CoreCivic, Inc.
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $2.96B
- P/E (TTM)
- 23.9
- Dividend yield
- –
About CoreCivic
Real Estate Investment Trusts, SIC 6798
CoreCivic, Inc. provides partnership correctional, detention, and residential reentry services across the United States. The company specializes in the ownership, operation, and management of secure facilities, offering an array of rehabilitation, educational, and vocational programs designed to support reentry and reduce recidivism. Its operational segments include Safety, Community, and Properties, through which it develops and operates secure institutions, community transition facilities, and leased real estate. CoreCivic's primary customers are governmental agencies, notably federal entities such as the U.S. Marshals Service and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, alongside state and local correctional authorities.
The company operates dozens of correctional, detention, and community transition facilities situated across various states, including Arizona, Texas, Georgia, Ohio, and New Mexico. In addition to managed and active facilities, its portfolio encompasses leased properties, idled institutions, and support structures designed to address diverse governmental capacity requirements. CoreCivic maintains its corporate headquarters in Brentwood, Tennessee.
Summary of the business section of CoreCivic's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- CoreCivic, Inc.
- Founded
- 1983
- Headquarters
- Brentwood, TN
- Address
- 5501 Virginia Way 37027
- Phone
- (615) 263-3000
- Website
- www.corecivic.com
- Employees
- 13,651, Dec 31, 2025
- Industry
- Real Estate Investment Trusts
- Incorporated in
- Maryland
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP, Nashville, Tennessee
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- CXW
- Exchange
- NYSE
- IPO date
- Jul 15, 1997
- Shares outstanding
- 99M, Jul 31, 2026
- Public float
- $2.22B, Jun 30, 2025
- Filer category
- Large accelerated filer
- Stock splits
- 2-for-1, Jul 9, 2007; 3-for-2, Sep 14, 2006; 1-for-10 reverse, May 18, 2001
- SEC CIK
- 1070985
- CUSIP
- 21871N101
- ISIN
- US21871N1019
- LEI
- 529900JFA3K6PTLT8B15
- EIN
- 62-1763875
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Daren Swenson | EVP, Chief Corr & Reentry Ofcr | 147,291 |
| Carter, Cole G. | Chief Administrative Officer | 178,383 |
| Anthony L. Grande | EVP, Chief Development Officer | 144,782 |
| David Garfinkle | EVP & Chief Financial Officer | 293,353 |
| Lucibeth Mayberry | EVP, Chief Innovation Officer | 149,329 |
| Swindle, Patrick D. | President & CEO | 355,760 |
| Laura A. Groschen | EVP, Chf Info & Digital Ofcr | 77,720 |
| David K. Churchill | Chief Human Resources Officer | 210,275 |
| John R. Prann Jr | Director | 5,000 |
| Mark A. Emkes | Director | 141,274 |
| Thurgood Marshall Jr | Director | 45,274 |
| Harley G. Lappin | Director | 50,328 |
| Devin Ignatius Murphy | Director | 63,826 |
| Nina A. Tran | Director | 14,833 |
| S. Dawn Smith | Director | 14,833 |
| Catherine Hernandez-Blades | Director | 24,639 |
| Tank Stacey | Director | 14,833 |
| Stacia Hylton | Director | 91,320 |
| Alexander R. Fischer | Director | 30,775 |
| Robert J. Dennis | Director | 84,426 |
| Anne L. Mariucci | Director | 101,936 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Damon T. Hininger | $7.20M | $6.57M | $3.32M | $292 | $105 |
| FY2024 Damon T. Hininger | $7.47M | $13.02M | $2.64M | $332 | $107 |
| FY2023 Damon T. Hininger | $5.79M | $7.58M | $2.44M | $222 | $106 |
| FY2022 Damon T. Hininger | $5.16M | $5.29M | $2.13M | $176 | $100 |
| FY2021 Damon T. Hininger | $5.45M | $7.17M | $2.24M | $152 | $137 |
| FY2020 Damon T. Hininger | $4.41M | $1.44M | $1.80M | $40 | $92 |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“As of December 31, 2025, we employed 13,651 full- and part-time employees, including employees with our transportation and electronic monitoring subsidiaries, TransCor and Recovery Monitoring Solutions Corporation, respectively.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings