AutoZone Inc (AZO) stock

AZONYSERetail-Auto & Home Supply StoresFiscal year ends August 29

Financials through Q4 FY2026, quarter ended Aug 29, 2026Last filing: 10-K on Oct 26, 2026Score 6/3018% above fair value

$3252.19+14.46 (+0.45%)

Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $52.34BP/E 21.3Yield –

AutoZone statistics

99 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.

Important dates

Next earnings: Dec 8, 2026 (estimated, before the open)
Last ex-dividend date: No dividends
Fundamentals through: Aug 29, 2026
Share price as of: Nov 12, 2026

Valuation ratiosIndustry

Market Cap: $52.34B; $3.33B
Enterprise Value: $61.09B; $5.34B
PE Ratio: 21.32; 18.10
PS Ratio: 2.57; 0.37
P/FCF Ratio: 28.83; 22.14
P/OCF Ratio: 16.11; 9.89

Enterprise valuationIndustry

EV / Sales: 3.00; 0.38
EV / EBITDA: 13.86; 11.26
EV / EBIT: 16.41; 12.73
EV / FCF: 33.65; 29.82

Share statisticsIndustry

Shares Outstanding: 16M; 23M
Shares Change (YoY): -2.20%; -2.00%
Float: 16M; 21M
Shares Held by Insiders: 0.29%; 13.3%
Shares Held by Institutions: 96.9%; 86.4%

Short sellingIndustry

Short Interest: 536,324; –
Short Interest Change: -6.96%; -3.84%
Short % of Float: 3.34%; 8.38%
Short % of Shares Outstanding: 3.33%; 6.78%
Days to Cover: 3.08; 3.76

Stock price statisticsIndustry

52-Week High: $3996.24; –
52-Week Low: $2730.65; –
20-Day Moving Average: $3203.31; –
50-Day Moving Average: $3013.69; –
200-Day Moving Average: $3242.90; –
Average True Range (14): $82.17; –
Price Change (1 Week): -1.72%; -0.62%
Price Change (1 Month): 11.7%; 5.62%
Price Change (3 Months): 7.51%; -12.2%
Price Change (6 Months): -3.77%; -4.28%
Price Change (YTD): -4.11%; -4.11%
Price Change (1 Year): -13.4%; -6.79%
Price Change (3 Years): 20.1%; 14.9%
Price Change (5 Years): 72.4%; 8.06%
Price Change (10 Years): 333.4%; 267.6%
Average Volume (10 Days): 160,151; –
Average Volume (20 Days): 165,423; –
Average Volume (90 Days): 240,538; –
Relative Volume: 0.65; 0.70
Relative Strength Index (14): 59.0; 53.5
Volatility (1 Year): 30.5%; 41.8%
Beta (5 Years): 0.55; 0.91

MarginsIndustry

Gross Margin: 52.3%; 22.6%
Operating Margin: 18.3%; 3.61%
Pretax Margin: 16.0%; 1.91%
Profit Margin: 12.6%; 1.90%
EBITDA Margin: 21.7%; 4.43%
FCF Margin: 8.93%; 3.00%

Returns on capitalIndustry

Return on Assets (ROA): 12.6%; 3.29%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC): 51.9%; 11.4%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE): 32.3%; 10.1%

Financial positionIndustry

Current Ratio: 0.90; 1.02
Quick Ratio: 0.11; 0.20
Debt / EBITDA: 2.06; 2.06
Debt / FCF: 5.00; 4.75
Net Debt / EBITDA: 1.99; 1.75

GrowthIndustry

Revenue Growth (YoY): 7.39%; 1.59%
Net Income Growth (YoY): 2.98%; 2.98%
EPS Growth (YoY): 5.30%; 5.30%
FCF Growth (YoY): 1.42%; 1.42%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR): 5.22%; 2.53%
Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR): 6.81%; 9.05%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR): 4.85%; -9.28%
EPS Growth (5Y CAGR): 9.89%; 13.0%

EfficiencyIndustry

Asset Turnover: 0.99; 1.39
Revenue Per Employee: $1.40M; $1.09M
Profits Per Employee: $177.43K; $22.51K
Employee Count: 14,500; 7,355
WACC: 7.39%; 8.77%

Income statement (TTM)Industry

Revenue: $20.34B; $8.03B
Gross Profit: $10.65B; $2.07B
Operating Income: $3.72B; $379.04M
Pretax Income: $3.25B; $257.15M
Net Income: $2.57B; $276.59M
EBITDA: $4.41B; $526.41M
EPS (Diluted): $152.55; $2.79

Balance sheetIndustry

Cash & Short-Term Investments: $326.12M; $98.45M
Total Debt: $9.08B; $2.19B
Net Cash (Debt): -$8.75B; -$296.15M
Net Cash Per Share: -$543.81; -$2.65
Equity (Book Value): -$2.50B; $585.09M
Book Value Per Share: -$155.49; $24.13
Tangible Book Value: -$2.81B; $102.36M
Working Capital: -$1.00B; $8.17K

Cash flow (TTM)Industry

Operating Cash Flow: $3.25B; $310.90M
Capital Expenditures: -$1.43B; -$291.50M
Free Cash Flow: $1.82B; $202.16M
FCF Per Share: $112.81; $2.99

Dividends and yieldsIndustry

Earnings Yield: 4.92%; 4.25%
FCF Yield: 3.47%; 3.56%
Buyback Yield: 3.85%; 3.67%
Shareholder Yield: 3.85%; 3.49%

Taxes and interestIndustry

Income Tax: $677.92M; $32.95M
Effective Tax Rate: 20.9%; 21.8%

Scores and fair valueIndustry

Altman Z-Score: 2.57; 2.11
Piotroski F-Score: 6; 5
Beneish M-Score: -2.49; -2.62
Lynch Fair Value: $1508.95; –
Lynch Upside: -53.6%; 2.59%

Total return vs. the S&P 500

Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.

Period	AZO	S&P 500	Difference	AZO per year	S&P 500 per year
1 month	+12.2%	-2.7%	+14.9 pts
3 months	+6.8%	-1.7%	+8.5 pts
Year to date	-4.1%	+11.9%	−16.0 pts
1 year	-14.2%	+12.0%	−26.1 pts
3 years	+20.3%	+78.2%	−57.8 pts	+6.4%	+21.2%
5 years	+72.4%	+73.2%	−0.8 pts	+11.5%	+11.6%
10 years	+333.4%	+309.6%	+23.8 pts	+15.8%	+15.1%

Short interest

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.

1M AZO shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 7.0% from the previous report, or 3.34% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 3.1 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 56.8% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.

Settlement date	Shares short	Change	Avg. daily volume	Days to cover
Oct 30, 2026	536,324	-7.0%	174,022	3.1
Oct 15, 2026	576,443	+8.9%	197,411	2.9
Sep 30, 2026	529,515	+6.7%	485,044	1.1
Sep 15, 2026	496,329	+14.2%	329,116	1.5
Aug 31, 2026	434,741	+6.1%	280,136	1.6
Aug 14, 2026	409,917	-5.3%	172,539	2.4
Jul 31, 2026	432,888	-12.5%	142,403	3.0
Jul 15, 2026	494,460	-0.4%	256,544	1.9
Jun 30, 2026	496,299	+4.3%	799,425	1.0
Jun 15, 2026	476,013	+11.3%	328,377	1.4
May 29, 2026	427,500	+14.5%	400,222	1.1
May 15, 2026	373,445	+8.3%	263,307	1.4