Every Form 4 that The GEO Group, Inc. (GEO) has filed with the SEC in the last 12 months is listed below, newest first, and each one links through to the document itself with the summary and the scores our analysis gives it.
A Form 4 covers the transactions officers, directors and large holders report, so if you follow GEO and want that one kind of document rather than the whole filing history, this is the page to keep. The company's other filings, of every form, are on the full GEO filings page.
GEO GROUP INC (GEO) reported that Senior Vice President, Client Relations Matthew Albence sold 11,797 shares of common stock on September 11, 2026 in a sale described as open market or private transactions at a weighted average price of $31.455 per share, with individual trade prices between $31.430 and $31.480. After this sale, he held 87,601.549 shares of common stock and 79,573 shares of restricted stock directly, and no Rule 10b5-1 trading plan is reported.
GEO GROUP INC (GEO) executive Ronald A. Brack, Executive Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller, reported selling 7,000 shares of GEO common stock on August 21, 2026 at $32.00 per share. After this sale and a prior transfer to his ex-spouse noted in a footnote, he directly holds 71,614 common shares and 33,125 restricted shares.
GEO GROUP INC (GEO) reported insider activity by Matthew Albence, Senior VP, Client Relations. On 2026-08-20, he sold 10,000 shares of common stock at a weighted average price of $31.686 per share, in multiple trades between $31.660 and $31.740. After this sale, he directly held 99,398.549 shares of common stock and 79,573 shares of restricted stock.
GEO GROUP INC director Lindsay L. Koren reported selling 3,500 shares of Common Stock on August 13, 2026 at a price of $31.305 per share in an open market or private transaction. Following this sale, Koren directly held 14,674.5 shares of Common Stock.
A separate reporting line shows a direct holding of 23,840.5 shares of Restricted Stock after adjustments. According to the footnote, these post-transaction amounts reflect the vesting of 3,721 restricted shares on March 1, 2025 and 2,791.5 restricted shares on March 1, 2024. The filing does not indicate use of a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.
GEO Group director and officer George C. Zoley reported gifting Common Stock shares, while retaining a large direct stake in the company. On 2026-06-04, he made three bona fide gifts of 100,000 shares of Common Stock each, totaling 300,000 shares, to separate 2026 trusts established for the benefit of his grandchildren.
After these gifts, Zoley directly holds 3,702,529 shares of GEO Group Common Stock and 250,000 shares of Restricted Stock. The filing also shows 100,000 Common Stock shares held in each of the George Meehan 2026 Trust, Olivia Meehan 2026 Trust, and Alexander Meehan 2026 Trust. The trusts are administered by his spouse as trustee, and Zoley has no pecuniary interest or investment control over the trust-held shares.
March Shayn P. reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
GEO Group executive Shayn P. March received a grant of 12,175 shares of restricted stock on April 1, 2026 as part of his executive employment agreement. The award is split evenly between time-based and performance-based restricted stock. The time-based portion vests one-third each year on the grant-date anniversary over three years. The performance-based portion can vest over the period from January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2028 based on GEO’s return on capital employed and total shareholder return, with one-third vesting each year to the extent goals are met. Following these awards, one line in the filing shows 73,691 restricted shares and another shows 41,950 shares of common stock held directly.
GEO Group Inc insider Mark Suchinski reported a disposition of 139,667 shares of Restricted Stock back to the issuer at a stated price of $0.0000 per share. A footnote explains that all unvested shares were forfeited upon his separation of employment on March 31, 2026. Following these changes, he holds 5,220 shares of Common Stock directly.
March Shayn P. reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
The GEO Group, Inc. officer Shayn P. March received a grant of 19,566 shares of restricted stock on March 6, 2026. The grant was awarded at no cash cost and vests in four equal 25% annual installments on each anniversary of the grant date.
Following this award, March directly holds 61,516 shares of restricted stock and 41,950 shares of common stock in total. This is a compensation-related equity grant rather than an open‑market purchase or sale.
Mannarino Nicole reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
GEO Group Inc. reported that Chief Compliance Officer Nicole Mannarino received a grant of 657 shares of restricted stock on March 6, 2026 as a compensation award. The shares were granted at $0.00 per share and will vest in four equal 25% installments on each anniversary of the grant date.
After this grant, Mannarino directly holds 1,521 shares of restricted stock and 533 shares of common stock. The filing reflects a routine equity compensation award rather than an open-market purchase or sale.
Brack Ronald A. reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
The GEO Group, Inc. executive Ronald A. Brack received a grant of 14,515 shares of Restricted Stock on March 6, 2026 as a compensation award. The grant carries no purchase price.
According to the filing, this restricted stock vests in four equal annual installments of 25% on each anniversary of the grant date. After this award, Brack directly holds 33,125 shares of Restricted Stock and 95,644 shares of Common Stock, indicating a continuing equity stake in the company rather than an open-market trade.
GEO Group Inc. Senior VP of Client Relations Matthew Albence reported routine equity compensation activity. He received a grant/award acquisition of 25,019 shares of common stock at no cost in connection with vested restricted stock awards tied to performance and time-based metrics.
To cover related tax obligations, 22,602 common shares were surrendered at $14.35 per share, a tax-withholding disposition rather than an open-market sale. After these entries, he directly holds 109,398.549 shares of common stock and 79,573 shares of restricted stock.
GEO Group Inc. officer Donald E. Houston reported a routine tax-related share disposition tied to restricted stock vesting. On the event date, 812 shares of common stock were surrendered at $14.35 per share to satisfy tax withholding obligations, rather than sold on the open market. Following this, he directly held 7,364 shares of common stock and 50,070 shares of restricted stock, reflecting the March 6, 2026 vesting of 3,333 time-based restricted shares granted March 3, 2025.
GEO Group Inc. executive Richard Kent Long reported equity compensation and related tax withholding. He acquired 22,518 shares of common stock as a grant/award tied to performance-based metrics for the period from January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2025, contributing to an aggregate payout of 60,845 shares of common stock. To satisfy tax withholding upon vesting of restricted stock, 19,428 shares were surrendered at $14.35 per share. Following these transactions, he directly holds 298,925 shares of common stock and 76,283 shares of restricted stock.
GEO Group executive Paul M. Laird reported a routine tax-related share surrender. On March 6, 2026, he surrendered 1,015 shares of Common Stock at $14.35 per share to satisfy tax withholding owed on vesting restricted stock. After this disposition, he directly holds 23,961 Common Stock shares and 62,355 shares of Restricted Stock. A footnote explains the holdings reflect the March 6, 2026 vesting of 4,166 restricted shares granted on March 3, 2025, representing one-third of a time-based restricted stock award.
GEO Group executive Christopher D. Ryan reported stock-based compensation activity involving common and restricted shares. He received a grant or award of 18,461 shares of common stock at no cost, and 15,449 common shares were surrendered at $14.35 per share to cover tax withholding on vesting. After these transactions, he directly held 102,319 common shares and 71,583 shares of restricted stock. Footnotes note that performance-based metrics for the 2023–2025 period led to an aggregate payout of 49,883 common shares and that previously granted time-based restricted stock also vested on March 6, 2026.
GEO Group executive Mark Suchinski reported a tax-related share disposition tied to restricted stock vesting. On March 6, 2026, he surrendered 3,113 shares of common stock at $14.35 per share to cover tax withholding obligations when his restricted stock vested. This was not an open-market sale but a payment of tax liability using shares.
The filing notes that 8,333 shares of restricted stock granted on March 3, 2025 vested on this date, representing one-third of a time-based restricted stock award. After these transactions, Suchinski directly holds 5,220 shares of common stock and 139,667 shares of restricted stock.
GEO Group executive Daniel H. Ragsdale reported a tax-related share disposition tied to restricted stock vesting. On March 6, 2026, 812 shares of common stock were surrendered at $14.35 per share to cover tax withholding when restricted stock vested. After this non‑market event, he directly holds 31,564.142 shares of common stock and 54,439 shares of restricted stock, reflecting the vesting of 3,333 restricted shares from a March 3, 2025 grant.
KERNAN SCOTT MICHAEL reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
GEO Group director Scott Michael Kernan received a grant of 10,246 shares of Restricted Stock on March 6, 2026. The grant was awarded at no cash cost and is scheduled to vest in four equal annual installments of 25% on each anniversary of the grant date.
Following this award, he directly holds 37,294 shares of Restricted Stock and 27,062 shares of Common Stock. The filing also updates his existing Common Stock holdings, which reflects ownership rather than a new market transaction.
Wood Julie Myers reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
GEO Group director Julie Myers Wood reported an equity compensation grant and updated share holdings. On March 6, 2026, she received 10,246 shares of restricted stock at no cost as a grant. These restricted shares vest in four equal 25% installments on each anniversary of the grant date.
Following this award, she holds 37,294 restricted shares and 67,221 shares of common stock directly. The common stock amount reflects the March 3, 2026 vesting of 1,429 restricted shares, which increased her unrestricted holdings.
Brewer Jack reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
GEO Group director Jack Brewer received a grant of 10,246 shares of restricted stock on March 6, 2026. The award vests in four equal annual installments of 25% on each anniversary of the grant date. Following this grant, he directly holds 34,694 shares of restricted stock and 24,683 shares of common stock.
The GEO Group director Lindsay L. Koren received a grant of 10,246 shares of restricted stock on March 6, 2026. This award is compensation, not an open-market purchase, and carries no cash exercise price.
The restricted stock vests in equal 25% installments on each of the four anniversaries following the grant date. After this grant and the March 3, 2026 vesting of 1,429 restricted shares noted in the footnotes, Koren directly holds 30,353 restricted shares and 11,662 shares of common stock.
Bartzokis Thomas C. reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
GEO Group Inc. director Thomas C. Bartzokis reported an equity compensation grant of 10,246 shares of restricted stock on March 6, 2026. The award vests in four equal 25% installments on each of the first four anniversaries of the grant date, tying value to continued service.
After this grant, Bartzokis directly holds 34,694 shares of restricted stock and 24,683 shares of common stock, with the common stock balance reflecting a March 3, 2026 vesting of 1,429 restricted shares. The filing shows routine, compensation-related equity activity rather than open-market buying or selling.
Arduin Donna reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
GEO Group Inc director Donna Arduin received a grant of 10,246 shares of restricted stock on March 6, 2026. The award was granted at no cash cost and will vest in four equal annual installments of 25% on each anniversary of the grant date.
Following this grant, Arduin held 14,536 shares of restricted stock and 1,429 shares of common stock directly. The common stock balance reflects the March 3, 2026 vesting of 1,429 previously granted restricted shares.
GEO Group director and officer George C. Zoley reported equity compensation changes in the company’s common stock. On March 5, 2026, he received a stock award of 200,000 shares of common stock that vested immediately upon grant at a stated price of $0.00 per share. To cover tax withholding on this vesting, 78,700 common shares were surrendered at $14.92 per share, as noted in the footnotes. After these transactions, he directly owned 4,002,529 shares of common stock and 250,000 shares of restricted stock.
GEO Group Inc. director Scott Michael Kernan sold 6,633 shares of common stock in an open-market transaction at $15.24 per share. The sale occurred on March 4, 2026 pursuant to a pre-established Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. After the sale, he directly held 27,062 common shares. A footnote adds that his share amounts were adjusted to reflect the March 3, 2026 vesting of 1,429 shares of restricted stock.
GEO Group Inc. executive Scott A. Schipma reported a tax-related share disposition and updated holdings. On March 3, 2026, he surrendered 777 shares of common stock at $15.06 per share to satisfy tax withholding tied to restricted stock vesting. Following this tax-withholding disposition, he directly holds 38,343 shares of common stock. His holdings of restricted stock were adjusted to reflect the March 3, 2026 vesting of 3,190 restricted shares, resulting in 61,328 restricted shares held directly.
GEO Group Inc. executive Shayn P. March reported a small share disposition related to tax withholding. On March 3, 2026, March surrendered 646 shares of common stock at $15.06 per share to cover taxes due on the vesting of restricted stock. This was recorded as a tax-withholding disposition, not an open-market sale. After this transaction, March directly held 76,276 shares of common stock and 41,950 shares of restricted stock.
GEO Group Chief Compliance Officer Nicole Mannarino reported a tax-withholding disposition involving 27 shares of common stock at $15.06 on March 3, 2026. These shares were surrendered to cover taxes on the vesting of 89 restricted shares. After these entries, she held 533 common shares and 864 restricted shares directly.
GEO Group officer David O. Meehan reported routine equity compensation activity. On March 3, 2026, 1,551 shares of restricted stock vested, adjusting his restricted stock holdings to 45,229 shares. To satisfy tax withholding from this vesting, he surrendered 378 shares of common stock at $15.06 per share.
After these transactions, Meehan directly owned 57,947 shares of common stock and 45,229 shares of restricted stock in GEO Group.
GEO Group executive Ronald A. Brack reported a tax-related share disposition. On March 3, 2026, he surrendered 465 shares of common stock at $15.06 per share to satisfy tax withholding tied to vesting of 1,906 restricted shares, rather than making an open-market sale.
After these adjustments, he directly held 95,644 shares of GEO Group common stock and 18,610 shares of restricted stock. The filing reflects routine equity compensation vesting and associated tax withholding.
GEO Group director and officer George C. Zoley reported a tax-related share disposition tied to restricted stock vesting. On March 3, 2026, 19,675 shares of common stock were surrendered at $15.06 per share to satisfy tax withholding obligations upon vesting of restricted stock.
After this tax-withholding disposition, Zoley directly owned 3,881,229 shares of GEO Group common stock and held 250,000 shares of restricted stock. The footnotes clarify that 50,000 restricted shares vested on March 3, 2026, and the reported common shares were given up solely to cover associated taxes, not as an open-market sale.
GEO Group Inc executive Donald E. Houston reported a tax-related share disposition and an update to his restricted stock holdings. On March 2, he surrendered 780 shares of common stock at $15.29 per share to cover tax withholding from the March 1 vesting of 3,202 restricted shares. After this, he directly owned 4,843 common shares and 53,403 restricted shares.
GEO Group Inc. executive Scott A. Schipma reported a tax-related share disposition and restricted stock vesting. On March 2, 2026, 3,740 shares of common stock were disposed of at $15.29 per share to satisfy tax withholding obligations tied to restricted stock vesting.
A footnote states the amounts were adjusted for the March 1, 2026 vesting of 15,356 shares of restricted stock. After these events, Schipma directly owned 35,930 shares of common stock and 64,518 shares of restricted stock. The disposition was not an open-market sale but a surrender for taxes.
GEO Group insider Shayn P. March reported a tax-related share disposition. On March 2, 2026, March surrendered 2,192 shares of common stock at $15.29 per share to satisfy tax withholding on the March 1 vesting of 8,995 restricted shares. After this, March directly holds 74,272 shares of common stock and 44,600 shares of restricted stock.
GEO GROUP INC officer Paul M. Laird reported a tax-related share disposition and updated equity holdings. On the vesting of 11,882 shares of restricted stock effective March 1, 2026, he surrendered 2,895 shares of common stock at $15.29 per share to satisfy tax withholding obligations. After this tax-withholding disposition, he directly held 20,810 shares of common stock and 66,521 shares of restricted stock.
GEO Group executive Daniel H. Ragsdale reported a tax-related share disposition. On March 2, 2026, he surrendered 2,461 shares of common stock at $15.29 per share to cover tax withholding triggered by the March 1, 2026 vesting of 10,103 restricted shares. After this, he directly held 29,043.142 common shares and 57,772 restricted shares.
GEO Group officer Ronald A. Brack reported a tax-related share disposition. On March 2, 2026, he surrendered 3,123 shares of common stock at $15.29 per share to cover tax withholding triggered by restricted stock vesting.
The footnotes state this followed the March 1, 2026 vesting of 12,818 restricted shares. After these transactions, he directly held 94,203 shares of common stock and 20,516 shares of restricted stock.
GEO Group officer David O. Meehan disposed of 2,276 shares of common stock at $15.29 per share to cover tax withholding on the vesting of 9,340 restricted shares on March 2, 2026. After this, he directly held 56,774 common shares and 46,780 restricted shares.
GEO Group Inc. reported that Chief Compliance Officer Nicole Mannarino surrendered 202 shares of common stock at $15.29 per share on March 2, 2026 to satisfy tax withholding on vested restricted stock. After these adjustments, she held 471 common shares and 953 restricted stock shares.
GEO Group Inc. officer Ryan Christopher D. reported a small share disposition related to restricted stock vesting. On March 2, 2026, he surrendered 914 shares of common stock at $15.29 per share to cover tax withholding on the vesting of 3,750 restricted shares. After this tax-withholding disposition, he directly holds 64,552 common shares and 106,338 restricted stock units, reflecting the newly vested award.
Long Richard Kent reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
The GEO Group reported that Senior Vice President of Project Development Richard Kent Long received a grant of 30,000 shares of restricted stock on February 24, 2026. Half of this award is time-based restricted stock and half is performance-based restricted stock.
The time-based portion vests in three equal installments on each anniversary of the grant date over three years. The performance-based portion depends on GEO achieving specified return on capital employed and total shareholder return metrics for the period from January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2028, with vesting extending through March 15, 2029 where goals are met.
GEO Group Inc. reported that Senior VP of Human Resources Ryan Christopher D. acquired a grant of 27,000 shares of restricted stock on February 24, 2026. The award was granted at no cash cost to him.
Half of this grant is time-based restricted stock, with one-third of that portion vesting each year on the grant-date anniversary over three years. The other half is performance-based restricted stock, tied to GEO’s achievement of certain metrics from January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2028.
Within the performance-based portion, 50% vests based on return on capital employed goals, scheduled to vest by March 15, 2029 to the extent those goals are met. The remaining performance-based shares vest one-third each year over three years based on GEO’s total shareholder return, again only if the specified performance goals are achieved. Following these grants, he directly holds restricted stock and common stock, including 61,716 shares of common stock in direct ownership.
GEO Group senior vice president of Health Services Donald E. Houston reported an equity compensation award of 27,000 shares of restricted stock. The filing shows this as two grants of 13,500 restricted shares, acquired at a stated price of $0.00 per share.
Half of the award is time-based restricted stock that vests in three equal installments on each anniversary of the February 24, 2026 grant date. The other half is performance-based restricted stock tied to GEO’s performance metrics from January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2028, including return on capital employed and total shareholder return, with vesting extending through March 15, 2029 if goals are achieved.
Laird Paul M. reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
GEO Group Inc. reported that Senior VP, Secure Services Paul M. Laird received a grant of 30,000 shares of restricted stock. Half of this award is time-based restricted stock, and the other half is performance-based restricted stock.
The time-based portion vests in three equal installments on each anniversary of the grant date over three years. The performance-based portion depends on GEO achieving specified performance metrics from January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2028, tied 50% to return on capital employed and 50% to total shareholder return, with vesting scheduled through March 15, 2029 if goals are met.
Ragsdale Daniel H. reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
GEO Group officer Daniel H. Ragsdale reported an equity award of 27,000 shares of restricted stock. The grant was made on February 24, 2026 and is split evenly between time-based and performance-based restricted stock.
Half of the award vests in three equal installments on each anniversary of the grant date over three years. The other half depends on GEO meeting performance metrics from January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2028, tied equally to return on capital employed goals and total shareholder return, with vesting extending through March 15, 2029 if targets are achieved.
Albence Matthew reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
GEO Group Senior VP of Client Relations Matthew Albence reported an equity award of 30,000 shares of restricted stock. The grant was received at a price of $0.00 per share, reflecting compensation rather than an open‑market purchase.
Half of the award, 15,000 time‑based restricted shares, will vest in three equal annual installments on each grant‑date anniversary over three years. The other 15,000 performance‑based restricted shares vest only if GEO meets specified performance metrics between January 1, 2026 and December 31, 2028. Within this performance portion, 50% depends on return on capital employed goals, expected to vest by March 15, 2029 if achieved, and 50% depends on GEO’s total shareholder return, vesting one‑third per year over three years to the extent those goals are met.
The GEO Group CFO, Mark Suchinski, reported receiving a new equity award of 48,000 shares of restricted stock. The filing shows this grant was made on 02/24/2026 at a price of $0, reflecting a compensatory stock award rather than an open-market purchase.
Half of the award, or 24,000 shares, is time-based restricted stock that vests in equal one-third installments each year on the grant-date anniversary over three years. The other 24,000 shares are performance-based restricted stock that may vest depending on GEO’s performance metrics between January 1, 2026 and December 31, 2028, including return on capital employed and total shareholder return tests. Following these grants, Suchinski beneficially owned 148,000 shares of GEO common stock directly.
Schipma Scott A. reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
GEO Group Inc. officer Scott A. Schipma reported receiving 30,000 shares of restricted stock on restricted stock awards dated February 24, 2026. The grant is split evenly between 15,000 time-based restricted shares and 15,000 performance-based restricted shares, awarded at no cash cost per share.
The time-based portion vests in equal one-third installments on each anniversary of the grant date over three years. Vesting of the performance-based portion depends on GEO meeting specified performance metrics between January 1, 2026 and December 31, 2028, as certified by the compensation committee, tied equally to return on capital employed and total shareholder return. Following these awards, Schipma directly holds 79,874 restricted shares and 24,314 shares of common stock.
Meehan David O. reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
GEO Group Inc. reported that executive David O. Meehan received a grant of 30,000 shares of restricted stock. Half of the award is time-based restricted stock, and half is performance-based restricted stock.
The time-based portion vests in three equal installments, with one-third vesting each year on the grant-date anniversary over three years. The performance-based portion depends on GEO meeting specific metrics from January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2028, as certified by the compensation committee. Half of this performance-based portion vests based on return on capital employed goals and may vest by March 15, 2029 if achieved, while the other half vests one-third per year over three years based on GEO’s total shareholder return, to the extent performance goals are met.
ZOLEY GEORGE C reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
GEO Group Executive Chairman George C. Zoley reported an award of 250,000 shares of restricted stock at a price of $0.00 per share. The restricted stock vests 12 months after the grant date. Following this grant, he directly holds 300,000 shares of restricted stock and 3,850,904 shares of common stock.