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Copart Inc. (CPRT)

As-reported financials and SEC filings for Copart Inc. The latest annual period is FY2026. The latest reported quarter is Q4 FY2026. Financial statements come straight from the company’s EDGAR filings; valuation figures such as P/E and market cap use market data.

About Copart Inc.

Copart Inc operates an online vehicle auction and remarketing platform serving primarily insurance companies, dealers, individuals, and other vehicle sellers. The company facilitates the sale of damaged, total loss, or recovered stolen vehicles to licensed dismantlers, rebuilders, dealers, exporters, and the general public across multiple countries. Copart generates revenue mainly from auction fees, vehicle processing services, and, in some regions, from purchasing and reselling vehicles directly.

Snapshot

Revenue
$4.67B
Revenue growth (YoY)
0.4%
Net income
$1.48B
Diluted EPS
$1.55
Gross margin
—
Operating margin
35.4%
Net margin
31.8%
FCF margin
27.2%
ROE
16.3%
net income / fiscal-year-end equity
P/E
18.0×
trailing when available, otherwise FY EPS
Market cap
$25.82B
Long-term debt / equity
—
non-current term debt only

Fundamentals are from SEC filings for FY2026, the latest annual period (ended July 31, 2026). P/E and market cap are derived from stored market prices, last retrieved on a rolling basis and typically within the past week.

What changed at Copart

  • Revenue grew 0.4% to $4.7B in FY2026, slower than the 9.7% the year before.
  • Operating margin is 35.4% in FY2026, -3.9 pp against 39.3% in FY2022.
  • Most recent quarter Q4 FY2026: revenue $1.2B, up 2.4% from Q4 FY2025.
  • Free cash flow was $1.3B in FY2026, 27.2% of revenue.
  • Net income fell 4.4% to $1.5B in FY2026.

Computed from the as-reported figures in the statements below. A change we cannot state from filed figures is left out rather than estimated.

Peer comparison

Where Copart’s fundamentals sit among the 410 Consumer Discretionary companies. Each figure is ranked only against peers that report it, from lowest (left) to highest (right).

Operating margin35.4%
99th percentile of 348
Net margin31.8%
99th percentile of 384
FCF margin27.2%
99th percentile of 358
Revenue growth (YoY)+0.4%
39th percentile of 401
ROE16.3%
71st percentile of 349
P/E18.0×
53rd percentile of 245
Short interest2.77d
31st percentile of 408

Copart’s operating margin of 35.4% ranks in the 99th percentile of the 348 Consumer Discretionary companies reporting it. Copart’s net margin of 31.8% ranks in the 99th percentile of the 384 Consumer Discretionary companies reporting it. Copart’s FCF margin of 27.2% ranks in the 99th percentile of the 358 Consumer Discretionary companies reporting it.

No reported insider purchases (code P) in the last 90 days; 1 insider sale totaling $845,945. For context, about 15% of companies in the universe saw any reported insider purchase (code P) in the same window. Browse insider activity →

Percentiles describe where a figure sits among sector peers reporting it (100th = highest). They are position within a peer group, not a rating, and not investment advice. Short interest ranking uses days to cover from FINRA Consolidated Short Interest data; FINRA is the owner and source of that data, included at no additional charge.

Institutional ownership

Held by 6 of the superinvestors we track (plus 7 quant / multi-strat books), based on each investor’s most recent 13F; periods vary by investor (newest: Q2 2026).

Conviction investors
6
+7 quant / multi-strat
Initiated / added
9
1 new, 8 added
Reduced / exited
4
4 trimmed, 0 exited
Combined position
$1.39B
reported long value
InvestorAs ofPosition valueSharesChange
AQR Capital ManagementquantQ2 2026$395.2M14.0MAdded
Two Sigma InvestmentsquantQ2 2026$353.8M12.5MAdded
Akre Capital ManagementQ2 2026$225.1M8.0MReduced
Millennium ManagementquantQ2 2026$131.2M4.7MAdded
Citadel AdvisorsquantQ2 2026$128.0M4.5MAdded
Point72 Asset ManagementquantQ2 2026$48.6M1.7MAdded
D. E. ShawquantQ2 2026$38.8M1.4MAdded
Gotham Asset ManagementQ2 2026$37.8M1.3MAdded
Wedgewood PartnersQ2 2026$12.6M447.7KReduced
Renaissance TechnologiesquantQ2 2026$11.4M405.3KReduced
Yacktman Asset ManagementQ2 2026$3.9M136.7KAdded
Bridgewater AssociatesQ2 2026$1.0M37.0KNew
Giverny CapitalQ2 2026$233,2448.3KReduced

From quarterly Form 13F filings, which can be up to 45 days delayed. Long US-listed positions only: excludes short positions, options, cash, bonds, and non-US holdings, so this is not a manager’s complete portfolio. Counts are of the investors we track, not all institutions. Not investment advice.

Recent insider activity

Non-derivative buys and sells (codes P/S) reported by officers, directors and 10% owners on SEC Form 4.

Buys (90d)
0
code P
Bought (90d)
—
code P value
Sells (90d)
1
$846K
Reported activity
Net selling
by $ value, 90d
Trade dateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
2026-07-28
filed 2026-07-30
Jeffrey LiawChief Executive OfficerSell27.7K$30.49$846K
2026-07-13
filed 2026-07-15
Daniel J. EnglanderDirectorSell80.0K$27.55$2.2M
2026-04-15
filed 2026-04-17
Jeffrey LiawChief Executive OfficerSell23.9K$33.18$792K
2026-04-15
filed 2026-04-17
Jeffrey LiawChief Executive OfficerSell2.3K$33.17$78K

Reported non-derivative purchases and sales (codes P/S), which may be open-market or private. Excludes option exercises, grants, and shares withheld for taxes. Dates shown are the trade date; a Form 4 can be filed days to years later. A sale can be routine (e.g. a pre-set 10b5-1 plan), so read individual transactions in context. From SEC Form 4. Not investment advice.

Short interest

Total shares sold short as of each twice-monthly FINRA settlement. Rising short interest means more investors are positioned against the stock; days to cover estimates how many trading days of average volume that position represents.

Shares short
29.0M
settled 2026-09-30
Change vs prior
-14.6%
vs previous settlement
Days to cover
2.77
at avg daily volume
Avg daily volume
10.5M
FINRA reported
SettlementShares shortChangeDays to cover
2026-09-3029.0M-14.6%2.77
2026-09-1534.0M-10.2%3.54
2026-08-3137.8M-16.1%3.48
2026-08-1445.1M+7.0%4.77
2026-07-3142.1M+10.9%3.35
2026-07-1538.0M-3.5%3.24
2026-06-3039.4M+0.2%2.44
2026-06-1539.3M+15.5%3.89

Source: FINRA Consolidated Short Interest. FINRA is the owner and source of the FINRA-supplied data, which is included at no additional charge for your own personal or professional use; republishing or redistributing it is not permitted. Settlement dates are shown; FINRA publishes each settlement about nine business days later, so the latest figure can be two to four weeks old. Not presented as a percentage of float. No FINRA endorsement of this product is implied. Not investment advice.

Income statement (as reported)

 FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Revenue$4.67B$4.65B$4.24B$3.87B$3.50B
Gross profit—————
Operating income$1.65B$1.70B$1.57B$1.49B$1.37B
Net income$1.48B$1.55B$1.36B$1.24B$1.09B
Diluted EPS$1.55$1.59$1.40$1.28$1.13

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (tap or hover a figure to see how it was calculated or what was filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Balance sheet (as reported)

 FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Cash and equivalents$1.91B$2.78B$1.51B$957.4M$1.38B
Current assets$5.57B$5.75B$4.42B$3.26B$2.20B
Total assets$10.03B$10.09B$8.43B$6.74B$5.31B
Current liabilities$703.7M$683.3M$628.6M$492.8M$440.9M
Long-term debt——$0$10.9M$2.0M
Total liabilities$913.9M$883.4M$879.2M$750.4M$683.3M
Total equity$9.10B$9.19B$7.52B$5.99B$4.63B

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (tap or hover a figure to see how it was calculated or what was filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Cash flow (as reported)

 FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Operating cash flow$1.60B$1.80B$1.47B$1.36B$1.18B
Capital expenditure$337.4M$569.0M$511.0M$516.6M$337.4M
Free cash flow

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (tap or hover a figure to see how it was calculated or what was filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueRevenue YoYNet incomeDiluted EPS
Q4 FY20262.4%
Q3 FY2026$1.24B2.1%$402.4M$0.43
Q2 FY2026$1.12B-3.6%$350.7M$0.36
Q1 FY2026$1.16B0.7%$403.7M$0.41
Q4 FY20255.2%
Q3 FY2025$1.21B7.5%$406.6M$0.42
Q2 FY2025$1.16B14.0%$387.4M$0.40
Q1 FY2025$1.15B12.4%$362.1M$0.37

Latest 8 quarters, from company XBRL filings on SEC EDGAR. A dotted underline marks a fourth-quarter figure we calculated from the full year and the first nine months. Revenue YoY is our calculation too: each quarter against the same quarter a year earlier.

Company facts

ExchangeNasdaq
SectorConsumer Discretionary
SIC industryRetail-Auto Dealers & Gasoline Stations
Latest annual periodFY2026 (ended July 31, 2026)
Latest reported quarterQ4 FY2026 (ended July 31, 2026)
Oldest indexed filing2007
SEC CIK900075

Selected SEC filings

10-K2026-09-29
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10-K2025-09-26
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10-Q2026-05-29
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10-Q2026-03-03
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10-Q2025-11-24
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10-Q2025-06-03
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8-K2026-10-16
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8-K2026-10-16
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Data sourced from SEC EDGAR. Figures are as-reported and may be unaudited or restated; verify against the source filing before relying on them. Informational only. Not investment advice.