% 12.8% 2.2%
Return on assets 3.7% 4.9% 0.7%
Return on invested capital 6.6% – 10.5%
Return on capital employed 8.5% – –
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.1x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.6x -2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCXWEPRRPT
Debt / assets 39.0% – 11.3%
Debt / equity 0.9x – 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.2x – –
Debt / FCF 23.5x – -8.5x
Liabilities / assets 58.4% 62.2% 70.2%
Equity / assets 41.6% 37.8% 29.8%
Interest coverage 3.3x – 1.2x
Current ratio 1.3x – –
Quick ratio 1.1x – –
Cash ratio 0.2x – –
Altman Z-score 1.91 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCXWEPRRPT
Dividend yield – 6.2% 12.8%
Net buyback yield 6.2% – 0.3%
Shareholder yield 6.2% 6.2% 13.2%
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.

ConsensusCXWEPRRPT
Forward P/E 1.8xFY2026 19.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $16.94FY2026 $3.00FY2026 $-0.06FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1,468.5%FY2026 -8.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -85.4% +8.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.85BFY2026 $692.91MFY2026 $28.82MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +29.1%FY2026 +13.9%FY2026 +64.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.2% -2.9% +13.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCXWEPRRPT
Held by institutions 87.5% 82.8% 63.8%
Institutions holding 278 487 52
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.2% +4.0% -9.0%
Institutions buying 155 247 24
Institutions selling 86 157 21
Buyers to sellers 1.80 1.57 1.14

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.

CXWEPRRPT
CXW 1.00 0.07 0.05
EPR 0.07 1.00 0.07
RPT 0.05 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CXW, EPR and RPT?

Epr Properties (EPR) is the largest by market capitalisation: CoreCivic (CXW) $3.08B, Epr Properties (EPR) $4.41B, Rithm Property Trust (RPT) $86.59M.

Which stock is cheaper, CXW, EPR and RPT?

Epr Properties (EPR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (CoreCivic (CXW) 24.1x, Epr Properties (EPR) 16.2x, Rithm Property Trust (RPT) 71.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, CoreCivic (CXW) is cheapest (CoreCivic (CXW) 1.8x, Epr Properties (EPR) 19.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Rithm Property Trust (RPT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: CoreCivic (CXW) +24.3%, Epr Properties (EPR) +7.3%, Rithm Property Trust (RPT) +137.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Rithm Property Trust (RPT) has the highest net margin (CoreCivic (CXW) 5.1%, Rithm Property Trust (RPT) 6.2%). On return on invested capital, Rithm Property Trust (RPT) leads (CoreCivic (CXW) 6.6%, Rithm Property Trust (RPT) 10.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year CoreCivic (CXW) returned the most: CoreCivic (CXW) +66.5%, Epr Properties (EPR) +11.9%, Rithm Property Trust (RPT) -24.5%. Over five years, CoreCivic (CXW) compounded fastest (CoreCivic (CXW) +29.3%/yr, Epr Properties (EPR) +3.0%/yr, Rithm Property Trust (RPT) -33.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

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%, Rithm Property Trust (RPT) 39.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Epr Properties (EPR) 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.