Copart
CPRTMarket price data through September 10, 2026.
Performance
Sep 2021 – Sep 2026
Track record
How this pick has done since Benson first called it.
- Benson Return
- -38%
- How much this stock is up since Benson first picked it — measured from the price at the time of that first pick, not from today.
- First pick price
- ~$49
- Roughly what one share cost when Benson first picked this stock. This is the starting line for the Benson Return.
- Tracking since
- September 2024
- The month this stock first became a Benson pick.
- Tracking duration
- 24 months
- How long Benson has been tracking this pick.
About Copart
Copart runs the world's biggest online auction for wrecked, flooded, and stolen cars. When an insurance company decides a car isn't worth fixing, it usually ends up here. Buyers in more than 185 countries bid on those cars for parts or to rebuild them.
The case for and against
Both sides of the story, in plain English.
- Profit Machine
Copart pulled in 4.7 billion dollars in sales this past year and kept about 1.5 billion of it as profit. That means roughly a third of every dollar coming in stays with the company. Very few businesses of any kind hold onto money that well.
- Global Scale
Copart sold more than 4 million vehicles in the last year across over 250 locations in 11 countries. About 1 million registered buyers compete for those cars. More bidders means higher prices, and Copart takes a cut of every sale.
- Costs Climbing
Sales rose only 2.4 percent last quarter while operating costs jumped 10 percent. That squeeze pushed quarterly profit down 17.4 percent to 327 million dollars. Running more yards and moving more cars is getting expensive faster than the revenue is growing.
- Growth Stall
For the full year, revenue grew just 0.4 percent, and earnings per share slipped from 1.59 dollars to 1.55 dollars. The core service business was essentially flat at 3.97 billion dollars. A dominant company that stops growing eventually has to prove it can start again.
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How to read this page
This automated research summary uses Financial Modeling Prep market data through 2026-09-10. Model signals, scores, and risk labels can change and may be incomplete or wrong.
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