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CPRT (Copart) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 39.85 (As of Jun. 28, 2025)


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What is Copart Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2025-06-28), Copart's share price is $48.18. Copart's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Apr. 2025 was $1.21. Hence, Copart's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 39.85.

The historical rank and industry rank for Copart's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

CPRT' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 21.68   Med: 50.66   Max: 163.37
Current: 39.85

During the past 13 years, Copart's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 163.37. The lowest was 21.68. And the median was 50.66.

CPRT's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
81.97% of 699 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 13.31 vs CPRT: 39.85

Copart's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Apr. 2025 was $0.59. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $1.21.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Copart was 38.80% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 21.60% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 31.30% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 21.50% per year.

During the past 13 years, Copart's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 79.20% per year. The lowest was -9.70% per year. And the median was 27.10% per year.


Copart Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Copart's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Copart Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

Copart Annual Data
Trend Jul15 Jul16 Jul17 Jul18 Jul19 Jul20 Jul21 Jul22 Jul23 Jul24
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 68.37 66.94 36.81 50.39 53.07

Copart Quarterly Data
Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24 Jan25 Apr25
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 62.35 53.07 50.56 55.65 50.48

Competitive Comparison of Copart's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Copart's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Copart's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Copart's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Copart's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.


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Copart Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Copart's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Share Price/ Free Cash Flow per Share (TTM)
=48.18/1.209
=39.85

Copart's Share Price of today is $48.18.
Copart's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Apr. 2025 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $1.21.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Market Cap/Free Cash Flow

Copart  (NAS:CPRT) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation

Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.

In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.


Be Aware

In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.


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Copart Business Description

Address
14185 Dallas Parkway, Suite 300, Dallas, TX, USA, 75254
Based in Dallas, Copart operates an online salvage vehicle auction with operations in 11 countries across North America, Europe, and the Middle East, facilitating over 3.5 million transactions annually. The company utilizes its virtual bidding platform, VB3, to connect vehicle sellers with over 750,000 registered buyers around the world. Buyers primarily consist of vehicle dismantlers, rebuilders, individuals and used vehicle retailers. About 80% of Copart's vehicle volume is supplied by auto insurance companies holding vehicles deemed a total loss. Copart also offers services such as vehicle transportation, storage, title transfer, and salvage value estimation. The company primarily operates on a consignment basis and collects fees based on the vehicle's final selling price.
Executives
Steven D Cohan director
James E Meeks director
Daniel J Englander director C/O AMERICA'S CARMART, 802 SOUTHEAST PLAZA AVE #200, BENTONVILLE AR 72712
Matt Blunt director C/O COPART, INC., 4665 BUSINESS CENTER DRIVE, FAIRFIELD CA 94534
Diane M Morefield director 200 W. MADISON STREET, SUITE 1700, CHICAGO IL 60606
Thomas N Tryforos director 323 RAILROAD AVE, GREENWICH CT 06830
A Jayson Adair director, officer: Chief Executive Officer
Willis J Johnson director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman of the Board
Stephen Fisher director C/O EBAY INC., 2065 HAMILTON AVENUE, SAN JOSE X1 95125
Leah C Stearns officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O CBRE, 2100 MCKINNEY AVENUE, SUITE 1250, DALLAS TX 75201
Carl Sparks director 4315 NORTHAVEN ROAD, DALLAS TX 75229
Jeffrey Liaw officer: Chief Financial Officer 301 COMMERCE STREET, SUITE 3300, FORT WORTH TX 76102
Cherylyn Harley Lebon director C/O COPART, INC., 14185 DALLAS PARKWAY, SUITE 300, DALLAS TX 75254
John F North officer: Chief Financial Officer 150 N. BARTLETT STREET, MEDFORD OR 97501
William E Franklin officer: Executive Vice President 3399 PEACHTREE RD NE STE 700, ATLANTA GA 30326