Stock · AZO · Consumer Cyclical
United States · Large Cap · listed since 1991 · Revenue 12 mo. $20.3B
Price as of 11/06/2026
AutoZone, Inc. operates as a retailer and distributor of automotive replacement parts and accessories in the Americas.
AutoZone, Inc. operates as a retailer and distributor of automotive replacement parts and accessories in the Americas. The company offers a product line for cars, sport utility vehicles, vans, and light duty trucks, including new and remanufactured automotive hard parts, maintenance items, accessories, and non-automotive products. It also provides failure products, such as A/C compressors, batteries and accessories, bearings, belts and hoses, calipers, chassis, clutches, CV axles, engines, fuel pumps, fuses, ignition, lighting, mufflers, radiators, starters and alternators, thermostats, tire repair, and water pumps. In addition, the company offers maintenance products, including antifreeze and windshield washer fluid; brake drums, rotors, shoes, and pads; chemicals, including brake and power steering fluid, and oil and fuel additives; oil and transmission fluid; oil, cabin, air, fuel, and transmission filters; oxygen sensors; paint and accessories; refrigerant and accessories; shock absorbers and struts; spark plugs and wires; and windshield wipers. Further, it provides air fresheners, cell phone accessories, drinks and snacks, floor mats and seat covers, interior and exterior accessories, mirrors, performance products protectants and cleaners, sealants and adhesives, steering wheel covers, tools, towing, vehicle entertainment systems, and wash and wax. It offers its products under the AutoZone, AutoZone Rewards, Get in the Zone, Zone, Duralast, Econocraft, ProElite, ProVantage, ShopPro, SureBilt, TotalPro, TruGrade, Valucraft, and ALLDATA names. The company sells its products through stores, www.autozone.com, www.autozonepro.com, www.alldata.com, and www.duralastparts.com, as well as commercial sales program that provides delivery of parts and other products and commercial credit to local, regional and national repair garages, dealers, service stations, fleet owners, and other accounts. AutoZone, Inc. was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee.
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Summary
45.3 of 100
Mean of the six area values. Each area value is the mean of the stock's ranks among the companies in its sector. 50 is the middle of the sector, not a share of companies beaten.
Analysis
What the price requires
If free cash flow stays at €1.6B (2026), it supports €18.1B. The remaining €27.2B of the market value assume it grows 12.8% a year for 10 years and not at all afterwards.
Required FCF growth per year
12.8%
no growth afterwards
Price to operating cash flow 17.6×, within its usual range.
Middle half of 19 quarters: 14.9× to 18.5×, median 17.5×.
Measures only against its own past, not against what the company is worth. Price as of 11/06/2026.
with respect to the priced-in expectation
with respect to the priced-in expectation
Since the last quarter
Q2 → Q3 2026
5 more unchanged: Revenue, 12 mo., Gross margin, EBIT margin, Net debt, Shares outstanding
Derivation
Each area value is the average of its metrics' ranks within the sector (0 to 100, 50 is the middle). For metrics where lower is better, the rank is mirrored. The overall value is the average of the area values.
Price as of 11/06/2026.
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on equity | −80.35% | 11.07% | Rank 2 |
| Return on capital (Greenblatt) | 32.30% | 17.91% | Rank 76 |
| EBIT margin | 18.31% | 10.89% | Rank 75 |
| FCF margin | 8.93% | 8.07% | Rank 56 |
| Gross margin | 52.34% | 34.00% | Rank 76 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth, 1 year | 7.39% | 5.10% | Rank 61 |
| Earnings growth, 3 years per year | 4.85% | 8.34% | Rank 42 |
| Earnings growth, 5 years per year | 9.89% | 15.10% | Rank 38 |
| Sustainable growth (ROE × retained earnings) | 7.05% | 4.34% | Rank 80 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yield | 4.74% | 4.32% | Rank 54 |
| FCF yield | 3.60% | 4.17% | Rank 43 |
| EV/saleslower is better | 3.09 | 1.95 | Rank 29 |
| EV/EBITlower is better | 16.88 | 16.88 | Rank 50 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | −22.05% | −4.35% | Rank 24 |
| Share price, 6 months | −7.52% | 3.63% | Rank 26 |
| Share price, 3 months | 7.98% | 2.92% | Rank 73 |
| Distance from 52-week high | −18.94% | −15.83% | Rank 43 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accruals (Sloan)lower is better | 3.75% | 0.39% | Rank 25 |
| Change in share countlower is better | −2.20% | −0.37% | Rank 70 |
| Dividend streak in years | – | 4 | Rank 12 |
| Price reaction to results, market-adjusted | 3.11% | 0.16% | Rank 74 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equity ratio | −11.57% | 40.59% | Rank 4 |
| Net debt/EBITDAlower is better | 3.34 | 0.99 | Rank 19 |
| Debt to equitylower is betterdoes not count towards the rank | −4.54 | 0.49 | |
| Volatility, 1 yearlower is better | 30.27% | 33.42% | Rank 64 |
Ten years in figures
| Year | Revenue, $B | EBIT margin | FCF, $B | Shares | Net debt, $B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.9 | 19.1% | 1.0 | 29.1M | 4.8 |
| 2018 | 11.2 | 16.1% | 1.6 | 27.4M | 4.8 |
| 2019 | 11.9 | 18.7% | 1.6 | 25.5M | 5.1 |
| 2020 | 12.6 | 19.1% | 2.3 | 24.1M | 6.6 |
| 2021 | 14.6 | 20.1% | 2.9 | 22.8M | 7.1 |
| 2022 | 16.3 | 20.1% | 2.5 | 20.7M | 9.0 |
| 2023 | 17.5 | 19.9% | 2.1 | 19.1M | 10.7 |
| 2024 | 18.5 | 20.5% | 1.9 | 17.8M | 12.1 |
| 2025 | 18.9 | 19.1% | 1.8 | 17.2M | 12.0 |
| 2026 | 20.3 | 18.3% | 1.8 | 16.9M | 12.1 |
2 of 7 StockScorer Score rules met · How the score is built
AutoZone Inc mainly meets criteria in the Profitability category. Result from 18 strategies checked.
AutoZone Inc is rated here with the StockScorer Score strategy, the flagship rule set. It compares return and cash-flow metrics with the median of the company's own sector and checks growth and price trend.
2 of 7 rules met
4 of 11 points
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Selected fundamental metrics for AutoZone Inc.
| Metric | Stock | Sector |
|---|---|---|
| P/E ratio | 21.1 | 21.6 |
| P/B ratio | −17.9 | 2.4 |
| Return on equity (ROE) | −80.4% | 11.1% |
| Equity ratio | −11.6% | 40.6% |
| Debt-to-equity (D/E) | −4.54 | 0.49 |
| Dividend yield | 0.0% | 2.2% |
How comparable stocks in the same sector score in the StockScorer model.
| Symbol | Company | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| AZO | AutoZone Incthis page | |
| ORLY | O’Reilly Automotive Inc | Low3.6 |
| GPC | Genuine Parts Co | Low1.8 |
| 5108.T | Bridgestone Corp. | locked |
| 6902.T | DENSO Corporation | locked |
| 5802.T | Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. | locked |
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