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) Gross margin

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AutoZone, Inc.'s gross margin over the twelve months to 31 August 2026 was 52.3%. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 52.0% (fiscal 2023) to 53.7% (fiscal 2019); the current reading is higher than 33% of that period. That is above the Auto Parts industry median of 22.1% and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 34.3%.

Gross margin, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Gross margin Change (points)
FY2026 52.3% (0.28)
FY2025 52.6% (0.47)
FY2024 53.1% 1.13
FY2023 52.0% (0.17)
FY2022 52.1% (0.62)
FY2021 52.8% (0.85)
FY2020 53.6% (0.05)
FY2019 53.7% 0.41
FY2018 53.2% 0.53
FY2017 52.7% (0.03)

Quarterly newest first

Period Gross margin Change (points)
Aug 2026 53.3% 1.19
May 2026 52.2% (0.34)
Feb 2026 52.5% 1.52
Nov 2025 51.0% (0.55)
47 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 52.0% High 53.7%
Ten-year median 52.7%
Current reading's percentile 21

Gross margin against peers

Company Gross margin
AZO AutoZone, Inc. 52.3%
ORLY O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. compare 51.8%
GPC Genuine Parts Company compare 37.1%
ALSN Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. compare 33.9%
BWA BorgWarner Inc. compare 19.6%
ALV Autoliv, Inc. compare 19.0%
APTV Aptiv PLC compare 18.8%
LEA Lear Corporation compare 6.91%
AUR Aurora Innovation, Inc. compare −285.7%
Auto Parts industry median 22.1%
Consumer Cyclical sector median 34.3%
Market median 45.1%

What Gross margin is

Gross Margin tells an investor how much of each sale a company keeps after paying the direct costs of making or buying what it sells.

Gross Profit ÷ Revenue

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