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CoreCivic Inc (NYSE:CXW) is set to release its Q3 2025 earnings on Nov 5, 2025. The consensus estimate for Q3 2025 revenue is $543.11 million, and the earnings are expected to come in at $0.27 per share. The full year 2025's revenue is expected to be $2.12 billion and the earnings are expected to be $1.14 per share. More detailed estimate data can be found on the Forecast page.

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Revenue estimates for CoreCivic Inc (NYSE:CXW) have increased from $2.05 billion to $2.12 billion for the full year 2025 and increased from $2.34 billion to $2.35 billion for 2026 over the past 90 days. Earnings estimates have increased from $0.91 per share to $1.14 per share for the full year 2025 and increased from $1.33 per share to $1.49 per share for 2026 over the past 90 days.

In the previous quarter of 2025-06-30, CoreCivic Inc's (NYSE:CXW) actual revenue was $538.17 million, which beat analysts' revenue expectations of $498.62 million by 7.93%. CoreCivic Inc's (NYSE:CXW) actual earnings were $0.35 per share, which beat analysts' earnings expectations of $0.20 per share by 75%. After releasing the results, CoreCivic Inc (NYSE:CXW) was up by 2.04% in one day.

Based on the one-year price targets offered by 5 analysts, the average target price for CoreCivic Inc (NYSE:CXW) is $29.50 with a high estimate of $32.00 and a low estimate of $28.00. The average target implies an upside of 56.50% from the current price of $18.85.

Based on GuruFocus estimates, the estimated GF Value for CoreCivic Inc (NYSE:CXW) in one year is $16.94, suggesting a downside of -10.13% from the current price of $18.85.

Based on the consensus recommendation from 4 brokerage firms, CoreCivic Inc's (NYSE:CXW) average brokerage recommendation is currently 2.0, indicating an \\"Outperform\\" status. The rating scale ranges from 1 to 5, where 1 signifies Strong Buy, and 5 denotes Sell.