Copart vs KBR
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The short version
- KBR is the larger business, with $7.8B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $4.7B for Copart, about 1.7 times as much.
- KBR grew revenue faster (1.0%, against 0.4%).
- Copart kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (35.4% operating margin, against 10.0%).
- Copart turned more of its sales into free cash flow (27.2% FCF margin, against 6.6%).
- Copart earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (19.6%, against 15.8%).
| Latest fiscal year | CPRT · FY26 | KBR · FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $27.8B | $5.0B |
| Revenue | $4.7B | $7.8B |
| Free cash flow | $1.3B | $515M |
| Net income | $1.5B | $415M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 0.4% | 1.0% |
| 5-year growth | 11.6% | 6.2% |
| Share count change | −2.1% | −3.7% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | — | 14.8% |
| Operating margin | 35.4% | 10.0% |
| Net margin | 31.8% | 5.3% |
| FCF margin | 27.2% | 6.6% |
| Return on capital | 19.6% | 15.8% |
| Return on equity | 16.2% | 28.1% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | −$1.9B | $2.1B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −1.0x | 2.2x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $1.6B | $413M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | — | 11.8x |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 7 |
Revenue
FY17
CPRT $1.4B
KBR $4.2B
FY18
CPRT $1.8B
KBR $4.9B
FY19
CPRT $2.0B
KBR $5.6B
FY20
CPRT $2.2B
KBR $5.8B
FY21
CPRT $2.7B
KBR $7.3B
FY22
CPRT $3.5B
KBR $6.6B
FY23
CPRT $3.9B
KBR $7.0B
FY24
CPRT $4.2B
KBR $7.7B
FY25
CPRT $4.6B
KBR $7.8B
FY26
CPRT $4.7B
KBR —
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Operating margin
FY17
CPRT 31.9%
KBR 6.3%
FY18
CPRT 32.4%
KBR 9.5%
FY19
CPRT 35.1%
KBR 6.4%
FY20
CPRT 37.0%
KBR 1.0%
FY21
CPRT 42.2%
KBR 3.2%
FY22
CPRT 39.3%
KBR 5.2%
FY23
CPRT 38.4%
KBR 6.5%
FY24
CPRT 37.1%
KBR 8.6%
FY25
CPRT 36.5%
KBR 10.0%
FY26
CPRT 35.4%
KBR —
CPRT
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Free cash flow
FY17
CPRT $320M
KBR $185M
FY18
CPRT $247M
KBR $148M
FY19
CPRT $273M
KBR $236M
FY20
CPRT $326M
KBR $347M
FY21
CPRT $528M
KBR $248M
FY22
CPRT $839M
KBR $325M
FY23
CPRT $848M
KBR $269M
FY24
CPRT $962M
KBR $410M
FY25
CPRT $1.2B
KBR $515M
FY26
CPRT $1.3B
KBR —
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Return on capital
FY17
CPRT 29.8%
KBR 25.5%
FY18
CPRT 26.9%
KBR 21.2%
FY19
CPRT 32.5%
KBR 12.3%
FY20
CPRT 32.4%
KBR 1.8%
FY21
CPRT 35.8%
KBR 3.9%
FY22
CPRT 36.5%
KBR 7.5%
FY23
CPRT 28.6%
KBR 11.9%
FY24
CPRT 22.6%
KBR 14.8%
FY25
CPRT 22.3%
KBR 15.8%
FY26
CPRT 19.6%
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CPRT
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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.