GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Industrials » Business Services » The GEO Group Inc (NYSE:GEO) » Definitions » PE Ratio (TTM)

GEO (The GEO Group) PE Ratio (TTM) : 62.62 (As of Oct. 29, 2024)


View and export this data going back to 1994. Start your Free Trial

What is The GEO Group PE Ratio (TTM)?

The PE Ratio (TTM), or Price-to-Earnings ratio, or P/E Ratio, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Earnings per Share (Diluted). As of today (2024-10-29), The GEO Group's share price is $16.28. The GEO Group's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2024 was $0.26. Therefore, The GEO Group's PE Ratio (TTM) for today is 62.62.

Warning Sign:

The GEO Group Inc stock PE Ratio (=62.46) is close to 10-year high of 62.85


The historical rank and industry rank for The GEO Group's PE Ratio (TTM) or its related term are showing as below:

GEO' s PE Ratio (TTM) Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.55   Med: 16.54   Max: 62.85
Current: 62.62


During the past 13 years, the highest PE Ratio (TTM) of The GEO Group was 62.85. The lowest was 4.55. And the median was 16.54.


GEO's PE Ratio (TTM) is ranked worse than
88.97% of 789 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 18.13 vs GEO: 62.62

The GEO Group's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the three months ended in Jun. 2024 was $-0.25. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2024 was $0.26.

As of today (2024-10-29), The GEO Group's share price is $16.28. The GEO Group's EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2024 was $0.74. Therefore, The GEO Group's PE Ratio without NRI for today is 22.06.

During the past 13 years, The GEO Group's highest PE Ratio without NRI was 22.92. The lowest was 4.11. And the median was 14.46.

The GEO Group's EPS without NRI for the three months ended in Jun. 2024 was $0.16. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2024 was $0.74.

During the past 12 months, The GEO Group's average EPS without NRI Growth Rate was -31.80% per year. During the past 3 years, the average EPS without NRI Growth Rate was -4.70% per year. During the past 5 years, the average EPS without NRI Growth Rate was -6.90% per year. During the past 10 years, the average EPS without NRI Growth Rate was -4.20% per year.

During the past 13 years, The GEO Group's highest 3-Year average EPS without NRI Growth Rate was 115.70% per year. The lowest was -30.00% per year. And the median was 5.95% per year.

The GEO Group's EPS (Basic) for the three months ended in Jun. 2024 was $-0.25. Its EPS (Basic) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2024 was $0.29.


The GEO Group PE Ratio (TTM) Historical Data

The historical data trend for The GEO Group's PE Ratio (TTM) can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

* Premium members only.

The GEO Group PE Ratio (TTM) Chart

The GEO Group Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PE Ratio (TTM)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 11.86 9.43 13.36 9.36 15.04

The GEO Group Quarterly Data
Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24
PE Ratio (TTM) Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7.70 9.86 15.04 19.89 55.23

Competitive Comparison of The GEO Group's PE Ratio (TTM)

For the Security & Protection Services subindustry, The GEO Group's PE Ratio (TTM), along with its competitors' market caps and PE Ratio (TTM) data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


The GEO Group's PE Ratio (TTM) Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, The GEO Group's PE Ratio (TTM) distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where The GEO Group's PE Ratio (TTM) falls into.



The GEO Group PE Ratio (TTM) Calculation

The PE Ratio (TTM), or Price-to-Earnings ratio, or P/E Ratio, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Earnings per Share (Diluted). It is the most widely used ratio in the valuation of stocks.

The GEO Group's PE Ratio (TTM) for today is calculated as

PE Ratio (TTM)=Share Price/Earnings per Share (Diluted) (TTM)
=16.28/0.260
=62.62

The GEO Group's Share Price of today is $16.28.
The GEO Group's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $0.26.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

PE Ratio (TTM)=Market Cap /Net Income

There are at least three kinds of PE Ratio (TTM)s used by different investors. They are Trailing Twelve Month PE Ratio (TTM) or PE Ratio (TTM) (TTM), Forward PE Ratio, or PE Ratio without NRI. A new PE Ratio (TTM) based on inflation-adjusted normalized PE Ratio (TTM) is called Shiller PE Ratio, after Yale professor Robert Shiller.

In the calculation of PE Ratio (TTM), the earnings per share used are the earnings per share over the past 12 months. For Forward PE Ratio, the earnings are the expected earnings for the next twelve months. In the case of PE Ratio without NRI, the reported earnings less the non-recurring items are used.

For Shiller PE Ratio, the earnings of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, Shiller PE Ratio is also called PE10.


The GEO Group  (NYSE:GEO) PE Ratio (TTM) Explanation

The PE Ratio (TTM) can be viewed as the number of years it takes for the company to earn back the price you pay for the stock. For example, if a company earns $2 a share per year, and the stock is traded at $30, the PE Ratio (TTM) is 15. Therefore it takes 15 years for the company to earn back the $30 you paid for its stock, assuming the earnings stays constant over the next 15 years.

In real business, earnings never stay constant. If a company can grow its earnings, it takes fewer years for the company to earn back the price you pay for the stock. If a company's earnings decline it takes more years. As a shareholder, you want the company to earn back the price you pay as soon as possible. Therefore, lower P/E stocks are more attractive than higher P/E stocks so long as the PE Ratio (TTM) is positive. Also for stocks with the same PE Ratio (TTM), the one with faster growth business is more attractive.

If a company loses money, the PE Ratio (TTM) becomes meaningless.

To compare stocks with different growth rates, Peter Lynch invented a ratio called PEG Ratio. PEG Ratio is defined as the PE Ratio (TTM) divided by the growth ratio. He thinks a company with a PE Ratio (TTM) equal to its growth rate is fairly valued. Still he said he would rather buy a company growing 20% a year with a PE Ratio (TTM) of 20, instead of a company growing 10% a year with a PE Ratio (TTM) of 10.

Because the PE Ratio (TTM) measures how long it takes to earn back the price you pay, the PE Ratio (TTM) can be applied to the stocks across different industries. That is why it is the one of the most important and widely used indicators for the valuation of stocks.

Similar to the PE Ratio without NRI or PS Ratio or Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow or Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow , the PE Ratio (TTM) measures the valuation based on the earning power of the company. This is where it is different from the PB Ratio , which measures the valuation based on the company's balance sheet.


Be Aware

Investors need to be aware that the PE Ratio (TTM) can be misleading a lot of times, especially when the underlying business is cyclical and unpredictable. As Peter Lynch pointed out, cyclical businesses have higher profit margins at the peaks of the business cycles. Their earnings are high and PE Ratio (TTM)s are artificially low. It is usually a bad idea to buy a cyclical business when the PE Ratio (TTM) is low. A better ratio to identify the time to buy a cyclical businesses is the PS Ratio .

PE Ratio (TTM) can also be affected by non-recurring-items such as the sale of part of businesses. This may increase for the current year or quarter dramatically. But it cannot be repeated over and over. Therefore PE Ratio without NRI is a more accurate indication of valuation than PE Ratio (TTM).


The GEO Group PE Ratio (TTM) Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of The GEO Group's PE Ratio (TTM) provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.


The GEO Group Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
4955 Technology Way, Boca Raton, FL, USA, 33431
The GEO Group Inc specializes in detention facilities and community reentry centers. It operates in four segments: U.S. Secure Services, which mainly encompasses U.S.-based secure services business; Electronic Monitoring and Supervision Services, which conducts its services in the United States, represents services provided to adults for monitoring services and evidence-based supervision and treatment programs for community-based parolees, probationers, and pretrial defendants; Reentry Services conducts its services in the United States represents services provided to adults for residential and non-residential treatment, educational and community-based programs, pre-release and half-way house programs; and International Services.
Executives
George C Zoley director, officer: Chairman & CEO C/O THE GEO GROUP, INC., 4955 TECHNOLOGY WAY, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Shayn P. March officer: VP of Finance and Treasurer C/O THE GEO GROUP, INC., 4955 TECHNOLOGY WAY, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Scott Michael Kernan director C/O THE GEO GROUP, INC., 4955 TECHNOLOGY WAY, BOCA RATON FL 33431
James H. Black officer: SVP & Pres, Secure Services 4955 TECHNOLOGY WAY, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Christopher D. Ryan officer: Senior VP, Human Resources 4955 TECHNOLOGY WAY, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Lindsay L. Koren director 4955 TECHNOLOGY WAY, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Matthew Albence officer: Senior VP, Client Relations 4955 TECHNOLOGY WAY, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Andrew N Shapiro director 4955 TECHNOLOGY WAY, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Thomas C. Bartzokis director 4955 TECHNOLOGY WAY, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Terry P. Mayotte director C/O TREAN INSURANCE GROUP, INC., 150 LAKE STREET WEST, WAYZATA MN 55391
Jack Brewer director 6200 EXCELSIOR BLVD., SUITE 104, ST. LOUIS PARK MN 55416
Anne N Foreman director C/O THE GEO GROUP, INC., 4955 TECHNOLOGY WAY, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Richard H Glanton director C/O THE GEO GROUP, INC., 4955 TECHNOLOGY WAY, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Duane Helkowski director 4955 TECHNOLOGY WAY, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Blake Davis officer: Pres. GEO Secure Services 4955 TECHNOLOGY WAY, BOCA RATON FL 33431

The GEO Group Headlines

From GuruFocus

Q2 2022 Geo Group Inc Earnings Call Transcript

By GuruFocus Research 02-10-2024

Q3 2021 Geo Group Inc Earnings Call Transcript

By GuruFocus Research 02-10-2024

Q4 2022 Geo Group Inc Earnings Call Transcript

By GuruFocus Research 02-10-2024

The GEO Group Inc (GEO) Stock Price Down 7.36% on Sep 11

By GuruFocus Research 09-11-2024

Q1 2023 Geo Group Inc Earnings Call Transcript

By GuruFocus Research 02-10-2024

The GEO Group Announces Extension of Exchange Offer

By Business Wire 07-17-2024

Q3 2022 Geo Group Inc Earnings Call Transcript

By GuruFocus Research 02-10-2024