AutoZone, Inc.

AZO Consumer Cyclical Auto Parts

AutoZone, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended August 2026) was $20.3 billion, up 7.39% from fiscal 2025.

Revenue
+5.64%
EPS
+14.3%
Free cash flow
+35.7%
Total debt
+3.17%

Quarter to August 2026, against a year earlier

3,309.71 15.85 −0.48%
Market cap
$53.3B
P/E
21.2×
Fwd P/E
18.7×
Dividend yield
—
F-score
6/9
Altman Z
2.50
Beneish M
−2.49
Dividend safety
n/a

AutoZone, Inc. (AZO) Free cash flow margin

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AutoZone, Inc.'s free cash flow margin over the twelve months to 31 August 2026 was 8.93%. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 8.93% (fiscal 2026) to 20.0% (fiscal 2021) — the current reading is the lowest in ten years. That is above the Auto Parts industry median of 1.43% and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 3.20%.

Free cash flow margin, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Free cash flow margin Change (points)
FY2026 8.93% (0.52)
FY2025 9.45% (1.00)
FY2024 10.5% (1.83)
FY2023 12.3% (3.34)
FY2022 15.6% (4.39)
FY2021 20.0% 2.01
FY2020 18.0% 4.18
FY2019 13.8% (0.06)
FY2018 13.9% 4.51
FY2017 9.37% (1.39)

Against its own ten years

Low 8.93% High 20.0%
Ten-year median 11.5%
Current reading's percentile 8

Free cash flow margin against peers

Company Free cash flow margin
ALSN Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. compare 15.9%
ORLY O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. compare 11.2%
AZO AutoZone, Inc. 8.93%
BWA BorgWarner Inc. compare 8.49%
ALV Autoliv, Inc. compare 6.68%
GPC Genuine Parts Company compare 3.25%
LEA Lear Corporation compare 2.95%
APTV Aptiv PLC compare 1.96%
AUR Aurora Innovation, Inc. compare −11,428.6%
Auto Parts industry median 1.43%
Consumer Cyclical sector median 3.20%
Market median 0.00%

What Free cash flow margin is

Free Cash Flow Margin tells an investor how much of each sale turns into cash the company keeps after paying for investment in its assets.

(Operating Cash Flow + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) + Intangible Assets Change (Net)) ÷ Revenue

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