COPART, INC. vs Ross Stores, Inc., two Retail stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where CPRT and ROST diverge most: on debt / equity, CPRT reads 0.00 and ROST reads 0.20; on revenue growth, CPRT reads +1.1% and ROST reads +11.9%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. On valuation, today's CPRT price has a different growth bar priced in than ROST (+9.5% implied for CPRT vs +21.7% for ROST); the higher figure is the steeper assumption to clear, not a better or worse stock. What CPRT's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | CPRT | ROST |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $29.13 | $251.00 |
| Market cap | $27.5B | $80.6B |
| Sector | Retail | Retail |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | +9.5% | +21.7% |
| P/E | 18.2 | 35.1 |
| P/B | 3.13 | 12.79 |
| P/S | 5.92 | 3.39 |
| EV/EBITDA | 14.7 | 22.7 |
| Revenue growth | +1.1% | +11.9% |
| Operating margin | 37.5% | 13.4% |
| Net margin | 33.5% | 9.7% |
| Return on equity | 17.7% | 36.7% |
| Return on assets | 16.1% | 14.9% |
| Return on invested capital | 15.4% | 29.8% |
| FCF yield | 4.9% | 3.3% |
| Dividend yield | — | 0.7% |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.20 |
| Current ratio | 7.61 | 1.54 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 8.31 | 8.35 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
Each week boothcheck ranks the stocks whose prices are betting on the most. Read the most stretched bets archive →
boothcheck is also on Android. Get the app on Google Play →
The stronger value is highlighted per metric where one is strictly better on that single number; it is not an overall verdict on either company. For informational and research purposes only. Not investment advice. Not a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold any security. boothcheck is not a registered investment adviser. Past performance does not guarantee future results.