CXW vs OTIS vs CTAS Stock Comparison

CoreCivic, Otis Worldwide and Cintas Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CXW CoreCivic, Inc.
$28.38 -10.7% 1M +52.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.45B
P/E
1.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.65B
Div. yield
–
Facility Services Industrials
8 wins
OTIS Otis Worldwide Corp
$79.44 +19.5% 1M -12.9% 1Y
Market cap
$30.24B
P/E
19.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.14B
Div. yield
2.17%
Building Products Industrials
3 wins
CTAS Cintas Corp
$226.41 +15.5% 1M +21.9% 1Y
Market cap
$90.45B
P/E
44.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.56B
Div. yield
0.83%
Facility Services Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

CoreCivic leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (CoreCivic 8, Otis Worldwide 3, Cintas 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCXWOTISCTASLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.45B $30.24B $90.45B CTAS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 1.8x 19.5x 44.0x CXW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 1.7x 20.3x 38.6x CXW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +26.9% +5.8% +9.5% CXW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 54.6% 10.3% 17.8% CXW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 52.5% 62.2% 28.2% OTIS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 3.0x 0.7x CXW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 2.17% 0.83% OTIS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +52.3% -12.9% +21.9% CXW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +24.3%/yr -0.6%/yr +15.4%/yr CXW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.6% 23.3% 23.9% OTIS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 78/100 44/100 62/100 CXW

Percentile Scorecard

CXWOTISCTAS

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

AxisCXWOTISCTAS
Valuation 62 #44 of 114 46 #31 of 56 18 #94 of 114
Growth 67 #33 of 98 49 #28 of 54 78 #22 of 98
Profitability 77 #23 of 95 73 #15 of 53 99 #2 of 95
Financial Health 84 #21 of 126 12 #51 of 58 69 #40 of 126
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 71 39 #26 of 42 47 #38 of 71
Overall 78 44 62
  • CXW ranked among 131 companies in Business Services
  • OTIS ranked among 58 companies in Construction Products
  • CTAS ranked among 131 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCXWOTISCTASSPY
1 month -10.7%+19.5%+15.5% -5.9%
3 months -12.0%+7.6%+12.0% -4.6%
6 months +30.1%+2.5%+33.2% +0.2%
Year to date +48.5%-9.1%+20.4% +7.5%
1 year +52.3%-12.9%+21.9% +8.2%
3 years +111.5%-1.1%+74.6% +68.3%
3 years, per year +28.4%-0.4%+20.4% +19.0%
5 years +196.6%-2.8%+104.9% +56.5%
5 years, per year +24.3%-0.6%+15.4% +9.4%
10 years +94.9%—+778.8% +251.5%
10 years, per year +6.9%—+24.3% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureCXWOTISCTASSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.6%23.3%23.9% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.7%23.2%23.9% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.480.200.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.23-0.550.91 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.7%-39.6%-28.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.1%-15.1%-1.1% -5.9%
52-week high $35.53$93.62$229.03 $779.14
52-week low $16.13$64.07$163.55 $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.

MultipleCXWOTISCTAS
P/E now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 21.1x 19.5xmedian 21.0x 44.0xmedian 21.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.9x 2.0xmedian 1.7x 7.8xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 11.7x 15.1xmedian 13.3x 28.8xmedian 11.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -6.2xmedian 15.3x 18.1xmedian 16.1x 44.5xmedian 15.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 2.3x -5.6xmedian 2.8x 17.4xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.01median 0.88 2.82median 0.89 2.89median 0.88

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 monthsCXWOTISCTAS
Revenue $2.65B $15.14B $11.56B
Gross profit – $4.53B $5.89B
Operating income – $2.32B $2.70B
Net income $1.45B $1.61B $2.06B
Free cash flow -$397.73M $1.67B $2.03B
R&D – $158.00M –
EPS (diluted) $15.73 $4.07 $5.10
Cash & equivalents $547.23M $866.00M $243.60M
Total debt $623.11M $8.28B $2.43B
Shares (diluted) 91.94M 381.90M 404.29M
Enterprise value $1.49B $26.80B $89.54B

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
MetricCXWOTISCTAS
P/E 1.8x 19.5x 44.0x
P/FCF -6.2x 18.1x 44.5x
P/Operating cash flow -9.2x 16.5x 37.2x
P/S 0.9x 2.0x 7.8x
P/B 1.1x -5.6x 17.4x
P/Tangible book 1.1x -5.2x 18.4x
EV/EBITDA 1.2x 15.1x 28.8x
EV/EBIT 1.2x 16.2x 34.3x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 2.5x 8.0x
EV/FCF -6.4x 22.5x 45.6x
EV/Operating cash flow -9.5x 20.5x 38.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.01 2.82 2.89

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCXWOTISCTAS
Revenue growth (1Y) 26.9% 5.8% 9.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.2% 2.6% 8.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 4.3% 11.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 2.5% 11.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 12.0% 11.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 2.5% 13.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 1,223% 13.2% 11.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 180.4% 3.1% 14.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 1,438% 18.8% 12.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 201.6% 6.9% 15.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -214.0% 24.8% 14.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -45.7% 7.1% 14.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -452.2% 26.5% 19.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -63.1% 7.0% 17.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCXWOTISCTAS
Gross margin – 30.0% 51.0%
EBITDA margin 82.7% 16.5% 27.8%
Operating margin – 15.3% 23.4%
Pretax margin 75.0% 13.9% 22.5%
Net margin 54.6% 10.3% 17.8%
FCF margin -15.0% 11.1% 17.6%
Operating cash flow margin -10.1% 12.1% 21.1%
Return on equity 77.8% – 39.8%
Return on assets 40.5% 14.4% 19.5%
Return on invested capital 52.5% 62.2% 28.2%
Return on capital employed 66.8% 73.0% 34.2%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.3x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.2x 1.1x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 0.5% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCXWOTISCTAS
Debt / assets 16.9% 73.2% 22.8%
Debt / equity 0.3x -1.5x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 3.0x 0.7x
Debt / FCF -1.6x 4.9x 1.2x
Liabilities / assets 38.1% 148.0% 51.1%
Equity / assets 61.9% -48.0% 48.9%
Interest coverage 32.6x – 25.3x
Current ratio 2.4x 0.9x 1.5x
Quick ratio 2.1x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 4.33 3.00 13.78

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCXWOTISCTAS
Dividend yield – 2.2% 0.8%
Net buyback yield 26.7% 2.7% 1.1%
Shareholder yield 26.7% 4.8% 1.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 41.1% 35.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 39.6% 35.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.6% 14.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 8.4% 15.5%

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.

ConsensusCXWOTISCTAS
Forward P/E 1.7xFY2026 20.3xFY2026 38.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $16.94FY2026 $3.91FY2026 $5.86FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1,468.5%FY2026 -3.5%FY2026 +18.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -85.4% +22.0% +10.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.85BFY2026 $16.22BFY2026 $12.98BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +29.1%FY2026 +12.4%FY2026 +15.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.2% -3.6% +6.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCXWOTISCTAS
Held by institutions 87.5% 93.1% 67.6%
Institutions holding 278 1,222 1,433
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.2% +3.6% +6.4%
Institutions buying 155 561 659
Institutions selling 86 453 576
Buyers to sellers 1.80 1.24 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.

CXWOTISCTAS
CXW 1.00 0.00 0.03
OTIS 0.00 1.00 0.47
CTAS 0.03 0.47 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CXW, OTIS and CTAS?

Cintas (CTAS) is the largest by market capitalisation: CoreCivic (CXW) $2.45B, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) $30.24B, Cintas (CTAS) $90.45B.

Which stock is cheaper, CXW, OTIS and CTAS?

CoreCivic (CXW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (CoreCivic (CXW) 1.8x, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 19.5x, Cintas (CTAS) 44.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, CoreCivic (CXW) is cheapest (CoreCivic (CXW) 1.7x, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 20.3x, Cintas (CTAS) 38.6x). 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) +26.9%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) +5.8%, Cintas (CTAS) +9.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

CoreCivic (CXW) has the highest net margin (CoreCivic (CXW) 54.6%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 10.3%, Cintas (CTAS) 17.8%). On return on invested capital, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) leads (CoreCivic (CXW) 52.5%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 62.2%, Cintas (CTAS) 28.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year CoreCivic (CXW) returned the most: CoreCivic (CXW) +52.3%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) -12.9%, Cintas (CTAS) +21.9%. Over five years, CoreCivic (CXW) compounded fastest (CoreCivic (CXW) +24.3%/yr, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) -0.6%/yr, Cintas (CTAS) +15.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Otis Worldwide (OTIS) has the highest dividend yield: CoreCivic (CXW) 0.00%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 2.17%, Cintas (CTAS) 0.83%. CoreCivic (CXW) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) has been the steadiest (CoreCivic (CXW) 42.6%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 23.3%, Cintas (CTAS) 23.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 8. 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.