AUTOZONE INC (AZO) Stock Fundamental Analysis

NYSE:AZO • US0533321024

3732.96 USD
-11.68 (-0.31%)
Last: Feb 19, 2026, 12:22 PM
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Fundamental Rating

5

Overall AZO gets a fundamental rating of 5 out of 10. We evaluated AZO against 121 industry peers in the Specialty Retail industry. AZO has an excellent profitability rating, but there are some minor concerns on its financial health. AZO has a correct valuation and a medium 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.
  • In the past 5 years AZO always reported a positive cash flow from operatings.
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.
  • AZO has a Return On Invested Capital of 28.76%. This is amongst the best in the industry. AZO outperforms 95.87% of its industry peers.
  • AZO had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 34.01%. This is significantly above the industry average of 12.08%.
  • 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's Profit Margin of 12.78% is amongst the best of the industry. AZO outperforms 94.21% of its industry peers.
  • AZO's Profit Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
  • AZO has a better Operating Margin (18.42%) than 95.87% 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 has a Gross Margin of 52.15%. This is amongst the best in the industry. AZO outperforms 80.17% of its industry peers.
  • AZO's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
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.
  • The number of shares outstanding for AZO has been reduced compared to 1 year ago.
  • Compared to 5 years ago, AZO has less shares outstanding
  • The debt/assets ratio for AZO has been reduced compared to a year ago.
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

  • AZO has an Altman-Z score of 2.87. This is not the best score and indicates that AZO is in the grey zone with still only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
  • With a decent Altman-Z score value of 2.87, AZO is doing good in the industry, outperforming 65.29% of the companies in the same industry.
  • 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.
  • Looking at the Debt to FCF ratio, with a value of 4.65, AZO is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 66.12% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity N/A
Debt/FCF 4.65
Altman-Z 2.87
ROIC/WACC3.04
WACC9.45%
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 has a worse Current ratio (0.86) than 80.99% of its industry peers.
  • A Quick Ratio of 0.13 indicates that AZO may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • AZO has a worse Quick ratio (0.13) than 94.21% of its industry peers.
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%.
  • 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 3.81% in the last year.
  • The Revenue has been growing by 8.44% on average over the past years. This is quite good.
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 Y3.23%
EPS Next 2Y10.48%
EPS Next 3Y11.06%
EPS Next 5Y11.89%
Revenue Next Year8.46%
Revenue Next 2Y7.94%
Revenue Next 3Y7.86%
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.
  • The Revenue growth rate is stable: in the next years the growth will be about the same than in the last years.
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

  • A Price/Earnings ratio of 26.03 indicates a quite expensive valuation of AZO.
  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Earnings ratio of AZO indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: AZO is cheaper than 65.29% of the companies listed in the same industry.
  • Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio of 27.27, AZO is valued at the same level.
  • The Price/Forward Earnings ratio is 21.11, which indicates a rather expensive current valuation of AZO.
  • Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, AZO is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 62.81% of the companies are valued more expensively.
  • AZO's Price/Forward Earnings ratio indicates a valuation a bit cheaper than the S&P500 average which is at 28.16.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 26.03
Fwd PE 21.11
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.
  • AZO's Price/Free Cash Flow ratio is in line with the industry average.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 33.34
EV/EBITDA 16.83
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 an expensive valuation of the company.
  • AZO has an outstanding profitability rating, which may justify a higher PE ratio.
PEG (NY)8.07
PEG (5Y)1.73
EPS Next 2Y10.48%
EPS Next 3Y11.06%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

  • No dividends for AZO!.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

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AUTOZONE INC

NYSE:AZO (2/19/2026, 12:22:07 PM)

3732.96

-11.68 (-0.31%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupConsumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail
GICS IndustrySpecialty Retail
Earnings (Last)12-09
Earnings (Next)03-03
Inst Owners94.75%
Inst Owner Change-0.05%
Ins Owners0.23%
Ins Owner Change0.39%
Market Cap61.86B
Revenue(TTM)19.29B
Net Income(TTM)2.46B
Analysts81.82
Price Target4345.13 (16.4%)
Short Float %2.08%
Short Ratio1.93
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)-2.34%
PT rev (3m)-6.69%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-2.05%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-6.52%
EPS NY rev (1m)0.04%
EPS NY rev (3m)-3.99%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-0.07%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)0.69%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0.52%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 26.03
Fwd PE 21.11
P/S 3.21
P/FCF 33.34
P/OCF 19.03
P/B N/A
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 16.83
EPS(TTM)143.4
EY3.84%
EPS(NY)176.82
Fwd EY4.74%
FCF(TTM)111.97
FCFY3%
OCF(TTM)196.12
OCFY5.25%
SpS1164.01
BVpS-194.85
TBVpS-213.11
PEG (NY)8.07
PEG (5Y)1.73
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 2.87
F-Score6
WACC9.45%
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 Y3.23%
EPS Next 2Y10.48%
EPS Next 3Y11.06%
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 3Y7.86%
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 5Y9.76%
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 26.03 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is -19.16.


How financially healthy is AUTOZONE INC?

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