CPRT vs R vs CHRW Stock Comparison

Copart, Ryder System and C. H. Robinson Worldwide Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CPRT Copart Inc
$28.92 +4.8% 1M -34.5% 1Y
Market cap
$27.37B
P/E
18.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.67B
Div. yield
–
Logistics Industrials
5 wins
R Ryder System Inc
$279.65 +18.7% 1M +66.2% 1Y
Market cap
$10.57B
P/E
20.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.08B
Div. yield
0.01%
Logistics Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Copart leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Copart 5, Ryder System 5, C. H. Robinson Worldwide 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCPRTRCHRWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $27.37B $10.57B $15.06B CPRT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.4x 20.3x 23.8x CPRT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.4x 19.4x 23.5x CPRT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.4% +3.2% -0.1% R
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 31.8% 4.0% 3.7% CPRT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -70.6% 21.4% CHRW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.9x 1.6x R
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -34.5% +66.2% +11.3% R
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.4%/yr +26.4%/yr +7.9%/yr R
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.8% 32.1% 46.9% R
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 40/100 41/100 CPRT

Percentile Scorecard

CPRTRCHRW

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

AxisCPRTRCHRW
Valuation 27 #100 of 136 37 #86 of 136 22 #106 of 136
Growth 48 #63 of 121 62 #47 of 121 29 #86 of 121
Profitability 75 #29 of 115 27 #84 of 115 52 #56 of 115
Financial Health 94 #9 of 143 4 #137 of 143 44 #81 of 143
Shareholder Returns 86 #12 of 82 69 #26 of 82 57 #36 of 82
Overall 66 40 41
  • CPRT ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • R ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • CHRW ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCPRTRCHRWSPY
1 month +4.8%+18.7%-2.4% -0.2%
3 months -5.8%+7.5%-15.2% +3.9%
6 months -13.3%+12.9%-23.6% +8.2%
Year to date -26.1%+46.1%-10.7% +12.9%
1 year -34.5%+66.2%+11.3% +12.3%
3 years -32.3%+202.7%+76.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year -12.2%+44.7%+20.9% +23.3%
5 years -24.3%+222.8%+46.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year -5.4%+26.4%+7.9% +10.9%
10 years +347.1%+304.2%+112.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year +16.2%+15.0%+7.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCPRTRCHRWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.8%32.1%46.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.3%29.0%50.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.071.020.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.052.060.24 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.9%-28.8%-43.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -34.5%-0.9%-31.4% -1.2%
52-week high $44.16$282.13$209.42 $779.14
52-week low $26.27$162.50$128.07 $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.

MultipleCPRTRCHRW
P/E now vs peer median 18.5xmedian 16.3x 20.6xmedian 16.3x 26.9xmedian 16.3x
P/S now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 1.0x 0.8xmedian 1.0x 1.0xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.2xmedian 8.7x -2.2xmedian 8.7x 19.7xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.1xmedian 11.4x 11.2xmedian 11.4x 25.1xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 1.2x 3.6xmedian 1.2x 10.3xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.80median 0.82 2.47median 0.82 4.59median 0.82

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 monthsCPRTRCHRW
Revenue $4.67B $13.08B $17.00B
Gross profit $2.70B $2.56B $2.76B
Operating income $1.65B -$9.81B $833.62M
Net income $1.48B $520.00M $633.33M
Free cash flow $1.27B $954.00M $668.76M
EPS (diluted) $1.55 $13.41 $5.29
Cash & equivalents $1.91B $198.00M $154.59M
Total debt – $30.21B $1.69B
Shares (diluted) 956.86M 38.79M 119.75M
Enterprise value $11.78B $9.78B $14.45B

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
MetricCPRTRCHRW
P/E 18.5x 20.6x 26.9x
P/FCF 21.1x 11.2x 25.1x
P/Operating cash flow 16.7x 3.9x 24.5x
P/S 5.7x 0.8x 1.0x
P/B 2.9x 3.6x 10.3x
P/Tangible book 3.0x 4.1x 10.6x
EV/EBITDA 13.2x -2.2x 19.7x
EV/EBIT 15.1x -1.8x 22.0x
EV/Revenue 5.3x 1.4x 1.1x
EV/FCF 19.6x 18.5x 27.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.5x 6.5x 26.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.80 2.47 4.59

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCPRTRCHRW
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.4% 3.2% -0.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 3.4% -5.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.1% -0.4% -0.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.7% 3.6% -2.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.6% -4.2% 10.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.6% -3.7% 3.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -4.4% 3.6% 18.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 2.1% 5.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -2.3% 11.2% 19.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.6% 8.3% 5.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -10.8% 13.8% -3.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 4.9% -28.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 3.0% 1,184% -3.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.3% 47.1% -28.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCPRTRCHRW
Gross margin 57.9% 19.6% 16.2%
EBITDA margin 40.5% -61.9% 5.5%
Operating margin 35.4% -75.0% 4.9%
Pretax margin 39.3% 5.4% 4.6%
Net margin 31.8% 4.0% 3.7%
FCF margin 27.2% 7.3% 3.9%
Operating cash flow margin 34.4% 20.9% 4.0%
Return on equity 16.6% 17.8% 38.0%
Return on assets 15.0% 3.2% 11.4%
Return on invested capital – -70.6% 21.4%
Return on capital employed 18.1% -80.1% 25.4%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.8x 3.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 5.3x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% – 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCPRTRCHRW
Debt / assets – 44.6% 28.8%
Debt / equity – 2.4x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.9x 1.6x
Debt / FCF – 7.6x 2.5x
Liabilities / assets 9.3% 81.6% 72.1%
Equity / assets 90.7% 18.4% 27.9%
Interest coverage – -25.2x –
Current ratio 7.9x 0.7x 1.6x
Quick ratio 3.9x 0.6x 1.5x
Cash ratio 2.7x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 19.98 -0.58 7.54

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCPRTRCHRW
Dividend yield – 1.3% 1.8%
Net buyback yield 5.2% 5.2% 2.8%
Shareholder yield 5.2% 6.5% 4.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 28.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 15.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 5.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 6.3% –

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.

ConsensusCPRTRCHRW
Forward P/E 17.4xFY2027 19.4xFY2026 23.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.66FY2027 $14.45FY2026 $6.12FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +7.1%FY2027 +11.8%FY2026 +20.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.0% +30.6% +19.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.64BFY2027 $14.12BFY2026 $18.98BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.6%FY2027 +11.5%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.8% +2.3% +1.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCPRTRCHRW
Held by institutions 83.8% 90.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,058 579 891
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.7% -0.6% -1.7%
Institutions buying 529 309 445
Institutions selling 396 177 318
Buyers to sellers 1.34 1.75 1.40

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.

CPRTRCHRW
CPRT 1.00 0.11 0.17
R 0.11 1.00 0.35
CHRW 0.17 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CPRT, R and CHRW?

Copart (CPRT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Copart (CPRT) $27.37B, Ryder System (R) $10.57B, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) $15.06B.

Which stock is cheaper, CPRT, R and CHRW?

Copart (CPRT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Copart (CPRT) 18.4x, Ryder System (R) 20.3x, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 23.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Copart (CPRT) is cheapest (Copart (CPRT) 17.4x, Ryder System (R) 19.4x, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 23.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ryder System (R) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Copart (CPRT) +0.4%, Ryder System (R) +3.2%, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) -0.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Copart (CPRT) has the highest net margin (Copart (CPRT) 31.8%, Ryder System (R) 4.0%, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 3.7%). On return on invested capital, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) leads (Ryder System (R) -70.6%, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 21.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ryder System (R) returned the most: Copart (CPRT) -34.5%, Ryder System (R) +66.2%, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) +11.3%. Over five years, Ryder System (R) compounded fastest (Copart (CPRT) -5.4%/yr, Ryder System (R) +26.4%/yr, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) +7.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Copart (CPRT) 0.00%, Ryder System (R) 0.01%, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 0.00%. Copart (CPRT) and C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ryder System (R) has been the steadiest (Copart (CPRT) 32.8%, Ryder System (R) 32.1%, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 46.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CPRT, R and CHRW?

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 5. 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.