Copart (CPRT) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Copart (CPRT) posted Operating Margin of 32.01% for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 4.66 percentage points from 36.67% a year earlier and down 5.52 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Copart (CPRT) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jul 31, 2026), Copart's Operating Margin came in at 35.42%, down 1.10 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Operating Margin has declined for five consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year change of -6.79 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Copart's Operating Margin was 36.51% in FY2025 (-0.59 pp), 37.10% in FY2024 (-1.31 pp), 38.42% in FY2023 (-0.86 pp) and 39.28% in FY2022 (-2.93 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Operating Margin since fiscal Q4 2018.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Margin increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.86 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin in the past five years was fiscal Q1 2024, with a gain of 3.88 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q1 2023, with a drop of 5.88 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin for the three prior fiscal quarters was 37.53% (Q3 2026), 34.65% (Q2 2026) and 37.29% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 174.04 Bn | 166.29 Bn | - | 40.89% |
| 2 | Csx | 93.63 Bn | 88.85 Bn | - | 39.08% |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 78.71 Bn | 78.42 Bn | - | 35.35% |
| 4 | United Parcel Service | 75.71 Bn | 52.63 Bn | - | 4.07% |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 74.09 Bn | 68.55 Bn | - | 32.61% |
| 6 | Fedex | 70.69 Bn | 36.64 Bn | - | 6.20% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 50.49 Bn | 32.68 Bn | - | 7.20% |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 37.91 Bn | 37.17 Bn | - | 29.94% |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 31.82 Bn | -25.88 Bn | - | 8.09% |
| 10 | Copart | 26.86 Bn | 11.28 Bn | 645.66 Mn | 32.01% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 32.01% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 37.53% |
| 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% |
API Access
Copart Operating Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=CPRT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "CPRT", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=CPRT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();