# AutoZone Inc. (AZO) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Consumer Cyclical / Specialty Retail. Price $2983.29, market value $51.4 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 20.5×** (5-yr avg 20.7×, 3-yr avg 22.9×). AutoZone Inc. trades at 20.5× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 20.7×. The Consumer Cyclical median in the September 2026 study was 19.5×. Forward P/E is 17.0×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 2.6×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 2.6×.
- **EV / EBITDA: 14.2×**. Enterprise value is 14.2× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 3.5%** (5-yr avg 4.9%). Free cash flow equals 3.5% of the market value, below its five-year average of 4.9%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual.
- **Earnings yield: 4.9%**. The inverse of the P/E: 4.9% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 51.8%**. AutoZone Inc. keeps 51.8% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 18.0%**. 18.0% of revenue is left after running the business, a healthy level in most sectors.
- **Net margin: 13.2%**. 13.2% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: -73.2%**. Return on equity is negative because earnings are negative.
- **Return on invested capital: 55.7%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 55.7%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 12.8%**. Each dollar of assets produces 12.8% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 2.4%** (3-yr 5.2%/yr, 5-yr 8.4%/yr). Revenue grew 2.4% over the last year, against 8.4% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -3.1%** (3-yr 7.3%/yr, 5-yr 15.0%/yr). Earnings per share fell 3.1%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): -11.0%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at -11.0% a year over three years, lagging earnings: check whether profits are turning into cash.

## Financial health
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 2.0×**. It would take 2.0 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. AutoZone Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: strong_buy** (23 analysts). 23 analysts cover AutoZone Inc.; the consensus is strong_buy, with an average price target of $3950.52 (+32% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -29.5%** (YTD -12.0%, 3-mo -4.3%). The shares are down 29.5% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -32.0%** (2.8% above the low). Trading 32% below its 52-week high, deep in a drawdown.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 47**. An RSI of 47 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.13** (volatility 29%). Beta of 0.13 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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