AUTOZONE INC (AZO) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation
NYSE:AZO • US0533321024
Current stock price
3634.29 USD
-69.74 (-1.88%)
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This AZO fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.
1. AZO Profitability Analysis
1.1 Basic Checks
- AZO had positive earnings in the past year.
- In the past year AZO had a positive cash flow from operations.
- In the past 5 years AZO has always been profitable.
- AZO had a positive operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.
1.2 Ratios
- Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of 11.96%, AZO belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 88.62% of the companies in the same industry.
- The Return On Invested Capital of AZO (26.88%) is better than 95.94% 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 13.24%.
- The 3 year average ROIC (34.01%) for AZO is well above the current ROIC(26.88%). The reason for the recent decline needs to be investigated.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 11.96% | ||
| ROE | N/A | ||
| ROIC | 26.88% |
ROA(3y)14.74%
ROA(5y)15.02%
ROE(3y)N/A
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)34.01%
ROIC(5y)34.88%
1.3 Margins
- The Profit Margin of AZO (12.47%) is better than 95.12% 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 18.08% is amongst the best of the industry. AZO outperforms 95.12% of its industry peers.
- In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of AZO has remained more or less at the same level.
- AZO's Gross Margin of 51.88% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. AZO outperforms 79.67% 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 Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 18.08% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 12.47% | ||
| GM | 51.88% |
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%
2. AZO Health Analysis
2.1 Basic Checks
- The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is well above the Cost of Capital (WACC), so AZO is creating value.
- Compared to 1 year ago, AZO has less shares outstanding
- Compared to 5 years ago, AZO has less shares outstanding
- Compared to 1 year ago, AZO has an improved debt to assets ratio.
2.2 Solvency
- An Altman-Z score of 2.74 indicates that AZO is not a great score, but indicates only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
- AZO has a Altman-Z score (2.74) which is in line with its industry peers.
- AZO has a debt to FCF ratio of 5.57. This is a neutral value as AZO would need 5.57 years to pay back of all of its debts.
- Looking at the Debt to FCF ratio, with a value of 5.57, AZO is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 63.41% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | N/A | ||
| Debt/FCF | 5.57 | ||
| Altman-Z | 2.74 |
ROIC/WACC3.23
WACC8.33%
2.3 Liquidity
- AZO has a Current Ratio of 0.89. This is a bad value and indicates that AZO is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
- Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 0.89, AZO is doing worse than 81.30% of the companies in the same industry.
- AZO has a Quick Ratio of 0.89. This is a bad value and indicates that AZO is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
- The Quick ratio of AZO (0.14) is worse than 94.31% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 0.89 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.14 |
3. AZO Growth Analysis
3.1 Past
- The earnings per share for AZO have decreased by -4.25% in the last year.
- AZO shows quite a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. Measured over the last years, the EPS has been growing by 15.01% yearly.
- Looking at the last year, AZO shows a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 5.02% in the last year.
- 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)-4.25%
EPS 3Y7.22%
EPS 5Y15.01%
EPS Q2Q%-2.33%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)5.02%
Revenue growth 3Y5.23%
Revenue growth 5Y8.44%
Sales Q2Q%8.15%
3.2 Future
- Based on estimates for the next years, AZO will show a quite strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 11.94% on average per year.
- The Revenue is expected to grow by 7.36% on average over the next years.
EPS Next Y3.86%
EPS Next 2Y10.55%
EPS Next 3Y10.7%
EPS Next 5Y11.94%
Revenue Next Year8.27%
Revenue Next 2Y7.99%
Revenue Next 3Y7.84%
Revenue Next 5Y7.36%
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.
4. AZO Valuation Analysis
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
- AZO is valuated quite expensively with a Price/Earnings ratio of 25.46.
- 60.98% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than AZO, based on the Price/Earnings ratio.
- Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio of 26.77, AZO is valued at the same level.
- The Price/Forward Earnings ratio is 20.53, which indicates a rather expensive current valuation of AZO.
- AZO's Price/Forward Earnings is on the same level as the industry average.
- The average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio is at 21.75. AZO is around the same levels.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 25.46 | ||
| Fwd PE | 20.53 |
4.2 Price Multiples
- AZO's Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio is in line with the industry average.
- AZO's Price/Free Cash Flow is on the same level as the industry average.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 37.44 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 16.62 |
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)6.6
PEG (5Y)1.7
EPS Next 2Y10.55%
EPS Next 3Y10.7%
5. AZO Dividend Analysis
5.1 Amount
- No dividends for AZO!.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
AZO Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics
NYSE:AZO (5/1/2026, 11:44:09 AM)
3634.29
-69.74 (-1.88%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorConsumer Discretionary
GICS IndustryGroupConsumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail
GICS IndustrySpecialty Retail
Industry Strength40.37
Industry Growth55.28
Earnings (Last)03-03 2026-03-03/bmo
Earnings (Next)05-26 2026-05-26
Inst Owners94.68%
Inst Owner Change-0.17%
Ins Owners0.24%
Ins Owner Change0.45%
Market Cap59.89B
Revenue(TTM)19.61B
Net Income(TTM)2.45B
Analysts81.25
Price Target4310.9 (18.62%)
Short Float %2.09%
Short Ratio2.17
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector 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)1
Avg EPS beat(2)-2.31%
Min EPS beat(2)-5.46%
Max EPS beat(2)0.84%
EPS beat(4)1
Avg EPS beat(4)-3.84%
Min EPS beat(4)-5.67%
Max EPS beat(4)0.84%
EPS beat(8)2
Avg EPS beat(8)-3.34%
EPS beat(12)6
Avg EPS beat(12)-0.5%
EPS beat(16)10
Avg EPS beat(16)1.73%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-1.49%
Min Revenue beat(2)-1.81%
Max Revenue beat(2)-1.16%
Revenue beat(4)1
Avg Revenue beat(4)-0.63%
Min Revenue beat(4)-1.81%
Max Revenue beat(4)1.49%
Revenue beat(8)1
Avg Revenue beat(8)-1.16%
Revenue beat(12)2
Avg Revenue beat(12)-1.03%
Revenue beat(16)6
Avg Revenue beat(16)-0.11%
PT rev (1m)-0.45%
PT rev (3m)-1.75%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-1.7%
EPS NY rev (1m)0.62%
EPS NY rev (3m)-0.06%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-0.63%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-0.18%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 25.46 | ||
| Fwd PE | 20.53 | ||
| P/S | 3.05 | ||
| P/FCF | 37.44 | ||
| P/OCF | 19.71 | ||
| P/B | N/A | ||
| P/tB | N/A | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 16.62 |
EPS(TTM)142.74
EY3.93%
EPS(NY)177.05
Fwd EY4.87%
FCF(TTM)97.08
FCFY2.67%
OCF(TTM)184.43
OCFY5.07%
SpS1189.91
BVpS-176.5
TBVpS-194.87
PEG (NY)6.6
PEG (5Y)1.7
Graham Number0 (-100%)
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 11.96% | ||
| ROE | N/A | ||
| ROCE | 33.71% | ||
| ROIC | 26.88% | ||
| ROICexc | 27.63% | ||
| ROICexgc | 28.47% | ||
| OM | 18.08% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 12.47% | ||
| GM | 51.88% | ||
| FCFM | 8.16% |
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 Turnover0.96
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | N/A | ||
| Debt/FCF | 5.57 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 2.13 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 222.85% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 7.34% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 250 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 72.52% | ||
| Profit Quality | 65.43% | ||
| Current Ratio | 0.89 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.14 | ||
| Altman-Z | 2.74 |
F-Score6
WACC8.33%
ROIC/WACC3.23
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)-4.25%
EPS 3Y7.22%
EPS 5Y15.01%
EPS Q2Q%-2.33%
EPS Next Y3.86%
EPS Next 2Y10.55%
EPS Next 3Y10.7%
EPS Next 5Y11.94%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)5.02%
Revenue growth 3Y5.23%
Revenue growth 5Y8.44%
Sales Q2Q%8.15%
Revenue Next Year8.27%
Revenue Next 2Y7.99%
Revenue Next 3Y7.84%
Revenue Next 5Y7.36%
EBIT growth 1Y-5.34%
EBIT growth 3Y3.35%
EBIT growth 5Y7.61%
EBIT Next Year18.5%
EBIT Next 3Y12.34%
EBIT Next 5Y9.76%
FCF growth 1Y-21.14%
FCF growth 3Y-10.99%
FCF growth 5Y-4.58%
OCF growth 1Y-0.58%
OCF growth 3Y-0.98%
OCF growth 5Y2.76%
AUTOZONE INC / AZO Fundamental Analysis 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 3 / 10 to AUTOZONE INC (AZO). This can be considered as Overvalued.
How profitable is AUTOZONE INC (AZO) stock?
AUTOZONE INC (AZO) has a profitability rating of 8 / 10.
What is the expected EPS growth for AUTOZONE INC (AZO) stock?
The Earnings per Share (EPS) of AUTOZONE INC (AZO) is expected to grow by 3.86% in the next year.