CoreCivic (CXW) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Damon T. Hininger, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $7.2M in 2025, down 4% from $7.5M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 123:1, on median employee pay of $58,635.

Filed
March 31, 2026
Annual meeting
May 14, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$7.2M-4% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
123:1median $58,635
CEO pay in equity
42%$3M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
97%of votes cast
CEO Total Compensation
$7,203,173For fiscal year 2025
CEO to Median Pay Ratio
123:1Based on median pay of $58,635
Say-on-Pay Support
97%From 2025 annual meeting
CEO Target Bonus
135%Percentage of base salary

How Hininger was paid

$7.2M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary15%Stock awards42%Non-equity incentive39%Pension and deferred comp0%All other compensation4%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Damon T. HiningerPresident and Chief Executive Officer$7,203,173
David M. GarfinkleExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$3,293,765
Patrick D. SwindlePresident and Chief Executive Officer$3,488,419
Anthony L. GrandeExecutive Vice President and Chief Development Officer$3,321,232
Lucibeth N. MayberryExecutive Vice President and Chief Real Estate Officer$3,196,487

What changed and why

  • 97%Stockholders overwhelmingly approved executive compensation with over 97% of votes cast in favor at the previous annual meeting.
  • $7.2MTotal compensation for CEO Damon T. Hininger was $7,203,173 in fiscal year 2025.
  • The ratio of annual total compensation of the CEO to the median employee was 123 to one.
  • Performance-based RSUs are tied to annual Normalized FFO performance targets and an rTSR modifier.
  • Executive stock ownership guidelines require significant levels of stock ownership for executives and directors.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.