TFII vs CXW Stock Comparison

TFI International and CoreCivic Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TFII TFI International Inc.
$111.72 -7.7% 1M +23.1% 1Y
Market cap
$9.43B
P/E
24.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.12B
Div. yield
1.68%
Trucking Industrials
4 wins
CXW CoreCivic, Inc.
$29.88 -7.0% 1M +59.1% 1Y
Market cap
$2.95B
P/E
23.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.48B
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, TFI International 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTFIICXWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.43B $2.95B TFII
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.1x 23.1x CXW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.5x 1.8x CXW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.7% +24.3% CXW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.7% 5.1% CXW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 18.0% 6.6% TFII
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 3.2x TFII
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.68% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.1% +59.1% CXW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.6%/yr +29.0%/yr CXW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.2% 42.0% TFII
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 66/100 CXW

Percentile Scorecard

TFIICXW

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

AxisTFIICXW
Valuation 40 #50 of 82 73 #14 of 49
Growth 16 #59 of 70 53 #17 of 35
Profitability 51 #33 of 66 65 #12 of 32
Financial Health 57 #40 of 91 43 #35 of 61
Shareholder Returns 54 #20 of 42 95 #2 of 21
Overall 43 66
  • TFII ranked among 93 companies in Transportation
  • CXW ranked among 64 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTFIICXWSPY
1 month -7.7%-7.0% -0.8%
3 months -23.5%-4.3% +3.5%
6 months -19.2%+47.6% +7.0%
Year to date +8.1%+56.4% +12.2%
1 year +23.1%+59.1% +13.0%
3 years +3.9%+141.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +1.3%+34.2% +23.1%
5 years -3.2%+257.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year -0.6%+29.0% +11.0%
10 years +456.4%+119.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year +18.7%+8.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureTFIICXWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.2%42.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.3%43.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.010.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.641.41 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.5%-39.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.6%-15.9% -1.8%
52-week high $163.36$35.53 $779.14
52-week low $80.71$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.

MultipleTFIICXW
P/E now vs peer median 24.1xmedian 10.7x 23.1xmedian 20.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.2x 1.2xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.3xmedian 6.6x 10.8xmedian 12.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 7.1x 51.6xmedian 22.6x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 0.9x 2.1xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -2.28median 0.68 3.26median 1.83

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 monthsTFIICXW
Revenue $8.12B $2.48B
Operating income $597.45M –
Net income $335.80M $127.90M
Free cash flow $1.17B $57.32M
EPS (diluted) $4.61 $1.29
Cash & equivalents $205.45M $108.93M
Total debt $3.15B $5.01B
Shares (diluted) 83.41M 98.89M
Enterprise value $8.80B $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
MetricTFIICXW
P/E 24.1x 23.1x
P/FCF 8.1x 51.6x
P/Operating cash flow 10.3x 14.8x
P/S 1.2x 1.2x
P/B 3.4x 2.1x
P/Tangible book -4.9x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 9.3x 10.8x
EV/EBIT 15.8x 17.0x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 1.7x
EV/FCF 8.1x 73.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.3x 20.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.28 3.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTFIICXW
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.7% 24.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.2% 10.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -7.5% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) -8.8% 22.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -19.3% 2.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -5.2% 35.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -10.6% 7.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -13.2% -26.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.5% 2.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -14.5% -66.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.0% -19.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTFIICXW
Gross margin – –
EBITDA margin 12.6% 15.6%
Operating margin 7.4% –
Pretax margin 10.1% 7.0%
Net margin 4.7% 5.1%
FCF margin 14.4% 2.3%
Operating cash flow margin 11.3% 8.1%
Return on equity 12.4% 9.0%
Return on assets 4.5% 3.7%
Return on invested capital 18.0% 6.6%
Return on capital employed 9.6% 8.5%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.7x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTFIICXW
Debt / assets 3.1% 39.0%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 3.2x
Debt / FCF 0.2x 23.5x
Liabilities / assets 63.5% 58.4%
Equity / assets 36.5% 41.6%
Interest coverage 3.5x 3.3x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.90 1.87

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTFIICXW
Dividend yield 1.7% –
Net buyback yield 3.9% 6.4%
Shareholder yield 5.5% 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.

ConsensusTFIICXW
Forward P/E 19.5xFY2026 1.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.73FY2026 $16.94FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +31.1%FY2026 +1,468.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +40.5% -85.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.41BFY2026 $2.85BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.7%FY2026 +29.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.0% -0.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTFIICXW
Held by institutions 69.4% 87.5%
Institutions holding 295 278
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.2% +0.2%
Institutions buying 174 155
Institutions selling 90 86
Buyers to sellers 1.93 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.

TFIICXW
TFII 1.00 0.17
CXW 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TFII and CXW?

TFI International (TFII) is the largest by market capitalisation: TFI International (TFII) $9.43B, CoreCivic (CXW) $2.95B.

Which stock is cheaper, TFII and CXW?

CoreCivic (CXW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (TFI International (TFII) 24.1x, CoreCivic (CXW) 23.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, CoreCivic (CXW) is cheapest (TFI International (TFII) 19.5x, 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: TFI International (TFII) -1.7%, CoreCivic (CXW) +24.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

CoreCivic (CXW) has the highest net margin (TFI International (TFII) 4.7%, CoreCivic (CXW) 5.1%). On return on invested capital, TFI International (TFII) leads (TFI International (TFII) 18.0%, CoreCivic (CXW) 6.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year CoreCivic (CXW) returned the most: TFI International (TFII) +23.1%, CoreCivic (CXW) +59.1%. Over five years, CoreCivic (CXW) compounded fastest (TFI International (TFII) -0.6%/yr, CoreCivic (CXW) +29.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: TFI International (TFII) 1.68%, CoreCivic (CXW) 0.00%. CoreCivic (CXW) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, TFI International (TFII) has been the steadiest (TFI International (TFII) 36.2%, CoreCivic (CXW) 42.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do TFII and CXW move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.17, a weak relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, TFII 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.