SKYH vs GEO vs CXW Stock Comparison

Sky Harbour, Geo and CoreCivic Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SKYH Sky Harbour Group Corp
$10.01 +6.8% 1M +1.7% 1Y
Market cap
$350.60M
P/E
378.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$33.94M
Div. yield
–
Specialty REITs Real Estate
3 wins
GEO Geo Group Inc
$25.14 -16.0% 1M +49.6% 1Y
Market cap
$3.45B
P/E
11.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.83B
Div. yield
–
Facility Services Industrials
1 win
CXW CoreCivic, Inc.
$28.38 -10.7% 1M +52.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.59B
P/E
1.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.65B
Div. yield
–
Facility Services Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

CoreCivic leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (CoreCivic 7, Sky Harbour 3, Geo 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSKYHGEOCXWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $350.60M $3.45B $2.59B GEO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 378.6x 11.8x 1.8x CXW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 18.2x 1.7x CXW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +62.2% +15.3% +26.9% SKYH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.7% 10.3% 54.6% CXW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 7.5% 52.5% CXW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -8.6x 3.3x 0.0x SKYH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1.7% +49.6% +52.3% CXW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.2%/yr +21.3%/yr +24.3%/yr CXW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.0% 50.0% 42.6% SKYH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 24/100 57/100 78/100 CXW

Percentile Scorecard

SKYHGEOCXW

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

AxisSKYHGEOCXW
Valuation 0 #146 of 146 56 #51 of 114 62 #44 of 114
Growth 89 #17 of 145 58 #42 of 98 67 #33 of 98
Profitability 2 #138 of 141 59 #40 of 95 77 #23 of 95
Financial Health 17 #122 of 146 34 #83 of 126 84 #21 of 126
Shareholder Returns 13 #118 of 136 77 #17 of 71 100 #1 of 71
Overall 24 57 78
  • SKYH ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • GEO ranked among 131 companies in Business Services
  • CXW ranked among 131 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSKYHGEOCXWSPY
1 month +6.8%-16.0%-10.7% -5.9%
3 months -9.7%-16.6%-12.0% -4.6%
6 months +0.5%+18.5%+30.1% +0.2%
Year to date +11.6%+56.0%+48.5% +7.5%
1 year +1.7%+49.6%+52.3% +8.2%
3 years +53.1%+180.9%+111.5% +68.3%
3 years, per year +15.3%+41.1%+28.4% +19.0%
5 years -1.2%+163.0%+196.6% +56.5%
5 years, per year -0.2%+21.3%+24.3% +9.4%
10 years —+59.9%+94.9% +251.5%
10 years, per year —+4.8%+6.9% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureSKYHGEOCXWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.0%50.0%42.6% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.1%52.4%44.7% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.930.900.48 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.050.991.23 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -92.9%-62.5%-39.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.7%-23.3%-20.1% -5.9%
52-week high $11.46$32.78$35.53 $779.14
52-week low $8.30$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.

MultipleSKYHGEOCXW
P/E now vs peer median 372.5xmedian 26.5x 11.3xmedian 21.1x 1.8xmedian 21.1x
P/S now vs peer median 22.6xmedian 4.2x 1.2xmedian 0.9x 0.9xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -51.8xmedian 14.4x 10.5xmedian 11.7x 1.2xmedian 11.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -139.6xmedian 21.7x 125.8xmedian 15.3x -6.2xmedian 15.3x
P/B now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 1.3x 2.2xmedian 2.3x 1.1xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 13.29median 1.78 0.44median 0.88 0.01median 0.88

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 monthsSKYHGEOCXW
Revenue $33.94M $2.83B $2.65B
Operating income -$27.42M $315.54M –
Net income -$11.25M $291.54M $1.45B
Free cash flow -$5.49M $26.44M -$397.73M
EPS (diluted) $0.03 $2.21 $15.73
Cash & equivalents $164.03M $54.99M $547.23M
Total debt $316.34M $1.54B $623.11M
Shares (diluted) 34.46M 132.02M 91.94M
Enterprise value $31.99M $3.06B $1.62B

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
MetricSKYHGEOCXW
P/E 372.5x 11.3x 1.8x
P/FCF -139.6x 125.8x -6.2x
P/Operating cash flow 3,406x 16.7x -9.2x
P/S 22.6x 1.2x 0.9x
P/B 4.7x 2.2x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 4.7x 2.4x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA -51.8x 10.5x 1.2x
EV/EBIT -33.5x 15.3x 1.2x
EV/Revenue 27.1x 1.7x 1.0x
EV/FCF -167.4x 182.1x -6.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 4,083x 24.2x -9.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 13.29 0.44 0.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSKYHGEOCXW
Revenue growth (1Y) 62.2% 15.3% 26.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 106.1% 5.0% 12.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -11.5% 11.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -17.1% -7.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) 64.2% 222.2% 1,223%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.8% 28.5% 180.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 110.0% 242.8% 1,438%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 28.0% 25.6% 201.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 102.3% -16.6% -214.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.5% -4.1% -45.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 68.5% -79.8% -452.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.3% -42.6% -63.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSKYHGEOCXW
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin -52.2% 16.1% 82.7%
Operating margin -80.8% 11.2% –
Pretax margin -91.7% 14.0% 75.0%
Net margin 2.7% 10.3% 54.6%
FCF margin -16.2% 0.9% -15.0%
Operating cash flow margin 0.7% 7.0% -10.1%
Return on equity -6.8% 19.4% 77.8%
Return on assets -1.4% 7.7% 40.5%
Return on invested capital – 7.5% 52.5%
Return on capital employed – 9.3% 66.8%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.0x 0.7x -0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 19.5% 0.9% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSKYHGEOCXW
Debt / assets 38.4% 41.2% 16.9%
Debt / equity 1.9x 1.0x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -8.6x 3.3x 0.0x
Debt / FCF -57.6x 58.3x -1.6x
Liabilities / assets 80.1% 59.5% 38.1%
Equity / assets 19.9% 40.5% 61.9%
Interest coverage -7.4x 2.1x 32.6x
Current ratio – 1.7x 2.4x
Quick ratio – 1.5x 2.1x
Cash ratio – 0.1x 1.1x
Altman Z-score – 2.15 4.33

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSKYHGEOCXW
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.3% 5.2% 26.7%
Shareholder yield -0.3% 5.2% 26.7%
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.

ConsensusSKYHGEOCXW
Forward P/E – 18.2xFY2026 1.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.40FY2026 $1.38FY2026 $16.94FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -544.4%FY2026 +60.5%FY2026 +1,468.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +40.6% -85.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $42.16MFY2026 $3.17BFY2026 $2.85BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +53.1%FY2026 +20.6%FY2026 +29.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +57.5% -1.3% -0.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSKYHGEOCXW
Held by institutions 15.4% 94.2% 87.5%
Institutions holding 90 292 278
Change in shares held, QoQ +15.7% -2.2% +0.2%
Institutions buying 55 151 155
Institutions selling 18 97 86
Buyers to sellers 3.06 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.

SKYHGEOCXW
SKYH 1.00 0.19 0.19
GEO 0.19 1.00 0.76
CXW 0.19 0.76 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SKYH, GEO and CXW?

Geo (GEO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sky Harbour (SKYH) $350.60M, Geo (GEO) $3.45B, CoreCivic (CXW) $2.59B.

Which stock is cheaper, SKYH, GEO and CXW?

CoreCivic (CXW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sky Harbour (SKYH) 378.6x, Geo (GEO) 11.8x, CoreCivic (CXW) 1.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, CoreCivic (CXW) is cheapest (Geo (GEO) 18.2x, CoreCivic (CXW) 1.7x). 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: Sky Harbour (SKYH) +62.2%, Geo (GEO) +15.3%, CoreCivic (CXW) +26.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

CoreCivic (CXW) has the highest net margin (Sky Harbour (SKYH) 2.7%, Geo (GEO) 10.3%, CoreCivic (CXW) 54.6%). On return on invested capital, CoreCivic (CXW) leads (Geo (GEO) 7.5%, CoreCivic (CXW) 52.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year CoreCivic (CXW) returned the most: Sky Harbour (SKYH) +1.7%, Geo (GEO) +49.6%, CoreCivic (CXW) +52.3%. Over five years, CoreCivic (CXW) compounded fastest (Sky Harbour (SKYH) -0.2%/yr, Geo (GEO) +21.3%/yr, CoreCivic (CXW) +24.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sky Harbour (SKYH) has been the steadiest (Sky Harbour (SKYH) 36.0%, Geo (GEO) 50.0%, CoreCivic (CXW) 42.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SKYH, 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, CoreCivic (CXW) leads on 7. 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.