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REITs · Real Estate · Fiscal year ends Dec 31
CoreCivic reported revenue of $2.2B in the fiscal year ended Dec 2025, up 12.7% from the year before. Operating income was $219M, an operating margin of 9.9%, and net income was $117M. Operating cash flow of $195M less capital expenditure of $142M left free cash flow of $53M. Net debt was $1.1B.
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Last 5 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 1,863 | 1,845 | 1,897 | 1,962 | 2,211 |
| Operating incomederived: revenue − total costs | 189 | 170 | 168 | 185 | 219 |
| Interest expense | 85.5 | 85.0 | 73.0 | 67.4 | 62.2 |
| Pre-tax income | 86.1 | 165 | 95.8 | 92.0 | 157 |
| Income tax | 138 | 43.0 | 28.2 | 23.1 | 40.7 |
| Net income | −51.9 | 122 | 67.6 | 68.9 | 117 |
| Diluted EPS | −0.43 | 1.03 | 0.59 | 0.62 | 1.08 |
| Diluted shares | 120 | 118 | 114 | 111 | 107 |
| Fiscal year | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & equivalents | 300 | 149 | 122 | 107 | 97.9 |
| Receivables | 283 | 312 | 312 | 289 | 446 |
| Current assets | 627 | 514 | 475 | 450 | 611 |
| Net PP&E | 2,283 | 2,176 | 2,115 | 2,060 | 2,132 |
| Goodwill | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 8.6 |
| Total assets | 3,499 | 3,245 | 3,105 | 2,932 | 3,257 |
| Payables | 90.8 | 89.7 | 72.0 | 72.9 | 82.3 |
| Deferred revenue | 10.9 | 10.9 | 13.1 | 12.2 | 16.9 |
| Current liabilities | 341 | 451 | 297 | 286 | 369 |
| Short-term debt | 35.4 | 166 | 11.6 | 12.1 | 15.7 |
| Long-term debt | 1,492 | 1,085 | 1,083 | 973 | 1,205 |
| Total liabilities | 2,126 | 1,812 | 1,628 | 1,439 | 1,851 |
| Shareholders' equity | 1,372 | 1,432 | 1,478 | 1,493 | 1,405 |
| Fiscal year | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 263 | 154 | 232 | 269 | 195 |
| Capital expenditure | 81.5 | 83.4 | 67.7 | 70.4 | 142 |
| Free cash flow | 182 | 70.1 | 164 | 199 | 52.8 |
| Depreciation & amortisation | 135 | 128 | 127 | 128 | 129 |
| Stock-based compensation | 18.7 | 17.6 | 20.8 | 25.7 | 27.7 |
| Acquisitions | – | – | 0.0 | 0.0 | 73.5 |
| Share buybacks | 1.6 | 79.9 | 43.0 | 77.2 | 229 |
| Dividends paid | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Dividend per share | 0.00 | 0.00 | – | – | – |
| Fiscal year | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | – | −0.9% | 2.8% | 3.4% | 12.7% |
| Operating income growth (YoY) | – | −10.4% | −0.9% | 10.1% | 18.2% |
| EPS growth (YoY) | – | – | −42.7% | 5.1% | 74.2% |
| Operating margin | 10.2% | 9.2% | 8.9% | 9.4% | 9.9% |
| Net margin | −2.8% | 6.6% | 3.6% | 3.5% | 5.3% |
| Return on equityBlank when equity is negative | −3.8% | 8.5% | 4.6% | 4.6% | 8.3% |
| ROCEEBIT ÷ (assets − current liabilities) | 6.0% | 6.1% | 6.0% | 7.0% | 7.6% |
| Free cash flow margin | 9.8% | 3.8% | 8.7% | 10.1% | 2.4% |
| Cash conversion (CFO ÷ net income) | −5.07x | 1.26x | 3.43x | 3.91x | 1.67x |
| Receivable days | 55 | 62 | 60 | 54 | 74 |
| Interest cover | 2.21x | 2.00x | 2.30x | 2.75x | 3.51x |
| Debt ÷ equity | 1.11x | 0.87x | 0.74x | 0.66x | 0.87x |
| Net debtDebt − cash & equivalents; excludes investments; negative = net cash | 1,228 | 1,101 | 973 | 878 | 1,123 |
| Current ratio | 1.84x | 1.14x | 1.60x | 1.57x | 1.66x |
Standardised figures from the company's XBRL filings with the SEC (10-K, 10-Q). Line items follow US GAAP tags, so a company's own statement layout may differ and some lines show “–” where the company does not report that item. Ratios are calculated from these figures. For education only; not investment advice or a recommendation.