CXW vs SKYH vs RTO Stock Comparison

CoreCivic, Sky Harbour and Rentokil Initial 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
6 wins
SKYH Sky Harbour Group Corp
$10.01 +6.8% 1M +1.7% 1Y
Market cap
$354.91M
P/E
383.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$33.94M
Div. yield
–
Specialty REITs Real Estate
2 wins
RTO Rentokil Initial Plc /Fi
$24.08 +20.8% 1M -12.6% 1Y
Market cap
$11.93B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Facility Services Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

CoreCivic leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (CoreCivic 6, Rentokil Initial 2, Sky Harbour 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCXWSKYHRTOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.63B $354.91M $11.93B RTO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 1.8x 383.3x — CXW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 1.7x — 16.8x CXW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +26.9% +62.2% — SKYH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 54.6% 2.7% — CXW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 52.5% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x -8.6x — SKYH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +52.3% +1.7% -12.6% CXW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +24.3%/yr -0.2%/yr -10.5%/yr CXW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.6% 36.0% 34.8% RTO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 78/100 24/100 — CXW

Percentile Scorecard

CXWSKYHRTO

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

AxisCXWSKYHRTO
Valuation 62 #44 of 114 0 #146 of 146 –
Growth 67 #33 of 98 89 #17 of 145 –
Profitability 77 #23 of 95 2 #138 of 141 –
Financial Health 84 #21 of 126 17 #122 of 146 –
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 71 13 #118 of 136 46 #39 of 71
Overall 78 24 –
  • CXW ranked among 131 companies in Business Services
  • SKYH ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • RTO ranked among 131 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCXWSKYHRTOSPY
1 month -10.7%+6.8%+20.8% -5.9%
3 months -12.0%-9.7%-1.5% -4.6%
6 months +30.1%+0.5%-28.4% +0.2%
Year to date +48.5%+11.6%-18.3% +7.5%
1 year +52.3%+1.7%-12.6% +8.2%
3 years +111.5%+53.1%-11.7% +68.3%
3 years, per year +28.4%+15.3%-4.1% +19.0%
5 years +196.6%-1.2%-42.6% +56.5%
5 years, per year +24.3%-0.2%-10.5% +9.4%
10 years +94.9%—+70.2% +251.5%
10 years, per year +6.9%—+5.5% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureCXWSKYHRTOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.6%36.0%34.8% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.7%36.1%36.8% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.480.930.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.230.05-0.36 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.7%-92.9%-54.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.1%-12.7%-30.2% -5.9%
52-week high $35.53$11.46$34.52 $779.14
52-week low $16.13$8.30$19.75 $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.

MultipleCXWSKYHRTO
P/E now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 21.1x 372.5xmedian 26.5x —median 21.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.9x 22.6xmedian 4.2x —median 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 11.7x -51.8xmedian 14.4x —median 11.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -6.2xmedian 15.3x -139.6xmedian 21.7x —median 15.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 2.3x 4.7xmedian 1.3x —median 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.01median 0.88 13.29median 1.78 —median 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 monthsCXWSKYHRTO
Revenue $2.65B $33.94M –
Operating income – -$27.42M –
Net income $1.45B -$11.25M –
Free cash flow -$397.73M -$5.49M –
EPS (diluted) $15.73 $0.03 –
Cash & equivalents $547.23M $164.03M $2.47B
Total debt $623.11M $316.34M -$1.94B
Shares (diluted) 91.94M 34.46M 507.00M
Enterprise value $1.66B $36.30M $5.45B

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
MetricCXWSKYHRTO
P/E 1.8x 372.5x –
P/FCF -6.2x -139.6x –
P/Operating cash flow -9.2x 3,406x –
P/S 0.9x 22.6x –
P/B 1.1x 4.7x –
P/Tangible book 1.1x 4.7x –
EV/EBITDA 1.2x -51.8x –
EV/EBIT 1.2x -33.5x –
EV/Revenue 1.0x 27.1x –
EV/FCF -6.4x -167.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow -9.5x 4,083x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.01 13.29 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCXWSKYHRTO
Revenue growth (1Y) 26.9% 62.2% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.2% 106.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -11.5% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -17.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) 1,223% 64.2% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 180.4% 8.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) 1,438% 110.0% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 201.6% 28.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -214.0% 102.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -45.7% 26.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -452.2% 68.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -63.1% 17.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCXWSKYHRTO
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 82.7% -52.2% –
Operating margin – -80.8% –
Pretax margin 75.0% -91.7% –
Net margin 54.6% 2.7% –
FCF margin -15.0% -16.2% –
Operating cash flow margin -10.1% 0.7% –
Return on equity 77.8% -6.8% –
Return on assets 40.5% -1.4% –
Return on invested capital 52.5% – –
Return on capital employed 66.8% – –
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.2x 0.0x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 19.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCXWSKYHRTO
Debt / assets 16.9% 38.4% -13.4%
Debt / equity 0.3x 1.9x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x -8.6x –
Debt / FCF -1.6x -57.6x –
Liabilities / assets 38.1% 80.1% –
Equity / assets 61.9% 19.9% –
Interest coverage 32.6x -7.4x –
Current ratio 2.4x – -683.2x
Quick ratio 2.1x – -411.8x
Cash ratio 1.1x – -411.8x
Altman Z-score 4.33 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCXWSKYHRTO
Dividend yield – – 2.6%
Net buyback yield 26.7% -0.3% –
Shareholder yield 26.7% -0.3% 2.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusCXWSKYHRTO
Forward P/E 1.7xFY2026 – 16.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $16.94FY2026 $-0.40FY2026 $1.43FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1,468.5%FY2026 -544.4%FY2026 +10.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -85.4% – +2.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.85BFY2026 $42.16MFY2026 $7.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +29.1%FY2026 +53.1%FY2026 +1.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.2% +57.5% +13.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCXWSKYHRTO
Held by institutions 87.5% 15.4% 15.4%
Institutions holding 278 90 289
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.2% +15.7% +5.9%
Institutions buying 155 55 163
Institutions selling 86 18 90
Buyers to sellers 1.80 3.06 1.81

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.

CXWSKYHRTO
CXW 1.00 0.19 0.00
SKYH 0.19 1.00 0.19
RTO 0.00 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CXW, SKYH and RTO?

Rentokil Initial (RTO) is the largest by market capitalisation: CoreCivic (CXW) $2.63B, Sky Harbour (SKYH) $354.91M, Rentokil Initial (RTO) $11.93B.

Which stock is cheaper, CXW, SKYH and RTO?

CoreCivic (CXW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (CoreCivic (CXW) 1.8x, Sky Harbour (SKYH) 383.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, CoreCivic (CXW) is cheapest (CoreCivic (CXW) 1.7x, Rentokil Initial (RTO) 16.8x). 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) +26.9%, Sky Harbour (SKYH) +62.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

CoreCivic (CXW) has the highest net margin (CoreCivic (CXW) 54.6%, Sky Harbour (SKYH) 2.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year CoreCivic (CXW) returned the most: CoreCivic (CXW) +52.3%, Sky Harbour (SKYH) +1.7%, Rentokil Initial (RTO) -12.6%. Over five years, CoreCivic (CXW) compounded fastest (CoreCivic (CXW) +24.3%/yr, Sky Harbour (SKYH) -0.2%/yr, Rentokil Initial (RTO) -10.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rentokil Initial (RTO) has been the steadiest (CoreCivic (CXW) 42.6%, Sky Harbour (SKYH) 36.0%, Rentokil Initial (RTO) 34.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CXW, SKYH and RTO?

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 6. 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.