Copart vs Science Applications Intl
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The short version
- Science Applications Intl is the larger business, with $7.3B of revenue in fiscal 2026 against $4.7B for Copart, about 1.6 times as much.
- Copart grew revenue faster (0.4%, against −2.9%).
- Copart kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (35.4% operating margin, against 7.2%).
- Copart turned more of its sales into free cash flow (27.2% FCF margin, against 8.0%).
- Copart earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (19.6%, against 12.8%).
| Latest fiscal year | CPRT · FY26 | SAIC · FY26 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $27.8B | $6.2B |
| Revenue | $4.7B | $7.3B |
| Free cash flow | $1.3B | $577M |
| Net income | $1.5B | $358M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 0.4% | −2.9% |
| 5-year growth | 11.6% | 0.6% |
| Share count change | −2.1% | −7.9% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | — | 12.0% |
| Operating margin | 35.4% | 7.2% |
| Net margin | 31.8% | 4.9% |
| FCF margin | 27.2% | 8.0% |
| Return on capital | 19.6% | 12.8% |
| Return on equity | 16.2% | 23.3% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | −$1.9B | $2.3B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −1.0x | 4.2x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $1.6B | $515M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | — | 17.0x |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 7 |
Revenue
FY17
CPRT $1.4B
SAIC $4.4B
FY18
CPRT $1.8B
SAIC $4.5B
FY19
CPRT $2.0B
SAIC $4.7B
FY20
CPRT $2.2B
SAIC $6.4B
FY21
CPRT $2.7B
SAIC $7.1B
FY22
CPRT $3.5B
SAIC $7.4B
FY23
CPRT $3.9B
SAIC $7.7B
FY24
CPRT $4.2B
SAIC $7.4B
FY25
CPRT $4.6B
SAIC $7.5B
FY26
CPRT $4.7B
SAIC $7.3B
CPRT
SAIC
Operating margin
FY17
CPRT 31.9%
SAIC 5.9%
FY18
CPRT 32.4%
SAIC 5.8%
FY19
CPRT 35.1%
SAIC 4.7%
FY20
CPRT 37.0%
SAIC 5.8%
FY21
CPRT 42.2%
SAIC 5.5%
FY22
CPRT 39.3%
SAIC 6.3%
FY23
CPRT 38.4%
SAIC 6.5%
FY24
CPRT 37.1%
SAIC 10.0%
FY25
CPRT 36.5%
SAIC 7.5%
FY26
CPRT 35.4%
SAIC 7.2%
CPRT
SAIC
Free cash flow
FY17
CPRT $320M
SAIC $258M
FY18
CPRT $247M
SAIC $195M
FY19
CPRT $273M
SAIC $156M
FY20
CPRT $326M
SAIC $437M
FY21
CPRT $528M
SAIC $709M
FY22
CPRT $839M
SAIC $482M
FY23
CPRT $848M
SAIC $507M
FY24
CPRT $962M
SAIC $369M
FY25
CPRT $1.2B
SAIC $458M
FY26
CPRT $1.3B
SAIC $577M
CPRT
SAIC
Return on capital
FY17
CPRT 29.8%
SAIC 14.5%
FY18
CPRT 26.9%
SAIC 17.9%
FY19
CPRT 32.5%
SAIC 7.8%
FY20
CPRT 32.4%
SAIC 9.1%
FY21
CPRT 35.8%
SAIC 8.6%
FY22
CPRT 36.5%
SAIC 9.1%
FY23
CPRT 28.6%
SAIC 10.1%
FY24
CPRT 22.6%
SAIC 14.7%
FY25
CPRT 22.3%
SAIC 12.7%
FY26
CPRT 19.6%
SAIC 12.8%
CPRT
SAIC
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.