Stock · CPRT · Industrials

Copart Inc

United States · Large Cap · listed since 1994 · Revenue 12 mo. $4.7B

Price as of 11/06/2026

StockScorer score
4.5
of 10 5 of 11 points Low Match To the score
Price
$31.95
1 Y −29.7%
Market cap
$27.9B
Phase
Payout
core business profitable, at least half of operating cash flow goes to shareholders
Revenue +6.4% a year (3 years)EBIT margin 35.4%Payout 101.7% of operating cash flow

Copart, Inc. provides online auctions and vehicle remarketing services in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Brazil, Canada, the United Arab Emirates, Spain, Finland, Oman, the Republic of Ireland, and Bahrain.

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Copart, Inc. provides online auctions and vehicle remarketing services in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Brazil, Canada, the United Arab Emirates, Spain, Finland, Oman, the Republic of Ireland, and Bahrain. The company provides a range of services to process and sell vehicles over the internet through its virtual bidding third generation internet auction-style sales technology. It offers services, such as online seller access; salvage estimation; estimating; end-of-life vehicle processing; transportation; vehicle inspection stations; on-demand reporting; title processing and express; loan payoff; flexible vehicle processing programs; buy it now and make an offer; sales process; and dealer services. In addition, the company provides IntelliSeller, an automated tool that leverages its vehicle and sales data to assist its sellers in making vital auction decisions; BluCar to sell vehicles of financial institutions, fleet, and rental car companies; CashForCars.com, CashForCars.ca, CashForCars.de, CashForCars.co.uk, and Cash-for-cars.ie; and national powersport auctions services, which include services through live and online auction platforms to dealers, financial institutions, and original equipment manufacturers. Further, it offers wholesale construction, agriculture, and fleet remarketing services through no-reserve online auctions under Purple Wave brand name; Copart Recycling services; and Copart 360, a technology that captures clear 360-degree views of interiors and exteriors of cars, trucks, and vans. The company sells the vehicles to licensed vehicle dismantlers, rebuilders, repair licenses, used vehicle dealers, and exporters, as well as to the public. Copart, Inc. was incorporated in 1982 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

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Summary

Copart Inc is around the middle of the Industrials sector overall

54.8 of 100

Mean of the six area values. Each area value is the mean of the stock's ranks among the companies in its sector. 50 is the middle of the sector, not a share of companies beaten.

Analysis

What the price requires

The price requires 9.6% FCF growth a year, less than achieved over the last 5 and 10 years.

If free cash flow stays at €1.1B (2026), it supports €12.6B. The remaining €12.4B of the market value assume it grows 9.6% a year for 10 years and not at all afterwards.

Required FCF growth per year

9.6%

no growth afterwards

Market value breakdown€25.1B market value, price as of 11/06/2026

€12.6B without growth
€12.4B priced-in growth
  • 5 yrs achieved 16.0%
  • 10 yrs achieved 21.7%
  • priced in 9.6%

Valuation against its own history

Price to operating cash flow 19.1×, below its usual range.

Middle half of 20 quarters: 23.4× to 34.7×, median 29.2×.

Measures only against its own past, not against what the company is worth. Price as of 11/06/2026.

3 signs support the expectation, none speaks against it.

What supports it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

  • Expectation below the company's own record priced in 9.6%, achieved at least 16.0%
  • High, stable gross margin median 45.0%, range 7.7 pp (10 years)
  • High return on capital every year ROCE at least 17.7% (10 years)

What speaks against it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

No anomaly in the stored figures.

Since the last quarter

Q2 → Q3 2026

Mostly worse than the previous quarter: 4 of 4 changes for the worse.

  • FCF, 12 mo.$1.3B → $1.3B−5.4%worse
  • EBIT margin36.6% → 35.4%−1.2 ppworse
  • FCF margin28.9% → 27.2%−1.7 ppworse
  • Net debt−$3.3B → −$1.8B+44.2%worse

4 more unchanged: Revenue, 12 mo., Gross margin, Shares outstanding, Return on equity

Derivation

How the sector comparison is derived

Each area value is the average of its metrics' ranks within the sector (0 to 100, 50 is the middle). For metrics where lower is better, the rank is mirrored. The overall value is the average of the area values.

Price as of 11/06/2026.

Profitability77.1above the middleEarns more than the sector: FCF margin 27.16%, sector 8.50%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Return on equity16.32%13.10%Rank 61
Return on capital (Greenblatt)19.04%19.33%Rank 49
EBIT margin35.42%11.28%Rank 95
FCF margin27.16%8.50%Rank 96
Gross margin44.66%28.98%Rank 84
Growth45.2around the middleGrows about as fast as the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Revenue growth, 1 year0.41%5.15%Rank 23
Earnings growth, 3 years per year6.60%8.01%Rank 48
Earnings growth, 5 years per year9.75%12.89%Rank 37
Sustainable growth (ROE × retained earnings)7.23%4.02%Rank 73
Valuation51.4around the middleValued about like the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Earnings yield4.86%4.42%Rank 55
FCF yield4.54%3.98%Rank 60
EV/saleslower is better5.042.08Rank 19
EV/EBITlower is better14.2419.47Rank 72
Momentum41.4around the middleShare price moving about like the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Share price, 1 year−29.69%−0.01%Rank 6
Share price, 6 months−5.38%−1.43%Rank 40
Share price, 3 months12.85%0.53%Rank 86
Distance from 52-week high−23.23%−16.36%Rank 34
Quality27.6below the middleQuality below the sector: Dividend streak in years –, sector 5.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Accruals (Sloan)lower is better7.53%1.39%Rank 11
Change in share countlower is better−2.12%−0.44%Rank 75
Dividend streak in years–5Rank 7
Price reaction to results, market-adjusted−3.49%0.27%Rank 18
Balance sheet & risk86.0above the middleLess risk than the sector: Equity ratio 90.72%, sector 39.65%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Equity ratio90.72%39.65%Rank 99
Net debt/EBITDAlower is better−2.131.38Rank 96
Debt to equitylower is better0.010.61Rank 97
Volatility, 1 yearlower is better32.80%32.95%Rank 51

Ten years in figures

Revenue from $1.4B (2017) to $4.7B (2026), 13.9% a year.

Fiscal years, amounts in USD
YearRevenue, $BEBIT marginFCFSharesNet debt
20171.431.9%$319.9M948M$422.9M
20181.832.4%$238.4M968M$125.4M
20192.035.1%$272.0M962M$214.9M
20202.237.0%$314.2M955M$40.9M
20212.742.2%$527.9M961M−$530.2M
20223.539.3%$839.2M965M−$1.3B
20233.938.4%$847.6M967M−$836.9M
20244.237.1%$961.6M975M−$1.4B
20254.636.5%$1.2B978M−$2.7B
20264.735.4%$1.3B957M−$1.8B
4.5 / 10Low MatchStockScorer score5 of 11 points

3 of 7 StockScorer Score rules met · How the score is built

Copart Inc mainly meets criteria in the Valuation category. Result from 18 strategies checked.

This stock · Profitability: 67%This stock · Growth: 0%This stock · Valuation: 100%This stock · Momentum: 0%Median of all stocks · Profitability: 33%Median of all stocks · Growth: 0%Median of all stocks · Valuation: 0%Median of all stocks · Momentum: 0%50%100%ProfitabilityGrowthValuationMomentumThis stockMedian of all stocks

How Copart Inc's score is built

Copart Inc is rated here with the StockScorer Score strategy, the flagship rule set. It compares return and cash-flow metrics with the median of the company's own sector and checks growth and price trend.

3 of 7 rules met

5 of 11 points

  1. Free cash flow yield above the sector medianmet2 of 2 points
  2. Return on capital (Greenblatt ROC) above the sector mediannot met0 of 2 points
  3. Return on equity above the sector medianmet1 of 1 point
  4. Free cash flow margin above the sector medianmet2 of 2 points
  5. Revenue growth above 15%not met0 of 2 points
  6. 3-year earnings growth above 12% p.a.not met0 of 1 point
  7. 12-month share price more than 20 percentage points ahead of the marketnot met0 of 1 point
  8. Exclusion: financial and real estate stocksdoes not apply

Detail data

How does Copart Inc stock perform across 18 strategies?

Excerpt from 18 strategies checked. The full evaluation is visible after a free sign-up.

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  • Earnings Quality: Accrual Check (Sloan)
  • Defensive: Low Volatility
  • High-Growth / Rule of 40
  • Magic Formula: Value + Quality
  • Acquirer's Multiple: EV/EBIT Deep Value
  • Dividend Aristocrats & Continuity
  • Dividend Quality: 4 Factors
  • Balanced GARP
  • Levermann Strategy (13 Criteria)
  • PEG Strategy (inspired by Peter Lynch)
  • Trending Value: Value + Momentum
  • Growth Momentum (CAN SLIM principle)

Copart Inc key metrics: P/E, P/B and equity ratio

Selected fundamental metrics for Copart Inc.

MetricStockSector
P/E ratio20.622.5
P/B ratio3.42.9
Return on equity (ROE)16.3%13.1%
Equity ratio90.7%39.7%
Debt-to-equity (D/E)0.010.61
Dividend yield0.0%2.0%

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Frequently asked questions about Copart Inc stock

How does Copart Inc stock (CPRT) score in the StockScorer model?
Copart Inc stock reaches a StockScorer score of 4.5 out of 10, which is a low match with the rule-based strategies. 3 out of 7 flagship profile rules are met.
What is Copart Inc's P/E ratio?
Copart Inc's P/E ratio is 20.6. The Industrials sector median is 22.5.
What sector is Copart Inc in?
Copart Inc is assigned to the Industrials sector. Its rank within the sector is 54.8 out of 100: 100 means the stock leads its peer group of large and mid-cap sector stocks in every measured area.

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