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GEO

The GEO Group, Inc.

GEO

NYSE·Industrials·Security & Protection Services·Mkt cap $4.1B

$30.25

-0.26%

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Our plain-language verdict, the thesis, risk factors, and what is changing about the business.

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52-Week Range

$12.51 - $30.68

P/E

15.36

Fwd P/E

24.53

Beta

0.83

Div Yield

0.00%

Avg Vol

2.0M

Shares Out

134.4M

Mkt Cap

$4.1B

Price action

Price chart

Up 23.1% over the trailing year

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Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

Bull Case

5 reasons

  • Long-term government contracts providing stable, recurring revenue streams
  • Integrated GEO Continuum of Care platform offering comprehensive rehabilitation and treatment services
  • Operational scale and expertise across secure facilities, electronic monitoring, and reentry services
  • Established relationships with federal, state, and local government agencies
  • Proprietary compliance and monitoring technologies for community supervision

Bear Case

2 risks

  • Average volatility.
  • Significant premium - growth priced in

Growth

Stable outlook

Increasing demand for alternative sentencing and community-based supervision programs

Value

Significant premium - growth priced in

Momentum

Hot

+64.7% over 3m

Quality

Strong

Excellent business quality

Dividend

None

No dividend

Earnings track record

Latest print - beat on both lines

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: May 5, 2026

Q2 26 RECAP

MAY 6, 2026

Reported EPS of $0.29 vs $0.19 consensus (+52.6% surprise). Revenue of $705.2M vs $688.9M expected (+2.4%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.

EPS beat +52.6%
Rev beat +2.4%
Double beat

EPS surprise · last 4Q

1 of 1 beats

Q2 26

+52.6%

Next: May 5, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

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+16%

+17%

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Q3 24

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Q3 25

Q4 25

Q1 26

$607.2M

$603.1M

$607.7M

$604.6M

$636.2M

$682.3M

$707.7M

$705.2M

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

Operating

Profit

5.4%

Wall Street consensus

1 analyst · 100% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

1

100%

Hold

0%

Sell

0%

Median Price Target

Latest: Jones Trading · Mar 20, 2026

vs Industry

How GEO stacks vs Security & Protection Services

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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