Online vehicle auction firm Copart's Q1 EPS beats estimates, helped by lower operating expenses

Reuters
Nov 21, 2025
Online vehicle auction firm Copart's Q1 EPS beats estimates, helped by lower operating expenses

Overview

  • Copart fiscal Q1 revenue grows 0.7% yr/yr

  • EPS for fiscal Q1 beats analyst expectations

  • Net income for fiscal Q1 rises 11.5% yr/yr

Outlook

  • Company did not provide specific guidance for future quarters or full year in its press release

Result Drivers

  • INTERNATIONAL REVENUE - Copart saw a rise in international service revenues, contributing to overall revenue growth

  • OPERATING EXPENSES - Decrease in operating expenses supported higher operating income

  • INTEREST INCOME - Significant increase in interest income boosted net income

Key Details

Metric

Beat/Miss

Actual

Consensus Estimate

Q1 EPS

Beat

$0.41

$0.39 (7 Analysts)

Q1 Net Income

$402.21 mln

Q1 Gross Profit

$537 mln

Q1 Operating Expenses

$724.34 mln

Q1 Operating Income

$430.69 mln

Q1 Pretax Profit

$487.12 mln

Analyst Coverage

  • The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 7 "strong buy" or "buy", 5 "hold" and 1 "sell" or "strong sell"

  • The average consensus recommendation for the online services peer group is "buy"

  • Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Copart Inc is $57.72, about 28.3% above its November 19 closing price of $41.37

  • The stock recently traded at 24 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 26 three months ago

Press Release: ID:nBw9hKDB1a

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