CoreCivic enters $500M accelerated share repurchase; updates FY2026 guidance

CoreCivic, Inc.

$500M ASR with Dealer; initial delivery ~12.4M shares; payment Aug 10, 2026; settlement by Q2 2027.
Remaining authorization ~$255.8M after ASR; program expanded to $755.8M on Aug 4, 2026.
FY2026 guidance: Diluted EPS $15.62-15.82 (prior $15.00-15.20); Adjusted EPS $1.64-1.73 (prior $1.62-1.70).
Net income guidance lowered to $1.492-1.511B (prior $1.497-1.516B); Adjusted EBITDA $434.5-439.5M (prior $440.5-445.5M).
Guidance reflects reduced interest income from $500M cash deployment and lower share count.

This headline and bullets were generated automatically by deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2 from the public filing. Read the source on SEC.gov before relying on any specific claim. Not investment advice. See methodology for how this pipeline works.