Quarterly Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2019

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of quarterly financial information



	Fiscal Quarter
Fiscal Year 2019 (In thousands, except per share data)	First		Second		Third		Fourth
Total revenue	$	461,368	$	484,898	$	553,116	$	542,575
Gross profit	195,918		208,226		251,579		242,619
Operating income	151,440		164,739		207,494		192,802
Income before income taxes	148,786		164,966		204,129		187,070
Net income attributable to Copart, Inc.	114,083		131,373		192,741		153,496
Basic net income per common share	$	0.49	$	0.57	$	0.85	$	0.67
Diluted net income per common share	$	0.47	$	0.55	$	0.81	$	0.64



	Fiscal Quarter
Fiscal Year 2018 (In thousands, except per share data)	First		Second		Third		Fourth
Total revenue	$	419,168	$	459,106	$	478,198	$	449,223
Gross profit	163,264		191,609		219,068		188,425
Operating income	123,942		150,947		174,619		134,837
Income before income taxes	114,128		144,438		171,216		132,729
Net income attributable to Copart, Inc.	77,515		103,256		127,348		109,748
Basic net income per common share	$	0.34	$	0.45	$	0.55	$	0.47
Diluted net income per common share	$	0.32	$	0.43	$	0.52	$	0.45

(1)

Earnings per share were computed independently for each of the periods presented; therefore, the sum of the earnings per share amounts for the quarters may not equal the total for the year.