---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-447206"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CXW"
cik: "0001070985"
company_name: "CoreCivic, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-11-04T21:05:38+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-11-04T21:07:59.745347+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.92
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.92
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# CoreCivic Q3 2026 revenue rises 28.2% on ICE demand; board adds $500M buyback after $2.2B facility sales

## Summary
- Q3 2026 revenue was $744.1M, up 28.2%, and net income was $1.344B, or $14.49/diluted share, driven by a $1.7707B net gain on real estate sales.
- CoreCivic sold four detention facilities with 7,187 beds for $2.2B gross proceeds, netting ~$1.6B; it repaid over $700M debt, leaving total debt of $629.6M at Sept. 30.
- Adjusted diluted EPS was $0.49, up 104.2%, and Adjusted EBITDA was $117.8M, up 32.6%; Residential occupancy rose to 84.0% from 76.7%.
- Board added $500M to buyback, raising authorization to $1.7B with $755.8M remaining; CoreCivic entered a $500M ASR and received 12.4M shares at $32.27.
- Lucibeth Mayberry became President and CEO on Sept. 24 after Patrick Swindle stepped down for health reasons; 2026 Adjusted EPS guidance rose to $1.74-$1.80 from $1.64-$1.73.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-447206
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CXW
- cik: 0001070985
- company_name: CoreCivic, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-11-04T21:05:38+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.92
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.92
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1070985/000119312526447206/0001193125-26-447206-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1070985/000119312526447206/d165428d8k.htm

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