CXW vs SKYH vs UHT Stock Comparison

CoreCivic, Sky Harbour and Universal Health Realty Income Trust Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CXW CoreCivic, Inc.
$30.79 -4.2% 1M +65.9% 1Y
Market cap
$3.02B
P/E
23.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.48B
Div. yield
–
Facility Services Industrials
5 wins
SKYH Sky Harbour Group Corp
$9.82 -2.0% 1M -3.4% 1Y
Market cap
$341.12M
P/E
14.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$31.80M
Div. yield
–
Specialty REITs Real Estate
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

CoreCivic leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (CoreCivic 5, Sky Harbour 4, Universal Health Realty Income Trust 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCXWSKYHUHTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.02B $341.12M $506.92M CXW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.6x 14.2x 25.1x SKYH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 1.8x — 20.1x CXW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.3% +52.0% — SKYH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.1% 75.3% — SKYH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.6% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.2x -7.7x — SKYH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +65.9% -3.4% +0.8% CXW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +29.2%/yr -0.7%/yr -8.9%/yr CXW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.0% 35.8% 23.7% UHT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 33/100 — CXW

Percentile Scorecard

CXWSKYHUHT

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

AxisCXWSKYHUHT
Valuation 48 #59 of 112 4 #139 of 145 26 #108 of 145
Growth 45 #53 of 96 94 #9 of 141 –
Profitability 51 #45 of 91 17 #112 of 134 –
Financial Health 40 #76 of 125 18 #114 of 138 –
Shareholder Returns 82 #13 of 67 – 95 #8 of 131
Overall 53 33 –
  • CXW ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • SKYH ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • UHT ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCXWSKYHUHTSPY
1 month -4.2%-2.0%-4.9% -0.2%
3 months +0.6%-7.7%-18.8% +3.9%
6 months +49.7%-7.0%-9.9% +8.2%
Year to date +61.1%+9.5%-6.3% +12.9%
1 year +65.9%-3.4%+0.8% +12.3%
3 years +149.1%+70.5%-3.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +35.6%+19.5%-1.1% +23.3%
5 years +259.7%-3.3%-37.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year +29.2%-0.7%-8.9% +10.9%
10 years +130.6%—-35.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year +8.7%—-4.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCXWSKYHUHTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.0%35.8%23.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.8%36.0%26.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.370.99-0.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.57-0.100.03 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.7%-92.9%-46.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.3%-14.3%-19.8% -1.2%
52-week high $35.53$11.46$45.82 $779.14
52-week low $16.13$8.30$36.41 $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.

MultipleCXWSKYHUHT
P/E now vs peer median 23.8xmedian 21.2x 14.1xmedian 26.3x 25.2xmedian 26.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 0.9x 23.6xmedian 4.0x 5.3xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.0xmedian 11.9x -45.7xmedian 14.4x —median 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 53.1xmedian 13.7x —median 23.3x 11.0xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.4x 4.6xmedian 1.3x 3.7xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 3.36median 1.00 0.21median 1.91 5.21median 1.91

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 monthsCXWSKYHUHT
Revenue $2.48B $31.80M –
Operating income – -$27.97M –
Net income $127.90M $12.08M –
Free cash flow $57.32M – –
EPS (diluted) $1.29 $0.70 $1.45
Cash & equivalents $108.93M $164.03M $6.47M
Total debt $5.01B $316.34M –
Shares (diluted) 98.89M 34.46M 13.88M
Enterprise value $2.55B $71.50M $506.92M

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
MetricCXWSKYHUHT
P/E 23.8x 14.1x 25.2x
P/FCF 53.1x – 11.0x
P/Operating cash flow 15.2x – –
P/S 1.2x 23.6x 5.3x
P/B 2.1x 4.6x 3.7x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 4.7x 3.7x
EV/EBITDA 11.0x -45.7x –
EV/EBIT 17.3x -32.3x –
EV/Revenue 1.7x 28.4x –
EV/FCF 74.7x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 21.4x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.36 0.21 5.21

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCXWSKYHUHT
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.3% 52.0% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.2% 101.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -13.8% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -17.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) 22.9% 138.4% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.2% 41.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) 35.1% 358.1% 12.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.1% 65.8% 4.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -26.4% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.6% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -66.4% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.8% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCXWSKYHUHT
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 15.6% -62.2% –
Operating margin – -88.0% –
Pretax margin 7.0% -96.0% –
Net margin 5.1% 75.3% –
FCF margin 2.3% – –
Operating cash flow margin 8.1% – –
Return on equity 9.0% 7.2% –
Return on assets 3.7% 1.7% –
Return on invested capital 6.6% – –
Return on capital employed 8.5% – –
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x – –
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCXWSKYHUHT
Debt / assets 39.0% 38.4% –
Debt / equity 0.9x 1.9x –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.2x -7.7x –
Debt / FCF 23.5x – –
Liabilities / assets 58.4% 80.1% 75.7%
Equity / assets 41.6% 19.9% 24.3%
Interest coverage 3.3x -10.9x –
Current ratio 1.3x – –
Quick ratio 1.1x – –
Cash ratio 0.2x – –
Altman Z-score 1.90 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCXWSKYHUHT
Dividend yield – – 8.1%
Net buyback yield 6.2% – –
Shareholder yield 6.2% – 8.1%
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.

ConsensusCXWSKYHUHT
Forward P/E 1.8xFY2026 – 20.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $16.94FY2026 $-0.40FY2026 $1.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1,468.5%FY2026 -544.4%FY2026 +44.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -85.4% – -7.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.85BFY2026 $42.16MFY2026 $104.34MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +29.1%FY2026 +53.1%FY2026 +5.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.2% +57.5% -5.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCXWSKYHUHT
Held by institutions 87.5% 15.4% 61.7%
Institutions holding 278 90 184
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.2% +15.7% +18.8%
Institutions buying 155 55 93
Institutions selling 86 18 53
Buyers to sellers 1.80 3.06 1.75

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.

CXWSKYHUHT
CXW 1.00 0.20 0.04
SKYH 0.20 1.00 0.11
UHT 0.04 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CXW, SKYH and UHT?

CoreCivic (CXW) is the largest by market capitalisation: CoreCivic (CXW) $3.02B, Sky Harbour (SKYH) $341.12M, Universal Health Realty Income Trust (UHT) $506.92M.

Which stock is cheaper, CXW, SKYH and UHT?

Sky Harbour (SKYH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (CoreCivic (CXW) 23.6x, Sky Harbour (SKYH) 14.2x, Universal Health Realty Income Trust (UHT) 25.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, CoreCivic (CXW) is cheapest (CoreCivic (CXW) 1.8x, Universal Health Realty Income Trust (UHT) 20.1x). 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%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sky Harbour (SKYH) has the highest net margin (CoreCivic (CXW) 5.1%, Sky Harbour (SKYH) 75.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year CoreCivic (CXW) returned the most: CoreCivic (CXW) +65.9%, Sky Harbour (SKYH) -3.4%, Universal Health Realty Income Trust (UHT) +0.8%. Over five years, CoreCivic (CXW) compounded fastest (CoreCivic (CXW) +29.2%/yr, Sky Harbour (SKYH) -0.7%/yr, Universal Health Realty Income Trust (UHT) -8.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Universal Health Realty Income Trust (UHT) has been the steadiest (CoreCivic (CXW) 42.0%, Sky Harbour (SKYH) 35.8%, Universal Health Realty Income Trust (UHT) 23.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.