CXW vs OTIS vs IRM Stock Comparison

CoreCivic, Otis Worldwide and Iron Mountain 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
$2.63B
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
$30.11B
P/E
19.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.14B
Div. yield
0.02%
Building Products Industrials
2 wins
IRM Iron Mountain Inc
$105.30 -9.6% 1M +4.8% 1Y
Market cap
$31.77B
P/E
69.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.80B
Div. yield
0.03%
Facility Services Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

CoreCivic leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (CoreCivic 8, Iron Mountain 2, Otis Worldwide 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCXWOTISIRMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.63B $30.11B $31.77B IRM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 1.8x 19.3x 69.3x CXW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 1.7x 20.3x 45.4x CXW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +26.9% +5.8% +17.5% CXW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 54.6% 10.3% 5.9% CXW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 52.5% 62.2% 7.5% OTIS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 3.0x 6.7x CXW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.03% IRM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +52.3% -12.9% +4.8% CXW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +24.3%/yr -0.6%/yr +17.2%/yr CXW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.6% 23.3% 35.3% OTIS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 78/100 44/100 51/100 CXW

Percentile Scorecard

CXWOTISIRM

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

AxisCXWOTISIRM
Valuation 62 #44 of 114 46 #31 of 56 24 #87 of 114
Growth 67 #33 of 98 49 #28 of 54 94 #7 of 98
Profitability 77 #23 of 95 73 #15 of 53 67 #32 of 95
Financial Health 84 #21 of 126 12 #51 of 58 8 #116 of 126
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 71 39 #26 of 42 63 #27 of 71
Overall 78 44 51
  • CXW ranked among 131 companies in Business Services
  • OTIS ranked among 58 companies in Construction Products
  • IRM ranked among 131 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCXWOTISIRMSPY
1 month -10.7%+19.5%-9.6% -5.9%
3 months -12.0%+7.6%-13.7% -4.6%
6 months +30.1%+2.5%-17.0% +0.2%
Year to date +48.5%-9.1%+26.9% +7.5%
1 year +52.3%-12.9%+4.8% +8.2%
3 years +111.5%-1.1%+74.8% +68.3%
3 years, per year +28.4%-0.4%+20.5% +19.0%
5 years +196.6%-2.8%+121.0% +56.5%
5 years, per year +24.3%-0.6%+17.2% +9.4%
10 years +94.9%—+224.6% +251.5%
10 years, per year +6.9%—+12.5% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureCXWOTISIRMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.6%23.3%35.3% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.7%23.2%38.6% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.480.201.35 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.23-0.550.14 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.7%-39.6%-40.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.1%-15.1%-20.9% -5.9%
52-week high $35.53$93.62$133.06 $779.14
52-week low $16.13$64.07$78.86 $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.

MultipleCXWOTISIRM
P/E now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 21.1x 19.5xmedian 21.0x 68.4xmedian 21.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.9x 2.0xmedian 1.7x 4.0xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 11.7x 15.1xmedian 13.3x 18.4xmedian 11.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -6.2xmedian 15.3x 18.1xmedian 16.1x -58.4xmedian 15.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 2.3x -5.6xmedian 2.8x -22.6xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.01median 0.88 2.82median 0.89 3.94median 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 monthsCXWOTISIRM
Revenue $2.65B $15.14B $7.80B
Gross profit – $4.53B $4.20B
Operating income – $2.32B $1.52B
Net income $1.45B $1.61B $477.10M
Free cash flow -$397.73M $1.67B -$536.82M
R&D – $158.00M –
EPS (diluted) $15.73 $4.07 $1.53
Cash & equivalents $547.23M $866.00M $188.16M
Total debt $623.11M $8.28B $17.97B
Shares (diluted) 91.94M 381.90M 299.99M
Enterprise value $1.66B $26.50B $30.97B

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
MetricCXWOTISIRM
P/E 1.8x 19.5x 68.4x
P/FCF -6.2x 18.1x -58.4x
P/Operating cash flow -9.2x 16.5x 18.4x
P/S 0.9x 2.0x 4.0x
P/B 1.1x -5.6x -22.6x
P/Tangible book 1.1x -5.2x -12.1x
EV/EBITDA 1.2x 15.1x 18.4x
EV/EBIT 1.2x 16.2x 32.3x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 2.5x 6.3x
EV/FCF -6.4x 22.5x -91.5x
EV/Operating cash flow -9.5x 20.5x 28.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.01 2.82 3.94

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCXWOTISIRM
Revenue growth (1Y) 26.9% 5.8% 17.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.2% 2.6% 13.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 4.3% 13.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 2.5% 11.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 12.0% 37.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 2.5% 17.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 1,223% 13.2% 189.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 180.4% 3.1% 18.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 1,438% 18.8% 186.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 201.6% 6.9% 17.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -214.0% 24.8% 34.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -45.7% 7.1% 18.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -452.2% 26.5% 51.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -63.1% 7.0% -37.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCXWOTISIRM
Gross margin – 30.0% 53.9%
EBITDA margin 82.7% 16.5% 34.3%
Operating margin – 15.3% 19.5%
Pretax margin 75.0% 13.9% 7.5%
Net margin 54.6% 10.3% 5.9%
FCF margin -15.0% 11.1% -6.9%
Operating cash flow margin -10.1% 12.1% 21.8%
Return on equity 77.8% – –
Return on assets 40.5% 14.4% 2.2%
Return on invested capital 52.5% 62.2% 7.5%
Return on capital employed 66.8% 73.0% 8.3%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.3x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.2x 1.1x 3.6x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 0.5% 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCXWOTISIRM
Debt / assets 16.9% 73.2% 80.5%
Debt / equity 0.3x -1.5x -12.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 3.0x 6.7x
Debt / FCF -1.6x 4.9x -33.5x
Liabilities / assets 38.1% 148.0% 106.2%
Equity / assets 61.9% -48.0% -6.2%
Interest coverage 32.6x – –
Current ratio 2.4x 0.9x 0.6x
Quick ratio 2.1x 0.7x 0.4x
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 4.33 3.00 1.64

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCXWOTISIRM
Dividend yield – 2.2% 3.3%
Net buyback yield 26.7% 2.7% –
Shareholder yield 26.7% 4.8% 3.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 41.1% 214.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 39.6% -190.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.6% 13.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 8.4% 12.0%

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.

ConsensusCXWOTISIRM
Forward P/E 1.7xFY2026 20.3xFY2026 45.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $16.94FY2026 $3.91FY2026 $2.32FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1,468.5%FY2026 -3.5%FY2026 +9.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -85.4% +22.0% +28.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.85BFY2026 $16.22BFY2026 $8.36BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +29.1%FY2026 +12.4%FY2026 +21.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.2% -3.6% +2.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCXWOTISIRM
Held by institutions 87.5% 93.1% 86.2%
Institutions holding 278 1,222 1,164
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.2% +3.6% +1.9%
Institutions buying 155 561 601
Institutions selling 86 453 377
Buyers to sellers 1.80 1.24 1.59

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.

CXWOTISIRM
CXW 1.00 0.00 0.12
OTIS 0.00 1.00 0.05
IRM 0.12 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CXW, OTIS and IRM?

Iron Mountain (IRM) is the largest by market capitalisation: CoreCivic (CXW) $2.63B, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) $30.11B, Iron Mountain (IRM) $31.77B.

Which stock is cheaper, CXW, OTIS and IRM?

CoreCivic (CXW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (CoreCivic (CXW) 1.8x, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 19.3x, Iron Mountain (IRM) 69.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, CoreCivic (CXW) is cheapest (CoreCivic (CXW) 1.7x, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 20.3x, Iron Mountain (IRM) 45.4x). 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%, Iron Mountain (IRM) +17.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

CoreCivic (CXW) has the highest net margin (CoreCivic (CXW) 54.6%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 10.3%, Iron Mountain (IRM) 5.9%). On return on invested capital, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) leads (CoreCivic (CXW) 52.5%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 62.2%, Iron Mountain (IRM) 7.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year CoreCivic (CXW) returned the most: CoreCivic (CXW) +52.3%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) -12.9%, Iron Mountain (IRM) +4.8%. Over five years, CoreCivic (CXW) compounded fastest (CoreCivic (CXW) +24.3%/yr, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) -0.6%/yr, Iron Mountain (IRM) +17.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Iron Mountain (IRM) has the highest dividend yield: CoreCivic (CXW) 0.00%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 0.02%, Iron Mountain (IRM) 0.03%. 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%, Iron Mountain (IRM) 35.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.