CPRT vs FWRD vs RXO Stock Comparison

Copart, Forward Air and Rxo Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CPRT Copart Inc
$29.15 +5.7% 1M -34.7% 1Y
Market cap
$27.44B
P/E
18.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.67B
Div. yield
–
Logistics Industrials
6 wins
FWRD Forward Air Corp
$15.08 +2.7% 1M -23.3% 1Y
Market cap
$491.11M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.52B
Div. yield
–
Logistics Industrials
1 win
RXO RXO, Inc.
$28.67 +44.9% 1M +63.7% 1Y
Market cap
$4.94B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$6.09B
Div. yield
–
Logistics Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Copart leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Copart 6, Rxo 3, Forward Air 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCPRTFWRDRXOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $27.44B $491.11M $4.94B CPRT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.5x -1.7x -47.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.6x — 220.5x CPRT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.4% -0.1% +9.5% RXO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 31.8% -11.4% -1.7% CPRT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -9.8% -3.3% RXO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -115.3x 16.0x FWRD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -34.7% -23.3% +63.7% RXO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.1%/yr -30.5%/yr — CPRT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.9% 92.5% 75.8% CPRT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 20/100 24/100 CPRT

Percentile Scorecard

CPRTFWRDRXO

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisCPRTFWRDRXO
Valuation 27 #100 of 136 33 #91 of 136 13 #119 of 136
Growth 48 #64 of 122 20 #98 of 122 18 #100 of 122
Profitability 75 #30 of 116 17 #96 of 116 19 #94 of 116
Financial Health 95 #8 of 144 11 #128 of 144 44 #81 of 144
Shareholder Returns 86 #12 of 82 – –
Overall 66 20 24
  • CPRT ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • FWRD ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • RXO ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCPRTFWRDRXOSPY
1 month +5.7%+2.7%+44.9% -0.8%
3 months -2.1%+2.4%+18.9% +3.5%
6 months -12.2%-34.0%+47.6% +7.0%
Year to date -25.5%-39.7%+126.8% +12.2%
1 year -34.7%-23.3%+63.7% +13.0%
3 years -31.8%-78.6%+66.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year -12.0%-40.2%+18.4% +23.1%
5 years -23.1%-83.7%— +68.6%
5 years, per year -5.1%-30.5%— +11.0%
10 years +344.3%-62.7%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +16.1%-9.4%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCPRTFWRDRXOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.9%92.5%75.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.4%113.8%82.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.071.521.83 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.06-0.250.84 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.9%-93.3%-67.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -34.0%-50.1%-2.2% -1.8%
52-week high $44.16$30.23$29.32 $779.14
52-week low $26.27$8.31$10.48 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleCPRTFWRDRXO
P/E now vs peer median 18.7xmedian 16.1x -1.7xmedian 16.1x -46.3xmedian 16.1x
P/S now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 1.0x 0.2xmedian 1.0x 0.8xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.3xmedian 8.7x -153.0xmedian 8.7x 173.6xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.3xmedian 11.5x 10.6xmedian 11.5x -62.2xmedian 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 1.2x -4.1xmedian 1.2x 3.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.82median 0.81 0.03median 0.81 0.46median 0.81

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsCPRTFWRDRXO
Revenue $4.67B $2.52B $6.09B
Gross profit $2.70B – $1.11B
Operating income $1.65B -$168.73M -$76.00M
Net income $1.48B -$330.71M -$105.00M
Free cash flow $1.27B $48.22M -$76.00M
EPS (diluted) $1.55 $-8.81 $-0.62
Cash & equivalents $1.91B $139.45M $15.00M
Total debt – $1.69B $495.00M
Shares (diluted) 956.86M 32.48M 169.65M
Enterprise value $11.84B -$35.71M $4.86B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricCPRTFWRDRXO
P/E 18.7x -1.7x -46.3x
P/FCF 21.3x 10.6x -62.2x
P/Operating cash flow 16.8x 7.2x -278.1x
P/S 5.8x 0.2x 0.8x
P/B 3.0x -4.1x 3.1x
P/Tangible book 3.0x -0.5x 4.4x
EV/EBITDA 13.3x -153.0x 173.6x
EV/EBIT 15.2x -12.2x -68.5x
EV/Revenue 5.4x 0.8x 0.9x
EV/FCF 19.8x 42.8x -68.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.6x 29.1x -306.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.82 0.03 0.46

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCPRTFWRDRXO
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.4% -0.1% 9.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 18.1% 12.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.1% – -1.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.7% – 1.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.6% -237.4% -2.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.6% -42.5% -62.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -4.4% -72.8% 65.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.1% -61.1% -120.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -2.3% -54.9% 66.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.6% -52.0% -101.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -10.8% 67.4% -342.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.6% -34.7% -27.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 3.0% 503.2% -68.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.3% -39.4% -36.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCPRTFWRDRXO
Gross margin 57.9% – 18.2%
EBITDA margin 40.5% -0.5% 0.5%
Operating margin 35.4% -6.7% -1.2%
Pretax margin 39.3% -13.9% -2.0%
Net margin 31.8% -11.4% -1.7%
FCF margin 27.2% 1.9% -1.2%
Operating cash flow margin 34.4% 2.8% -0.3%
Return on equity 16.6% – -7.0%
Return on assets 15.0% -13.6% -3.1%
Return on invested capital – -9.8% -3.3%
Return on capital employed 18.1% -8.0% -3.6%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.0x 1.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x -0.2x 0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.4% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCPRTFWRDRXO
Debt / assets – 70.2% 14.3%
Debt / equity – -13.8x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – -115.3x 16.0x
Debt / FCF – 35.1x -6.5x
Liabilities / assets 9.3% 105.1% 56.5%
Equity / assets 90.7% -5.1% 43.5%
Interest coverage – -1.0x –
Current ratio 7.9x 1.3x 1.3x
Quick ratio 3.9x 1.2x 1.2x
Cash ratio 2.7x 0.3x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 20.12 0.60 3.08

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCPRTFWRDRXO
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 5.1% – –
Shareholder yield 5.1% 0.0% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusCPRTFWRDRXO
Forward P/E 17.6xFY2027 – 220.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.66FY2027 $-0.86FY2026 $0.13FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +7.1%FY2027 – –
EPS growth, the year after +3.0% – +384.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.64BFY2027 $2.49BFY2026 $7.20BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.6%FY2027 -0.3%FY2026 +25.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.8% +9.5% -0.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCPRTFWRDRXO
Held by institutions 83.8% 90.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,058 189 302
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.7% +3.5% -1.3%
Institutions buying 529 118 164
Institutions selling 396 45 82
Buyers to sellers 1.34 2.62 2.00

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

CPRTFWRDRXO
CPRT 1.00 0.06 0.21
FWRD 0.06 1.00 0.22
RXO 0.21 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CPRT, FWRD and RXO?

Copart (CPRT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Copart (CPRT) $27.44B, Forward Air (FWRD) $491.11M, Rxo (RXO) $4.94B.

Which company is growing faster?

Rxo (RXO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Copart (CPRT) +0.4%, Forward Air (FWRD) -0.1%, Rxo (RXO) +9.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Copart (CPRT) has the highest net margin (Copart (CPRT) 31.8%, Forward Air (FWRD) -11.4%, Rxo (RXO) -1.7%). On return on invested capital, Rxo (RXO) leads (Forward Air (FWRD) -9.8%, Rxo (RXO) -3.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rxo (RXO) returned the most: Copart (CPRT) -34.7%, Forward Air (FWRD) -23.3%, Rxo (RXO) +63.7%. Over five years, Copart (CPRT) compounded fastest (Copart (CPRT) -5.1%/yr, Forward Air (FWRD) -30.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Copart (CPRT) has been the steadiest (Copart (CPRT) 32.9%, Forward Air (FWRD) 92.5%, Rxo (RXO) 75.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CPRT, FWRD and RXO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Copart (CPRT) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.