CoreCivic vs KBR
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The short version
- KBR is the larger business, with $7.8B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $2.2B for CoreCivic, about 3.5 times as much.
- CoreCivic grew revenue faster (12.7%, against 1.0%).
- KBR turned more of its sales into free cash flow (6.6% FCF margin, against 2.4%).
- KBR earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (15.8%, against 6.6%).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of CoreCivic’s earnings: a P/E of 24.2x against 11.8x for KBR.
| Latest fiscal year | CXW · FY25 | KBR · FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $3.0B | $5.0B |
| Revenue | $2.2B | $7.8B |
| Free cash flow | $52.8M | $515M |
| Net income | $117M | $415M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 12.7% | 1.0% |
| 5-year growth | 3.0% | 6.2% |
| Share count change | −3.5% | −3.7% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | — | 14.8% |
| Operating margin | — | 10.0% |
| Net margin | 5.3% | 5.3% |
| FCF margin | 2.4% | 6.6% |
| Return on capital | 6.6% | 15.8% |
| Return on equity | 8.0% | 28.1% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $1.1B | $2.1B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.2x | 2.2x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $229M | $413M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 24.2x | 11.8x |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 7 |
Revenue
FY16
CXW $1.8B
KBR $4.3B
FY17
CXW $1.8B
KBR $4.2B
FY18
CXW $1.8B
KBR $4.9B
FY19
CXW $2.0B
KBR $5.6B
FY20
CXW $1.9B
KBR $5.8B
FY21
CXW $1.9B
KBR $7.3B
FY22
CXW $1.8B
KBR $6.6B
FY23
CXW $1.9B
KBR $7.0B
FY24
CXW $2.0B
KBR $7.7B
FY25
CXW $2.2B
KBR $7.8B
CXW
KBR
Operating margin
FY16
CXW 16.0%
KBR 0.7%
FY17
CXW 14.8%
KBR 6.3%
FY18
CXW 13.6%
KBR 9.5%
FY19
CXW 14.2%
KBR 6.4%
FY20
CXW 8.5%
KBR 1.0%
FY21
CXW —
KBR 3.2%
FY22
CXW —
KBR 5.2%
FY23
CXW —
KBR 6.5%
FY24
CXW —
KBR 8.6%
FY25
CXW —
KBR 10.0%
CXW
KBR
Free cash flow
FY16
CXW $241M
KBR $50.0M
FY17
CXW $227M
KBR $185M
FY18
CXW −$164M
KBR $148M
FY19
CXW $164M
KBR $236M
FY20
CXW $196M
KBR $347M
FY21
CXW $182M
KBR $248M
FY22
CXW $70.1M
KBR $325M
FY23
CXW $164M
KBR $269M
FY24
CXW $199M
KBR $410M
FY25
CXW $52.8M
KBR $515M
CXW
KBR
Return on capital
FY16
CXW 10.0%
KBR 2.8%
FY17
CXW 8.5%
KBR 25.5%
FY18
CXW 7.9%
KBR 21.2%
FY19
CXW 8.4%
KBR 12.3%
FY20
CXW 4.8%
KBR 1.8%
FY21
CXW 3.0%
KBR 3.9%
FY22
CXW 7.2%
KBR 7.5%
FY23
CXW 4.8%
KBR 11.9%
FY24
CXW 5.0%
KBR 14.8%
FY25
CXW 6.6%
KBR 15.8%
CXW
KBR
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.