Copart vs CoreCivic
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The short version
- Copart is the larger business, with $4.7B of revenue in fiscal 2026 against $2.2B for CoreCivic, about 2.1 times as much.
- CoreCivic grew revenue faster (12.7%, against 0.4%).
- Copart turned more of its sales into free cash flow (27.2% FCF margin, against 2.4%).
- Copart earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (19.6%, against 6.6%).
| Latest fiscal year | CPRT · FY26 | CXW · FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $27.8B | $3.0B |
| Revenue | $4.7B | $2.2B |
| Free cash flow | $1.3B | $52.8M |
| Net income | $1.5B | $117M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 0.4% | 12.7% |
| 5-year growth | 11.6% | 3.0% |
| Share count change | −2.1% | −3.5% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | — | — |
| Operating margin | 35.4% | — |
| Net margin | 31.8% | 5.3% |
| FCF margin | 27.2% | 2.4% |
| Return on capital | 19.6% | 6.6% |
| Return on equity | 16.2% | 8.0% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | −$1.9B | $1.1B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −1.0x | 3.2x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $1.6B | $229M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | — | 24.2x |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 7 |
Revenue
FY17
CPRT $1.4B
CXW $1.8B
FY18
CPRT $1.8B
CXW $1.8B
FY19
CPRT $2.0B
CXW $2.0B
FY20
CPRT $2.2B
CXW $1.9B
FY21
CPRT $2.7B
CXW $1.9B
FY22
CPRT $3.5B
CXW $1.8B
FY23
CPRT $3.9B
CXW $1.9B
FY24
CPRT $4.2B
CXW $2.0B
FY25
CPRT $4.6B
CXW $2.2B
FY26
CPRT $4.7B
CXW —
CPRT
CXW
Operating margin
FY17
CPRT 31.9%
CXW 14.8%
FY18
CPRT 32.4%
CXW 13.6%
FY19
CPRT 35.1%
CXW 14.2%
FY20
CPRT 37.0%
CXW 8.5%
FY21
CPRT 42.2%
CXW —
FY22
CPRT 39.3%
CXW —
FY23
CPRT 38.4%
CXW —
FY24
CPRT 37.1%
CXW —
FY25
CPRT 36.5%
CXW —
FY26
CPRT 35.4%
CXW —
CPRT
CXW
Free cash flow
FY17
CPRT $320M
CXW $227M
FY18
CPRT $247M
CXW −$164M
FY19
CPRT $273M
CXW $164M
FY20
CPRT $326M
CXW $196M
FY21
CPRT $528M
CXW $182M
FY22
CPRT $839M
CXW $70.1M
FY23
CPRT $848M
CXW $164M
FY24
CPRT $962M
CXW $199M
FY25
CPRT $1.2B
CXW $52.8M
FY26
CPRT $1.3B
CXW —
CPRT
CXW
Return on capital
FY17
CPRT 29.8%
CXW 8.5%
FY18
CPRT 26.9%
CXW 7.9%
FY19
CPRT 32.5%
CXW 8.4%
FY20
CPRT 32.4%
CXW 4.8%
FY21
CPRT 35.8%
CXW 3.0%
FY22
CPRT 36.5%
CXW 7.2%
FY23
CPRT 28.6%
CXW 4.8%
FY24
CPRT 22.6%
CXW 5.0%
FY25
CPRT 22.3%
CXW 6.6%
FY26
CPRT 19.6%
CXW —
CPRT
CXW
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.