Aramark (ARMK) is overvalued and Copart Inc (CPRT) is fairly valued.
Against our estimates of intrinsic value, CPRT trades at the wider discount: a margin of safety of +4%, against -73% for ARMK.
Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.
Discounting its cash flows at 8.8% (average of 2 methods) values the shares at $32.78; the price of $56.59 is 73% above that value, and 77% of that value comes from beyond year five.
Leak Score 14/100 on 3 of 12 signals
Discounting its cash flows at 10.1% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $29.89; the price of $28.80 is 4% below that value, and 73% of that value comes from beyond year five.
Leak Score 55/100 on 9 of 12 signals
| Metric | ARMK | CPRT |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Overvalued | Fairly valued |
| Price | $56.59 | $28.80 |
| Intrinsic value | $32.78 | $29.89 |
| Margin of safety | -73% | +4% |
| Leak Score | 14/100 (3/12) | 55/100 (9/12) |
| Market cap | $14.9B | $26.7B |
| Revenue growth, 5 years | 7.6% | 11.6% |
| Operating margin | 4.4% | 35.4% |
| Net margin | 1.9% | 31.8% |
| Return on equity | 11.8% | 16.2% |
| Debt to equity | 1.91 | 0.01 |
| P/E | 39.5x | 18.6x |
| Forward P/E | 20.1x | 16.3x |
| P/B | 4.4x | 3.0x |
| Dividend yield | 0.9% | — |