CXW vs OTIS vs FSV Stock Comparison

CoreCivic, Otis Worldwide and FirstService Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CXW CoreCivic, Inc.
$30.64 -3.3% 1M +66.8% 1Y
Market cap
$3.03B
P/E
23.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.48B
Div. yield
–
Facility Services Industrials
5 wins
OTIS Otis Worldwide Corp
$72.95 +9.9% 1M -20.1% 1Y
Market cap
$27.77B
P/E
17.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.14B
Div. yield
2.36%
Building Products Industrials
5 wins
FSV FirstService Corp
$138.96 +7.7% 1M -12.8% 1Y
Market cap
$6.35B
P/E
54.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.68B
Div. yield
1.06%
Facility Services Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionCXWOTISFSVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.03B $27.77B $6.35B OTIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.7x 17.9x 54.9x OTIS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 1.8x 18.7x 23.8x CXW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.3% +5.8% +3.7% CXW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.1% — 2.0% CXW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.6% — 10.0% FSV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.2x — 2.6x FSV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 2.36% 1.06% OTIS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +66.8% -20.1% -12.8% CXW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +28.9%/yr -1.9%/yr -7.0%/yr CXW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.0% 22.8% 30.6% OTIS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 56/100 41/100 OTIS

Percentile Scorecard

CXWOTISFSV

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

AxisCXWOTISFSV
Valuation 48 #59 of 113 56 #25 of 55 42 #66 of 113
Growth 46 #52 of 96 56 #23 of 51 56 #43 of 96
Profitability 52 #45 of 92 68 #16 of 48 63 #35 of 92
Financial Health 40 #76 of 125 – 39 #77 of 125
Shareholder Returns 82 #13 of 67 45 #23 of 41 8 #62 of 67
Overall 53 56 41
  • CXW ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • OTIS ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • FSV ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCXWOTISFSVSPY
1 month -3.3%+9.9%+7.7% +0.9%
3 months +3.0%-0.6%-2.4% +5.9%
6 months +49.2%-4.8%+3.6% +8.5%
Year to date +60.3%-16.5%-10.7% +13.3%
1 year +66.8%-20.1%-12.8% +12.4%
3 years +147.9%-4.2%+1.4% +88.1%
3 years, per year +35.4%-1.4%+0.5% +23.5%
5 years +255.9%-9.2%-30.5% +68.2%
5 years, per year +28.9%-1.9%-7.0% +11.0%
10 years +132.5%—+238.4% +263.4%
10 years, per year +8.8%—+13.0% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCXWOTISFSVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.0%22.8%30.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.8%23.4%31.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.370.220.65 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.59-0.88-0.42 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.7%-39.6%-43.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.8%-22.1%-15.8% -0.9%
52-week high $35.53$93.62$165.10 $779.14
52-week low $16.13$64.07$125.66 $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.

MultipleCXWOTISFSV
P/E now vs peer median 23.7xmedian 21.5x 17.9xmedian 20.0x 54.9xmedian 21.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 0.9x 1.8xmedian 1.5x 1.1xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.0xmedian 11.9x —median 11.3x 14.4xmedian 11.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 52.9xmedian 13.9x 14.6xmedian 15.3x 11.8xmedian 13.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.3x —median 2.8x 6.8xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 3.34median 0.92 2.66median 0.99 147.23median 0.92

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 monthsCXWOTISFSV
Revenue $2.48B $15.14B $5.68B
Gross profit – – $1.88B
Operating income – $2.32B $339.62M
Net income $127.90M $1.61B $199.45M
Free cash flow $57.32M – $536.84M
R&D – $158.00M –
EPS (diluted) $1.29 $4.06 $2.52
Cash & equivalents $108.93M $866.00M $160.76M
Total debt $5.01B – $1.55B
Shares (diluted) 98.89M 383.50M 45.75M
Enterprise value $2.56B $27.88B $6.22B

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
MetricCXWOTISFSV
P/E 23.7x 17.9x 54.9x
P/FCF 52.9x 14.6x 11.8x
P/Operating cash flow 15.1x 15.1x 15.2x
P/S 1.2x 1.8x 1.1x
P/B 2.1x – 6.8x
P/Tangible book 2.1x – 6.8x
EV/EBITDA 11.0x – 14.4x
EV/EBIT 17.3x – 22.8x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 1.8x 1.4x
EV/FCF 74.5x – 14.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.3x 15.1x 18.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.34 2.66 147.23

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCXWOTISFSV
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.3% 5.8% 3.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.2% 2.6% 9.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 2.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 11.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 12.0% -0.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 2.5% 8.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 22.9% 13.2% 4.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.2% 3.1% 6.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 35.1% 18.3% 12.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.1% 6.7% 0.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -26.4% 24.8% 0.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.6% 7.1% 23.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -66.4% – -1.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.8% – 19.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCXWOTISFSV
Gross margin – – 33.1%
EBITDA margin 15.6% – 9.5%
Operating margin – – 6.0%
Pretax margin 7.0% – 4.8%
Net margin 5.1% – 2.0%
FCF margin 2.3% – 9.4%
Operating cash flow margin 8.1% 12.1% 7.4%
Return on equity 9.0% – 18.5%
Return on assets 3.7% 14.4% 4.5%
Return on invested capital 6.6% – 10.0%
Return on capital employed 8.5% – 9.8%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.3x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.1x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 0.5% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCXWOTISFSV
Debt / assets 39.0% – 34.9%
Debt / equity 0.9x – 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.2x – 2.6x
Debt / FCF 23.5x – 2.9x
Liabilities / assets 58.4% 145.6% 78.9%
Equity / assets 41.6% – 21.1%
Interest coverage 3.3x – –
Current ratio 1.3x 0.9x 1.7x
Quick ratio 1.1x – 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.2x – 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.89 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCXWOTISFSV
Dividend yield – 2.4% 1.1%
Net buyback yield 6.3% – -9.5%
Shareholder yield 6.3% 2.4% -8.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 41.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 8.4% –

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.

ConsensusCXWOTISFSV
Forward P/E 1.8xFY2026 18.7xFY2026 23.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $16.94FY2026 $3.91FY2026 $5.84FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1,468.5%FY2026 -3.5%FY2026 +2.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -85.4% +22.3% +9.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.85BFY2026 $16.18BFY2026 $5.42BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +29.1%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026 -1.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.2% -3.5% +20.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCXWOTISFSV
Held by institutions 87.5% 93.1% 69.9%
Institutions holding 278 1,219 275
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.2% +3.6% +7.2%
Institutions buying 155 561 147
Institutions selling 86 450 101
Buyers to sellers 1.80 1.25 1.46

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.

CXWOTISFSV
CXW 1.00 0.01 0.11
OTIS 0.01 1.00 0.33
FSV 0.11 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CXW, OTIS and FSV?

Otis Worldwide (OTIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: CoreCivic (CXW) $3.03B, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) $27.77B, FirstService (FSV) $6.35B.

Which stock is cheaper, CXW, OTIS and FSV?

Otis Worldwide (OTIS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (CoreCivic (CXW) 23.7x, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 17.9x, FirstService (FSV) 54.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, CoreCivic (CXW) is cheapest (CoreCivic (CXW) 1.8x, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 18.7x, FirstService (FSV) 23.8x). 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%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) +5.8%, FirstService (FSV) +3.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

CoreCivic (CXW) has the highest net margin (CoreCivic (CXW) 5.1%, FirstService (FSV) 2.0%). On return on invested capital, FirstService (FSV) leads (CoreCivic (CXW) 6.6%, FirstService (FSV) 10.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year CoreCivic (CXW) returned the most: CoreCivic (CXW) +66.8%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) -20.1%, FirstService (FSV) -12.8%. Over five years, CoreCivic (CXW) compounded fastest (CoreCivic (CXW) +28.9%/yr, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) -1.9%/yr, FirstService (FSV) -7.0%/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) 2.36%, FirstService (FSV) 1.06%. 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%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 22.8%, FirstService (FSV) 30.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.