CoreCivic vs Science Applications Intl
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The short version
- Science Applications Intl is the larger business, with $7.3B of revenue in fiscal 2026 against $2.2B for CoreCivic, about 3.3 times as much.
- CoreCivic grew revenue faster (12.7%, against −2.9%).
- Science Applications Intl turned more of its sales into free cash flow (8.0% FCF margin, against 2.4%).
- Science Applications Intl earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (12.8%, against 6.6%).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of CoreCivic’s earnings: a P/E of 24.2x against 17.0x for Science Applications Intl.
| Latest fiscal year | CXW · FY25 | SAIC · FY26 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $3.0B | $6.2B |
| Revenue | $2.2B | $7.3B |
| Free cash flow | $52.8M | $577M |
| Net income | $117M | $358M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 12.7% | −2.9% |
| 5-year growth | 3.0% | 0.6% |
| Share count change | −3.5% | −7.9% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | — | 12.0% |
| Operating margin | — | 7.2% |
| Net margin | 5.3% | 4.9% |
| FCF margin | 2.4% | 8.0% |
| Return on capital | 6.6% | 12.8% |
| Return on equity | 8.0% | 23.3% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $1.1B | $2.3B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.2x | 4.2x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $229M | $515M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 24.2x | 17.0x |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 7 |
Revenue
FY17
CXW $1.8B
SAIC $4.4B
FY18
CXW $1.8B
SAIC $4.5B
FY19
CXW $2.0B
SAIC $4.7B
FY20
CXW $1.9B
SAIC $6.4B
FY21
CXW $1.9B
SAIC $7.1B
FY22
CXW $1.8B
SAIC $7.4B
FY23
CXW $1.9B
SAIC $7.7B
FY24
CXW $2.0B
SAIC $7.4B
FY25
CXW $2.2B
SAIC $7.5B
FY26
CXW —
SAIC $7.3B
CXW
SAIC
Operating margin
FY17
CXW 14.8%
SAIC 5.9%
FY18
CXW 13.6%
SAIC 5.8%
FY19
CXW 14.2%
SAIC 4.7%
FY20
CXW 8.5%
SAIC 5.8%
FY21
CXW —
SAIC 5.5%
FY22
CXW —
SAIC 6.3%
FY23
CXW —
SAIC 6.5%
FY24
CXW —
SAIC 10.0%
FY25
CXW —
SAIC 7.5%
FY26
CXW —
SAIC 7.2%
CXW
SAIC
Free cash flow
FY17
CXW $227M
SAIC $258M
FY18
CXW −$164M
SAIC $195M
FY19
CXW $164M
SAIC $156M
FY20
CXW $196M
SAIC $437M
FY21
CXW $182M
SAIC $709M
FY22
CXW $70.1M
SAIC $482M
FY23
CXW $164M
SAIC $507M
FY24
CXW $199M
SAIC $369M
FY25
CXW $52.8M
SAIC $458M
FY26
CXW —
SAIC $577M
CXW
SAIC
Return on capital
FY17
CXW 8.5%
SAIC 14.5%
FY18
CXW 7.9%
SAIC 17.9%
FY19
CXW 8.4%
SAIC 7.8%
FY20
CXW 4.8%
SAIC 9.1%
FY21
CXW 3.0%
SAIC 8.6%
FY22
CXW 7.2%
SAIC 9.1%
FY23
CXW 4.8%
SAIC 10.1%
FY24
CXW 5.0%
SAIC 14.7%
FY25
CXW 6.6%
SAIC 12.7%
FY26
CXW —
SAIC 12.8%
CXW
SAIC
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.