CXW vs SKYH vs IRM Stock Comparison

CoreCivic, Sky Harbour and Iron Mountain 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
4 wins
SKYH Sky Harbour Group Corp
$9.91 -0.5% 1M -1.0% 1Y
Market cap
$758.68M
P/E
14.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$31.80M
Div. yield
–
Specialty REITs Real Estate
4 wins
IRM Iron Mountain Inc
$115.69 +4.2% 1M +11.2% 1Y
Market cap
$34.44B
P/E
82.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.56B
Div. yield
2.98%
Facility Services Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Sky Harbour leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Sky Harbour 4, CoreCivic 4, Iron Mountain 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCXWSKYHIRMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.03B $758.68M $34.44B IRM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.7x 14.3x 82.3x SKYH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 1.8x — 49.9x CXW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.3% +52.0% +17.4% SKYH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.1% 75.3% 5.5% SKYH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.6% — 7.6% IRM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.2x -7.7x 6.7x SKYH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 2.98% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +66.8% -1.0% +11.2% CXW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +28.9%/yr -0.4%/yr +20.5%/yr CXW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.0% 35.8% 33.2% IRM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 33/100 46/100 CXW

Percentile Scorecard

CXWSKYHIRM

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

AxisCXWSKYHIRM
Valuation 48 #59 of 113 4 #139 of 145 19 #92 of 113
Growth 46 #52 of 96 95 #8 of 142 90 #11 of 96
Profitability 52 #45 of 92 15 #115 of 135 65 #33 of 92
Financial Health 40 #76 of 125 18 #112 of 136 8 #115 of 125
Shareholder Returns 82 #13 of 67 – 50 #34 of 67
Overall 53 33 46
  • CXW ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • SKYH ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • IRM ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCXWSKYHIRMSPY
1 month -3.3%-0.5%+4.2% +0.9%
3 months +3.0%-5.9%-4.2% +5.9%
6 months +49.2%-4.6%+1.0% +8.5%
Year to date +60.3%+10.5%+39.5% +13.3%
1 year +66.8%-1.0%+11.2% +12.4%
3 years +147.9%+72.0%+98.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year +35.4%+19.8%+25.7% +23.5%
5 years +255.9%-2.2%+153.5% +68.2%
5 years, per year +28.9%-0.4%+20.5% +11.0%
10 years +132.5%—+252.4% +263.4%
10 years, per year +8.8%—+13.4% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCXWSKYHIRMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.0%35.8%33.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.8%36.0%34.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.371.001.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.59-0.030.34 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.7%-92.9%-40.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.8%-13.5%-13.1% -0.9%
52-week high $35.53$11.46$133.06 $779.14
52-week low $16.13$8.30$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.

MultipleCXWSKYHIRM
P/E now vs peer median 23.7xmedian 21.5x 14.3xmedian 25.8x 82.3xmedian 21.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 0.9x 23.9xmedian 4.0x 4.6xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.0xmedian 11.9x -46.0xmedian 14.2x 20.3xmedian 11.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 52.9xmedian 13.9x —median 23.0x -70.1xmedian 13.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.3x 4.6xmedian 1.3x -26.9xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 3.34median 0.92 0.22median 1.91 31.49median 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 monthsCXWSKYHIRM
Revenue $2.48B $31.80M $7.56B
Gross profit – – $4.10B
Operating income – -$27.97M $1.42B
Net income $127.90M $12.08M $434.46M
Free cash flow $57.32M – -$490.92M
EPS (diluted) $1.29 $0.70 $1.40
Cash & equivalents $108.93M $164.03M $204.79M
Total debt $5.01B $316.34M $17.35B
Shares (diluted) 98.89M 34.46M 299.85M
Enterprise value $2.56B $526.74M $33.95B

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
MetricCXWSKYHIRM
P/E 23.7x 14.3x 82.3x
P/FCF 52.9x – -70.1x
P/Operating cash flow 15.1x – 20.8x
P/S 1.2x 23.9x 4.6x
P/B 2.1x 4.6x -26.9x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 4.7x -13.7x
EV/EBITDA 11.0x -46.0x 20.3x
EV/EBIT 17.3x -32.6x 36.4x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 28.6x 6.8x
EV/FCF 74.5x – -105.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.3x – 31.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.34 0.22 31.49

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCXWSKYHIRM
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.3% 52.0% 17.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.2% 101.7% 13.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 13.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 11.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -13.8% 35.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -17.9% 12.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 22.9% 138.4% 867.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.2% 41.2% 4.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 35.1% 358.1% 897.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.1% 65.8% 2.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -26.4% – 31.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.6% – 17.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -66.4% – 50.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.8% – -60.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCXWSKYHIRM
Gross margin – – 54.2%
EBITDA margin 15.6% -62.2% 33.6%
Operating margin – -88.0% 18.8%
Pretax margin 7.0% -96.0% 6.7%
Net margin 5.1% 75.3% 5.5%
FCF margin 2.3% – -6.5%
Operating cash flow margin 8.1% – 21.9%
Return on equity 9.0% 7.2% –
Return on assets 3.7% 1.7% 2.0%
Return on invested capital 6.6% – 7.6%
Return on capital employed 8.5% – 7.5%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.0x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x – 3.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% – 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCXWSKYHIRM
Debt / assets 39.0% 38.4% 79.0%
Debt / equity 0.9x 1.9x -13.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.2x -7.7x 6.7x
Debt / FCF 23.5x – -35.3x
Liabilities / assets 58.4% 80.1% 105.8%
Equity / assets 41.6% 19.9% -5.8%
Interest coverage 3.3x -10.9x –
Current ratio 1.3x – 0.7x
Quick ratio 1.1x – 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.2x – 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.89 – 1.77

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCXWSKYHIRM
Dividend yield – – 3.0%
Net buyback yield 6.3% – –
Shareholder yield 6.3% – 3.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 229.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – -203.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 16.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 11.1%

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.

ConsensusCXWSKYHIRM
Forward P/E 1.8xFY2026 – 49.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $16.94FY2026 $-0.40FY2026 $2.32FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1,468.5%FY2026 -544.4%FY2026 +9.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -85.4% – +28.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.85BFY2026 $42.16MFY2026 $8.36BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +29.1%FY2026 +53.1%FY2026 +21.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.2% +57.5% +2.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCXWSKYHIRM
Held by institutions 87.5% 15.4% 86.2%
Institutions holding 278 90 1,161
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.2% +15.7% +1.9%
Institutions buying 155 55 598
Institutions selling 86 18 377
Buyers to sellers 1.80 3.06 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.

CXWSKYHIRM
CXW 1.00 0.20 0.06
SKYH 0.20 1.00 0.16
IRM 0.06 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CXW, SKYH and IRM?

Iron Mountain (IRM) is the largest by market capitalisation: CoreCivic (CXW) $3.03B, Sky Harbour (SKYH) $758.68M, Iron Mountain (IRM) $34.44B.

Which stock is cheaper, CXW, SKYH and IRM?

Sky Harbour (SKYH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (CoreCivic (CXW) 23.7x, Sky Harbour (SKYH) 14.3x, Iron Mountain (IRM) 82.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, CoreCivic (CXW) is cheapest (CoreCivic (CXW) 1.8x, Iron Mountain (IRM) 49.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sky Harbour (SKYH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: CoreCivic (CXW) +24.3%, Sky Harbour (SKYH) +52.0%, Iron Mountain (IRM) +17.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sky Harbour (SKYH) has the highest net margin (CoreCivic (CXW) 5.1%, Sky Harbour (SKYH) 75.3%, Iron Mountain (IRM) 5.5%). On return on invested capital, Iron Mountain (IRM) leads (CoreCivic (CXW) 6.6%, Iron Mountain (IRM) 7.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year CoreCivic (CXW) returned the most: CoreCivic (CXW) +66.8%, Sky Harbour (SKYH) -1.0%, Iron Mountain (IRM) +11.2%. Over five years, CoreCivic (CXW) compounded fastest (CoreCivic (CXW) +28.9%/yr, Sky Harbour (SKYH) -0.4%/yr, Iron Mountain (IRM) +20.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: CoreCivic (CXW) 0.00%, Iron Mountain (IRM) 2.98%. CoreCivic (CXW) and Sky Harbour (SKYH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Iron Mountain (IRM) has been the steadiest (CoreCivic (CXW) 42.0%, Sky Harbour (SKYH) 35.8%, Iron Mountain (IRM) 33.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CXW, SKYH 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, Sky Harbour (SKYH) 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.