EPR vs GEO vs CXW Stock Comparison

Epr Properties, Geo and CoreCivic Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EPR Epr Properties
$55.96 -1.7% 1M +3.1% 1Y
Market cap
$4.32B
P/E
18.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$742.59M
Div. yield
–
Gaming REITs Real Estate
4 wins
GEO Geo Group Inc
$27.36 -10.6% 1M +57.8% 1Y
Market cap
$3.60B
P/E
12.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.83B
Div. yield
–
Facility Services Industrials
3 wins
CXW CoreCivic, Inc.
$30.03 -7.0% 1M +60.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.96B
P/E
23.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.48B
Div. yield
–
Facility Services Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionEPRGEOCXWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.32B $3.60B $2.96B EPR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.1x 12.3x 23.1x GEO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.7x 20.4x 1.8x CXW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.5% +15.3% +24.3% CXW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 32.2% 10.3% 5.1% EPR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.5% 7.5% 6.6% GEO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.5x 3.3x 3.2x CXW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +3.1% +57.8% +60.4% CXW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.7%/yr +27.5%/yr +27.3%/yr GEO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.7% 49.1% 41.9% EPR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 55/100 54/100 EPR

Percentile Scorecard

EPRGEOCXW

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

AxisEPRGEOCXW
Valuation 59 #60 of 145 53 #53 of 112 51 #56 of 112
Growth 55 #65 of 144 59 #40 of 96 46 #52 of 96
Profitability 86 #20 of 140 59 #39 of 93 51 #46 of 93
Financial Health 37 #92 of 146 33 #85 of 126 38 #78 of 126
Shareholder Returns 84 #22 of 132 73 #19 of 67 82 #13 of 67
Overall 64 55 54
  • EPR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • GEO ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • CXW ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEPRGEOCXWSPY
1 month -1.7%-10.6%-7.0% -1.0%
3 months -11.9%-11.5%-4.1% +2.9%
6 months +0.7%+45.3%+46.4% +6.4%
Year to date +12.1%+69.7%+57.1% +11.4%
1 year +3.1%+57.8%+60.4% +13.1%
3 years +34.9%+203.0%+139.9% +79.4%
3 years, per year +10.5%+44.7%+33.9% +21.5%
5 years +8.7%+236.5%+233.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year +1.7%+27.5%+27.3% +10.9%
10 years -25.6%+69.0%+114.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year -2.9%+5.4%+7.9% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureEPRGEOCXWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.7%49.1%41.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.1%50.2%43.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.070.800.36 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.141.181.44 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.5%-62.5%-39.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.0%-16.5%-15.5% -2.5%
52-week high $64.31$32.78$35.53 $779.14
52-week low $48.71$13.26$16.13 $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.

MultipleEPRGEOCXW
P/E now vs peer median 17.9xmedian 27.0x 12.3xmedian 21.0x 23.2xmedian 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 4.1x 1.3xmedian 0.9x 1.2xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 14.5x 11.2xmedian 12.3x 10.8xmedian 12.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -21.3xmedian 23.7x 136.9xmedian 15.1x 51.8xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.3x 2.4xmedian 2.4x 2.1xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.95median 2.07 0.48median 1.02 3.27median 1.02

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 monthsEPRGEOCXW
Revenue $742.59M $2.83B $2.48B
Operating income $409.10M $315.54M –
Net income $263.27M $291.54M $127.90M
Free cash flow -$200.99M $26.44M $57.32M
EPS (diluted) $3.10 $2.21 $1.29
Cash & equivalents $16.20M $54.99M $108.93M
Total debt $3.29B $6.34B $5.01B
Shares (diluted) 77.02M 132.02M 98.89M
Enterprise value $4.13B $3.21B $2.48B

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
MetricEPRGEOCXW
P/E 17.9x 12.3x 23.2x
P/FCF -21.3x 136.9x 51.8x
P/Operating cash flow 9.7x 18.2x 14.8x
P/S 5.8x 1.3x 1.2x
P/B 1.9x 2.4x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 2.6x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 12.6x 11.2x 10.8x
EV/EBIT 18.5x 16.2x 17.0x
EV/Revenue 10.2x 1.8x 1.7x
EV/FCF -37.6x 193.2x 73.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.2x 25.7x 21.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.95 0.48 3.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEPRGEOCXW
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.5% 15.3% 24.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.8% 5.0% 10.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 16.6% 11.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.0% -7.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) 46.5% 222.2% 22.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 17.0% 28.5% 2.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 52.8% 242.8% 35.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 18.8% 25.6% 7.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.8% -16.6% -26.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.4% -4.1% 2.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -171.2% -79.8% -66.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -39.2% -42.6% -19.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEPRGEOCXW
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 80.6% 16.1% 15.6%
Operating margin 55.1% 11.2% –
Pretax margin 35.8% 14.0% 7.0%
Net margin 32.2% 10.3% 5.1%
FCF margin -27.1% 0.9% 2.3%
Operating cash flow margin 59.4% 7.0% 8.1%
Return on equity 11.4% 19.4% 9.0%
Return on assets 4.5% 7.7% 3.7%
Return on invested capital 7.5% 7.5% 6.6%
Return on capital employed – 9.3% 8.5%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 0.7x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 2.1% 0.9% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEPRGEOCXW
Debt / assets 54.4% 41.2% 39.0%
Debt / equity 1.4x 1.0x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.5x 3.3x 3.2x
Debt / FCF -16.4x 58.3x 23.5x
Liabilities / assets 61.8% 59.5% 58.4%
Equity / assets 38.2% 40.5% 41.6%
Interest coverage 2.9x 2.1x 3.3x
Current ratio – 1.7x 1.3x
Quick ratio – 1.5x 1.1x
Cash ratio – 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 2.23 1.87

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEPRGEOCXW
Dividend yield 6.5% – –
Net buyback yield 0.3% 4.8% 6.4%
Shareholder yield 6.8% 4.8% 6.4%
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.

ConsensusEPRGEOCXW
Forward P/E 18.7xFY2026 20.4xFY2026 1.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.00FY2026 $1.34FY2026 $16.94FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -8.5%FY2026 +55.8%FY2026 +1,468.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.7% +44.8% -85.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $692.89MFY2026 $3.17BFY2026 $2.85BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.8%FY2026 +20.6%FY2026 +29.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.9% -1.3% -0.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEPRGEOCXW
Held by institutions 82.8% 94.2% 87.5%
Institutions holding 486 292 278
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.0% -2.2% +0.2%
Institutions buying 246 151 155
Institutions selling 157 97 86
Buyers to sellers 1.57 1.56 1.80

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.

EPRGEOCXW
EPR 1.00 0.02 0.08
GEO 0.02 1.00 0.76
CXW 0.08 0.76 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EPR, GEO and CXW?

Epr Properties (EPR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Epr Properties (EPR) $4.32B, Geo (GEO) $3.60B, CoreCivic (CXW) $2.96B.

Which stock is cheaper, EPR, GEO and CXW?

Geo (GEO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Epr Properties (EPR) 18.1x, Geo (GEO) 12.3x, CoreCivic (CXW) 23.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, CoreCivic (CXW) is cheapest (Epr Properties (EPR) 18.7x, Geo (GEO) 20.4x, CoreCivic (CXW) 1.8x). 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: Epr Properties (EPR) +4.5%, Geo (GEO) +15.3%, CoreCivic (CXW) +24.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Epr Properties (EPR) has the highest net margin (Epr Properties (EPR) 32.2%, Geo (GEO) 10.3%, CoreCivic (CXW) 5.1%). On return on invested capital, Geo (GEO) leads (Epr Properties (EPR) 7.5%, Geo (GEO) 7.5%, CoreCivic (CXW) 6.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year CoreCivic (CXW) returned the most: Epr Properties (EPR) +3.1%, Geo (GEO) +57.8%, CoreCivic (CXW) +60.4%. Over five years, Geo (GEO) compounded fastest (Epr Properties (EPR) +1.7%/yr, Geo (GEO) +27.5%/yr, CoreCivic (CXW) +27.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Epr Properties (EPR) has been the steadiest (Epr Properties (EPR) 22.7%, Geo (GEO) 49.1%, CoreCivic (CXW) 41.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EPR, GEO and CXW?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Epr Properties (EPR) 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.