CPRT
Copart
$29.73
▲ 2.5%Updated Today 11:30 AM ET
CPRT at a glance — five pillars scored 0–100 from real filed financials.
Overall: Favorable · 64/100. A wider, greener shape means more pillars look healthy. Dividends scores 0 when a company pays none — that is a choice, not a flaw.
▼ Down 36.9% over the last 12 months
Market Cap
$27.78B
P/E
17.15x
Forward P/E (est.)
16.17x
ROE
16.6%
Revenue Growth
1.1%
EPS Growth
6.1%
Profit Margin
33.5%
FCF Yield
2.5%
Debt / Equity
0x
ROIC
22.0%
Interest Coverage
83.87x
Current Ratio
7.61x
Dividend Yield
—
Implied Growth (rev. DCF)
4.4%
Rating Score
64/100
Copart (CPRT) is a large-cap company in the Diversified Support Services industry, part of the Industrials sector of the S&P 500, with a market value around $27.78B.
In its latest reported year it generated about $4.65B in revenue and $1.55B in net profit.
Our model rates CPRT Favorable (64/100) on growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation. The summary below is built from its filed financials and current ratios and refreshes automatically.
Evidence of durable competitive advantage in the filed financials (9 years of history).
The filed history looks like a business competitors struggle to attack: high and steady margins, revenue that grows through cycles, and strong returns on capital.
37.3% average over the last 3 years
±3.1 pts around 36.6% across 9 years
grew in 8 of the last 8 year-over-year periods
positive in 9 of 9 years
22.0% latest fiscal year
A moat can't be proven by numbers alone — this scores the evidence a durable advantage leaves behind (pricing power, consistency, returns on capital), computed the same way for every stock. Pair it with the business overview before concluding anything.
Technical analysis reads price and volume to judge momentum and timing. It complements the fundamentals above — it does not replace them. Here is what CPRT's chart says today, with each tool explained.
Trend — moving averages. A moving average is the average closing price over a window, which smooths out daily noise. CPRT trades near $29.73, below its 50-day average ($31.91) and 200-day average ($37.53). Price below both averages is a downtrend — momentum is against buyers for now.
Momentum — RSI. The Relative Strength Index runs 0–100 and measures how strong recent gains are versus losses. Above 70 is "overbought", below 30 "oversold". At 45 it is in neutral territory — neither stretched nor washed out.
MACD. MACD compares two moving averages to flag shifts in momentum. Its histogram is currently negative — short-term momentum is fading.
Volatility — ATR. Average True Range is the typical daily move. CPRT's is $1.02 (~3.4% of price), so swings of about that size each day are normal — handy for setting a stop that isn't too tight.
Support & resistance. Over the last month CPRT found buyers near $27.85 (support) and sellers near $31.76 (resistance); its 52-week range is $27.85–$50.11. A decisive break beyond either edge often marks the next move.
Volume. The latest session traded 1.1× the 20-day average — about normal. Rising volume on up-days suggests real buying; on down-days, real selling.
Educational information to help you read a chart — not a recommendation or a forecast. It updates daily as the price and indicators change.
4Y CAGR
14.6%
Revenue moved from $1.45B in 2017 to $4.65B in 2025, a 15.7% compound annual growth rate. The most recent year was roughly flat (1.1%) year over year. Slower, mature growth is common for established businesses.
Gross Margin
45.5%
Operating Margin
36.5%
Net Margin
33.4%
ROE
16.6%
Copart keeps about 33.5% of each sales dollar as net profit, with a 45.5% gross margin and 36.5% operating margin. Return on equity is 16.6% and return on invested capital about 22.0%. Margins this wide usually signal pricing power or a cost advantage.
Total Debt
$11.01M
Net Debt
-$2.10B
Net cash position
Net Debt / EBITDA
-1.24x
Debt / Equity
0x
Leverage: debt-to-equity is 0.0x, and operating profit covers interest about 83.9x, with a current ratio of 7.6x. That is a conservative balance sheet — a cushion in downturns. It carries roughly $11.01M of total debt against $2.11B of cash.
Operating CF
$1.80B
Free Cash Flow
$1.23B
FCF Margin
26.5%
In the latest year Copart produced about $1.80B of operating cash flow and $1.23B of free cash flow after capital spending. That is a free-cash-flow yield of about 2.5% on today's price. Cash flow is what ultimately pays shareholders, so it is worth tracking over time.
P/E
17.15x
P/S
6.14x
P/B
4.46x
EV / EBITDA
—
CPRT trades at 17.2x trailing earnings (about 16.2x on estimated forward earnings), 6.1x sales, and 4.5x book value. Reverse-engineering today's price implies the market expects roughly 4.4% long-term free-cash-flow growth. That is a fairly typical valuation for a profitable company.
A two-stage discounted cash flow on real SEC-filed free cash flow — the intrinsic-value anchor professional analysts triangulate from.
DCF fair value / share
$19.30
Current price
$29.73
Starting FCF (latest 10-K)
$1.23B
Growth, years 1–5
1.1%
Fade to terminal, years 6–10
2.5%
Discount rate
9.0%
Cash flows grow at the stage-1 rate (trailing revenue growth, capped at 20%) for five years, fade to 2.5% by year 10, and continue at that rate forever (Gordon terminal value), all discounted at 9.0%. Small changes in assumptions move the result a lot — treat this as one reference point, not a target price. Educational only, not investment advice.
Where CPRT sits versus its Industrials sector peers in the S&P 500.
Bands show the middle half (25th–75th percentile) of the 144 Industrials companies in the S&P 500 — the peer-relative anchor professional comps analysis uses. Context only — not investment advice.
How CPRT stacks up against its Industrials peers — valuation, profitability, and growth versus the sector median.
In the Industrials sector (273 S&P 500 companies), CPRT ranks #13 of 273 by our overall rating. It trades at a discount versus the sector on earnings (17.2x P/E vs. 31.9x median) with a lower return on equity (16.6% vs. 18.1%) and slower revenue growth (1.1% vs. 6.0%).
P/E vs sector
17.2x
median 31.9x
ROE vs sector
16.6%
median 18.1%
Growth vs sector
1.1%
median 6.0%
Sector rank
#13
of 273 by rating
Valuation vs. quality map
The sweet spot is upper-left: more profitable (higher ROE) for a lower P/E. Dashed lines mark the sector median.
Peers are the closest Industrials companies by sub-industry and size. Sector median is across all 273 S&P 500 names in the sector. Educational, not a recommendation.
Project revenue → earnings → price. Edit the assumptions to build your own case.
2030 price target (Base Case)
$0.00 – $0.00
vs. $29.73 today · expected CAGR -9% – 2%
| Metric | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $4.79B | $4.93B | $5.08B | $5.23B | $5.39B |
| Net income | $1.58B | $1.63B | $1.68B | $1.73B | $1.78B |
| EPS | $1.69 | $1.74 | $1.79 | $1.85 | $1.90 |
| Share price (low) | $16.90 | $17.41 | $17.93 | $18.47 | $19.02 |
| Share price (high) | $28.73 | $29.59 | $30.48 | $31.40 | $32.34 |
| CAGR (low–high) | -43% / -3% | -23% / -0% | -16% / 1% | -11% / 1% | -9% / 2% |
Educational model on sample fundamentals — not a forecast or investment advice. Outputs are only as good as your assumptions.
The case for CPRT:
- High net margins (33.5%) point to pricing power or efficiency.
- Strong return on equity (16.6%) shows capital is put to work well.
- A conservative balance sheet (debt/equity 0.0x) lowers risk.
- Our model's overall read is Favorable (64/100).
The case against CPRT:
- Revenue growth is slow (1.1%), limiting the upside engine.
- Like any single stock, it is exposed to competition, the economic cycle, and shifts in its end markets.
Growth risk — sluggish revenue (1.1%) leaves little margin for execution missteps.
Market risk — sector rotation, the economic cycle, and broad sentiment move the stock regardless of fundamentals.
On balance, the fundamentals screen favourably: Copart is a large-cap industrials business growing at a mature pace, with solid profitability, and a sound balance sheet. It trades at 17.2x earnings, which our model scores Favorable (64/100). Weigh this against your own goals and time horizon — this is educational information, not a recommendation.
Analyst Ratings
What 21 Wall Street analysts covering CPRT recommend (August 2026). Consensus is a useful sanity check — not a substitute for your own homework.
Latest SEC Filings
CPRT's most recent filings, straight from SEC EDGAR. Annual and quarterly reports are the deep dives; 8-Ks flag material events the moment they happen.
In the Idea Lab
CPRT — frequently asked questions
Is CPRT a good stock to buy?
We don't give buy or sell advice. Our model rates Copart Favorable (64/100) based on its growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation — use that as a research starting point and make your own decision.
What is CPRT's rating on The Stocks School?
Copart currently scores 64/100 (Favorable) on our transparent model, which weighs real fundamentals: growth, margins, returns on capital, balance-sheet strength, and valuation.
How our ratings work →Where does CPRT's data come from?
Live price data plus real fundamentals and 5-year financials pulled directly from Copart's SEC filings — refreshed automatically, not hand-entered.
How is the 5-year projection for CPRT calculated?
It's a scenario model: it grows revenue at an assumed rate, applies a profit margin and a valuation multiple, and shows the resulting share-price range. The assumptions are yours to change — it's a tool for thinking, not a prediction.
Is this CPRT analysis financial advice?
No. Everything on this page is educational research, not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell CPRT. Always do your own research and consider a licensed professional.
Data notice. Fundamentals and financial statements are sourced from company filings (SEC EDGAR) and market-data providers; prices and market caps refresh on trading days and may be delayed. Ratings, projections, technical signals, and written summaries are model- or rule-generated for education and may simplify or lag the latest filings.
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