CXW vs SNDR vs XPO Stock Comparison

CoreCivic, Schneider National and Xpo Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CXW CoreCivic, Inc.
$30.54 -9.5% 1M +65.7% 1Y
Market cap
$2.95B
P/E
23.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.48B
Div. yield
–
Facility Services Industrials
5 wins
XPO XPO, Inc.
$188.23 +2.9% 1M +33.8% 1Y
Market cap
$21.84B
P/E
43.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.84B
Div. yield
–
Trucking Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

CoreCivic leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (CoreCivic 5, Xpo 4, Schneider National 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCXWSNDRXPOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.95B $5.11B $21.84B XPO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.1x 36.1x 43.4x CXW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 1.8x 26.6x 31.8x CXW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.3% +6.0% +9.5% CXW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.1% 2.4% 5.7% XPO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.6% 4.4% 12.7% XPO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.2x 0.1x 2.0x SNDR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +65.7% +36.0% +33.8% CXW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +26.1%/yr +3.4%/yr +32.2%/yr XPO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.9% 37.8% 40.9% SNDR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 48/100 48/100 CXW

Percentile Scorecard

CXWSNDRXPO

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

AxisCXWSNDRXPO
Valuation 49 #59 of 114 51 #68 of 137 17 #114 of 137
Growth 47 #52 of 98 44 #71 of 127 91 #13 of 127
Profitability 52 #46 of 95 40 #76 of 125 66 #43 of 125
Financial Health 39 #77 of 126 82 #28 of 147 25 #110 of 147
Shareholder Returns 84 #12 of 70 23 #68 of 88 41 #52 of 88
Overall 54 48 48
  • CXW ranked among 131 companies in Business Services
  • SNDR ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • XPO ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCXWSNDRXPOSPY
1 month -9.5%-7.8%+2.9% -1.0%
3 months -2.2%-18.4%-5.9% -0.4%
6 months +44.3%-3.5%-11.0% +4.5%
Year to date +59.8%+12.4%+38.5% +12.4%
1 year +65.7%+36.0%+33.8% +13.6%
3 years +129.6%+34.7%+136.7% +76.4%
3 years, per year +32.0%+10.4%+33.3% +20.8%
5 years +219.1%+18.1%+303.1% +63.7%
5 years, per year +26.1%+3.4%+32.2% +10.4%
10 years +109.8%—+1,469.9% +267.7%
10 years, per year +7.7%—+31.7% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureCXWSNDRXPOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.9%37.8%40.9% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.5%37.4%39.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.340.961.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.570.950.83 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.7%-39.8%-47.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.0%-23.1%-17.6% -1.6%
52-week high $35.53$38.76$228.37 $779.14
52-week low $16.13$20.62$125.64 $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.

MultipleCXWSNDRXPO
P/E now vs peer median 23.6xmedian 23.0x 36.9xmedian 14.5x 43.8xmedian 14.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 0.9x 0.9xmedian 1.0x 2.5xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.0xmedian 12.1x 8.2xmedian 8.2x 17.7xmedian 8.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 52.7xmedian 15.8x 29.2xmedian 12.9x 33.5xmedian 12.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.4x 1.7xmedian 1.2x 11.2xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 3.33median 1.13 -1.56median 0.64 0.31median 0.64

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 monthsCXWSNDRXPO
Revenue $2.48B $5.95B $8.84B
Operating income – $203.40M $876.00M
Net income $127.90M $141.70M $503.00M
Free cash flow $57.32M $179.00M $657.00M
EPS (diluted) $1.29 $0.81 $4.26
Cash & equivalents $108.93M $326.20M $260.00M
Total debt $1.35B $393.20M $3.12B
Shares (diluted) 98.89M 176.00M 118.00M
Enterprise value $2.48B $3.92B $20.73B

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
MetricCXWSNDRXPO
P/E 23.6x 36.9x 43.8x
P/FCF 52.7x 29.2x 33.5x
P/Operating cash flow 15.1x 8.9x 19.5x
P/S 1.2x 0.9x 2.5x
P/B 2.1x 1.7x 11.2x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 1.7x 12.9x
EV/EBITDA 11.0x 8.2x 17.7x
EV/EBIT 17.2x 25.9x 28.4x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 0.9x 2.8x
EV/FCF 74.3x 29.4x 37.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.3x 8.9x 22.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.33 -1.56 0.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCXWSNDRXPO
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.3% 6.0% 9.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.2% 1.5% 5.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 16.4% 32.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -20.7% 39.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 22.9% 24.2% 51.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.2% -23.9% 138.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 35.1% 24.1% 54.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.1% -23.6% 139.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -26.4% -9.5% 19.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.6% -8.3% 21.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -66.4% 57.0% 183.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.8% 51.9% 217.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCXWSNDRXPO
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 15.6% 10.8% 15.9%
Operating margin – 3.4% 9.9%
Pretax margin 7.0% 3.2% 7.6%
Net margin 5.1% 2.4% 5.7%
FCF margin 2.3% 3.0% 7.4%
Operating cash flow margin 8.1% 9.9% 12.8%
Return on equity 9.0% 4.6% 25.5%
Return on assets 3.7% 2.8% 6.0%
Return on invested capital 6.6% 4.4% 12.7%
Return on capital employed 8.5% 4.7% 13.4%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.2x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 4.2x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 0.3% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCXWSNDRXPO
Debt / assets 39.0% 7.9% 37.6%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.1x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.2x 0.1x 2.0x
Debt / FCF 23.5x 2.2x 4.8x
Liabilities / assets 58.4% 38.0% 76.3%
Equity / assets 41.6% 62.0% 23.7%
Interest coverage 3.3x 10.2x 4.2x
Current ratio 1.3x 2.1x 1.0x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.7x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.5x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.89 3.60 3.72

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCXWSNDRXPO
Dividend yield – 1.3% –
Net buyback yield 6.3% 0.2% 1.4%
Shareholder yield 6.3% 1.5% 1.4%
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.

ConsensusCXWSNDRXPO
Forward P/E 1.8xFY2026 26.6xFY2026 31.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $16.94FY2026 $1.12FY2026 $5.91FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1,468.5%FY2026 +77.8%FY2026 +58.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -85.4% +54.5% +6.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.85BFY2026 $6.51BFY2026 $9.30BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +29.1%FY2026 +14.8%FY2026 +13.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.2% -6.6% +5.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCXWSNDRXPO
Held by institutions 87.5% 75.6% 100.0%
Institutions holding 278 340 753
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.2% -0.9% +2.2%
Institutions buying 155 194 434
Institutions selling 86 102 211
Buyers to sellers 1.80 1.90 2.06

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.

CXWSNDRXPO
CXW 1.00 0.19 0.10
SNDR 0.19 1.00 0.69
XPO 0.10 0.69 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CXW, SNDR and XPO?

Xpo (XPO) is the largest by market capitalisation: CoreCivic (CXW) $2.95B, Schneider National (SNDR) $5.11B, Xpo (XPO) $21.84B.

Which stock is cheaper, CXW, SNDR and XPO?

CoreCivic (CXW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (CoreCivic (CXW) 23.1x, Schneider National (SNDR) 36.1x, Xpo (XPO) 43.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, CoreCivic (CXW) is cheapest (CoreCivic (CXW) 1.8x, Schneider National (SNDR) 26.6x, Xpo (XPO) 31.8x). 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%, Schneider National (SNDR) +6.0%, Xpo (XPO) +9.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Xpo (XPO) has the highest net margin (CoreCivic (CXW) 5.1%, Schneider National (SNDR) 2.4%, Xpo (XPO) 5.7%). On return on invested capital, Xpo (XPO) leads (CoreCivic (CXW) 6.6%, Schneider National (SNDR) 4.4%, Xpo (XPO) 12.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year CoreCivic (CXW) returned the most: CoreCivic (CXW) +65.7%, Schneider National (SNDR) +36.0%, Xpo (XPO) +33.8%. Over five years, Xpo (XPO) compounded fastest (CoreCivic (CXW) +26.1%/yr, Schneider National (SNDR) +3.4%/yr, Xpo (XPO) +32.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Schneider National (SNDR) has been the steadiest (CoreCivic (CXW) 41.9%, Schneider National (SNDR) 37.8%, Xpo (XPO) 40.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CXW, SNDR and XPO?

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.