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AutoZoneAZO

Automotive Retail · Memphis, Tennessee · In the S&P 500
Solid business
$3,169.82+1.04%After hours: $3,169.82 (0.00%)At the close, 30 Oct · Prices from CNBC, may be delayed
▼ 14.5% over 1 year
AutoZone over 1 yearDaily close, $, to 30 Oct 2026
$3,000$3,500$4,000Nov2026MarMayJulSep$3,170$3,000$3,500$4,000NovMarJul$3,170
Source: Nasdaq daily closes
Market value$51.02B
Price to earnings20.8x
Forward P/E18.8x
Dividend yield–
Year to date−6.5%
One year−14.5%
Next earningsNot scheduled
SectorConsumer Discretionary
52-week range (closes)
$2,792.03$3,967.95

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Quality and valuation

How AutoZone compares with other consumer discretionary stocks. A description, not a recommendation.

AutoZone and 5 automotive retail peers. Across: valuation (P/E) against the sector. Up: business quality against the sector. Hover or tap a logo for its numbers.

Business quality: about averageValuation: in line with its sector

An average business among consumer discretionary companies, priced about in line with them.

AutoZone trades at 18.8 times the next 12 months of expected earnings, against a median of 19.5x for the 66 consumer discretionary stocks we cover. The quality score blends where it ranks on revenue growth, gross margin, operating margin and free-cash-flow margin (net margin for banks and insurers) over the last 12 months, from SEC filings.

  • Revenue grew slower than the sector median: +7.4% vs +8.1%
  • Keeps more of each sale (gross margin): 52.3% vs 40.5%
  • More profitable (operating margin): 18.3% vs 13.8%
  • Turns less of its sales into cash: 8.9% vs 10.1%
AZO trades at 18.8x forward earnings, below the sector medianForward p/e, Automotive Retail peers
BABA12.3xTM14.3xAZO18.8xMCD19.6xHD21.4xAMZN25.7xTJX26.0xTSLA218.4xSector median 19.5xBABA12.3xTM14.3xAZO18.8xMCD19.6xHD21.4xAMZN25.7xTJX26.0xTSLA218.4xSector median 19.5x
Source: CNBC quotes; Mostly Markets
At 20.7x earnings, AZO is cheaper than its average since Oct 2024Price over the last 12 months of reported (GAAP) diluted EPS
P/EUsual range (±1 s.d.)
25xAverage 23.8x2025202620.7x25xAverage 23.8x2025202620.7x
Source: Nasdaq prices; SEC filings

Financials

From AutoZone's SEC filings, through the quarter ending 29 Aug 2026. Hover or tap a bar for its value.

Revenue grew 5.6% from a year earlierQuarterly revenue, $bn, latest Q4 ’26
$0bn$2bn$4bn$6bnQ1 ’25Q3 ’25Q1 ’26$6.6bnQ4 ’26$0bn$2bn$5bnQ1 ’25Q3 ’25Q1 ’26$6.6bnQ4 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Growth slowed to +5.6% last quarterRevenue growth, year on year, %
0%2%5%8%Q1 ’25Q3 ’25Q1 ’265.6%Q4 ’260%5%Q1 ’25Q3 ’25Q1 ’265.6%Q4 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Operating margin was 20.0% last quarterOperating income as a share of revenue, %
0%5%10%15%20%Q1 ’25Q3 ’25Q1 ’2620.0%Q4 ’260%10%20%Q1 ’25Q3 ’25Q1 ’2620.0%Q4 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Free cash flow was $1.8 billion over 12 monthsQuarterly free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex), $m
$0m$200m$400m$600mQ1 ’25Q3 ’25Q1 ’26$693mQ4 ’26$0m$250m$500mQ1 ’25Q3 ’25Q1 ’26$693mQ4 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Last 12 monthsAZOSector median
Revenue growth+7.4%+8.1%
Gross margin52.3%40.5%
Operating margin18.3%13.8%
Free cash flow margin8.9%10.1%
Price to earnings20.8x21.0x

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