Stock Analysis
Copart IncCPRT
P/E 16.61×· 5Y range 15.66–78.19×· bottom 1% of history
Sector: Consumer Cyclical · Industry: Retail-Auto Dealers & Gasoline Stations
AnalystsBuy21 analystsP/E 16.6× sits at the 1st percentile of its 5.089664613278576-year history.
Cash covers 5081% of debt · FY 2026.
PMP Verdict
Strong business, attractive price
Strengths
- Financial Health100
- Profitability95
Risks
- Growth36
High-quality business at an attractive price.
Bull Case
- ✓Altman Z 20.1 — safe-zone balance sheet
- ✓ROE 17.0% — efficient capital deployment
- ✓Interest coverage 40.3× — debt well covered
- ✓P/E 16.6× at bottom 1% of 5-year history
What's happening with CPRT
Profile
Strong financial health, profitability, moat, earnings quality and valuation; growth lags behind.
How is each axis scored?
- Valuation77/100 · Strong
- P/E vs own history (1th pct)25/25
- FCF yield (5.2%)20/25
- P/S (5.6x)12/25
- EV/EBIT (12.7x)20/25
- Growth36/100 · Weak
- Revenue CAGR (7.4%)12/25
- Net income CAGR (8.0%)12/25
- EPS CAGR 5Y (8.2%)12/25
- Fwd implied growth (-4.8%)0/25
- Profitability95/100 · Strong
- ROIC (28.4%)25/25
- ROE (17.0%)20/25
- Net margin (33.5%)25/25
- Operating margin (36.6%)25/25
- Financial Health100/100 · Strong
- Altman Z (20.11)25/25
- Current ratio (7.91)25/25
- Interest coverage (40.3x)25/25
- Net cash / debt (Net cash)25/25
- Quality87/100 · Strong
- Piotroski F (6/9)15/25
- Beneish M (-2.53)25/25
- FCF conversion (86%)22/25
- Margin stability (σ 3.5%)25/25
- Moat95/100 · Strong
- ROIC >12% years (10/10 yrs)25/25
- Median gross margin (42.1%)20/25
- FCF-positive years (10/10 yrs)25/25
- Worst-year net margin (worst 23.1%)25/25
About Copart Inc
Based in Dallas, Copart operates a global online salvage vehicle auction with operations in 11 countries across North America, Europe, and the Middle East, facilitating over 4 million transactions annually. Show more
The company utilizes its virtual bidding platform, VB3, to connect vehicle sellers with over 750,000 registered buyers around the world. Buyers primarily consist of vehicle dismantlers, rebuilders, individuals, and used vehicle retailers. About 80% of Copart's vehicle volume is supplied by auto insurance companies holding vehicles deemed a total loss. Copart also offers services such as vehicle transportation, storage, title transfer, and salvage value estimation. The company primarily operates on a consignment basis and collects fees based on the vehicle's final selling price.
Headquarters: DALLAS, TX · Employees: 11,600 · Website ↗
Price History
Weekly Candlestick Chart — up to 5Y
Key Metrics
Financial snapshot · Tap any metric for its definition and grade
TTM Snapshot
trailing twelve months · YoYValuation
77B+P/E (TTM)16.7xB
Grade B: FairPrice / TTM EPS (own statements) — vs own 5Y history: 15.7x–78.2x · lowest in history
P/FCF19.7xB
Grade B: FairPrice / Free Cash Flow per share (Finnhub). Inverse of FCF yield — negative when FCF is negative
FCF Yield5.2%A
Grade A: ValueTTM (OCF − CapEx) / Market Cap — vs own 5Y history: 1.0%–5.5% · highest in history
P/S (TTM)5.58xC
Grade C: ExpensivePrice / TTM Revenue (own statements) — vs own 5Y history: 5.2x–24.0x · lowest in history
EV/EBIT12.7xB
Grade B: FairEnterprise value / TTM EBIT (D&A not in our data) — capital-structure neutral — vs own 5Y history: 11.7x–62.8x · 1st pct
EV/Sales4.9xB
Grade B: FairEnterprise Value / TTM Revenue (Finnhub) — capital-structure neutral sales multiple
Forward P/E17.5xB
Grade B: FairPrice / next-year EPS estimate — shows whether the TTM multiple is rich or just front-loading growth
P/B Ratio2.84xA
Grade A: FairPrice to Book Value. Neg. equity = heavy buybacks
PEG Ratio5.46D
Grade D: ExpensiveFinnhub PEG — their P/E basis ÷ expected EPS growth. Suppressed when their P/E diverges >2× from our TTM P/E (different basis)
Dividend Yield—
TTM dividend yield (Finnhub) — annual dividends / price. None = no dividend; very high yield can signal distress
Payout Ratio—
Dividends / Net Income (Finnhub) — share of earnings paid out; >90% or negative = unsustainable
Profitability
95A+ROIC28.4%A
Grade A: MoatNOPAT (EBIT less ~21% tax) / invested capital (equity + debt − cash). Flagship quality metric — durable >15% signals a moat
ROE17.0%C
Grade C: AverageReturn on Equity. Neg. equity = heavy buybacks
ROA14.5%A
Grade A: StrongReturn on Assets (Finnhub) — Net Income / Total Assets; how efficiently assets produce profit
Net Margin33.5%A
Grade A: HighNet Income / Revenue
Operating Margin36.6%A
Grade A: HighTTM EBIT / TTM Revenue
Gross Margin36.6%C
Grade C: AverageGross Profit / Revenue
FCF Margin28.9%A
Grade A: HighFCF / Revenue
True FCF Margin28.0%A
Grade A: HighTTM (OCF − CapEx − SBC) / TTM Revenue — SBC treated as a real cost
Growth
36DRevenue CAGR7.4%C
Grade C: OkCompound annual revenue growth (up to 5Y depending on data availability)
Net Income CAGR8.0%C
Grade C: OkCompound annual net income growth (up to 5Y depending on data availability)
EPS CAGR (5Y)8.2%C
Grade C: OkCompound annual EPS growth over up to 5Y of per-share earnings (own statements). Null when either endpoint EPS ≤ 0
Implied EPS Growth-4.8%D
Grade D: Decl.Analyst forward EPS (normalized basis) vs our GAAP TTM EPS — different bases, so extreme values usually mark cyclically depressed TTM earnings, not real growth
Dilution (5Y)-3.7%A
Grade A: BuybacksShare count change over 5Y
SBC / Net Income2.5%A
Grade A: LowStock-based comp/Net income. >30% = dilution risk
SBC / Revenue0.8%A
Grade A: LowTTM stock-based comp / TTM Revenue
Financial Health
100A+Altman Z-Score20.11A
Grade A: SafeBankruptcy risk. >3 Safe, <1.8 Distress
Current Ratio7.91xA
Grade A: HighCurrent Assets/Liabilities
Quick Ratio7.78xA
Grade A: High(Current Assets − Inventory) / Current Liabilities (Finnhub) — stricter liquidity test, excludes inventory
Interest Coverage40.3xA
Grade A: StrongEBIT/Interest. >10 Strong
Debt RepaymentNet CashA
Grade A: FastYears to repay net debt via FCF
Net Debt/EBITNet CashA
Grade A: LowLeverage. <2x Low, >4x High
Debt/Equity0.01xA
Grade A: LowDebt / Equity: <1 Conservative, >2 Risky. Not meaningful with non-positive equity; shown as unavailable rather than low debt.
Cash / Debt50.81xA
Grade A: CoveredCash covers how much of total debt. >1 = could repay all debt from cash
Quality
87APiotroski F-Score6/9C
Grade C: AverageFinancial strength 0–9. >7 Strong
Beneish M-Score-2.53A
Grade A: SafeEarnings manipulation risk. < -2.22 Safe
FCF Conversion86.2%A
Grade A: StrongFCF / Net Income
Margin Stability3.5%A
Grade A: StableEBIT margin std deviation. Lower = stable
Capex / Revenue7.5%C
Grade C: AverageTTM CapEx / TTM Revenue — high % = capital-hungry business
Asset Turnover0.46xD
Grade D: LowRevenue / Total Assets (Finnhub) — how efficiently the asset base generates sales
Insider Transactions
SEC Form 4 · 8 recordsP/S codes are the directional signal; grants, option exercises and tax withholding carry none. Form 4 doesn't flag 10b5-1 plans — scheduled sales may appear within open-market sells.
| Trade date | Insider | Transaction | Shares | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Pocock Jane Filed | Pocock Jane | Grant / award | +500.0K | |
Pocock Jane Filed | Pocock Jane | Grant / award | +25.3K | |
STEARNS LEAH C Filed | STEARNS LEAH C | Grant / award | +200.0K | |
STEARNS LEAH C Filed | STEARNS LEAH C | Grant / award | +12.7K | |
Berger David Joel Filed | Berger David Joel | Grant / award | +24.3K |
Show 3 more filingsShow fewer filings
| Trade date | Insider | Transaction | Shares | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Liaw Jeffrey Filed | Liaw Jeffrey | Option exercise | -43166 | |
Liaw Jeffrey Filed | Liaw Jeffrey | Option exercise | -3591 | |
Liaw Jeffrey Filed | Liaw Jeffrey | SellOpen market sale | -27745 |
Option exercise (M) rows report a derivative leg, not an open-market sale — a paired negative entry is the option position being consumed.
More metrics — Moat, Per Share, Balance Sheet, MarketHide additional metrics
Moat
95A+ROIC >12% Years10/10 yrsA
Grade A: DurableShare of completed fiscal years with ROIC > 12% — measures multi-year capital-return durability
Gross Margin (Med.)42.1%A
Grade A: DurableMedian annual gross margin across available fiscal years — pricing-power durability
FCF-Positive Years10/10 yrsA
Grade A: DurableShare of completed fiscal years with positive free cash flow
Net Margin Floor23.1%A
Grade A: DurableWeakest annual net margin across completed fiscal years — recession/downcycle resilience
Per Share
EPS (TTM)$1.68
Own TTM net income / shares — same earnings basis as P/E
Cash / Share$4.85
Cash & short-term investments per share (Finnhub)
Book Value / Share$9.83
Shareholders' equity per share (Finnhub). Negative = accumulated losses / heavy buybacks
Balance Sheet
Total Debt$88.37M
Total debt obligations (short + long term)
Cash & Equiv.$4.49B
Cash and short-term investments
Net Debt$-4.40BA
Grade A: Net CashTotal Debt minus Cash. Negative = Net Cash position
Total Equity$9.11B
Shareholders' equity (book value)
Asset / Liability10.97xA
Grade A: SolidTotal Assets / Total Liabilities
Market
Market Cap$25.89B
Current Market Capitalization
Beta1.04B
Grade B: MarketPrice sensitivity vs the market (Finnhub) — 1.0 moves with market, >1.2 amplifies swings
How grades work: each metric is graded A–D against fixed thresholds (tap a row for the meaning). Card grades map the pillar score to A+–E — a card grade is that pillar's own score, not an average of the rows shown.
Financials as of Jul 2026 · Ratio snapshot Oct 16, 2026
Key Insights: Copart Inc (CPRT)
Piotroski F-Score of 6/9 indicates mixed fundamentals for Copart Inc. Altman Z-Score of 20.11 sits comfortably in the safe zone (≥ 2.99), indicating low bankruptcy risk. Beneish M-Score of -2.53 suggests a low likelihood of earnings manipulation.
- Copart Inc converts about 29% of revenue into free cash flow — strong cash generation.
- Company is effectively debt-free after netting cash.
- At a valuation score of 77/100, CPRT trades near the cheapest end of its own historical range (P/E 16.7).
See how CPRT ranks on the Capex Tracker — top 50 capital spenders compared.
Earnings
View earnings calendar →Recent Earnings Results
| Date | Time | EPS Est. | EPS Actual | Surprise | Rev Est. | Rev Actual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 2026 | After-Hrs | $0.39 | $0.35 | -10.2% | $1.2B | $1.2B |
Recent Market Moves
See all CPRT moves →| Date | Session | Price | Move | Z-Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15 | Regular | 27.65 | +5.23% | 3.87 |
| Oct 15 | After-hours | 27.71 | +5.48% | 4.03 |
Frequently Asked Questions about CPRT
What is the current Copart Inc (CPRT) stock price?
CPRT is trading at $27.87 at the last market close, up 0.43% on the session. PreMarketPrice tracks CPRT pre-market, intraday and after-hours prices.
Is CPRT stock a buy right now?
PreMarketPrice's quantitative model rates Copart Inc's financial health at 100/100. This is a data-driven snapshot of fundamentals, not investment advice.
Is CPRT stock overvalued?
Copart Inc trades at a trailing P/E of 16.7 and our valuation score rates it 77/100 (higher = cheaper vs. its own history). See the Valuation History and Key Metrics sections for forward P/E, EV/EBITDA and PEG context.
When does Copart Inc report earnings?
No confirmed earnings date is currently scheduled for CPRT. The Earnings section lists recent reports and updates as dates are announced.
What sector does Copart Inc operate in?
Copart Inc operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, within the Retail-Auto Dealers & Gasoline Stations industry. The Related Stocks section lists sector peers for comparison.
What does Copart Inc do?
Based in Dallas, Copart operates a global online salvage vehicle auction with operations in 11 countries across North America, Europe, and the Middle East, facilitating over 4 million transactions annually.
About Copart Inc (CPRT) Stock
Copart Inc (CPRT) is a US-listed stock operating in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically the Retail-Auto Dealers & Gasoline Stations industry. As of the latest update, Copart Inc is trading at $27.87, up 0.43% on the day with a market capitalization of $25.9 billion. The financial health score for CPRT is 100/100, which indicates excellent financial strength based on profitability, leverage, liquidity, and growth metrics. This page provides real-time pre-market pricing, earnings calendar, financial health analysis, and valuation metrics for CPRT stock.
CPRT Stock Analysis & Key Metrics
On PreMarketPrice, you can track Copart Inc (CPRT) across multiple dimensions:
- Pre-market price & movement: Real-time CPRT stock price with percentage change, updated continuously during pre-market and regular trading hours.
- Earnings calendar: Upcoming and past earnings reports for CPRT, including EPS estimates, actual results, and surprise percentages.
- Valuation & P/E history: Historical P/E, P/S, and P/B ratios for CPRT with trend analysis and normalized valuation multiples.
- Financial statements: Revenue, net income, assets, liabilities, and equity for Copart Inc across multiple reporting periods.
- Financial health score: A composite score of 100/100 based on Altman Z-Score, Piotroski F-Score, profitability, and leverage metrics for CPRT.
- Sector peers: Compare CPRT against 6 other consumer cyclical stocks on key financial metrics.
Is CPRT a Good Stock to Buy?
This page provides data-driven analysis to help you evaluate Copart Inc (CPRT) as an investment. The financial health score of 100/100 suggests excellent financial fundamentals. Valuation metrics show whether the stock is trading above or below its historical average. Earnings data reveals whether the company is meeting or beating analyst expectations.However, this is not financial advice — always do your own research before investing.
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