The GEO Group, Inc.
GEO
NYSE·Industrials·Security & Protection Services·Mkt cap $4.2B
$31.77
▲ +2.88%
P/E
14.99
Mkt Cap
$4.2B
52-Wk Range
$12.51–$33.15
52-Week Range
$12.51 - $33.15
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Price action
Price chart
Up 53.5% over the trailing year
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
- Low volatility (beta 0.8).
- 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
+25.5% over 3m
Quality
Strong
Excellent business quality
Dividend
None
No dividend
Smart-money signal
Who's buying GEO right now
Insider Form 4s, 13F institutional filings, and Congressional disclosures - at a glance.
Earnings track record
Latest print - beat on both lines
AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.
Next: Nov 5, 2026
AUG 6, 2026
Reported EPS of $0.37 vs $0.29 consensus (+28.7% surprise). Revenue of $732.1M vs $721.4M expected (+1.5%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.
EPS surprise · last 4Q
1 of 1 beats
Estimate
Actual
Q3 26
+28.7%
Revenue trend · last 8Q
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-0%
-0%
+5%
+13%
+16%
+17%
+15%
Q3 24
Q4 24
Q1 25
Q2 25
Q3 25
Q4 25
Q1 26
Q2 26
$603.1M
$607.7M
$604.6M
$636.2M
$682.3M
$707.7M
$705.2M
$732.1M
Margins · last 8Q
Gross
100.0%
Operating
13.9%
Profit
6.5%
Wall Street consensus
1 analyst · 100% Buy
Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.
Buy
100%
Hold
0%
Sell
0%
Median Price Target
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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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