CXW vs IRM vs OTIS Stock Comparison

CoreCivic, Iron Mountain and Otis Worldwide Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CXW CoreCivic, Inc.
$30.79 -4.2% 1M +65.9% 1Y
Market cap
$3.02B
P/E
23.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.48B
Div. yield
–
Facility Services Industrials
5 wins
IRM Iron Mountain Inc
$115.26 +3.5% 1M +8.3% 1Y
Market cap
$34.37B
P/E
82.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.56B
Div. yield
0.03%
Facility Services Industrials
2 wins
OTIS Otis Worldwide Corp
$74.14 +12.4% 1M -19.5% 1Y
Market cap
$27.96B
P/E
18.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.91B
Div. yield
0.02%
Building Products Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Otis Worldwide leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Otis Worldwide 5, CoreCivic 5, Iron Mountain 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCXWIRMOTISLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.02B $34.37B $27.96B IRM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.6x 82.1x 18.4x OTIS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 1.8x 49.7x 19.0x CXW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.3% +17.4% +5.2% CXW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.1% 5.5% 10.2% OTIS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.6% 7.6% 69.7% OTIS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.2x 6.7x 3.1x OTIS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.02% IRM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +65.9% +8.3% -19.5% CXW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +29.2%/yr +20.0%/yr -1.5%/yr CXW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.0% 33.3% 22.8% OTIS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 47/100 50/100 CXW

Percentile Scorecard

CXWIRMOTIS

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

AxisCXWIRMOTIS
Valuation 48 #59 of 112 21 #89 of 112 53 #27 of 56
Growth 45 #53 of 96 90 #11 of 96 53 #25 of 52
Profitability 51 #45 of 91 64 #33 of 91 77 #12 of 49
Financial Health 40 #76 of 125 8 #115 of 125 15 #48 of 56
Shareholder Returns 82 #13 of 67 50 #34 of 67 53 #20 of 41
Overall 53 47 50
  • CXW ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • IRM ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • OTIS ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCXWIRMOTISSPY
1 month -4.2%+3.5%+12.4% -0.2%
3 months +0.6%-8.3%+0.7% +3.9%
6 months +49.7%+2.3%-4.2% +8.2%
Year to date +61.1%+39.0%-15.1% +12.9%
1 year +65.9%+8.3%-19.5% +12.3%
3 years +149.1%+98.0%-2.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +35.6%+25.6%-0.9% +23.3%
5 years +259.7%+148.3%-7.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +29.2%+20.0%-1.5% +10.9%
10 years +130.6%+251.8%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +8.7%+13.4%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCXWIRMOTISSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.0%33.3%22.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.8%34.4%23.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.371.170.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.570.25-0.85 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.7%-40.0%-39.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.3%-13.4%-20.8% -1.2%
52-week high $35.53$133.06$93.62 $779.14
52-week low $16.13$78.86$64.07 $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.

MultipleCXWIRMOTIS
P/E now vs peer median 23.8xmedian 21.2x 82.0xmedian 21.2x 18.7xmedian 20.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 0.9x 4.5xmedian 0.9x 1.9xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.0xmedian 11.9x 20.3xmedian 11.9x 14.6xmedian 11.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 53.1xmedian 13.7x -69.9xmedian 13.7x 16.5xmedian 16.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.4x -26.8xmedian 2.4x -4.9xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 3.36median 1.00 31.37median 1.00 2.53median 0.99

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 monthsCXWIRMOTIS
Revenue $2.48B $7.56B $14.91B
Gross profit – $4.10B $4.52B
Operating income – $1.42B $2.29B
Net income $127.90M $434.46M $1.58B
Free cash flow $57.32M -$490.92M $1.71B
R&D – – $154.00M
EPS (diluted) $1.29 $1.40 $3.95
Cash & equivalents $108.93M $204.79M $813.00M
Total debt $5.01B $17.35B $8.44B
Shares (diluted) 98.89M 299.85M 383.50M
Enterprise value $2.55B $33.56B $24.37B

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
MetricCXWIRMOTIS
P/E 23.8x 82.0x 18.7x
P/FCF 53.1x -69.9x 16.5x
P/Operating cash flow 15.2x 20.7x 15.1x
P/S 1.2x 4.5x 1.9x
P/B 2.1x -26.8x -4.9x
P/Tangible book 2.1x -13.6x -4.6x
EV/EBITDA 11.0x 20.3x 14.6x
EV/EBIT 17.3x 36.3x 15.7x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 6.8x 2.4x
EV/FCF 74.7x -104.8x 20.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.4x 31.1x 19.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.36 31.37 2.53

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCXWIRMOTIS
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.3% 17.4% 5.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.2% 13.0% 2.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 13.5% 5.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 11.1% 3.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 35.4% 23.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 12.8% 2.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 22.9% 867.3% -0.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.2% 4.1% 3.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 35.1% 897.5% 3.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.1% 2.6% 7.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -26.4% 31.7% 25.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.6% 17.2% 9.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -66.4% 50.3% 27.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.8% -60.8% 9.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCXWIRMOTIS
Gross margin – 54.2% 30.3%
EBITDA margin 15.6% 33.6% 16.5%
Operating margin – 18.8% 15.4%
Pretax margin 7.0% 6.7% 13.9%
Net margin 5.1% 5.5% 10.2%
FCF margin 2.3% -6.5% 11.5%
Operating cash flow margin 8.1% 21.9% 12.5%
Return on equity 9.0% – –
Return on assets 3.7% 2.0% 14.5%
Return on invested capital 6.6% 7.6% 69.7%
Return on capital employed 8.5% 7.5% 87.2%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.3x 1.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 3.8x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 1.8% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCXWIRMOTIS
Debt / assets 39.0% 79.0% 75.6%
Debt / equity 0.9x -13.5x -1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.2x 6.7x 3.1x
Debt / FCF 23.5x -35.3x 4.9x
Liabilities / assets 58.4% 105.8% 151.5%
Equity / assets 41.6% -5.8% -51.5%
Interest coverage 3.3x – –
Current ratio 1.3x 0.7x 0.8x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.90 1.76 2.85

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCXWIRMOTIS
Dividend yield – 3.0% 2.3%
Net buyback yield 6.2% – 3.7%
Shareholder yield 6.2% 3.0% 6.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 229.5% 41.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) – -203.1% 38.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 16.5% 4.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 11.1% 9.4%

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.

ConsensusCXWIRMOTIS
Forward P/E 1.8xFY2026 49.7xFY2026 19.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $16.94FY2026 $2.32FY2026 $3.91FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1,468.5%FY2026 +9.4%FY2026 -3.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -85.4% +28.0% +22.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.85BFY2026 $8.36BFY2026 $16.18BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +29.1%FY2026 +21.1%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.2% +2.2% -3.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCXWIRMOTIS
Held by institutions 87.5% 86.2% 93.1%
Institutions holding 278 1,161 1,219
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.2% +1.9% +3.6%
Institutions buying 155 598 561
Institutions selling 86 377 450
Buyers to sellers 1.80 1.59 1.25

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.

CXWIRMOTIS
CXW 1.00 0.06 0.01
IRM 0.06 1.00 0.04
OTIS 0.01 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CXW, IRM and OTIS?

Iron Mountain (IRM) is the largest by market capitalisation: CoreCivic (CXW) $3.02B, Iron Mountain (IRM) $34.37B, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) $27.96B.

Which stock is cheaper, CXW, IRM and OTIS?

Otis Worldwide (OTIS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (CoreCivic (CXW) 23.6x, Iron Mountain (IRM) 82.1x, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 18.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, CoreCivic (CXW) is cheapest (CoreCivic (CXW) 1.8x, Iron Mountain (IRM) 49.7x, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 19.0x). 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%, Iron Mountain (IRM) +17.4%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) +5.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Otis Worldwide (OTIS) has the highest net margin (CoreCivic (CXW) 5.1%, Iron Mountain (IRM) 5.5%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 10.2%). On return on invested capital, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) leads (CoreCivic (CXW) 6.6%, Iron Mountain (IRM) 7.6%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 69.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year CoreCivic (CXW) returned the most: CoreCivic (CXW) +65.9%, Iron Mountain (IRM) +8.3%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) -19.5%. Over five years, CoreCivic (CXW) compounded fastest (CoreCivic (CXW) +29.2%/yr, Iron Mountain (IRM) +20.0%/yr, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) -1.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Iron Mountain (IRM) has the highest dividend yield: CoreCivic (CXW) 0.00%, Iron Mountain (IRM) 0.03%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 0.02%. CoreCivic (CXW) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) has been the steadiest (CoreCivic (CXW) 42.0%, Iron Mountain (IRM) 33.3%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 22.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CXW, IRM and OTIS?

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