---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-207484"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GEO"
cik: "0000923796"
company_name: "GEO GROUP INC"
filed_at: "2026-05-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T23:06:04.099726+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Geo Group Q1 revenue up 17% to $705.2M; net income +96%; raises FY guidance

## Summary
- Revenue $705.2M vs $604.6M YoY (+17%); net income $38.3M (+96%); adjusted EBITDA $131.4M (+32%).
- Repurchased 3.6M shares for $50M in Q1; remaining authorization $359M.
- FY2026 guidance raised: revenues $2.95-3.10B; net income $153-166M ($1.15-1.25/sh); adj. EBITDA $525-545M.
- New/expanded contracts in 2025 represent up to $520M in annualized revenue; ISAP GPS participants rose to 48K from 17K.
- Total net debt ~$1.53B, net leverage below 3.2x; credit facility expanded by $100M in January 2026.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-207484
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GEO
- cik: 0000923796
- company_name: GEO GROUP INC
- filed_at: 2026-05-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/923796/000119312526207484/0001193125-26-207484-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/923796/000119312526207484/d122560d8k.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: a16d6f483ded157dae0c066339c605f586d2e66b
  claim: GEO GROUP INC reported first quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $705.2 million, net income $38.3 million, EPS $0.29 per diluted share. Guidance raised.
  evidence_excerpt: 1Q26 Revenues Increased 17% to $705.2 Million • 1Q26 Net Income Attributable to GEO Operations Increased 96% to $38.3 Million • 1Q26 Adjusted EBITDA Increased 32% to $131.4 Million
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/923796/000119312526207484/0001193125-26-207484-index.htm

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