COMPARE · Data as of August 21, 2026
BRC vs CXW
Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. BRC scored 61.4, CXW scored 51.4 — BRC leads.
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BRC
Brady Corp
61.4
$91.29 · $4.3B
Score gap
10.0
BRC leads
CXW
CoreCivic, Inc.
51.4
$34.01 · $3.4B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
- CheapestBRC21.1x
- Fastest growthCXW+12.7%
- Strongest balance sheetBRC0.10
- Highest qualityBRC77 / 100
- Largest discount to fair valueBRC-7%
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Growth against the P/E multiple. Up and to the right is cheaper and faster — the quality-growth idea in one picture. Points beyond the axis are pinned to the edge and marked off-scale rather than allowed to compress everything else.
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
BRC
stronger →← stronger
CXW
77
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
48
71
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
76
42
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
37
BRC is stronger on 2 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
BRC
CXW
$181mC
FCF
$57mC-
+11.1%B
Rev
+12.7%B+
0.10A
D/E
0.95C+
21.1xB
P/E
27.0xB
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PEG
1.06B+
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
BRC
CXW
7% below
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
68% above
~6%/yr
Growth the price implies10-yr FCF · lower = less priced in
~27%/yr
-3%
1-yr DCF upside
-55%
+8%
5-yr DCF upside
-40%
+26%
10-yr DCF upside
-8%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
BRC
Why this score
- Durable high returns
CXW
Why this score
- Buying back stock
The companies
BRCBrady Corp
Why now
Commercial Services & Supplies · market cap $4.3b. 8% off the 52-week high of $99.28. Revenue growing +11%, comfortably above the S&P median.
Moat
Net margin 13% beats the market median by a meaningful margin — the company is keeping more of every revenue dollar than the average S&P constituent. ROE 16% sits above Buffett's preferred 15% threshold — the equity base is compounding at a rate the market struggles to discount accurately.
Risk
Mature compounder — the risk is paying up for quality at a moment when growth is decelerating. Watch for sequential revenue + margin trends; the inflection from "compounder" to "ex-compounder" is hard to spot until the multiple already started compressing.
CXWCoreCivic, Inc.
Why now
Security & Protection Services · market cap $3.4b. Trading near 52-week high of $34.86 — momentum setup, limited technical margin of safety. Revenue growing +13%, comfortably above the S&P median. 5 sell-side analysts rate this a Strong Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $41.80 (implying +23% upside).
Moat
Moat signals from the quantitative card are modest — profitability and capital efficiency are middle-of-pack. The thesis here depends on softer factors (switching costs, brand, distribution, regulatory protection) not captured by the quality-growth screen.
Risk
Trading within 2% of the 52-week high — limited technical margin of safety; a momentum reversal would test conviction.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
Generating verdict… typically 5–10 seconds
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Where BRC and CXW diverge
On the headline score the gap is 10.0 points in favor of BRC. They get there differently, though — each leads on a different pillar, so the better pick depends on which you weight.
- QualityBRC 77.2 · CXW 48.1BRC +29.1
- ValueBRC 42.3 · CXW 37.2BRC +5.1
- GrowthBRC 70.9 · CXW 75.8CXW +4.9
Pillars run 0–100 against sector peers, so a score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.