The short version

From the latest prices and each company's SEC filings. Who's ahead on each measure, not which to buy.

  • Geo is the larger company, worth $4.3B, close to Brinks's $4.2B.
  • Geo grew revenue faster over the last year (+15.1% vs +7.1%).
  • Geo keeps more of each dollar of revenue as operating profit (11.2% vs 10.5%).
  • On earnings, Geo is the cheaper stock (16.4x vs 24.0x).

Side by side

The stronger figure is shaded where higher (or, for valuation multiples, lower) reads as better. How the implied growth works.

MeasureBCOGEO
Market cap$4.2B$4.3B
Share price$103.40$31.13
Revenue (last fiscal year)$5.3B$2.6B
Free cash flow (last fiscal year)$436M-$125M
Revenue growth, last year+7.1%+15.1%
Revenue growth per year, last 5 fiscal years+5.8%+3.9%
Operating margin10.5%11.2%
Net margin3.3%10.3%
Return on equity58.3%19.2%
P/E (trailing)24.0x16.4x
Price / free cash flow9.68x—
EV / EBITDA8.33x8.54x
FCF growth the price implies-4.6%—
Dividend yield0.96%—
Debt / equity22.2x1.47x
Fundamental gradeCC
Superinvestors holding it42
Insider purchases, last 12 months20

Results from SEC filings

Revenue and free cash flow by fiscal year, from each company's 10-K filings.

Brinks

YearRevenueFree cash flowOp. margin
2021$4.2B$310M8.4%
2022$4.5B$297M8.0%
2023$4.9B$500M8.7%
2024$5.0B$204M9.0%
2025$5.3B$436M11.1%

Geo

YearRevenueFree cash flowOp. margin
2021$2.3B$213M12.8%
2022$2.4B$198M16.2%
2023$2.4B$205M14.6%
2024$2.4B$164M12.8%
2025$2.6B-$125M9.8%

Where the revenue comes from

Brinks · by products, 2025

Cash and valuables management$3.8B72%
DRS and AMS$1.5B28%

Geo · by segments, 2025

U.S. Secure Services$1.8B69%
Electronic Monitoring and Supervision Services$321M12%
Reentry Services$287M11%
International$197M7%
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Questions

Which is bigger, Brinks or Geo?

Geo (GEO), at $4.3B against $4.2B.

Is BCO or GEO cheaper?

By trailing P/E, Geo (16.4x) is cheaper than Brinks (24.0x). A lower multiple can also mean the market expects less growth.

Which grows faster, BCO or GEO?

Geo: revenue grew +15.1% over the last year, against +7.1%.

Prices and ratios as of the last daily update; statements from SEC filings. Information only, not investment advice.