Copart (CPRT) Operating Margin (2016 - 2026)
On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin fell 198.0% to 34.65% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Jan 2026 was 36.49%, a 34.0% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at 36.51%, down 59.0% from a year prior.
Copart (CPRT) has 18 years of Operating Margin data on record, last reported at 34.65% in Q1 2026.
- Operating Margin reached 34.65% in Q1 2026 per CPRT's latest filing, down from 37.29% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Operating Margin for CPRT hit a ceiling of 41.0% in Q2 2023 and a floor of 33.63% in Q3 2024.
- A 5-year average of 37.41% and a median of 37.26% in 2025 define the central range for Operating Margin.
- Peak YoY movement for Operating Margin: plummeted -588bps in 2022, then surged 388bps in 2023.
- Tracing CPRT's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 34.87% in 2022, then increased by 11bps to 38.75% in 2023, then fell by -9bps to 35.43% in 2024, then rose by 5bps to 37.29% in 2025, then fell by -7bps to 34.65% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows Operating Margin for CPRT at 34.65% in Q1 2026, 37.29% in Q4 2025, and 36.67% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Relx | 81.40 Bn | 81.16 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Rentokil Initial | 79.56 Bn | 78.10 Bn | - | 7.67% |
| 3 | Cintas | 69.26 Bn | 69.08 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 23.22% |
| 4 | Copart | 33.09 Bn | 28.01 Bn | 971.24 Mn | 34.65% |
| 5 | UL Solutions | 20.56 Bn | 20.32 Bn | 381.00 Mn | 18.21% |
| 6 | Global Payments | 19.88 Bn | 14.69 Bn | 1.70 Bn | -0.53% |
| 7 | Rb Global | 19.08 Bn | 18.89 Bn | 869.50 Mn | 17.62% |
| 8 | Aramark | 13.57 Bn | 13.16 Bn | 426.35 Mn | 4.48% |
| 9 | Amentum Holdings | 5.65 Bn | 5.74 Bn | 345.00 Mn | 4.34% |
| 10 | Dolby Laboratories | 5.15 Bn | 4.56 Bn | 350.90 Mn | 28.55% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | 34.65% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 37.29% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 36.67% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 37.26% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 36.64% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 35.43% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 33.63% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 38.78% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 37.24% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 38.75% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 39.16% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 41.00% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 38.21% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 34.87% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 36.77% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 39.66% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 40.04% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 40.75% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 40.27% |
| Apr 30, 2021 | 44.71% |
| Jan 31, 2021 | 41.85% |
| Oct 31, 2020 | 41.93% |
| Jul 31, 2020 | 39.13% |
| Apr 30, 2020 | 35.45% |
| Jan 31, 2020 | 36.49% |
| Oct 31, 2019 | 37.05% |
| Jul 31, 2019 | 35.53% |
| Apr 30, 2019 | 37.51% |
| Jan 31, 2019 | 33.97% |
| Oct 31, 2018 | 32.82% |
| Jul 31, 2018 | 30.02% |
| Apr 30, 2018 | 36.52% |
| Jan 31, 2018 | 32.88% |
| Oct 31, 2017 | 29.57% |
| Jul 31, 2017 | 29.27% |
| Apr 30, 2017 | 36.59% |
| Jan 31, 2017 | 31.15% |
| Oct 31, 2016 | 30.30% |
| Jul 31, 2016 | 31.92% |