CoreCivic CXW
NYSE CXW
$33.95 +0.44 (+1.31%)
As of: Aug 21, 2026 · 3:53 PM EDT

CoreCivic (CXW) Operating Margin (2009 - 2021)

CoreCivic (CXW) posted quarterly Operating Margin of 1.44% for Q1 2021, down 1058.0% year-over-year from 0.15% in Q1 2020, and down 64.62% quarter-over-quarter from 4.06% in Q4 2020.

CoreCivic (CXW) Operating Margin (2009 - 2021) Analysis & Trends

CoreCivic's Operating Margin history runs 13 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 1.44% for Q1 2021.

  • In Q1 2021, Operating Margin fell 1058.0% year-over-year to 1.44%; the TTM figure through Mar 2021 stood at 5.89% (down 755.0% YoY), while the FY2020 annual figure was 8.54%, down 568.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin for Q1 2021 stood at 1.44%, down from 4.06% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Margin was 15.49% in Q1 2017, with the low at 1.44% in Q1 2021.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 13.72% (2018), against an average of 12.1%.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2019 and 2021: Operating Margin jumped 182 bps in 2019, then sank 1058 bps in 2021.
  • CoreCivic's Operating Margin stood at 14.81% in 2017, then dropped by 9 bps to 13.41% in 2018, then retreated by 1 bps to 13.31% in 2019, then slumped by 69 bps to 4.06% in 2020, then sank by 65 bps to 1.44% in 2021.
  • Business Quant data shows CXW's Operating Margin at 1.44% in Q1 2021, 4.06% in Q4 2020, and 9.65% in Q3 2020.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Allegion 13.90 Bn 13.58 Bn 517.50 Mn 22.12%
2 MSA Safety 7.31 Bn 7.11 Bn 249.29 Mn 22.24%
3 Adt 5.23 Bn 5.21 Bn 1.05 Bn 24.07%
4 Brinks 4.63 Bn 2.97 Bn 366.10 Mn 9.57%
5 Brady 4.33 Bn 4.16 Bn 225.47 Mn 16.82%
6 Geo 4.25 Bn 4.00 Bn - 13.89%
7 CoreCivic 3.35 Bn 3.24 Bn - -
8 Napco Security Technologies 1.36 Bn 1.23 Bn 29.49 Mn -2.42%
9 Evolv Technologies Holdings 961.75 Mn 899.12 Mn 21.95 Mn -24.11%
10 Mistras 604.79 Mn 582.80 Mn 56.45 Mn 6.70%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2021 1.44%
Dec 31, 2020 4.06%
Sep 30, 2020 9.65%
Jun 30, 2020 8.30%
Mar 31, 2020 12.02%
Dec 31, 2019 13.31%
Sep 30, 2019 13.98%
Jun 30, 2019 14.47%
Mar 31, 2019 15.14%
Dec 31, 2018 13.41%
Sep 30, 2018 13.92%
Jun 30, 2018 13.72%
Mar 31, 2018 13.31%
Dec 31, 2017 14.81%
Sep 30, 2017 13.73%
Jun 30, 2017 14.96%
Mar 31, 2017 15.49%
Dec 31, 2016 17.31%
Sep 30, 2016 15.57%
Jun 30, 2016 16.66%