Skip to main content

GEO GROUP INC

corporate_fare Company Profile

GEO GROUP INC

GEO·NYSE·Real Estate & Construction·CIK 0000923796

The GEO Group, Inc. specializes in the ownership, leasing, and management of secure facilities, processing centers, and reentry facilities, as well as the provision of community-based services. The company operates in the United States, Australia, and South Africa. GEO owns, leases, and operates a range of secure facilities, including maximum, medium, and minimum-security facilities, processing centers, and community-based reentry facilities. The company develops new facilities based on contract awards, designing, constructing, and financing them. GEO provides innovative technologies, monitoring services, and evidence-based supervision and treatment programs for community-based programs. Additionally, GEO provides secure transportation services domestically and in the United Kingdom through its joint venture, GEOAmey Ltd. As of December 31, 2025, GEO's worldwide operations include the management and/or ownership of approximately 75,000 beds at 95 secure and community-based facilities, including idle facilities. The company also provides reentry and electronic monitoring and supervision services for thousands of individuals, utilizing technology products such as radio frequency, GPS, and alcohol monitoring devices. GEO's services for government agency partners include secure facility management, which involves security, administrative, rehabilitation, education, and food services. Reentry services include supervision in community-based programs and reentry centers, temporary housing, programming, and employment assistance. GEO also provides comprehensive electronic monitoring and supervision services, develops new facilities, and offers secure transportation services. These services are provided at facilities that GEO either owns, leases, or are owned by its government agency partners.

GEO GROUP INC (NYSE:GEO) is a publicly traded company in the Real Estate & Construction sector. Wiseek has independently scored 11 items for GEO at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-08-06, rated 8/10. Across its 11 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 9/10, with 10 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for GEO spans 8-K, DEF 14A, 10-K.

Recent high-impact activity:

  • GEO Group Q2 Revenue Jumps 15%, Raises Full-Year Outlook on ICE Contract Wins
  • GEO Group Delivers Strong Q2: Revenue Climbs 15%, Net Income Surges 63%, and Full-Year Guidance Moves Higher
  • GEO Group Wins $80M/Year ICE Contract for 1,320-Bed North Carolina Facility
  • Trump's Immigration Crackdown Fuels Private Prison Stock Surge, Boosting GEO and CoreCivic
  • GEO Group Reports Strong Q1 Results, Significantly Raises Full-Year Guidance, and Repurchases $50M in Shares

Financial Snapshot

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
$2.63B
Net Income
$254.37M
Diluted EPS
$1.82
Op. Cash Flow
$72.61M
Free Cash Flow
-$124.9M
Operating Income
$257.49M
Cash & Equivalents
$69M
Total Debt
$1.65B
Debt / Equity
1.10×
Net Margin
9.7%
Shares Outstanding
136.24M sh
Source: 10-K · filed 2026-02-25 · accession 0001193125-26-071747

Short Interest & Short Volume

4.59 days to cover

FINRA reported short interest of 9,576,993 shares in GEO as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 9.8% decrease from the prior period — about 4.6 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 64.8% of GEO volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.

Short interest (bi-monthly positions)9,576,993 shares as of September 15, 2026
Change vs prior period▼ 9.8%
Days to cover4.59 at avg daily volume of 2,085,743
Daily short volume (FINRA facilities)64.8% of 639,757 shares on October 2, 2026
5-day average short volume55.3%

Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.

Browse all tickers starting with G →
$30.95 -0.41% today
52-week range · as of 2026-08-06 $12.51 – $32.25
Market cap
$4.13B
Volume
2.7M (1.2× avg)
3-mo avg 2.3M
Live data · 2026-10-03 23:44 UTC · Market closed

show_chartPrice Chart

Loading chart...

feed GEO - Latest Insights

GEO
Aug 06, 2026, 6:55 AM EDT
Source: BusinessWire
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $32.55
Real-time Price: $30.95 info
Change: -$1.60 (-5%) info
Market Cap: $4.128B info
GEO
Aug 06, 2026, 6:30 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $32.55
Real-time Price: $30.95 info
Change: -$1.60 (-5%) info
Market Cap: $4.128B info
GEO
Jul 29, 2026, 6:55 AM EDT
Source: BusinessWire
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $30.93
Real-time Price: $30.95 info
Change: +$0.020 (+0.06%) info
Market Cap: $4.128B info
GEO
Jun 20, 2026, 1:00 PM EDT
Source: Dow Jones Newswires
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $29.27
Real-time Price: $30.95 info
Change: +$1.68 (+6%) info
Market Cap: $4.128B info
GEO
May 06, 2026, 6:15 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $22.01
Real-time Price: $30.95 info
Change: +$8.94 (+41%) info
Market Cap: $4.128B info
GEO
May 06, 2026, 6:01 AM EDT
Source: Dow Jones Newswires
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $19.88
Real-time Price: $30.95 info
Change: +$11.07 (+56%) info
Market Cap: $4.128B info
GEO
Mar 19, 2026, 4:19 PM EDT
Filing Type: DEF 14A
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $16.38
Real-time Price: $30.95 info
Change: +$14.57 (+89%) info
Market Cap: $4.128B info
GEO
Feb 25, 2026, 4:30 PM EST
Filing Type: 10-K
Importance Score:
9
Price at Filing: $14.72
Real-time Price: $30.95 info
Change: +$16.23 (+110%) info
Market Cap: $4.128B info
GEO
Feb 12, 2026, 4:56 PM EST
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $13.33
Real-time Price: $30.95 info
Change: +$17.62 (+132%) info
Market Cap: $4.128B info
GEO
Feb 12, 2026, 6:15 AM EST
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $15.30
Real-time Price: $30.95 info
Change: +$15.65 (+102%) info
Market Cap: $4.128B info
GEO
Jan 26, 2026, 4:15 PM EST
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $16.82
Real-time Price: $30.95 info
Change: +$14.13 (+84%) info
Market Cap: $4.128B info
Research tools: Filing Impact Index Dilution Tracker Split Calendar Open Datasets