Copart to Buy ACV Auctions for $1.9 Billion as Q4 Profit Falls

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Copart, Inc. reported fourth-quarter results for the period ended July 31, 2026, and announced an all-cash acquisition of digital auto marketplace ACV Auctions at an implied equity value of $1.9 billion, or $10.50 per share in cash. Revenue grew 2.4% to $1.2 billion, but gross profit fell 5.5% to $481.4 million, net income dropped 17.4% to $327.4 million, and diluted EPS came in at $0.35 against $0.41 a year earlier. Barrington's Gary Prestopino upgraded Copart to Outperform from Market Perform with a $40 target, arguing the combination of Copart's physical network and ACV's digital marketplace creates an end-to-end remarketing platform and opens a new growth vector in dealer-to-dealer and commercial vehicle auctions. JPMorgan's Jash Patwa had already upgraded the stock to Overweight from Neutral ahead of the print, raising his target to $40 from $32, while Freedom Broker trimmed its target to $36 from $39 and Baird cut its target to $38 from $42. Management expects the ACV transaction to be neutral to EPS in the first full year of ownership and accretive in fiscal 2028 and beyond, leaving a period of integration risk while the core insurance business cools, with global insurance units down 4.2% and domestic assignments down 7.5%.