Growth Metrics

Copart (CPRT) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 252.0% to 16.88% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Jan 2026 was 16.88%, a 252.0% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at 19.78%, down 282.0% from a year prior.

Copart (CPRT) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on record, last reported at 16.88% in Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed reached 16.88% in Q1 2026 per CPRT's latest filing, down from 18.01% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for CPRT hit a ceiling of 28.35% in Q1 2022 and a floor of 16.88% in Q1 2026.
  • A 5-year average of 22.88% and a median of 22.84% in 2024 define the central range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Peak YoY movement for Return on Capital Employed: soared 217bps in 2022, then plummeted -454bps in 2024.
  • Tracing CPRT's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 27.42% in 2022, then decreased by -11bps to 24.49% in 2023, then decreased by -19bps to 19.95% in 2024, then decreased by -10bps to 18.01% in 2025, then fell by -6bps to 16.88% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for CPRT at 16.88% in Q1 2026, 18.01% in Q4 2025, and 18.45% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Relx 81.40 Bn 81.16 Bn - 47.48%
2 Rentokil Initial 79.56 Bn 78.10 Bn - -
3 Cintas 69.26 Bn 69.08 Bn 1.45 Bn 30.25%
4 Copart 33.09 Bn 28.01 Bn 971.24 Mn 16.88%
5 UL Solutions 20.56 Bn 20.32 Bn 381.00 Mn 27.02%
6 Global Payments 19.88 Bn 14.69 Bn 1.70 Bn 3.08%
7 Rb Global 19.08 Bn 18.89 Bn 869.50 Mn 7.10%
8 Aramark 13.57 Bn 13.16 Bn 426.35 Mn 7.90%
9 Amentum Holdings 5.65 Bn 5.74 Bn 345.00 Mn 5.80%
10 Dolby Laboratories 5.15 Bn 4.56 Bn 350.90 Mn 9.19%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 16.88%
Oct 31, 2025 18.01%
Jul 31, 2025 18.45%
Apr 30, 2025 18.74%
Jan 31, 2025 19.40%
Oct 31, 2024 19.95%
Jul 31, 2024 20.71%
Apr 30, 2024 22.14%
Jan 31, 2024 22.84%
Oct 31, 2023 24.49%
Jul 31, 2023 24.57%
Apr 30, 2023 25.21%
Jan 31, 2023 26.06%
Oct 31, 2022 27.42%
Jul 31, 2022 27.86%
Apr 30, 2022 27.92%
Jan 31, 2022 28.35%
Oct 31, 2021 28.67%
Jul 31, 2021 28.40%
Apr 30, 2021 28.16%
Jan 31, 2021 26.18%
Oct 31, 2020 26.93%
Jul 31, 2020 27.64%
Apr 30, 2020 28.50%
Jan 31, 2020 31.26%
Oct 31, 2019 32.39%
Jul 31, 2019 32.75%
Apr 30, 2019 32.16%
Jan 31, 2019 31.80%
Oct 31, 2018 29.28%
Jul 31, 2018 29.83%
Apr 30, 2018 29.74%
Jan 31, 2018 30.24%
Oct 31, 2017 27.72%
Jul 31, 2017 28.92%
Apr 30, 2017 28.45%
Jan 31, 2017 30.27%
Oct 31, 2016 31.43%
Jul 31, 2016 29.93%