Copart Inc CPRT
Stock research in plain language · As of Oct 25, 2026 · updated once a week, after the trading week closes

Daily candles, 50 and 200-day averages and volume · updated every trading day · click to open the live chart
What the company does
Copart Inc is a large-cap company in the Industrials sector (Specialty Business Services), with a market value of $26.9B, based in the USA.
It employs about 21,000 people and has been listed since Mar 16, 1994.
Copart, Inc. provides online auctions and vehicle remarketing services in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Brazil, Canada, the United Arab Emirates, Spain, Finland, Oman, the Republic of Ireland, and Bahrain. The company provides a range of services to process and sell vehicles over the internet through its virtual bidding third generation internet auction-style sales technology.
Cheap or expensive? relatively cheap
Its price-to-earnings (P/E) is 18.7 versus 29.6 for the median of the Industrials sector in our universe (24 companies) — relatively cheap.
Revenue is growing 2% versus the same quarter last year.
On analysts' next-year forecasts the multiple drops to 17.2 — they expect higher earnings.
The average analyst price target is 39.00, 34% above the current price (their view, not ours).
The stock sits at 17% of its one-year range (0% = the low, 100% = the high).
The risks
- • The stock is 35% below its one-year high.
Strengths
- ✅ Profitable — 28 of every 100 dollars of revenue stays as profit.
- ✅ Generates free cash flow — profit becomes cash in the bank.
- ✅ Buys back its shares (2% fewer shares in a year).
- ✅ More cash than debt.
- ✅ Most analysts rate it buy (7 vs 1).
What changed this week
Over the past week the stock rose 4.0% (for comparison: S&P 500 -0.4%, sector ETF XLI -1.9%).
This week's news
- Copart, Inc. (CPRT) Stock Slides as Market Rises: Facts to Know Before You Trade finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-19
What the article says
In the latest trading session, Copart, Inc. (CPRT) closed at $27.51, marking a -1.29% move from the previous day. This change lagged the S&P 500's 0.41% gain on the day. At the same time, the Dow lost 0.07%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 1.11%. Shares of the company have depreciated by 4.82% over the course of the… source ↗
What changed since last week
• The price rose 4.1% since the last summary.
A description of facts from the filings and the market — not investment advice or a recommendation. "Cheap" and "expensive" are always relative to the comparison group. Educational information only — not investment advice. Not a registered investment adviser or broker-dealer.