CXW CoreCivic margins

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Relative Growth: Rel. Growth: 98
Relative Strength: Rel. Strength: 92
Relative Valuation: Rel. Valuation: 99
Relative Profitability: Rel. Profitability: 87
Gross margin
22.2%
Operating margin
9.9%
EBITDA margin
82.6%
Net margin
54.6%

The CoreCivic reports a gross margin of 22.2%, an operating margin of 9.9%, an EBITDA margin of 82.6%, and a net margin of 54.6%. Among the available margins, EBITDA margin improved the most and gross margin declined the most, by 66.6 and 1.5 percentage points respectively.

CXW margin history

Gross, operating, EBITDA and net margin trends

Over the last 3 years, CoreCivic's margins averaged 23.48% gross, 9.68% operating, 21.08% EBITDA, and 8.58% net. For CoreCivic, operating, EBITDA, and net margins are above their three-year averages, while gross margin is below its three-year average.

CXW margin expansion

Year-over-year margin changes in percentage points

Compared with last year, operating margin expanded by 0.3 percentage points, EBITDA margin by 66.6 percentage points, and net margin by 49.4 percentage points, while gross margin contracted by 1.5 percentage points.

Gross margin expansion
-1.5pp
Operating margin expansion
0.3pp
EBITDA margin expansion
66.6pp
Net margin expansion
49.4pp

CXW Gross margin

CoreCivic recorded an average gross margin of 23.48% across the last 3 years. CoreCivic currently reports a gross margin of 22.2%, 1.3 percentage points below its three-year average. Over the last 3 years, CoreCivic's gross margin peaked at 24.3% in Jun 2025 and reached a low of 22.2% in Sep 2026.

CXW Operating margin

CoreCivic recorded an average operating margin of 9.68% across the last 3 years. CoreCivic currently reports an operating margin of 9.9%, 0.2 percentage points above its three-year average. Looking back over the last 3 years, CoreCivic's operating margin reached 10.3% at its highest point in Mar 2026 and 8.9% at its lowest in Dec 2023.

CXW EBITDA margin

Over the last 3 years, the average EBITDA margin for CoreCivic was 21.08%. As of the latest period, CoreCivic's current EBITDA margin is 82.6%, which is 61.5 percentage points above its three-year average. CoreCivic's EBITDA margin ranged from a low of 14.7% in Mar 2024 to a high of 82.6% in Sep 2026.

CXW Net margin

Over the last 3 years, the average net margin for CoreCivic was 8.58%. The latest net margin for CoreCivic is 54.6%, 46 percentage points above its three-year average. CoreCivic's net margin ranged from a low of 3.3% in Mar 2024 to a high of 54.6% in Sep 2026.

CXW margin group comparison

Margins compared with peer-group, industry and sector averages

With a gross margin of 22.2%, CXW stands lower than the Industrials sector and the industry average. Looking at the Industrials sector average of 32.4%, CoreCivic's gross margin is 31% lower.

CXW margin peer comparison

Compare margins with selected peers

Frequently asked questions

What is CoreCivic's gross margin?

As of Sep 30, 2026, CXW has a gross margin of 22.2%.

What is CoreCivic's operating margin?

The current operating margin for CXW is 9.9% as of Sep 30, 2026.

What is CoreCivic's EBITDA margin?

The current EBITDA margin for CXW is 82.6% as of Sep 30, 2026.

What is CoreCivic's net margin?

The current net margin for CXW is 54.6% as of Sep 30, 2026.

What are the average margins of CXW?

CoreCivic's gross, operating, EBITDA, and net margins averaged 23.5% gross, 9.7% operating, 21.1% EBITDA, and 8.6% net over the last 3 years.

What are the highest historical margins of CXW?

Within the 5-year period, CXW recorded its highest margins at 28.2% gross in Dec 2021, 12.3% operating in Mar 2022, 82.6% EBITDA in Sep 2026, and 54.6% net in Sep 2026.

What are the lowest historical margins of CXW?

Over the last 5 years, CoreCivic's lowest margins were 22.2% gross in Sep 2026, 8.6% operating in Jun 2023, 14.7% EBITDA in Mar 2024, and -2.8% net in Dec 2021.