CoreCivic authorizes up to $500M more in buybacks
Four facility sales produced $2.2 billion in gross proceeds, with over $700.0 million used to repay debt and $500.0 million paid under an ASR.
Sentiment and the balance of points
Rhea-AI Sentiment reads the wording of the document, how positive or negative its language is on a 1 to 5 scale. The balance of points shown with the takes weighs what the document actually discloses, so the two can disagree, for example when a trial that missed its main goal is described in upbeat language.
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
CoreCivic, Inc. reported third-quarter 2026 results: revenue was $744.1 million, up 28.2% year over year; adjusted diluted EPS was $0.49, up 104.2%, and adjusted EBITDA was $117.8 million, up 32.6%. Net income was $1,344.1 million, including an approximately $1.8 billion gain on sale of real estate assets. The board authorized up to an additional $500.0 million in repurchases, bringing aggregate authorization to up to $1.7 billion.
Four facility sales generated gross proceeds of $2.2 billion and approximately $1.6 billion in net proceeds after taxes and transaction costs. CoreCivic used part of the net proceeds to repay over $700.0 million of debt and paid $500.0 million under an accelerated share repurchase. Debt outstanding was $629.6 million as of September 30, 2026, with $755.8 million of repurchase authorization available before additional ASR settlements.
Updated full-year 2026 guidance includes adjusted diluted EPS of $1.74 to $1.80 and adjusted EBITDA of $442.5 million to $445.5 million. Residential occupancy was 84.0%, versus 76.7% a year earlier. The board appointed Lucibeth N. Mayberry as President and Chief Executive Officer on September 24, 2026; Patrick D. Swindle stepped down for health reasons.
How this balance works
Rhea-AI gives every point it takes from this document a weight. Minor counts 1, Moderate 3 and Major 9, so one Major point outweighs several Minor ones. The bar adds up the weights on each side, and when neither side holds more than 65% of the total the balance reads Mixed.
It reads the document as published, with the same rules for every company, and it does not look at what the market expected or at how the stock traded, so a point can be objectively good on a day the stock falls.
Rhea-AI Sentiment measures something else, the tone of the wording.
Positive
- Moderate pointRevenue rose 28.2% year over year to $744.1 million.
- Moderate pointAdjusted diluted EPS rose 104.2% year over year to $0.49.
- Moderate pointAdjusted EBITDA rose 32.6% year over year to $117.8 million.
Negative
- None.
Filing Explained
The ASR settlement can still change the final shares repurchased or require CoreCivic to deliver shares or cash.
The CoreCivic board added up to
Under its ASR entered on
8-K Event Classification
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Earnings Snapshot
Updated full-year 2026 guidance: adjusted diluted EPS of $1.74 to $1.80; adjusted EBITDA of $442.5 million to $445.5 million.
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