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Copart, Inc. (CPRT)

Industrials High quality

Copart is a global online marketplace that connects insurance companies and car sellers with buyers looking for damaged or used vehicles.

$29.12

Is Copart, Inc. a good stock for a UK beginner?

The honest version: Copart is a global online marketplace that connects insurance companies and car sellers with buyers looking for damaged or used vehicles.

No rating · no target price · nothing for sale here
Price-44.2%
Priced in USD - as a UK investor your £ return also moves with the pound-to-dollar exchange rate, on top of the share price itself.
52-week range-35% past year
$29.12
Low $26.81High $50.11
Where today's price sits versus its past year - context, not a signal.
If you had put $1,000 into Copart, Inc.
$558-44%

Over about 2 years to 2026-07-31. This is the share price only; any dividends would add to it. And it's the USD return - as a UK investor your actual £ return also moves with the exchange rate. Past performance is not a guide to the future, and it could just as easily have fallen.

Market cap: The company's total value on the stock market - share price times the number of shares. Big = 'large-cap', small = 'small-cap'.
$28.05B
Avg volume: How many shares change hands on a typical day. Higher means it's easy to buy or exit without moving the price.
11.75M
Day range: The lowest and highest price the shares traded at during the latest day.
$28.78 – $29.24
52-week range: The lowest and highest the shares have traded over the past year - a sense of how wide the swings have been.
$26.81 – $50.11
P/E ratio: Price-to-earnings: the share price divided by yearly profit per share. Lower can mean cheaper; higher often means investors expect fast growth.
18.3
Dividend yield: The yearly dividend as a percentage of the share price - roughly the income you'd earn from dividends alone.
0.0%
Beta: How bumpy the share price is versus the whole market. Above 1 swings more than the market; below 1 is calmer. It's about the ride, not whether it goes up or down.
1.02
How bumpy is it?Beta: How bumpy the share price is versus the whole market. Above 1 swings more than the market; below 1 is calmer. It's about the ride, not whether it goes up or down. 1.02
Calm
Wild
Roughly in step with the market

Based on beta - how much the price swings versus the whole market. Bumpier isn't bad; it just means a rougher ride, which matters more the sooner you might need the money.

Why has it been moving?▲ +8% past week · ▼ -35% past year

Prices move on results, news and the mood of the whole market - no single headline explains a day, and a quiet week is usually just noise, not a signal.

The bull case

Dominance in the digital auction space leads to significant pricing power.

The bear case

Advancements in vehicle safety technology drastically reduce the number of total-loss accidents.

What does Copart, Inc. do?

When a car is written off by an insurer, Copart steps in to manage the sale through its massive online auction platform. The business runs on fees charged to both the sellers and the buyers for facilitating these transactions. The number that matters most is how many vehicles they process, since their business relies on a steady flow of damaged cars entering the system.

VQGMI
Factor profile

On our factor screen it looks strongest on quality and value, and weakest on momentum.

Value: How cheap the stock looks versus profits, sales and assets (higher = cheaper). 47Quality: How profitable and financially healthy the company is (higher = stronger). 76Growth: How fast revenue and earnings are growing (higher = faster). 23Momentum: How the share price has been trending recently (higher = stronger recent run). 13Income: The dividend income on offer and how sustainable it looks (higher = more/steadier). 16
Quick checks
What's strong
  • Quality screens high (76/100)
  • High profit margins suggest a very efficient business model.
  • Strong position in a niche market with high barriers to entry.
  • Proven ability to generate solid returns on shareholder capital.
What to watch
  • Growth screens low (23/100)
  • Momentum screens low (13/100)
  • Income screens low (16/100)
  • Improved vehicle safety features could lead to fewer total-loss accidents.
  • Economic downturns might reduce the demand for used or salvage vehicles.

What do Copart, Inc.'s numbers mean?

P/E
17.0
This shows how much you are paying for every pound of the company's annual profit; a lower number can sometimes suggest a company is cheaper relative to its earnings.
Net margin
33.5%
This reveals that for every pound of sales, the company keeps over 33 pence as actual profit after all expenses are paid.
Return on equity
17.6%
This measures how efficiently the company uses the money invested by shareholders to generate profit.
Revenue growth
2.1%
This indicates the pace at which the company's total sales are increasing compared to the same time last year.

How much money does Copart, Inc. make?

Revenue and profit by quarter, and how much of each sale turns into profit.

RevenueNet income
$0$309.27M$618.53M$927.80M$1.24BQ2 25Q3 25Q4 25Q1 26Q2 26
Gross margin
47.5%
Net margin
33.5%
Return on equity
17.6%

Does Copart, Inc. pay a dividend?

No - Copart, Inc. doesn't currently pay a dividend, so the whole return would rest on the share price. Plenty of growing companies reinvest their profits instead of paying them out - neither approach is better or worse, they're just different.

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What are the scenarios for Copart, Inc.?

An illustrative range for the year ahead, with the assumption behind each case — not a prediction or a price target.

$47$29$25today · $29▲ Bull · $31• Base · $29▼ Bear · $27in 1 yearILLUSTRATIVE · NOT A PREDICTION OR PRICE TARGET
Bull
+5% to +10%A sudden increase in vehicle accident rates boosts auction volume.
Base
-2% to +2%Business continues at its current steady, low-growth pace.
Bear
-5% to -10%Fewer insurance write-offs lead to a drop in available inventory.

What are the pros and cons of Copart, Inc.?

3bull points
6bear points

How many points the write-up makes each way — a balance check, not a score or verdict.

The bull case3
  • High profit margins suggest a very efficient business model.
  • Strong position in a niche market with high barriers to entry.
  • Proven ability to generate solid returns on shareholder capital.
The catch3
  • Recent share price performance has been notably weak.
  • No dividend payments for those looking for regular income.
  • Growth has slowed down to a very modest pace recently.
Key risks3
  • Improved vehicle safety features could lead to fewer total-loss accidents.
  • Economic downturns might reduce the demand for used or salvage vehicles.
  • Reliance on insurance companies as the primary source of inventory.
What would flip the thesis

The write-up's own warning lights — if these start happening, the case above changes.

Confidence: medium · data: USD · flags: none · Charts by TradingView Lightweight Charts™
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This plain-English summary was auto-generated on 2026-08-01 from public data and checked for an education-only, no-advice tone (the figures above carry their own, usually fresher, 'as of' date). It's information, never a recommendation.

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