Copart (CPRT) Projected to Post Earnings on Thursday

Copart (NASDAQ:CPRT) is expected to release its Q1 2026 results before the market opens on Thursday, November 20th. Analysts expect Copart to post earnings of $0.40 per share and revenue of $1.1765 billion for the quarter. Parties are encouraged to explore the company’s upcoming Q1 2026 earningoverview page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, November 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM ET.

Copart (NASDAQ:CPRT) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, September 4th. The business services provider reported $0.41 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.37 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $1.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.14 billion. Copart had a return on equity of 18.17% and a net margin of 33.41%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.33 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect Copart to post $2 EPS for the current fiscal year and $2 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Copart Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of Copart stock opened at $41.28 on Thursday. Copart has a 1 year low of $39.58 and a 1 year high of $64.38. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $44.80 and its 200-day simple moving average is $48.83. The company has a market cap of $39.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.80 and a beta of 1.06.

Insider Transactions at Copart

In other Copart news, Director Thomas N. Tryforos sold 228,840 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $47.54, for a total value of $10,879,053.60. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Jeffrey Liaw sold 24,283 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $44.79, for a total value of $1,087,635.57. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 31,332 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,403,360.28. This trade represents a 43.66% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Corporate insiders own 9.60% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Akre Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Copart during the second quarter worth approximately $58,884,000. Lazard Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Copart by 281.4% during the 2nd quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 1,580,277 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $77,543,000 after purchasing an additional 1,165,903 shares in the last quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. acquired a new stake in shares of Copart during the 2nd quarter worth $36,694,000. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Copart by 119.0% in the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,227,328 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $59,120,000 after purchasing an additional 667,024 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE raised its stake in Copart by 8.2% in the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 7,320,106 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $359,198,000 after purchasing an additional 557,748 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 85.78% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

CPRT has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Copart in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Stephens lowered their price target on Copart from $50.00 to $46.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, September 5th. Hsbc Global Res raised Copart from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, September 4th. Robert W. Baird decreased their price target on shares of Copart from $64.00 to $55.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, July 17th. Finally, HSBC set a $62.00 target price on Copart and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, September 4th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $50.00.

Copart Company Profile

Copart, Inc provides online auctions and vehicle remarketing services. It offers a range of services for processing and selling vehicles over the Internet through its Virtual Bidding Third Generation Internet auction-style sales technology on behalf of vehicle sellers, insurance companies, banks and finance companies, charities, and fleet operators and dealers, as well as individual owners.