TFII vs GEO vs CXW Stock Comparison

TFI International, Geo and CoreCivic Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GEO Geo Group Inc
$28.52 -7.9% 1M +71.0% 1Y
Market cap
$3.72B
P/E
12.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.83B
Div. yield
–
Facility Services Industrials
3 wins
CXW CoreCivic, Inc.
$31.07 -5.0% 1M +66.5% 1Y
Market cap
$3.06B
P/E
23.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.48B
Div. yield
–
Facility Services Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

TFI International leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (TFI International 5, Geo 3, CoreCivic 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTFIIGEOCXWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.75B $3.72B $3.06B TFII
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.3x 12.8x 23.9x GEO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.6x 21.3x 1.8x CXW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.2% +15.3% +24.3% CXW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.0% 10.3% 5.1% GEO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 17.6% 7.5% 6.6% TFII
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 3.3x 3.2x TFII
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +26.0% +71.0% +66.5% GEO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.3%/yr +28.4%/yr +29.3%/yr CXW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.2% 49.2% 42.0% TFII
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 55/100 53/100 TFII

Percentile Scorecard

TFIIGEOCXW

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

AxisTFIIGEOCXW
Valuation 62 #53 of 136 53 #54 of 113 48 #59 of 113
Growth 35 #79 of 121 59 #40 of 96 45 #53 of 96
Profitability 66 #39 of 112 59 #38 of 91 51 #45 of 91
Financial Health 63 #53 of 140 33 #82 of 122 39 #75 of 122
Shareholder Returns 66 #28 of 80 69 #21 of 66 82 #13 of 66
Overall 58 55 53
  • TFII ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • 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

PeriodTFIIGEOCXWSPY
1 month -7.8%-7.9%-5.0% +0.7%
3 months -16.3%-7.0%+4.2% +3.7%
6 months -21.5%+54.1%+51.9% +7.1%
Year to date +8.8%+76.9%+62.6% +12.8%
1 year +26.0%+71.0%+66.5% +11.9%
3 years +1.9%+225.9%+148.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year +0.6%+48.3%+35.5% +22.8%
5 years +1.5%+248.7%+260.9% +67.6%
5 years, per year +0.3%+28.4%+29.3% +10.9%
10 years +408.9%+82.0%+135.7% +262.0%
10 years, per year +17.7%+6.2%+9.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureTFIIGEOCXWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.2%49.2%42.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.4%50.8%43.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.010.820.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.721.441.59 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.5%-62.5%-39.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.2%-13.0%-12.6% -1.2%
52-week high $163.36$32.78$35.53 $779.14
52-week low $80.71$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.

MultipleTFIIGEOCXW
P/E now vs peer median 22.1xmedian 16.5x 12.8xmedian 21.9x 24.0xmedian 21.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 0.9x 1.3xmedian 0.9x 1.2xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.1xmedian 8.8x 11.5xmedian 11.9x 11.1xmedian 11.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 11.9x 142.7xmedian 14.4x 53.6xmedian 14.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 1.2x 2.5xmedian 2.4x 2.1xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -4.23median 0.84 0.50median 0.97 3.39median 0.97

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 monthsTFIIGEOCXW
Revenue $8.39B $2.83B $2.48B
Operating income $624.12M $315.54M –
Net income $356.83M $291.54M $127.90M
Free cash flow $1.21B $26.44M $57.32M
EPS (diluted) $5.07 $2.21 $1.29
Cash & equivalents $187.49M $54.99M $108.93M
Total debt $186.52M $6.34B $5.01B
Shares (diluted) 83.41M 132.02M 98.89M
Enterprise value $6.96B $3.33B $2.59B

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
MetricTFIIGEOCXW
P/E 22.1x 12.8x 24.0x
P/FCF 7.8x 142.7x 53.6x
P/Operating cash flow 10.6x 19.0x 15.4x
P/S 1.1x 1.3x 1.2x
P/B 3.4x 2.5x 2.1x
P/Tangible book -5.0x 2.7x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 9.1x 11.5x 11.1x
EV/EBIT 15.2x 16.7x 17.4x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 1.9x 1.7x
EV/FCF 7.8x 199.0x 75.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.6x 26.5x 21.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.23 0.50 3.39

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTFIIGEOCXW
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.2% 15.3% 24.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.7% 5.0% 10.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 4.3% 11.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -7.0% -7.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) 9.1% 222.2% 22.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -12.2% 28.5% 2.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 14.5% 242.8% 35.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -5.2% 25.6% 7.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -6.6% -16.6% -26.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.3% -4.1% 2.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -0.9% -79.8% -66.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.6% -42.6% -19.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTFIIGEOCXW
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 12.4% 16.1% 15.6%
Operating margin 7.4% 11.2% –
Pretax margin 7.8% 14.0% 7.0%
Net margin 5.0% 10.3% 5.1%
FCF margin 14.4% 0.9% 2.3%
Operating cash flow margin 10.7% 7.0% 8.1%
Return on equity 12.9% 19.4% 9.0%
Return on assets 4.8% 7.7% 3.7%
Return on invested capital 17.6% 7.5% 6.6%
Return on capital employed 10.0% 9.3% 8.5%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.5x 0.7x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.9% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTFIIGEOCXW
Debt / assets 2.5% 41.2% 39.0%
Debt / equity 0.1x 1.0x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 3.3x 3.2x
Debt / FCF 0.2x 58.3x 23.5x
Liabilities / assets 62.6% 59.5% 58.4%
Equity / assets 37.4% 40.5% 41.6%
Interest coverage 3.7x 2.1x 3.3x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.7x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.5x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.98 2.27 1.91

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTFIIGEOCXW
Dividend yield 1.7% – –
Net buyback yield 4.5% 4.6% 6.2%
Shareholder yield 6.2% 4.6% 6.2%
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.

ConsensusTFIIGEOCXW
Forward P/E 19.6xFY2026 21.3xFY2026 1.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.73FY2026 $1.34FY2026 $16.94FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +31.1%FY2026 +55.8%FY2026 +1,468.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +40.5% +44.8% -85.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.41BFY2026 $3.17BFY2026 $2.85BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.7%FY2026 +20.6%FY2026 +29.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.0% -1.3% -0.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTFIIGEOCXW
Held by institutions 69.4% 94.2% 87.5%
Institutions holding 296 292 278
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.2% -2.2% +0.2%
Institutions buying 175 151 155
Institutions selling 90 97 86
Buyers to sellers 1.94 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.

TFIIGEOCXW
TFII 1.00 0.25 0.17
GEO 0.25 1.00 0.76
CXW 0.17 0.76 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TFII, GEO and CXW?

TFI International (TFII) is the largest by market capitalisation: TFI International (TFII) $7.75B, Geo (GEO) $3.72B, CoreCivic (CXW) $3.06B.

Which stock is cheaper, TFII, GEO and CXW?

Geo (GEO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (TFI International (TFII) 18.3x, Geo (GEO) 12.8x, CoreCivic (CXW) 23.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, CoreCivic (CXW) is cheapest (TFI International (TFII) 19.6x, Geo (GEO) 21.3x, 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) +4.2%, Geo (GEO) +15.3%, CoreCivic (CXW) +24.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Geo (GEO) has the highest net margin (TFI International (TFII) 5.0%, Geo (GEO) 10.3%, CoreCivic (CXW) 5.1%). On return on invested capital, TFI International (TFII) leads (TFI International (TFII) 17.6%, Geo (GEO) 7.5%, CoreCivic (CXW) 6.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Geo (GEO) returned the most: TFI International (TFII) +26.0%, Geo (GEO) +71.0%, CoreCivic (CXW) +66.5%. Over five years, CoreCivic (CXW) compounded fastest (TFI International (TFII) +0.3%/yr, Geo (GEO) +28.4%/yr, CoreCivic (CXW) +29.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, TFI International (TFII) has been the steadiest (TFI International (TFII) 36.2%, Geo (GEO) 49.2%, CoreCivic (CXW) 42.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TFII, 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, TFI International (TFII) 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.