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Copart acquisitions, on the record
The businesses Copart bought and sold, as its annual reports describe them, with the cash it reported paying for acquisitions each year and every deal filing since 2016.
Deals its annual reports describe
| Business | Deal | When | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Purple Wave, Inc.Word for word“On October 6, 2023, the Company acquired an 80 % controlling ownership in Purple Wave, an online offsite heavy equipment auction company.” 10-K for 2024 | acquisition | October 6, 2023 | — |
ILT Project Limited (Hills Motors Co. the Green Parts Specialists)Word for word“On July 5, 2022, the Company acquired 100 % of the voting stock of ILT Project Limited which conducts business primarily as Hills Motors Co. the Green Parts Specialists (“Hills”), which is a leading parts recycler in the U.K.” 10-K for 2024 | acquisition | July 5, 2022 | — |
Skelmersdale, England facilityWord for word“Locations Geographic Service Area Date Skelmersdale, England United Kingdom July 2022 Dumfries, England United Kingdom July 2022” 10-K for 2024 | acquisition | July 2022 | — |
Dumfries, England facilityWord for word“Locations Geographic Service Area Date Skelmersdale, England United Kingdom July 2022 Dumfries, England United Kingdom July 2022” 10-K for 2024 | acquisition | July 2022 | — |
National Powersport AuctionsWord for word“As for strategic acquisitions of complementary businesses, we acquired National Powersport Auctions in fiscal 2017, we acquired Hills Motors in fiscal 2022, a used, or “green” parts recycler in the U.K. that has four operating facilities and in fiscal 2024, we acquired Purple Wave, Inc. an online offsite heavy equipment auction company.” 10-K for 2025 | acquisition | fiscal 2017 | — |
Hills MotorsWord for word“As for strategic acquisitions of complementary businesses, we acquired National Powersport Auctions in fiscal 2017, we acquired Hills Motors in fiscal 2022, a used, or “green” parts recycler in the U.K. that has four operating facilities and in fiscal 2024, we acquired Purple Wave, Inc. an online offsite heavy equipment auction company.” 10-K for 2025 | acquisition | fiscal 2022 | — |
a used, or “green” parts recycler in the U.K. that has four operating facilitiesWord for word“As for strategic acquisitions of complementary businesses, we acquired National Powersport Auctions in fiscal 2017, we acquired Hills Motors in fiscal 2022, a used, or “green” parts recycler in the U.K. that has four operating facilities and in fiscal 2024, we acquired Purple Wave, Inc. an online offsite heavy equipment auction company.” 10-K for 2025 | acquisition | fiscal 2022 | — |
ACV Auctions Inc.Word for word“On September 10, 2026, the Company entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire ACV for $10.50 per share, net to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any required withholding of taxes, representing an implied equity value of approximately $1.9 billion.” 10-K for 2026 | agreed acquisition | September 10, 2026 | $10.50 per share |
| Fiscal year ended | Cash paid for acquisitions (net of cash acquired) | Goodwill from acquisitions |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-07-31 | $0 | $0 |
| 2017-07-31 | $160.8 million | $79.3 million |
| 2018-07-31 | $8.8 million | −$1.8 million |
| 2019-07-31 | $745,000 | $563,000 |
| 2020-07-31 | $11.7 million | $5.7 million |
| 2021-07-31 | $5 million | $7.9 million |
| 2022-07-31 | $106.6 million | $56.1 million |
| 2023-07-31 | $0 | — |
| 2024-07-31 | −$17.7 million | — |
| 2025-07-31 | $1.2 million | — |
Deal filings since 2016
- 2026-10-16 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
- 2026-09-10 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2026-01-26 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2023-05-26 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2021-12-27 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2020-07-27 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2016-07-27 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2016-03-17 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Read from Copart’s annual reports (10-K for 2026, 10-K for 2025, 10-K for 2024) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2026-09-29. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.