Copart, Inc.
CPRT Industrials · Specialty Business ServicesNot yet scored
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What the filing actually says.
The filings in this data set describe a company whose reported earnings have grown while its disclosures point to a few concentrated dependencies. Net income reached $1.55 billion in FY2025, up from $1.36 billion in FY2024, and operating income rose from $1.57 billion to $1.7 billion. The data also shows net income of $417.87 million in FY2018, so the multi-year trend in the provided figures is strong. However, the revenue series in this data ends at FY2018, at $1.81 billion, so recent revenue growth and operating margin cannot be calculated from the provided figures. Readers may want to check the full income statement in the FY2025 Form 10-K. No forensic scores are on file for this company, so this synthesis gives no Beneish, Piotroski, Altman or Fog Index result, and the absence of a score should not be read as a clean result. The filing text that is present emphasizes supply concentration: insurance company sellers supplied 81% of vehicles processed in fiscal 2025, 81% in fiscal 2024 and 83% in fiscal 2023. The international strategy, covering the U.K., Canada, Europe, Brazil and the Middle East, is described as carrying integration and cost risks, including the planned deployment of proprietary auction technology at foreign operations. The 10-Q also discloses that a new financial system is being rolled out in stages, with member billing in the United States as the first stage, and management concluded that disclosure controls were effective as of January 31, 2026. Readers may want to look at how the system transition is handled in later filings, and at the segment and revenue detail that the provided excerpts do not reach.
Catalyst.Copart's FY2025 10-K reports net income of $1.55 billion, up from $1.36 billion in FY2024, an increase of about 14%, and operating income of $1.7 billion, up from $1.57 billion, an increase of about 8%. The 10-Q MD&A ties ongoing activity to its VB3 virtual auction platform and to international expansion into the U.K., Canada, Europe, Brazil and the Middle East. The 10-K describes the company's response to Hurricanes Helene and Milton in fall 2024, when it retrieved, stored and remarketed tens of thousands of flood-damaged vehicles in South Florida. For FY2025, 69.8% of U.S. vehicles sold went to members registered outside the state where the vehicle was located, including 38.8% to international members.
Hidden risk.The most material tension in this data is supply concentration. The filings state that insurance company sellers supplied 81% of vehicles processed in fiscal 2025, compared with 83% in fiscal 2023, and that a limited number of vehicle sellers historically accounted for a substantial portion of revenues. The risk factors say vehicle sellers have terminated agreements in particular markets in the past and that a reduction in supply from a significant seller could materially affect results. The 10-Q notes that no single customer exceeded 10% of consolidated revenues in the six months ended January 31, 2026. Separately, a new financial system is being implemented in stages, which the filing describes as a significant component of internal control over financial reporting.
What traders are betting.
The metric
Shares that traders have borrowed and sold, betting the price will fall, and not yet bought back. Brokers report the total to FINRA twice a month. Days to cover divides it by the shares that change hands on a typical day.
- Shares sold short
- 29M
- Change since Aug 31
- −23.3%
- Days to cover
- 2.8
What it tells us
Few traders are betting against CPRT. Levels this low are common for large, widely held companies.
Short sellers closed some of their bets: shares sold short fell 23.3% since the Aug 31 report.
At normal trading volume, short sellers would need about 2.8 days to buy back every borrowed share.
How investors use it
- Squeeze watching. Some aggressive traders seek out heavily shorted stocks, betting that good news will force short sellers to buy back shares and push the price higher.
- Hedging. Funds short one company to offset risk in another, often owning a stronger business and shorting a weaker one in the same industry.
- Timing. Chart-based traders pair rising short interest with price patterns, such as a break below a level where buyers used to step in, to decide when to enter or exit.
- Warning sign. Some owners treat a sharp rise in short interest as a red flag and respond by tightening stop-loss orders or holding smaller positions.
Annual reports, quarterly report & proxy statement
The annual reports (10-K), quarterly report (10-Q), proxy statement (DEF 14A) and current reports (8-K) Copart filed in the last 12 months, each linked to the original document on SEC EDGAR.
- Sep 28, 202610-KAnnual report0EDGAR →
- Sep 10, 20268-KCurrent reportItem 2.02: Results of operations (earnings)0EDGAR →
- Sep 10, 20268-KCurrent reportItem 1.01: Signed a material agreement; Item 7.01: Regulation FD disclosure (investor materials)EDGAR →★ Curriculum-relevant
- Aug 19, 20268-K/ACurrent report (amended)Item 5.02: Departure/appointment of officers or directorsEDGAR →★ Curriculum-relevant
- Aug 18, 20268-KCurrent reportItem 5.02: Departure/appointment of officers or directors; Item 7.01: Regulation FD disclosure (investor materials)EDGAR →★ Curriculum-relevant
- Mar 3, 202610-QQuarterly report (2026-01-31)Period: 2026-01-310EDGAR →
- Feb 19, 20268-KCurrent report (2026-02-19)Item 2.02: Results of operations (earnings)0EDGAR →
- Jan 26, 20268-KCurrent report (2026-01-23)Item 1.01: Signed a material agreement; Item 2.03: New debt or other financial obligation0EDGAR →
- Dec 11, 20258-KCurrent report (2025-12-05)Item 5.07: Shareholder vote results0EDGAR →
- Oct 24, 2025DEF 14AProxy statement (2025-12-05)0EDGAR →
- Sep 26, 202510-KAnnual report (2025-07-31)Period: 2025-07-310EDGAR →
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