CXW vs TFII vs UPS Stock Comparison

CoreCivic, TFI International and United Parcel Service 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
$2.45B
P/E
1.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.65B
Div. yield
–
Facility Services Industrials
8 wins
UPS United Parcel Service Inc
$111.05 +19.3% 1M +19.5% 1Y
Market cap
$83.47B
P/E
21.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$91.37B
Div. yield
5.91%
Parcel Delivery Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

CoreCivic leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (CoreCivic 8, United Parcel Service 3, TFI International 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCXWTFIIUPSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.45B $8.16B $83.47B UPS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 1.8x 19.0x 21.4x CXW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 1.7x 17.8x 16.3x CXW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +26.9% +4.2% +2.1% CXW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 54.6% 5.0% 4.8% CXW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 52.5% 17.7% 12.3% CXW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 0.0x 1.8x TFII
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 1.94% 5.91% UPS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +52.3% +8.8% +19.5% CXW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +24.3%/yr -3.3%/yr -11.8%/yr CXW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.6% 41.1% 30.4% UPS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 78/100 62/100 45/100 CXW

Percentile Scorecard

CXWTFIIUPS

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

AxisCXWTFIIUPS
Valuation 62 #44 of 114 68 #44 of 137 38 #85 of 137
Growth 67 #33 of 98 34 #84 of 127 25 #95 of 127
Profitability 77 #23 of 95 65 #44 of 125 69 #39 of 125
Financial Health 84 #21 of 126 62 #56 of 147 35 #96 of 147
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 71 78 #21 of 90 55 #41 of 90
Overall 78 62 45
  • CXW ranked among 131 companies in Business Services
  • TFII ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • UPS ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCXWTFIIUPSSPY
1 month -10.7%-15.1%+19.3% -5.9%
3 months -12.0%-29.7%+7.6% -4.6%
6 months +30.1%-30.1%+10.9% +0.2%
Year to date +48.5%-6.4%+12.0% +7.5%
1 year +52.3%+8.8%+19.5% +8.2%
3 years +111.5%-14.4%-21.9% +68.3%
3 years, per year +28.4%-5.0%-7.9% +19.0%
5 years +196.6%-15.5%-46.7% +56.5%
5 years, per year +24.3%-3.3%-11.8% +9.4%
10 years +94.9%+328.8%+3.8% +251.5%
10 years, per year +6.9%+15.7%+0.4% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureCXWTFIIUPSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.6%41.1%30.4% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.7%45.7%33.6% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.481.170.69 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.230.210.64 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.7%-54.5%-64.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.1%-40.8%-7.5% -5.9%
52-week high $35.53$163.36$120.00 $779.14
52-week low $16.13$80.71$90.87 $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.

MultipleCXWTFIIUPS
P/E now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 21.1x 19.0xmedian 14.1x 21.4xmedian 14.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.9x 1.0xmedian 0.9x 0.9xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 11.7x 7.9xmedian 7.8x 9.9xmedian 7.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -6.2xmedian 15.3x 6.7xmedian 11.7x 13.1xmedian 11.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 2.3x 2.9xmedian 1.2x 5.6xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.01median 0.88 -3.63median 0.68 -1.09median 0.68

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 monthsCXWTFIIUPS
Revenue $2.65B $8.39B $91.37B
Operating income – $624.12M $6.52B
Net income $1.45B $356.83M $4.42B
Free cash flow -$397.73M $1.21B $6.35B
EPS (diluted) $15.73 $5.07 $5.19
Cash & equivalents $547.23M $187.49M $6.84B
Total debt $623.11M $186.52M $26.08B
Shares (diluted) 91.94M 83.41M 852.00M
Enterprise value $1.49B $7.37B $60.32B

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
MetricCXWTFIIUPS
P/E 1.8x 19.0x 21.4x
P/FCF -6.2x 6.7x 13.1x
P/Operating cash flow -9.2x 9.1x 9.0x
P/S 0.9x 1.0x 0.9x
P/B 1.1x 2.9x 5.6x
P/Tangible book 1.1x -4.3x 7.5x
EV/EBITDA 1.2x 7.9x 9.9x
EV/EBIT 1.2x 13.1x 15.8x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 1.0x 1.1x
EV/FCF -6.4x 6.7x 16.2x
EV/Operating cash flow -9.5x 9.1x 11.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.01 -3.63 -1.09

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCXWTFIIUPS
Revenue growth (1Y) 26.9% 4.2% 2.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.2% 3.7% -0.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 4.3% -20.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -7.0% -12.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 1,223% 9.1% -19.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 180.4% -12.2% -19.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 1,438% 14.5% -20.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 201.6% -5.2% -19.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -214.0% -6.6% 9.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -45.7% -2.3% -5.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -452.2% -0.9% 44.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -63.1% -3.6% 4.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCXWTFIIUPS
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 82.7% 12.4% 11.4%
Operating margin – 7.4% 7.1%
Pretax margin 75.0% 7.8% 6.4%
Net margin 54.6% 5.0% 4.8%
FCF margin -15.0% 14.4% 7.0%
Operating cash flow margin -10.1% 10.7% 10.2%
Return on equity 77.8% 12.9% 29.4%
Return on assets 40.5% 4.8% 6.1%
Return on invested capital 52.5% 17.7% 12.3%
Return on capital employed 66.8% 10.0% 11.6%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.1x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.2x 2.5x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 0.2% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCXWTFIIUPS
Debt / assets 16.9% 2.5% 35.9%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.1x 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 0.0x 1.8x
Debt / FCF -1.6x 0.2x 4.1x
Liabilities / assets 38.1% 62.6% 79.3%
Equity / assets 61.9% 37.4% 20.7%
Interest coverage 32.6x 3.7x 6.0x
Current ratio 2.4x 1.1x 1.2x
Quick ratio 2.1x 1.0x 1.1x
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.1x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 4.33 2.81 2.84

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCXWTFIIUPS
Dividend yield – 1.9% 5.9%
Net buyback yield 26.7% 5.3% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 26.7% 7.2% 5.8%
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.

ConsensusCXWTFIIUPS
Forward P/E 1.7xFY2026 17.8xFY2026 16.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $16.94FY2026 $5.43FY2026 $6.82FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1,468.5%FY2026 +24.3%FY2026 -4.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -85.4% +33.0% +26.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.85BFY2026 $8.43BFY2026 $88.51BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +29.1%FY2026 +7.0%FY2026 -0.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.2% -0.5% +14.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCXWTFIIUPS
Held by institutions 87.5% 69.4% 62.5%
Institutions holding 278 296 2,141
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.2% +1.2% +6.0%
Institutions buying 155 175 1,089
Institutions selling 86 90 812
Buyers to sellers 1.80 1.94 1.34

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.

CXWTFIIUPS
CXW 1.00 0.16 0.02
TFII 0.16 1.00 0.41
UPS 0.02 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CXW, TFII and UPS?

United Parcel Service (UPS) is the largest by market capitalisation: CoreCivic (CXW) $2.45B, TFI International (TFII) $8.16B, United Parcel Service (UPS) $83.47B.

Which stock is cheaper, CXW, TFII and UPS?

CoreCivic (CXW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (CoreCivic (CXW) 1.8x, TFI International (TFII) 19.0x, United Parcel Service (UPS) 21.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, CoreCivic (CXW) is cheapest (CoreCivic (CXW) 1.7x, TFI International (TFII) 17.8x, United Parcel Service (UPS) 16.3x). 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%, TFI International (TFII) +4.2%, United Parcel Service (UPS) +2.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

CoreCivic (CXW) has the highest net margin (CoreCivic (CXW) 54.6%, TFI International (TFII) 5.0%, United Parcel Service (UPS) 4.8%). On return on invested capital, CoreCivic (CXW) leads (CoreCivic (CXW) 52.5%, TFI International (TFII) 17.7%, United Parcel Service (UPS) 12.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year CoreCivic (CXW) returned the most: CoreCivic (CXW) +52.3%, TFI International (TFII) +8.8%, United Parcel Service (UPS) +19.5%. Over five years, CoreCivic (CXW) compounded fastest (CoreCivic (CXW) +24.3%/yr, TFI International (TFII) -3.3%/yr, United Parcel Service (UPS) -11.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

United Parcel Service (UPS) has the highest dividend yield: CoreCivic (CXW) 0.00%, TFI International (TFII) 1.94%, United Parcel Service (UPS) 5.91%. CoreCivic (CXW) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, United Parcel Service (UPS) has been the steadiest (CoreCivic (CXW) 42.6%, TFI International (TFII) 41.1%, United Parcel Service (UPS) 30.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CXW, TFII and UPS?

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.