CoreCivic CXW
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CoreCivic (CXW) Operating Margin (2009 - 2021)

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

Analysis

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

CoreCivic has reported Operating Margin for 13 years, with the latest figure at 1.44% in Q1 2021.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin fell 1058.0% year-over-year to 1.44% in Q1 2021; TTM through Mar 2021 was 5.89%, a 755.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2020 full-year figure at 8.54%, down 568.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin was 1.44% for Q1 2021 at CoreCivic, 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.
  • Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 12.1%, with a median of 13.72% recorded in 2018.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2019 and 2021: Operating Margin soared 182 bps in 2019, then sank 1058 bps in 2021.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 14.81% in 2017, then fell by 9 bps to 13.41% in 2018, then slipped 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.
  • The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 1.44% (Q1 2021), 4.06% (Q4 2020), and 9.65% (Q3 2020), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Cintas 80.63 Bn 80.34 Bn 1.48 Bn 23.17%
2 Iron Mountain 34.27 Bn 34.39 Bn 1.07 Bn 18.41%
3 Rollins 16.72 Bn 16.61 Bn 569.95 Mn 18.67%
4 APi 16.37 Bn 15.51 Bn 703.00 Mn 7.76%
5 Aramark 15.43 Bn 15.00 Bn 430.34 Mn 4.26%
6 FirstService 6.30 Bn 6.63 Bn 480.66 Mn 6.88%
7 Unifirst 4.96 Bn 4.79 Bn 234.73 Mn 3.63%
8 Geo 4.16 Bn 3.91 Bn - 13.89%
9 CoreCivic 3.45 Bn 3.34 Bn - -
10 Abm Industries 2.90 Bn 2.79 Bn 286.10 Mn 3.95%
Historic Data

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%