AUTOZONE INC (AZO) Stock Fundamental Analysis

USA • New York Stock Exchange • NYSE:AZO • US0533321024

3681.26 USD
+76.23 (+2.11%)
At close: Feb 6, 2026
3681.26 USD
0 (0%)
After Hours: 2/6/2026, 8:18:51 PM
Fundamental Rating

5

Taking everything into account, AZO scores 5 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. AZO was compared to 121 industry peers in the Specialty Retail industry. AZO scores excellent on profitability, but there are some minor concerns on its financial health. AZO is not valued too expensively and it also shows a decent growth rate.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

  • AZO had positive earnings in the past year.
  • AZO had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
  • AZO had positive earnings in each of the past 5 years.
  • AZO had a positive operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.
AZO Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFAZO Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 1B 2B 3B

1.2 Ratios

  • With an excellent Return On Assets value of 12.53%, AZO belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 87.60% of the companies in the same industry.
  • The Return On Invested Capital of AZO (28.76%) is better than 95.87% of its industry peers.
  • Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for AZO is significantly above the industry average of 12.04%.
  • The 3 year average ROIC (34.01%) for AZO is well above the current ROIC(28.76%). The reason for the recent decline needs to be investigated.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 12.53%
ROE N/A
ROIC 28.76%
ROA(3y)14.74%
ROA(5y)15.02%
ROE(3y)N/A
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)34.01%
ROIC(5y)34.88%
AZO Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICAZO Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 -50 -100 -150

1.3 Margins

  • AZO has a Profit Margin of 12.78%. This is amongst the best in the industry. AZO outperforms 94.21% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of AZO has remained more or less at the same level.
  • AZO's Operating Margin of 18.42% is amongst the best of the industry. AZO outperforms 95.87% of its industry peers.
  • AZO's Operating Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
  • AZO's Gross Margin of 52.15% is amongst the best of the industry. AZO outperforms 80.17% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of AZO has remained more or less at the same level.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 18.42%
PM (TTM) 12.78%
GM 52.15%
OM growth 3Y-1.79%
OM growth 5Y-0.76%
PM growth 3Y-4.08%
PM growth 5Y-0.78%
GM growth 3Y0.31%
GM growth 5Y-0.37%
AZO Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsAZO Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 10 20 30 40 50

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

  • With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) well above the Cost of Capital (WACC), AZO is creating value.
  • AZO has less shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
  • Compared to 5 years ago, AZO has less shares outstanding
  • Compared to 1 year ago, AZO has an improved debt to assets ratio.
AZO Yearly Shares OutstandingAZO Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 5M 10M 15M 20M 25M
AZO Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsAZO Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 5B 10B 15B

2.2 Solvency

  • An Altman-Z score of 2.82 indicates that AZO is not a great score, but indicates only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
  • AZO has a Altman-Z score of 2.82. This is in the better half of the industry: AZO outperforms 61.98% of its industry peers.
  • The Debt to FCF ratio of AZO is 4.65, which is a neutral value as it means it would take AZO, 4.65 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
  • With a decent Debt to FCF ratio value of 4.65, AZO is doing good in the industry, outperforming 66.94% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity N/A
Debt/FCF 4.65
Altman-Z 2.82
ROIC/WACC3.04
WACC9.46%
AZO Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFAZO Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 5B

2.3 Liquidity

  • AZO has a Current Ratio of 0.86. This is a bad value and indicates that AZO is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • AZO's Current ratio of 0.86 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. AZO is outperformed by 80.99% of its industry peers.
  • A Quick Ratio of 0.13 indicates that AZO may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • With a Quick ratio value of 0.13, AZO is not doing good in the industry: 94.21% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 0.86
Quick Ratio 0.13
AZO Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesAZO Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2B 4B 6B 8B

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

  • AZO shows a slight negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has decreased by -4.20%.
  • Measured over the past years, AZO shows a quite strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS has been growing by 15.01% on average per year.
  • AZO shows a small growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has grown by 3.81%.
  • Measured over the past years, AZO shows a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 8.44% on average per year.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-4.2%
EPS 3Y7.22%
EPS 5Y15.01%
EPS Q2Q%-4.55%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)3.81%
Revenue growth 3Y5.23%
Revenue growth 5Y8.44%
Sales Q2Q%8.15%

3.2 Future

  • The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 11.89% on average over the next years. This is quite good.
  • AZO is expected to show a small growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 7.30% yearly.
EPS Next Y3.92%
EPS Next 2Y10.67%
EPS Next 3Y11.41%
EPS Next 5Y11.89%
Revenue Next Year8.46%
Revenue Next 2Y7.94%
Revenue Next 3Y7.87%
Revenue Next 5Y7.3%

3.3 Evolution

  • Although the future EPS growth is still strong, it is not able to hold up the even more excellent growth rate of the past years.
  • When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is stable.
AZO Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesAZO Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 2027 2029 2031 2033 10B 20B 30B
AZO Yearly EPS VS EstimatesAZO Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 2027 2029 2031 2033 100 200 300

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • The Price/Earnings ratio is 25.67, which means the current valuation is very expensive for AZO.
  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Earnings ratio of AZO indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: AZO is cheaper than 68.59% of the companies listed in the same industry.
  • AZO is valuated at similar levels of the S&P average when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 27.92, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
  • Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 20.75, the valuation of AZO can be described as rather expensive.
  • Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, AZO is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 61.98% of the companies are valued more expensively.
  • The average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio is at 27.78. AZO is valued slightly cheaper when compared to this.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 25.67
Fwd PE 20.75
AZO Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsAZO Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 20 40 60

4.2 Price Multiples

  • The rest of the industry has a similar Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio as AZO.
  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio of AZO is on the same level as its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 33
EV/EBITDA 16.33
AZO Per share dataAZO EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 200 -200 400 600 800 1K

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • The high PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates AZO does not grow enough to justify the current Price/Earnings ratio.
  • AZO has an outstanding profitability rating, which may justify a higher PE ratio.
PEG (NY)6.56
PEG (5Y)1.71
EPS Next 2Y10.67%
EPS Next 3Y11.41%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

  • AZO does not give a dividend.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

AUTOZONE INC

NYSE:AZO (2/6/2026, 8:18:51 PM)

After market: 3681.26 0 (0%)

3681.26

+76.23 (+2.11%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupConsumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail
GICS IndustrySpecialty Retail
Earnings (Last)12-09
Earnings (Next)03-02
Inst Owners94.75%
Inst Owner Change-3.16%
Ins Owners0.23%
Ins Owner Change0.39%
Market Cap61.22B
Revenue(TTM)19.29B
Net Income(TTM)2.46B
Analysts82.42
Price Target4387.49 (19.18%)
Short Float %1.64%
Short Ratio1.58
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)0
Avg EPS beat(2)-5.26%
Min EPS beat(2)-5.46%
Max EPS beat(2)-5.06%
EPS beat(4)0
Avg EPS beat(4)-4.99%
Min EPS beat(4)-5.67%
Max EPS beat(4)-3.76%
EPS beat(8)2
Avg EPS beat(8)-2.33%
EPS beat(12)6
Avg EPS beat(12)0.38%
EPS beat(16)10
Avg EPS beat(16)3.19%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-1.09%
Min Revenue beat(2)-1.16%
Max Revenue beat(2)-1.02%
Revenue beat(4)1
Avg Revenue beat(4)-0.6%
Min Revenue beat(4)-1.72%
Max Revenue beat(4)1.49%
Revenue beat(8)1
Avg Revenue beat(8)-1%
Revenue beat(12)3
Avg Revenue beat(12)-0.66%
Revenue beat(16)7
Avg Revenue beat(16)0.34%
PT rev (1m)-1.39%
PT rev (3m)-5.78%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-2.1%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-6.53%
EPS NY rev (1m)0.71%
EPS NY rev (3m)-3.35%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-0.02%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)0.65%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0.05%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0.52%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 25.67
Fwd PE 20.75
P/S 3.17
P/FCF 33
P/OCF 18.84
P/B N/A
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 16.33
EPS(TTM)143.4
EY3.9%
EPS(NY)177.45
Fwd EY4.82%
FCF(TTM)111.56
FCFY3.03%
OCF(TTM)195.41
OCFY5.31%
SpS1159.81
BVpS-194.14
TBVpS-212.34
PEG (NY)6.56
PEG (5Y)1.71
Graham NumberN/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 12.53%
ROE N/A
ROCE 36.07%
ROIC 28.76%
ROICexc 29.63%
ROICexgc 30.59%
OM 18.42%
PM (TTM) 12.78%
GM 52.15%
FCFM 9.62%
ROA(3y)14.74%
ROA(5y)15.02%
ROE(3y)N/A
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)34.01%
ROIC(5y)34.88%
ROICexc(3y)35.2%
ROICexc(5y)37.22%
ROICexgc(3y)36.57%
ROICexgc(5y)38.86%
ROCE(3y)42.65%
ROCE(5y)43.74%
ROICexgc growth 3Y-9.99%
ROICexgc growth 5Y-1.06%
ROICexc growth 3Y-9.5%
ROICexc growth 5Y-0.73%
OM growth 3Y-1.79%
OM growth 5Y-0.76%
PM growth 3Y-4.08%
PM growth 5Y-0.78%
GM growth 3Y0.31%
GM growth 5Y-0.37%
F-Score6
Asset Turnover0.98
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity N/A
Debt/FCF 4.65
Debt/EBITDA 2.06
Cap/Depr 221.96%
Cap/Sales 7.23%
Interest Coverage 250
Cash Conversion 77.72%
Profit Quality 75.29%
Current Ratio 0.86
Quick Ratio 0.13
Altman-Z 2.82
F-Score6
WACC9.46%
ROIC/WACC3.04
Cap/Depr(3y)190.56%
Cap/Depr(5y)175.25%
Cap/Sales(3y)5.79%
Cap/Sales(5y)5.15%
Profit Quality(3y)76.33%
Profit Quality(5y)93.39%
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-4.2%
EPS 3Y7.22%
EPS 5Y15.01%
EPS Q2Q%-4.55%
EPS Next Y3.92%
EPS Next 2Y10.67%
EPS Next 3Y11.41%
EPS Next 5Y11.89%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)3.81%
Revenue growth 3Y5.23%
Revenue growth 5Y8.44%
Sales Q2Q%8.15%
Revenue Next Year8.46%
Revenue Next 2Y7.94%
Revenue Next 3Y7.87%
Revenue Next 5Y7.3%
EBIT growth 1Y-6.03%
EBIT growth 3Y3.35%
EBIT growth 5Y7.61%
EBIT Next Year18.17%
EBIT Next 3Y12.29%
EBIT Next 5Y8.77%
FCF growth 1Y-9.93%
FCF growth 3Y-10.99%
FCF growth 5Y-4.58%
OCF growth 1Y9.14%
OCF growth 3Y-0.98%
OCF growth 5Y2.76%

AUTOZONE INC / AZO FAQ

What is the fundamental rating for AZO stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 5 / 10 to AZO.


Can you provide the valuation status for AUTOZONE INC?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 4 / 10 to AUTOZONE INC (AZO). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.


What is the profitability of AZO stock?

AUTOZONE INC (AZO) has a profitability rating of 8 / 10.


What is the valuation of AUTOZONE INC based on its PE and PB ratios?

The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for AUTOZONE INC (AZO) is 25.67 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is -18.96.


How financially healthy is AUTOZONE INC?

The financial health rating of AUTOZONE INC (AZO) is 4 / 10.