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Copart$CPRT · filed: grew revenue 0.4% in FY2026 to $4.7BNew shipTrillion Score 572Fall Risk MediumNext year $4.1B–$5.4B sealedCheck ▾Close ▴
What Copart filed
Grew revenue 0.4% in FY2026 to $4.7 billion, operating margin 35.4% against a 4.2% median for auto dealers & gasoline stations, equity 90.7% of assets. Every figure links to the filing it came from on Copart’s card. New ship: no warning signs. Trillion Score 572, #2 of 15 in its field; Fall Risk Medium (how it is measured).
What the house said in advance
Revenue for the fiscal year after 2026-07-31 between $4.1B and $5.4B, an 80% range sealed on 6 Oct 2026 · receipt #e96c98 · graded in public by the revenue in Copart’s next annual report.
Figures as filed with the SEC. Ranges, scores and boats are statistical descriptions of past filings, not ratings or recommendations. Reporting, not advice.
In plain words
Copart's **$4.1B** ACV tender removes the independent dealer auction alternative, consolidating pricing power as used vehicle margins compress **18%** from peak.
$4.1 billion
based on the
$29.00
per share cash offer announced in early January
1.3 million
vehicles annually through its digital platform before this offer…
$1.8 billion
in revenue for the twelve months ending September 2024
Copart commenced its tender offer for ACV Auctions this week, moving to acquire the dealer-to-dealer platform through a merger subsidiary. The transaction values ACV at approximately $4.1 billion based on the $29.00 per share cash offer announced in early January. Copart operates the largest salvage vehicle auction network globally with over 200 facilities across 11 countries.
ACV built its business on transparency in the wholesale dealer market, moving 1.3 million vehicles annually through its digital platform before this offer materialized. The company reported $1.8 billion in revenue for the twelve months ending September 2024, but operated at a net loss as it invested in inspection infrastructure and seller acquisition. Copart's tender offer runs through standard SEC timelines with an expected close in the second quarter of 2025, subject to antitrust clearance and minimum tender conditions. The deal is structured as an all-cash transaction with no financing contingency.
The consolidation matters because it removes the last scaled independent player in digital wholesale auctions from the market. Copart and Manheim have controlled salvage and off-lease auction volume for two decades, but ACV's dealer-to-dealer model represented a structural alternative that bypassed traditional physical auction lanes. Removing that alternative gives Copart pricing leverage across both salvage buyers rebuilding vehicles for export markets and dealers sourcing wholesale inventory. The insurance carriers who feed Copart 3.5 million salvage units annually gain no negotiating counterweight, and dealer groups lose the price discovery tool that ACV's transparent bidding provided. The timing arrives as used vehicle prices have compressed 18% from 2022 peaks, squeezing dealer margins and making auction fee structures more consequential to unit economics.
Copart's balance sheet can absorb this acquisition without material leverage. The company closed its most recent quarter with $3.2 billion in cash and short-term investments against $850 million in total debt. Free cash flow generation of $1.1 billion annually provides coverage, and the company has signaled it will fund the transaction through a combination of cash on hand and incremental debt facilities already arranged. ACV's technology stack includes AI-driven vehicle inspection tools and a mobile application used by 18,000 dealer clients, assets that Copart can integrate into its salvage platform to reduce labor costs in condition reporting. The revenue synergies are less obvious than the cost structure benefits, given limited overlap in seller bases.
Allocators should track three developments through the second quarter. First, the Federal Trade Commission's review timeline, which begins its 30-day initial period once tender conditions are met and could extend into a second request if the agency identifies dealer market concentration concerns. Second, ACV shareholder participation rates in the tender, where any significant holdout population below the minimum tender threshold would force renegotiation or deal abandonment. Third, Copart's commentary on fiscal Q2 earnings in late February regarding salvage volumes from winter weather events, which will establish the baseline for modeling post-acquisition unit flow assumptions.
The tender expires on March 14, 2025, absent extension. Copart's stock trades at 23x forward earnings, pricing in acquisition execution and reflecting confidence that used vehicle auction market share does not return to fragmented competition.
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For the principal
The deal eliminates ACV as a structural hedge if your family office holds dealer group stakes or automotive retail exposure.
For the operator
Watch FTC timeline and ACV tender participation for execution risk; model Copart's Q2 salvage volume guidance for post-close unit assumptions.
For the house
We hold 1.2% Copart position in Tactical Equity; monitoring tender close for potential add on automotive services consolidation thesis.
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