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Copart Reports Third Quarter Fiscal 2026 Financial Results

2026-05-21 16:15 ET - News Release


DALLAS -- (Business Wire)

Copart, Inc. (NASDAQ: CPRT) today reported financial results for the quarter ended April 30, 2026.

For the three months ended April 30, 2026, revenue, gross profit, and net income attributable to Copart, Inc. were $1.2 billion, $572.6 million, and $402.4 million, respectively. These represent an increase in revenue of $25.4 million, or 2.1%; an increase in gross profit of $20.3 million, or 3.7%; and a decrease in net income attributable to Copart, Inc. of $(4.2) million, or (1.0)%, respectively, from the same period last year. Fully diluted earnings per share for three months ended April 30, 2026 was $0.43 compared to $0.42 last year, an increase of 2.4%.

For the nine months ended April 30, 2026, revenue, gross profit, and net income attributable to Copart, Inc. were $3.5 billion, $1.6 billion, and $1.2 billion, respectively. These represent a decrease in revenue of $(8.1) million, or (0.2)%; an increase in gross profit of $12.5 million, or 0.8%; and an increase in net income attributable to Copart, Inc. of $0.8 million, or 0.1 %, respectively, from the same period last year. Fully diluted earnings per share for nine months ended April 30, 2026 was $1.20 compared to $1.18 last year, an increase of 1.7 %.

On Thursday, May 21, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time (4:30 p.m. Central Time), Copart will conduct a conference call to discuss the results for the quarter. The call will be webcast live and can be accessed via hyperlink at www.copart.com/investorrelations. A replay of the call will be available through September 2026 by visiting www.copart.com/investorrelations.

About Copart

Copart, Inc., founded in 1982, is a global leader in online vehicle auctions. Copart’s innovative technology and online auction platforms connect vehicle consignors to approximately 1 million members in over 185 countries. Copart offers a comprehensive suite of vehicle remarketing services to insurance companies, financial institutions, dealers, rental car companies, charities, fleet operators, and individuals, and offers vehicles via auction to dealers, dismantlers, rebuilders, exporters, and the general public. With operations at over 250 locations in 11 countries, Copart sold more than 4 million units in the last year. Copart currently operates in the United States (Copart.com), Canada (Copart.ca), the United Kingdom (Copart.co.uk), Brazil (Copart.com.br), the Republic of Ireland (Copart.ie), Germany (Copart.de), Finland (Copart.fi), the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Bahrain (Copartmea.com), and Spain (Copart.es). For more information, or to become a Member, visit Copart.com/register.

Cautionary Note About Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal securities laws. These forward-looking statements are subject to substantial risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks, trends and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or implied by our statements and comments. For a more complete discussion of the risks that could affect our business, please review the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis” and the other risks identified in Copart’s latest Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and Current Reports on Form 8-K, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We encourage investors to review these disclosures carefully. We do not undertake to update any forward-looking statement that may be made from time to time on our behalf.

Copart, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Income

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
April 30,

 

Nine Months Ended
April 30,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2026

 

2025

 

% Change

 

2026

 

2025

 

% Change

Service revenues and vehicle sales:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service revenues

 

$

1,056,080

 

 

$

1,034,836

 

 

2.1

%

 

$

2,999,976

 

 

$

3,012,453

 

 

(0.4

)%

Vehicle sales

 

 

180,986

 

 

 

176,880

 

 

2.3

%

 

 

513,794

 

 

 

509,408

 

 

0.9

%

Total service revenues and vehicle sales

 

 

1,237,066

 

 

 

1,211,716

 

 

2.1

%

 

 

3,513,770

 

 

 

3,521,861

 

 

(0.2

)%

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Facility operations

 

 

450,317

 

 

 

439,417

 

 

2.5

%

 

 

1,305,002

 

 

 

1,325,936

 

 

(1.6

)%

Cost of vehicle sales

 

 

160,277

 

 

 

169,714

 

 

(5.6

)%

 

 

452,252

 

 

 

455,599

 

 

(0.7

)%

Facility depreciation and amortization

 

 

51,993

 

 

 

48,163

 

 

8.0

%

 

 

147,910

 

 

 

144,603

 

 

2.3

%

Facility stock-based compensation

 

 

1,880

 

 

 

2,155

 

 

(12.8

)%

 

 

6,197

 

 

 

5,798

 

 

6.9

%

Gross profit

 

 

572,599

 

 

 

552,267

 

 

3.7

%

 

 

1,602,409

 

 

 

1,589,925

 

 

0.8

%

General and administrative

 

 

93,744

 

 

 

87,451

 

 

7.2

%

 

 

275,405

 

 

 

265,056

 

 

3.9

%

General and administrative depreciation and amortization

 

 

6,990

 

 

 

6,253

 

 

11.8

%

 

 

20,502

 

 

 

17,639

 

 

16.2

%

General and administrative stock-based compensation

 

 

7,583

 

 

 

7,018

 

 

8.1

%

 

 

22,816

 

 

 

23,107

 

 

(1.3

)%

Total operating expenses

 

 

772,784

 

 

 

760,171

 

 

1.7

%

 

 

2,230,084

 

 

 

2,237,738

 

 

(0.3

)%

Operating income

 

 

464,282

 

 

 

451,545

 

 

2.8

%

 

 

1,283,686

 

 

 

1,284,123

 

 

(0.0

)%

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income, net

 

 

38,813

 

 

 

42,776

 

 

(9.3

)%

 

 

142,305

 

 

 

129,070

 

 

10.3

%

Other (expense) income, net

 

 

(1,001

)

 

 

8,483

 

 

(111.8

)%

 

 

4,275

 

 

 

3,980

 

 

7.4

%

Total other income

 

 

37,812

 

 

 

51,259

 

 

(26.2

)%

 

 

146,580

 

 

 

133,050

 

 

10.2

%

Income before income taxes

 

 

502,094

 

 

 

502,804

 

 

(0.1

)%

 

 

1,430,266

 

 

 

1,417,173

 

 

0.9

%

Income tax expense

 

 

100,701

 

 

 

97,466

 

 

3.3

%

 

 

276,696

 

 

 

264,118

 

 

4.8

%

Net income

 

 

401,393

 

 

 

405,338

 

 

(1.0

)%

 

 

1,153,570

 

 

 

1,153,055

 

 

0.0

%

Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest

 

 

(1,008

)

 

 

(1,271

)

 

(20.7

)%

 

 

(3,277

)

 

 

(3,040

)

 

7.8

%

Net income attributable to Copart, Inc.

 

$

402,401

 

 

$

406,609

 

(1.0

)%

 

$

1,156,847

 

 

$

1,156,095

0.1

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic net income per common share

 

$

0.43

 

$

0.42

 

 

2.4

%

 

$

1.21

 

$

1.20

 

0.8

%

Weighted average common shares outstanding

 

 

936,293

 

 

 

966,234

 

 

(3.1

)%

 

 

957,280

 

 

 

964,702

 

 

(0.8

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted net income per common share

 

$

0.43

 

 

$

0.42

 

 

2.4

%

 

$

1.20

 

 

$

1.18

 

 

1.7

%

Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding

 

 

942,770

 

 

 

978,089

 

 

(3.6

)%

 

 

965,215

 

 

 

977,485

 

 

(1.3

)%

Copart, Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

April 30, 2026

 

July 31, 2025

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

 

$

3,354,142

 

 

$

2,780,531

 

Investment in held to maturity securities

 

 

845,570

 

 

 

2,008,539

 

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $14,636 and $12,945, respectively

 

 

794,472

 

 

 

762,811

 

Vehicle pooling costs

 

 

117,979

 

 

 

116,145

 

Inventories

 

 

49,632

 

 

 

39,661

 

Income taxes receivable

 

 

721

 

 

 

580

 

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

 

54,157

 

 

 

46,361

 

Total current assets

 

 

5,216,673

 

 

 

5,754,628

 

Property and equipment, net

 

 

3,715,922

 

 

 

3,598,093

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

 

88,066

 

 

 

99,708

 

Intangibles, net

 

 

53,943

 

 

 

62,832

 

Goodwill

 

 

522,703

 

 

 

517,779

 

Other assets

 

 

51,729

 

 

 

57,862

 

Total assets

 

$

9,649,036

 

 

$

10,090,902

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

$

598,290

 

 

$

591,831

 

Deferred revenue

 

 

33,494

 

 

 

30,440

 

Income taxes payable

 

 

37,650

 

 

 

41,141

 

Current portion of operating and finance lease liabilities

 

 

15,825

 

 

 

19,869

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

685,259

 

 

 

683,281

 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

89,733

 

 

 

80,625

 

Income taxes payable

 

 

5,308

 

 

 

35,635

 

Operating and finance lease liabilities, net of current portion

 

 

77,291

 

 

 

83,870

 

Total liabilities

 

 

857,591

 

 

 

883,411

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

Redeemable non controlling interest

 

 

17,181

 

 

 

20,458

 

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Common stock

 

 

93

 

 

 

97

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

1,207,201

 

 

 

1,214,150

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

 

(87,207

)

 

 

(120,283

)

Retained earnings

 

 

7,654,177

 

 

 

8,093,069

 

Total stockholders’ equity

 

 

8,774,264

 

 

 

9,187,033

 

Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests and stockholders’ equity

 

$

9,649,036

 

 

$

10,090,902

 

Copart, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended April 30,

(In thousands)

 

2026

 

2025

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

1,153,570

 

 

$

1,153,055

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization, including debt cost

 

 

168,799

 

 

 

163,642

 

Allowance for credit losses

 

 

1,634

 

 

 

153

 

Equity in (earnings) losses of unconsolidated affiliates

 

 

(390

)

 

 

(135

)

Stock-based compensation

 

 

29,013

 

 

 

28,905

 

Loss (gain) on sale of property and equipment

 

 

1,665

 

 

 

(1,041

)

Deferred income taxes

 

 

8,274

 

 

 

67

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

 

(57,293

)

 

 

(1,916

)

Vehicle pooling costs

 

 

(1,182

)

 

 

14,944

 

Inventories

 

 

(9,442

)

 

 

(180

)

Prepaid expenses, other current and non-current assets

 

 

(11,519

)

 

 

(935

)

Operating lease right-of-use assets and lease liabilities

 

 

853

 

 

 

915

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

 

(5,479

)

 

 

56,060

 

Deferred revenue

 

 

2,839

 

 

 

1,961

 

Income taxes receivable

 

 

(128

)

 

 

1

 

Income taxes payable

 

 

(34,263

)

 

 

(54,222

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

1,246,951

 

 

 

1,361,274

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

Purchases of property and equipment

 

 

(258,553

)

 

 

(481,349

)

Assets and liabilities acquired in connection with acquisition

 

 

(4,747

)

 

 

(1,213

)

Proceeds from sale of property and equipment

 

 

11,077

 

 

 

4,533

 

Purchases of held to maturity securities

 

 

(845,570

)

 

 

(2,017,843

)

Proceeds from held to maturity securities

 

 

2,035,000

 

 

 

1,940,000

 

Investment in unconsolidated affiliate

 

 

(3,737

)

 

 

(3,177

)

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

 

933,470

 

 

 

(559,049

)

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from the exercise of stock options

 

 

14,162

 

 

 

40,171

 

Proceeds from the issuance of Employee Stock Purchase Plan shares

 

 

7,460

 

 

 

7,404

 

Repurchases of common stock

 

 

(1,632,537

)

 

 

-

 

Payments for employee stock-based tax withholdings

 

 

(2,762

)

 

 

(3,358

)

Debt issuance costs

 

 

(1,534

)

 

 

-

 

Payments of finance lease obligations

 

 

(11

)

 

 

(44

)

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

 

 

(1,615,222

)

 

 

44,173

 

Effect of foreign currency translation

 

 

8,412

 

 

 

5,990

 

Net increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

 

 

573,611

 

 

 

852,388

 

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period

 

 

2,780,531

 

 

 

1,514,111

 

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period

 

$

3,354,142

 

 

$

2,366,499

 

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

 

 

 

 

Interest paid

 

$

1,628

 

 

$

1,972

 

Income taxes paid, net of refunds

 

$

315,537

 

 

$

318,989

 

Purchase of property and equipment through settlement of deposit

 

$

2,850

 

 

$

64,050

 

Copart, Inc.

Segments Information

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended April 30, 2026

 

Three Months Ended April 30, 2025

 

 

United States

 

International

 

Total

 

United States

 

International

 

Total

Service revenues

 

$

895,464

 

$

160,616

 

$

1,056,080

 

$

898,625

 

$

136,211

 

$

1,034,836

Vehicle sales

 

 

107,398

 

 

73,588

 

 

180,986

 

 

107,832

 

 

69,048

 

 

176,880

Total service revenues and vehicle sales

 

 

1,002,862

 

 

234,204

 

 

1,237,066

 

 

1,006,457

 

 

205,259

 

 

1,211,716

Facility operations

 

 

419,714

 

 

84,476

 

 

504,190

 

 

412,895

 

 

76,840

 

 

489,735

Cost of vehicle sales

 

 

99,024

 

 

61,253

 

 

160,277

 

 

113,853

 

 

55,861

 

 

169,714

General and administrative

 

 

93,679

 

 

14,638

 

 

108,317

 

 

87,244

 

 

13,478

 

 

100,722

Operating income

 

$

390,445

 

$

73,837

 

$

464,282

 

$

392,465

 

$

59,080

 

$

451,545

 

 

Nine Months Ended April 30, 2026

 

Nine Months Ended April 30, 2025

 

 

United States

 

International

 

Total

 

United States

 

International

 

Total

Service revenues

 

$

2,570,465

 

$

429,511

 

$

2,999,976

 

$

2,626,745

 

$

385,708

 

$

3,012,453

Vehicle sales

 

 

306,631

 

 

207,163

 

 

513,794

 

 

302,097

 

 

207,311

 

 

509,408

Total service revenues and vehicle sales

 

 

2,877,096

 

 

636,674

 

 

3,513,770

 

 

2,928,842

 

 

593,019

 

 

3,521,861

Facility operations

 

 

1,213,549

 

 

245,560

 

 

1,459,109

 

 

1,255,336

 

 

221,001

 

 

1,476,337

Cost of vehicle sales

 

 

285,356

 

 

166,896

 

 

452,252

 

 

282,946

 

 

172,653

 

 

455,599

General and administrative

 

 

271,301

 

 

47,422

 

 

318,723

 

 

267,142

 

 

38,660

 

 

305,802

Operating income

 

$

1,106,890

 

$

176,796

 

$

1,283,686

 

$

1,123,418

 

$

160,705

 

$

1,284,123

 

Contacts:

Copart Investor Relations
investor.relations@copart.com

Source: Copart, Inc.

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