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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-335025"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CXW"
cik: "0001070985"
company_name: "CoreCivic, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-08-05T20:04:36+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-05T20:06:34.620230+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.9
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.9
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# CoreCivic Q2 adj. EPS $0.38 beats; sells 4 facilities for $2.2B; expands buyback by $500M

## Summary
- Q2 revenue $684.9M (+27.3% YoY); adj. diluted EPS $0.38 (+5.6% YoY); occupancy 78.4% vs 76.8%.
- Sold four detention facilities to U.S. government for $2.2B gross; gain on sale ~$1.8B; net proceeds ~$1.6B.
- Board authorized additional $500M share repurchase, increasing total authorization to $1.2B; $755.8M remaining.
- Used $1.1B of proceeds to repay revolver, term loan, and redeem $238.5M of 4.75% senior notes due 2027.
- Updated 2026 guidance: adj. diluted EPS $1.62-$1.70 (up from $1.53-$1.63); includes Prairie Facility activation.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-335025
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CXW
- cik: 0001070985
- company_name: CoreCivic, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-08-05T20:04:36+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.9
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.9
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1070985/000119312526335025/0001193125-26-335025-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1070985/000119312526335025/d173726d8k.htm

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