Copart (CPRT) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026)
Copart (CPRT) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 18.09% for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 0.35 percentage points from 18.45% a year earlier but up 0.12 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Copart (CPRT) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jul 31, 2026), Copart's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 17.66%, down 2.12 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for five consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year change of -14.01 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Copart's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 19.78% in FY2025 (-2.82 pp), 22.61% in FY2024 (-4.27 pp), 26.88% in FY2023 (-3.71 pp) and 30.59% in FY2022 (-1.08 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has run from a low of 16.88% in fiscal Q2 2026 to a high of 28.67% in fiscal Q1 2022 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined in each of the last 18 quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.40 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the past five years was fiscal Q2 2022, with a gain of 2.17 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q1 2025, with a drop of 4.54 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] for the three prior fiscal quarters was 17.98% (Q3 2026), 16.88% (Q2 2026) and 18.01% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 165.28 Bn | 159.81 Bn | - | 15.69% |
| 2 | Csx | 87.86 Bn | 84.08 Bn | - | 12.29% |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 75.56 Bn | 75.27 Bn | - | 6.84% |
| 4 | Norfolk Southern | 71.27 Bn | 65.91 Bn | - | 9.67% |
| 5 | United Parcel Service | 69.70 Bn | 46.62 Bn | - | 11.61% |
| 6 | Fedex | 68.71 Bn | 34.65 Bn | - | 7.01% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 55.32 Bn | 37.50 Bn | - | 10.65% |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 37.44 Bn | 36.71 Bn | - | 28.03% |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 36.52 Bn | -19.85 Bn | - | 8.86% |
| 10 | Copart | 25.21 Bn | 9.63 Bn | 645.66 Mn | 18.09% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 18.09% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 17.98% |
| 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% |
API Access
Copart Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] 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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CPRT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CPRT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();