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Corecivic, Inc. key statistics and ratios

In fiscal 2025, Corecivic, Inc. had return on equity of 8.0%, a net margin of 5.3%, debt equal to 87.6% of equity and a current ratio of 1.66. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.

Financial ratios

US$ thousands unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year2009Dec 20092010Dec 20102011Dec 20112012Dec 20122013Dec 20132014Dec 20142015Dec 20152016Dec 20162017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMJun 2026
Operating margin18.9%19.5%19.7%17.7%14.9%14.9%16.0%16.0%14.7%13.6%14.2%8.5%——————
Net margin9.5%9.5%9.7%9.1%17.8%12.1%12.6%11.9%10.1%8.7%9.5%2.8%−2.8%6.6%3.6%3.5%5.3%5.1%
Free-cash-flow margin16.3%12.8%10.7%12.0%15.3%10.0%−0.9%13.0%12.8%−8.9%8.3%10.3%9.8%3.8%8.7%10.1%2.4%2.4%
Return on equity10.7%10.8%11.3%10.7%19.9%13.1%15.1%15.1%12.2%11.1%13.5%3.9%−3.8%8.7%4.6%4.6%8.0%9.0%
Return on assets5.3%5.3%5.4%5.2%10.1%6.4%6.9%6.6%5.4%4.6%5.1%1.4%−1.4%3.6%2.1%2.3%3.8%3.8%
Asset turnover0.560.560.560.570.560.530.540.560.540.530.530.510.520.550.600.650.710.74
Current ratio1.671.841.812.111.391.111.051.101.131.021.182.291.841.141.601.571.661.32
Debt to equity79.7%78.6%89.1%73.6%80.2%81.0%100.1%99.7%100.5%128.2%144.3%130.2%113.1%88.3%74.9%66.8%87.6%94.4%
Interest cover (operating income ÷ interest)4.2x4.6x4.5x5.2x5.6x—————3.3x2.0x——————
Effective tax rate34.5%37.4%37.2%35.8%—3.4%3.6%3.6%7.2%5.0%4.0%7.3%—26.0%29.5%25.1%25.9%25.9%
Capital spending as % of revenue3.0%2.5%10.2%4.5%6.6%16.3%23.7%7.3%6.5%26.5%9.6%8.4%4.4%4.5%3.6%3.6%6.4%5.7%
Free cash flow ÷ net income171.7%135.9%110.6%131.6%85.7%82.6%−7.1%109.5%127.3%−103.2%86.6%362.0%—57.3%242.9%288.6%45.3%46.1%
Dividends ÷ net income———38.1%99.5%120.0%113.0%116.2%112.5%128.3%110.9%195.7%—0.7%0.2%0.2%0.0%—
Dividends and buybacks ÷ free cash flow47.2%69.7%133.5%30.3%118.7%147.9%—107.7%91.0%—130.2%55.9%2.3%115.2%26.3%38.9%433.9%322.6%

Returns use average equity or assets over the year. Return on equity is left blank when equity is negative or so small that the ratio says nothing (above ±200%); interest cover is left blank above 200 times. Price-based ratios such as P/E are on the valuation page.

Moat

53 /100

Moderate moat

How hard Corecivic's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 10 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.

  • Returns on capital 3 / 20

    Net income has been a median 3.6% of total assets over 10 years.

  • Durability 10 / 20

    Operating margin has been a median 14.9%; its worst year was 5.9%.

  • Cash conversion 13 / 20

    Free cash flow was positive in 9 of 10 years, at a median 8.5% of revenue.

  • Discipline 20 / 20

    The diluted share count fell 15.1% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 0.9% of revenue.

AI disruption exposure: Medium. In this industry, AI could change how the product is made or sold, without replacing the core asset. The score above includes a 5-point deduction for that exposure (58 before it).

A rules-based reading of reported figures, not a forecast and not investment advice. How the score is built: methodology.

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Figures from Corecivic, Inc.'s SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 26, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Corecivic, Inc.