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CPRT · CIK 900075 · LATEST FILING: 10-K FY26 · FILED SEP 29, 2026
COPART, INC.
$27.87
+0.12 (+0.43%)
Close, Oct 16, 2026 · 52-week $26–46
Copart runs online auctions for used, wrecked and salvage vehicles. It sells most vehicles for a fee on behalf of sellers, mainly insurance companies after accidents, and also buys some vehicles and sells them itself.
Business
- ProductsService 85% · Product 15% (FY26)
- CustomersSellers: insurance companies, banks, rental and fleet companies, dealers and individuals. Buyers: dismantlers, rebuilders, dealers, exporters and the public, bidding online
- Cash useFY25–FY26: buybacks $1.6B · capex $906M · acquisitions $6M
Reinvested 27% of operating cash flow · returned 65% of free cash flow
Last fiscal year
COPART, INC. reported revenue of $4.7B for the year ended Jul 31, 2026 (FY26), up 0.4% from FY25. Net income was $1.5B, operating cash flow $1.6B and free cash flow $1.3B. Source: 10-K filed Sep 29, 2026.
Market cap
$25.8B
P/E
17.4
EV/EBITDA
12.7x
P/B
2.8
ROIC
19.6%
Revenue 1Y
0.4%/yr
EPS 1Y
−2.5%/yr
Shares 1Y
−4%
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Median
Daily closes, split-adjusted · ratios at each fiscal year end
Company
CEOJayson Adair
HQDallas, TX
AuditorErnst & Young LLP
Year endsJuly
Revenue by segment · FY26
Service85%
Product15%
Compounded growth & averages
10Y
5Y
3Y
TTM
Share price
15.2%
−5.1%
−15.8%
−36.7%
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Share price: yearly compound rate of the traded close; the last column is the past year.
Where the cash went · FY25–FY26
$2.5B deployed
Capex
$906M
35.6%
Acquisitions
$6M
0.2%
Buybacks
$1.6B
64.1%
Operating cash flow over the period: $3.4B. Total debt changed by +$0M.
More cash than debt at the end of FY26.
Growth engines
How much of the profit growth came from new investment, and how much from running the business better.
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Financials
Last 2 years · Upgrade to see 10 years · USD millions · each year opens its 10-K · FY26 = year ended Jul 31, 2026 · change vs previous year
Last 4 quarters · USD millions · quarter-end month shown · change vs same quarter a year earlier
Per-share figures are split-adjusted (4-for-1 split after FY21).
Income
Revenue
4,647
4,666+0.4%
YoY
+0.4%
Gross profit
2,100
2,084−0.8%
Gross margin
45.2%
44.7%−0.5 pp
Operating income
1,697
1,653−2.6%
Operating margin
36.5%
35.4%−1.1 pp
EBITDA
1,913
1,882−1.6%
EBITDA margin
41.2%
40.3%−0.8 pp
Interest expense
2
2−7.6%
Interest coverage
947.28x
1008.55x+61.27x
Net income
1,552
1,484−4.4%
YoY
−4.4%
Net margin
33.4%
31.8%−1.6 pp
EPS (diluted, $)
1.59
1.55−2.5%
YoY
−2.5%
Balance sheet
Total assets
10,091
10,028−0.6%
Cash & short-term investments
2,781
1,908−31.4%
Accounts receivable
763
809+6.1%
Inventory
40
51+29.6%
Net PP&E
3,598
3,733+3.8%
Other assets
2,910
3,526+21.2%
Total liabilities
904
931+2.9%
Accounts payable
592
635+7.2%
Total debt
3
3+0.8%
Other liabilities
309
293−5.2%
Shareholders’ equity
9,187
9,097−1.0%
Total liabilities = total assets − shareholders’ equity, so it includes minority interest where a company has one.
Cash flow statement · as filed
Cash from operations
1,800
1,604−10.8%
Net income
1,548
1,480−4.4%
Depreciation & amortization
216
229+6.3%
Stock-based compensation
38
39+2.1%
Working capital & other
(2)
(144)n/m
Cash from investing
(587)
(878)n/m
Capex
(569)
(337)n/m
PP&E sold
32
13−60.5%
Acquisitions
(1)
(5)n/m
Other investing
(49)
(548)n/m
Cash from financing
52
(1,607)−3183.8%
Buybacks
0
(1,633)n/m
Shares issued
43
17−60.9%
Other financing
9
9−3.9%
Net change in cash
1,266
(873)−168.9%
Free cash flow (OCF − capex)
1,231
1,267+3.0%
Where the cash went
Operating cash flow
1,800
1,604−10.8%
Reinvested in the business
570
342−40.0%
% of operating cash flow
31.7%
21.3%
Capex
569
337−40.7%
Acquisitions
1
5+309.2%
Free cash flow
1,231
1,267+3.0%
YoY
+3.0%
Returned to shareholders
0
1,633n/m
% of free cash flow
0.0%
128.8%
Buybacks
0
1,633n/m
Change in total debt
—
0.0
Cash left over
—
(370)
FCF conversion (FCF ÷ net income)
79.3%
85.4%+6.1 pp
Owner earnings
—
1,361
Owner earnings margin
—
29.2%
Returns & ratios
ROIC (all capital)
21.6%
19.6%−2.0 pp
ROIC (operating)
36.4%
34.3%−2.1 pp
Net debt / EBITDA
−1.45x
−1.01x+0.44x
Debt / equity
0.00x
0.00x+0.00x
Cash conversion cycle (days)
−19
−19+0 d
ROE
16.9%
16.3%−0.6 pp
ROA
15.4%
14.8%−0.6 pp
ROCE
18.0%
17.7%−0.3 pp
NOPAT
1,386
1,333−3.8%
Invested capital (operating)
3,809
3,959+3.9%
Invested capital (all)
6,409
7,192+12.2%
Reinvestment rate
—
11.3%
Debtor days
60
63+3 d
Inventory days
6
7+2 d
Days payable
85
90+5 d
Income
Oct '25
Jan '26
Apr '26
Jul '26
Revenue
1,155
1,122
1,237
1,152
vs year-ago quarter
Operating income
431
389
464
369
Net income
404
351
402
327
vs year-ago quarter
Net margin
35.0%
31.3%
32.5%
28.4%
EPS (diluted, $)
0.41
0.36
0.43
0.35
vs year-ago quarter
Balance sheet
Oct '25
Jan '26
Apr '26
Jul '26
Total assets
10,581
10,595
9,649
10,028
Cash & equivalents
5,234
5,102
3,354
1,908
Total debt
—
—
—
3
Shareholders’ equity
9,600
9,789
8,774
9,097
Cash flow
Oct '25
Jan '26
Apr '26
Jul '26
Operating cash flow
535
128
584
358
Capex
108
70
81
79
Free cash flow
427
58
503
279
vs year-ago quarter