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Copart CPRT Return on invested capital

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9.2%-2.1pp
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32.5%-6.5pp

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.2B+2.1%
Operating income$464.3M+2.8%
Net income$402.4M-1.0%
EPS (diluted)$0.43+2.4%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$3.4B+41.7%
Total debt$103.7M-12.6%
Total equity$8.8B-0.1%
Total assets$9.6B-0.2%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$584.2M-16.6%
CapEx$80.9M-36.8%
Free cash flow$503.3M-12.2%

Valuation

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Market cap$27.99B-46.7%
P/E18×-17.5×
P/S-5.4×

Profitability

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Gross margin88.6%
Operating margin36.6%+0.8pp
Net margin33.5%+1.3pp
FCF margin28.9%+3.1pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity17.7%-0.8pp
Debt / equity0.0×
Current ratio7.6×-0.5×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Copart’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Copart’s 10-Q, filed May 29, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Copart's return on invested capital?
Copart (CPRT) reported return on invested capital of 21.9% in Q2 2025.
How has Copart's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
Copart's return on invested capital decreased by 1.0% year-over-year, from 22.1% to 21.9%.
What is the long-term trend for Copart's return on invested capital?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Copart's return on invested capital has grown at a -7.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 31.5% to 21.9%.
What does return on invested capital mean?
The after-tax return the business earns on all the capital — debt and equity — invested in it.
How do you interpret return on invested capital?
The cleanest measure of business quality: ROIC sustained above the cost of capital creates value, below it destroys value. Compare against WACC, not against zero.
How does return on invested capital compare across companies?
Highly comparable across companies as a quality screen. Sector-sensitive definitions of invested capital mean banks/insurers are best excluded.