FSV vs CXW vs AERO Stock Comparison

FirstService, CoreCivic and Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FSV FirstService Corp
$141.20 +9.8% 1M -13.2% 1Y
Market cap
$6.33B
P/E
54.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.68B
Div. yield
–
Facility Services Industrials
3 wins
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

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

CoreCivic leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (CoreCivic 5, FirstService 3, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFSVCXWAEROLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.33B $3.02B $2.19B FSV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 54.9x 23.6x 13.8x AERO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.2x 1.8x 41.6x CXW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.7% +24.3% +8.8% CXW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.0% 5.1% 3.6% CXW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.0% 6.6% — FSV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 3.2x -0.4x AERO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -13.2% +65.9% — CXW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.9%/yr +29.2%/yr — CXW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.6% 42.0% 54.2% FSV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 53/100 59/100 AERO

Percentile Scorecard

FSVCXWAERO

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

AxisFSVCXWAERO
Valuation 41 #66 of 112 48 #59 of 112 99 #3 of 136
Growth 56 #43 of 96 45 #53 of 96 16 #102 of 121
Profitability 62 #35 of 91 51 #45 of 91 54 #54 of 115
Financial Health 39 #77 of 125 40 #76 of 125 66 #49 of 143
Shareholder Returns 8 #62 of 67 82 #13 of 67 –
Overall 41 53 59
  • FSV ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • CXW ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • AERO ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFSVCXWAEROSPY
1 month +9.8%-4.2%-8.1% -0.2%
3 months -1.3%+0.6%-6.5% +3.9%
6 months -1.3%+49.7%-1.2% +8.2%
Year to date -9.2%+61.1%-33.7% +12.9%
1 year -13.2%+65.9%— +12.3%
3 years +3.0%+149.1%— +87.4%
3 years, per year +1.0%+35.6%— +23.3%
5 years -29.9%+259.7%— +67.9%
5 years, per year -6.9%+29.2%— +10.9%
10 years +235.6%+130.6%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +12.9%+8.7%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFSVCXWAEROSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.6%42.0%54.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.1%43.8%56.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.650.371.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.431.57— 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.0%-39.7%-46.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.5%-13.3%-36.4% -1.2%
52-week high $165.10$35.53$22.91 $779.14
52-week low $125.66$16.13$12.36 $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.

MultipleFSVCXWAERO
P/E now vs peer median 55.8xmedian 21.2x 23.8xmedian 21.2x 13.3xmedian 16.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 0.9x 1.2xmedian 0.9x 0.5xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.6xmedian 11.9x 11.0xmedian 11.9x 1.3xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.0xmedian 13.7x 53.1xmedian 13.7x 3.4xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 2.4x 2.1xmedian 2.4x -3.6xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 149.61median 1.00 3.36median 1.00 —median 0.82

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 monthsFSVCXWAERO
Revenue $5.68B $2.48B $4.40B
Gross profit $1.88B – –
Operating income $339.62M – $635.00M
Net income $199.45M $127.90M $120.00M
Free cash flow $536.84M $57.32M $630.00M
EPS (diluted) $2.52 $1.29 $1.09
Cash & equivalents $160.76M $108.93M $965.00M
Total debt $1.55B $5.01B $475.00M
Shares (diluted) 45.75M 98.89M 145.90M
Enterprise value $5.65B $2.55B -$1.88B

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
MetricFSVCXWAERO
P/E 55.8x 23.8x 13.3x
P/FCF 12.0x 53.1x 3.4x
P/Operating cash flow 15.5x 15.2x 3.4x
P/S 1.1x 1.2x 0.5x
P/B 6.9x 2.1x -3.6x
P/Tangible book 6.9x 2.1x -3.6x
EV/EBITDA 14.6x 11.0x 1.3x
EV/EBIT 23.1x 17.3x 2.6x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 1.7x 0.4x
EV/FCF 14.6x 74.7x 2.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.8x 21.4x 2.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 149.61 3.36 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFSVCXWAERO
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.7% 24.3% 8.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.9% 10.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.6% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.0% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -0.6% – -2.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.7% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 4.7% 22.9% -38.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.0% 2.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) 12.3% 35.1% -43.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 0.4% 7.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 0.1% -26.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.1% 2.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -1.6% -66.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.6% -19.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFSVCXWAERO
Gross margin 33.1% – –
EBITDA margin 9.5% 15.6% 27.6%
Operating margin 6.0% – 14.4%
Pretax margin 4.8% 7.0% 5.5%
Net margin 2.0% 5.1% 3.6%
FCF margin 9.4% 2.3% 14.3%
Operating cash flow margin 7.4% 8.1% 14.3%
Return on equity 18.5% 9.0% –
Return on assets 4.5% 3.7% 2.9%
Return on invested capital 10.0% 6.6% –
Return on capital employed 9.8% 8.5% 10.0%
Asset turnover 1.3x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 1.6x 5.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 1.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFSVCXWAERO
Debt / assets 34.9% 39.0% 6.4%
Debt / equity 1.7x 0.9x -0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 3.2x -0.4x
Debt / FCF 2.9x 23.5x 0.8x
Liabilities / assets 78.9% 58.4% 108.0%
Equity / assets 21.1% 41.6% -8.0%
Interest coverage – 3.3x 5.8x
Current ratio 1.7x 1.3x 2.0x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.1x 1.7x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.9x
Altman Z-score – 1.90 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFSVCXWAERO
Dividend yield 1.0% – –
Net buyback yield -9.4% 6.2% –
Shareholder yield -8.3% 6.2% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusFSVCXWAERO
Forward P/E 24.2xFY2026 1.8xFY2026 41.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.84FY2026 $16.94FY2026 $0.35FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +2.1%FY2026 +1,468.5%FY2026 -85.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.6% -85.4% +408.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.42BFY2026 $2.85BFY2026 $5.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.0%FY2026 +29.1%FY2026 +7.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.0% -0.2% +15.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFSVCXWAERO
Held by institutions 69.9% 87.5% 65.1%
Institutions holding 275 278 75
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.2% +0.2% -1.5%
Institutions buying 147 155 32
Institutions selling 101 86 17
Buyers to sellers 1.46 1.80 1.88

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.

FSVCXWAERO
FSV 1.00 0.11 0.20
CXW 0.11 1.00 0.00
AERO 0.20 0.00 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FSV, CXW and AERO?

FirstService (FSV) is the largest by market capitalisation: FirstService (FSV) $6.33B, CoreCivic (CXW) $3.02B, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) $2.19B.

Which stock is cheaper, FSV, CXW and AERO?

Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (FirstService (FSV) 54.9x, CoreCivic (CXW) 23.6x, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) 13.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, CoreCivic (CXW) is cheapest (FirstService (FSV) 24.2x, CoreCivic (CXW) 1.8x, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) 41.6x). 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: FirstService (FSV) +3.7%, CoreCivic (CXW) +24.3%, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) +8.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

CoreCivic (CXW) has the highest net margin (FirstService (FSV) 2.0%, CoreCivic (CXW) 5.1%, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) 3.6%). On return on invested capital, FirstService (FSV) leads (FirstService (FSV) 10.0%, CoreCivic (CXW) 6.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year CoreCivic (CXW) returned the most: FirstService (FSV) -13.2%, CoreCivic (CXW) +65.9%. Over five years, CoreCivic (CXW) compounded fastest (FirstService (FSV) -6.9%/yr, CoreCivic (CXW) +29.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, FirstService (FSV) has been the steadiest (FirstService (FSV) 30.6%, CoreCivic (CXW) 42.0%, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) 54.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FSV, CXW and AERO?

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.