CYRX vs CPRT vs FWRD Stock Comparison

Cryoport, Copart and Forward Air Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CYRX Cryoport, Inc.
$17.98 +2.8% 1M +69.1% 1Y
Market cap
$897.38M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$186.45M
Div. yield
–
Logistics Industrials
3 wins
CPRT Copart Inc
$29.00 +0.5% 1M -35.1% 1Y
Market cap
$27.71B
P/E
18.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.67B
Div. yield
–
Logistics Industrials
5 wins
FWRD Forward Air Corp
$15.30 +1.6% 1M -19.3% 1Y
Market cap
$488.84M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.52B
Div. yield
–
Logistics Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Copart leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Copart 5, Cryoport 3, Forward Air 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCYRXCPRTFWRDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $897.38M $27.71B $488.84M CPRT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -19.8x 18.7x -1.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 17.5x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.1% +0.4% -0.1% CYRX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -24.3% 31.8% -11.4% CPRT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -5.8% — -9.8% CYRX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 16.6x — -115.3x FWRD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +69.1% -35.1% -19.3% CYRX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -25.4%/yr -5.3%/yr -30.0%/yr CPRT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.4% 32.8% 92.4% CPRT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 30/100 66/100 21/100 CPRT

Percentile Scorecard

CYRXCPRTFWRD

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

AxisCYRXCPRTFWRD
Valuation 4 #130 of 136 27 #100 of 136 34 #90 of 136
Growth 54 #57 of 122 49 #63 of 122 21 #97 of 122
Profitability 8 #110 of 119 75 #30 of 119 16 #100 of 119
Financial Health 64 #54 of 147 95 #8 of 147 12 #130 of 147
Shareholder Returns 19 #68 of 84 83 #15 of 84 –
Overall 30 66 21
  • CYRX ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • CPRT ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • FWRD ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCYRXCPRTFWRDSPY
1 month +2.8%+0.5%+1.6% -1.0%
3 months +17.0%+3.8%+0.3% +2.9%
6 months +69.8%-12.3%-34.7% +6.4%
Year to date +87.3%-25.9%-38.8% +11.4%
1 year +69.1%-35.1%-19.3% +13.1%
3 years +65.7%-34.9%-79.5% +79.4%
3 years, per year +18.4%-13.3%-41.0% +21.5%
5 years -76.8%-23.8%-83.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year -25.4%-5.3%-30.0% +10.9%
10 years +882.5%+333.6%-62.8% +255.2%
10 years, per year +25.7%+15.8%-9.4% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCYRXCPRTFWRDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.4%32.8%92.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.6%33.2%114.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.530.061.53 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.43-1.07-0.21 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.4%-58.9%-93.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.0%-35.1%-49.4% -2.5%
52-week high $18.53$44.67$30.23 $779.14
52-week low $7.72$26.27$8.31 $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.

MultipleCYRXCPRTFWRD
P/E now vs peer median -20.0xmedian 16.0x 18.6xmedian 16.0x -1.7xmedian 16.0x
P/S now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 1.0x 5.8xmedian 1.0x 0.2xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -55.3xmedian 8.7x 13.2xmedian 8.7x -153.6xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -45.5xmedian 11.5x 21.2xmedian 11.5x 10.7xmedian 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.2x 3.0xmedian 1.2x -4.2xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -9.60median 0.82 2.81median 0.82 0.03median 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 monthsCYRXCPRTFWRD
Revenue $186.45M $4.67B $2.52B
Gross profit $87.77M $2.70B –
Operating income -$39.62M $1.65B -$168.73M
Net income -$37.39M $1.48B -$330.71M
Free cash flow -$20.03M $1.27B $48.22M
R&D $17.75M – –
EPS (diluted) $-0.90 $1.55 $-8.81
Cash & equivalents $269.27M $1.91B $139.45M
Total debt $561.04M – $1.69B
Shares (diluted) 50.44M 956.86M 32.48M
Enterprise value -$735.47M $12.11B -$37.98M

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
MetricCYRXCPRTFWRD
P/E -20.0x 18.6x -1.7x
P/FCF -45.5x 21.2x 10.7x
P/Operating cash flow 114.2x 16.7x 7.3x
P/S 4.9x 5.8x 0.2x
P/B 1.9x 3.0x -4.2x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 3.0x -0.5x
EV/EBITDA -55.3x 13.2x -153.6x
EV/EBIT -17.7x 15.1x -12.3x
EV/Revenue 3.8x 5.3x 0.8x
EV/FCF -35.0x 19.7x 42.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 87.9x 15.6x 29.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -9.60 2.81 0.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCYRXCPRTFWRD
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.1% 0.4% -0.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -8.2% 6.4% 18.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.1% -0.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -5.6% 4.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 7.8% -2.6% -237.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 5.7% 3.6% -42.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -147.3% -4.4% -72.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.1% 6.1% -61.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -163.7% -2.3% -54.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.1% 6.6% -52.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 147.7% -10.8% 67.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.4% 5.6% -34.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 40.6% 3.0% 503.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.5% 14.3% -39.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCYRXCPRTFWRD
Gross margin 47.1% 57.9% –
EBITDA margin -6.8% 40.5% -0.5%
Operating margin -21.2% 35.4% -6.7%
Pretax margin -16.6% 39.3% -13.9%
Net margin -24.3% 31.8% -11.4%
FCF margin -10.7% 27.2% 1.9%
Operating cash flow margin 4.3% 34.4% 2.8%
Return on equity -7.6% 16.6% –
Return on assets -4.9% 15.0% -13.6%
Return on invested capital -5.8% – -9.8%
Return on capital employed -7.4% 18.1% -8.0%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.5x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.2x 1.1x -0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 5.2% 0.8% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCYRXCPRTFWRD
Debt / assets 24.7% – 70.2%
Debt / equity 0.4x – -13.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 16.6x – -115.3x
Debt / FCF -9.3x – 35.1x
Liabilities / assets 35.1% 9.3% 105.1%
Equity / assets 64.9% 90.7% -5.1%
Interest coverage -18.8x – -1.0x
Current ratio 2.1x 7.9x 1.3x
Quick ratio 2.0x 3.9x 1.2x
Cash ratio 1.8x 2.7x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 1.20 20.03 0.61

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCYRXCPRTFWRD
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 0.4% 5.1% –
Shareholder yield 0.4% 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.

ConsensusCYRXCPRTFWRD
Forward P/E – 17.5xFY2027 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.77FY2026 $1.66FY2027 $-0.88FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -155.0%FY2026 +7.1%FY2027 –
EPS growth, the year after – +3.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $201.01MFY2026 $4.58BFY2027 $2.48BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.1%FY2026 -2.0%FY2027 -0.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.3% +11.8% +10.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCYRXCPRTFWRD
Held by institutions 89.0% 83.8% 90.3%
Institutions holding 184 1,058 189
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.6% +5.7% +3.5%
Institutions buying 102 529 118
Institutions selling 49 396 45
Buyers to sellers 2.08 1.34 2.62

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.

CYRXCPRTFWRD
CYRX 1.00 0.09 0.07
CPRT 0.09 1.00 0.06
FWRD 0.07 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CYRX, CPRT and FWRD?

Copart (CPRT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cryoport (CYRX) $897.38M, Copart (CPRT) $27.71B, Forward Air (FWRD) $488.84M.

Which company is growing faster?

Cryoport (CYRX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cryoport (CYRX) +12.1%, Copart (CPRT) +0.4%, Forward Air (FWRD) -0.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Copart (CPRT) has the highest net margin (Cryoport (CYRX) -24.3%, Copart (CPRT) 31.8%, Forward Air (FWRD) -11.4%). On return on invested capital, Cryoport (CYRX) leads (Cryoport (CYRX) -5.8%, Forward Air (FWRD) -9.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cryoport (CYRX) returned the most: Cryoport (CYRX) +69.1%, Copart (CPRT) -35.1%, Forward Air (FWRD) -19.3%. Over five years, Copart (CPRT) compounded fastest (Cryoport (CYRX) -25.4%/yr, Copart (CPRT) -5.3%/yr, Forward Air (FWRD) -30.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Copart (CPRT) has been the steadiest (Cryoport (CYRX) 48.4%, Copart (CPRT) 32.8%, Forward Air (FWRD) 92.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.