Copart (CPRT) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Copart (CPRT) posted Operating Margin of 37.53% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Apr 30, 2026), up 0.27 percentage points from 37.26% a year earlier and up 2.88 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Copart (CPRT) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Apr 30, 2026, Operating Margin at Copart was 36.57%, up 0.76 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Jul 31, 2025), it came in at 36.51%, down 0.59 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Margin has declined for four consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year change of -0.49 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Copart's Operating Margin was 37.10% in FY2024 (-1.31 pp), 38.42% in FY2023 (-0.86 pp), 39.28% in FY2022 (-2.93 pp) and 42.21% in FY2021 (+5.21 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Operating Margin since fiscal Q3 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Margin increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.97 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 34.65% (Q2 2026), 37.29% (Q1 2026) and 36.67% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 162.85 Bn | 157.37 Bn | - | 40.25% |
| 2 | Csx | 86.62 Bn | 82.84 Bn | - | 38.27% |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 76.11 Bn | 75.83 Bn | - | 35.35% |
| 4 | United Parcel Service | 70.66 Bn | 47.58 Bn | - | 4.07% |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 70.32 Bn | 64.96 Bn | - | 32.44% |
| 6 | Fedex | 68.53 Bn | 34.48 Bn | - | 6.20% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 55.25 Bn | 37.43 Bn | - | 9.43% |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 36.69 Bn | 35.95 Bn | - | 29.94% |
| 9 | Ryanair Holdings | 28.78 Bn | 12.78 Bn | 3.13 Bn | 13.12% |
| 10 | Copart | 25.20 Bn | 8.75 Bn | 732.88 Mn | 37.53% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 40.27% |
Copart Operating Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
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();