Press Release

Copart Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2026 Financial Results

DALLAS, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Copart, Inc. (NASDAQ: CPRT) today reported financial results for the quarter ended October 31, 2025.

For the three months ended October 31, 2025, revenue, gross profit, and net income attributable to Copart, Inc. were $1.16 billion, $537.0 million, and $403.7 million, respectively. These represent an increase in revenue of $8.2 million, or 0.7%; an increase in gross profit of $24.9 million, or 4.9%; and an increase in net income attributable to Copart, Inc. of $41.6 million, or 11.5%, respectively, from the same period last year. Fully diluted earnings per share for three months ended October 31, 2025 was $0.41 compared to $0.37 last year, an increase of 11.7%.

The Company has provided segment reporting information as a new table within this press release.

On Thursday, November 20, 2025, 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 February 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

 

 

October 31,

 

 

2025

 

2024

 

% Change

Service revenues and vehicle sales:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service revenues

 

$

991,845

 

 

$

986,336

 

 

 

0.6

%

Vehicle sales

 

 

163,185

 

 

 

160,493

 

 

 

1.7

%

Total service revenues and vehicle sales

 

 

1,155,030

 

 

 

1,146,829

 

 

 

0.7

%

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Facility operations

 

 

427,164

 

 

 

447,245

 

 

 

-4.5

%

Cost of vehicle sales

 

 

141,543

 

 

 

138,178

 

 

 

2.4

%

Facility depreciation and amortization

 

 

47,390

 

 

 

47,477

 

 

 

-0.2

%

Facility stock-based compensation

 

 

1,935

 

 

 

1,824

 

 

 

6.1

%

Gross profit

 

 

536,998

 

 

 

512,105

 

 

 

4.9

%

General and administrative

 

 

92,268

 

 

 

90,997

 

 

 

1.4

%

General and administrative depreciation and amortization

 

 

6,652

 

 

 

6,150

 

 

 

8.2

%

General and administrative stock-based compensation

 

 

7,384

 

 

 

8,591

 

 

 

-14.0

%

Total operating expenses

 

 

724,336

 

 

 

740,462

 

 

 

-2.2

%

Operating income

 

 

430,694

 

 

 

406,367

 

 

 

6.0

%

Other income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income, net

 

 

53,505

 

 

 

45,547

 

 

 

17.5

%

Other income (expense), net

 

 

2,924

 

 

 

(596

)

 

 

-590.6

%

Total other income

 

 

56,429

 

 

 

44,951

 

 

 

25.5

%

Income before income taxes

 

 

487,123

 

 

 

451,318

 

 

 

7.9

%

Income tax expense

 

 

84,913

 

 

 

90,142

 

 

 

-5.8

%

Net income

 

 

402,210

 

 

 

361,176

 

 

 

11.4

%

Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest

 

 

(1,504

)

 

 

(910

)

 

 

65.3

%

Net income attributable to Copart, Inc.

 

$

403,714

 

 

$

362,086

 

 

 

11.5

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic net income per common share

 

$

0.42

 

 

$

0.38

 

 

 

11.0

%

Weighted average common shares outstanding

 

 

967,650

 

 

 

963,176

 

 

 

0.5

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted net income per common share

 

$

0.41

 

 

$

0.37

 

 

 

11.7

%

Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding

 

 

977,100

 

 

 

976,506

 

 

 

0.1

%

 

Copart, Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

October 31, 2025

 

July 31, 2025

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

 

$

5,233,590

 

 

$

2,780,531

 

Investment in held to maturity securities

 

 

9,861

 

 

 

2,008,539

 

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $14,916 and $12,945, respectively

 

 

759,687

 

 

 

762,811

 

Vehicle pooling costs

 

 

118,166

 

 

 

116,145

 

Inventories

 

 

40,408

 

 

 

39,661

 

Income taxes receivable

 

 

574

 

 

 

580

 

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

 

39,848

 

 

 

46,361

 

Total current assets

 

 

6,202,134

 

 

 

5,754,628

 

Property and equipment, net

 

 

3,650,424

 

 

 

3,598,093

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

 

95,594

 

 

 

99,708

 

Intangibles, net

 

 

59,615

 

 

 

62,832

 

Goodwill

 

 

518,756

 

 

 

517,779

 

Other assets

 

 

54,491

 

 

 

57,862

 

Total assets

 

 

10,581,014

 

 

 

10,090,902

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

$

607,386

 

 

$

591,831

 

Deferred revenue

 

 

30,471

 

 

 

30,440

 

Income taxes payable

 

 

125,469

 

 

 

41,141

 

Current portion of operating and finance lease liabilities

 

 

17,870

 

 

 

19,869

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

781,196

 

 

 

683,281

 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

85,839

 

 

 

80,625

 

Income taxes payable

 

 

12,802

 

 

 

35,635

 

Operating and finance lease liabilities, net of current portion

 

 

82,066

 

 

 

83,870

 

Total liabilities

 

 

961,903

 

 

 

883,411

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

Redeemable non-controlling interest

 

 

18,954

 

 

 

20,458

 

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock

 

 

97.00

 

 

 

97.00

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

1,224,683

 

 

 

1,214,150

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

 

(120,076

)

 

 

(120,283

)

Retained earnings

 

 

8,495,453

 

 

 

8,093,069

 

Total stockholders’ equity

 

 

9,600,157

 

 

 

9,187,033

 

Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests and stockholders’ equity

 

 

10,581,014

 

 

 

10,090,902

 

 

Copart, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended October 31,

(In thousands)

 

2025

 

2024

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

402,210

 

 

$

361,176

 

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

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization, including debt cost

 

 

54,199

 

 

 

54,862

 

Allowance for credit losses

 

 

1,977

 

 

 

1,094

 

Equity in (earnings) losses of unconsolidated affiliates

 

 

(47

)

 

 

(20

)

Stock-based compensation

 

 

9,319

 

 

 

10,415

 

Gain on sale of property and equipment

 

 

(1,128

)

 

 

(133

)

Deferred income taxes

 

 

5,290

 

 

 

1,740

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

 

(25,168

)

 

 

(49,093

)

Vehicle pooling costs

 

 

(1,955

)

 

 

(15,218

)

Inventories

 

 

(655

)

 

 

(8,652

)

Prepaid expenses, other current and non-current assets

 

 

7,891

 

 

 

59,026

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets and lease liabilities

 

 

290

 

 

 

883

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

 

21,474

 

 

 

59,826

 

Deferred revenue

 

 

56

 

 

 

(2,564

)

Income taxes receivable

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

Income taxes payable

 

 

61,500

 

 

 

8,931

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

535,253

 

 

 

482,274

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

Purchases of property and equipment

 

 

(108,042

)

 

 

(236,758

)

Assets and liabilities acquired in connection with acquisition

 

 

(4,699

)

 

 

(1,257

)

Proceeds from sale of property and equipment

 

 

7,932

 

 

 

243

 

Proceeds from held to maturity securities

 

 

2,025,000

 

 

 

1,940,000

 

Investment in unconsolidated affiliate

 

 

(3,885

)

 

 

 

Net cash provided by investing activities

 

 

1,916,306

 

 

 

1,702,228

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from the exercise of stock options

 

 

1,785

 

 

 

2,857

 

Payments for employee stock-based tax withholdings

 

 

(1,330

)

 

 

(720

)

Payments of finance lease obligations

 

 

(5

)

 

 

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

 

450

 

 

 

2,137

 

Effect of foreign currency translation

 

 

1,050

 

 

 

(2,632

)

Net increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

 

 

2,453,059

 

 

 

2,184,007

 

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

 

$

5,233,590

 

 

$

3,698,118

 

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

 

 

 

 

Interest paid

 

$

641

 

 

$

10

 

Income taxes paid, net of refunds

 

$

20,055

 

 

$

80,826

 

Purchase of property and equipment through settlement of deposit

 

$

2,035

 

 

$

 

 

Copart, Inc.

Segments Information

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended October 31, 2025

 

Three Months Ended October 31, 2024

 

 

United States

 

International

 

Total

 

United States

 

International

 

Total

Service revenues

 

$

855,534

 

$

136,311

 

$

991,845

 

$

859,990

 

$

126,346

 

$

986,336

Vehicle sales

 

 

97,080

 

 

66,105

 

 

163,185

 

 

87,549

 

 

72,944

 

 

160,493

Total service revenues and vehicle sales

 

 

952,614

 

 

202,416

 

 

1,155,030

 

 

947,539

 

 

199,290

 

 

1,146,829

Facility operations

 

 

398,485

 

 

78,004

 

 

476,489

 

 

423,617

 

 

72,929

 

 

496,546

Cost of vehicle sales

 

 

89,959

 

 

51,584

 

 

141,543

 

 

76,286

 

 

61,892

 

 

138,178

General and administrative

 

 

89,198

 

 

17,106

 

 

106,304

 

 

92,577

 

 

13,161

 

 

105,738

Operating income

 

$

374,972

 

$

55,722

 

$

430,694

 

$

355,059

 

$

51,308

 

$

406,367

 

Contacts

Copart Investor Relations

[email protected]

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