AutoZone Future Growth

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AutoZone is forecast to grow earnings and revenue by 4.5% and 5.2% per annum respectively. EPS is expected to grow by 8.3% per annum. Return on equity is forecast to be 53.2% in 3 years.

Key information

4.5%

Earnings growth rate

8.3%

EPS growth rate

Specialty Retail earnings growth9.0%
Revenue growth rate5.2%
Future return on equity53.2%
Analyst coverage

Good

Last updated21 Dec 2024

Recent future growth updates

Recent updates

AutoZone Is A Buy Breaking Out To New Highs (Technical Analysis)

Dec 16

AutoZone: Stick With This Winning Compounder

Dec 10

Is Now The Time To Put AutoZone (NYSE:AZO) On Your Watchlist?

Dec 07
Is Now The Time To Put AutoZone (NYSE:AZO) On Your Watchlist?

AutoZone And O'Reilly: Poised For Continued Growth And Long-Term Compounding

Nov 27

Subdued Growth No Barrier To AutoZone, Inc.'s (NYSE:AZO) Price

Nov 19
Subdued Growth No Barrier To AutoZone, Inc.'s (NYSE:AZO) Price

AutoZone, Inc. (NYSE:AZO) Just Released Its Full-Year Earnings: Here's What Analysts Think

Nov 01
AutoZone, Inc. (NYSE:AZO) Just Released Its Full-Year Earnings: Here's What Analysts Think

Is AutoZone, Inc. (NYSE:AZO) Trading At A 20% Discount?

Oct 13
Is AutoZone, Inc. (NYSE:AZO) Trading At A 20% Discount?

AutoZone: Buy On Weakness Pattern (Technical Analysis)

Oct 03

AutoZone: Likely To Remain A Long-Term Winner

Sep 25

AutoZone: Buybacks Increase As Sales Slow - A Conservative Approach To Challenging Times

Aug 27

Many Would Be Envious Of AutoZone's (NYSE:AZO) Excellent Returns On Capital

Aug 25
Many Would Be Envious Of AutoZone's (NYSE:AZO) Excellent Returns On Capital

AutoZone Is Now One Of My Largest Positions - Here's Why

Aug 01

Investors Appear Satisfied With AutoZone, Inc.'s (NYSE:AZO) Prospects

Jul 20
Investors Appear Satisfied With AutoZone, Inc.'s (NYSE:AZO) Prospects

A Look At The Fair Value Of AutoZone, Inc. (NYSE:AZO)

Jul 02
A Look At The Fair Value Of AutoZone, Inc. (NYSE:AZO)

AutoZone (NYSE:AZO) Strong Profits May Be Masking Some Underlying Issues

Jun 14
AutoZone (NYSE:AZO) Strong Profits May Be Masking Some Underlying Issues

Aging Cars, Soaring Profits: How AutoZone Is Crushing The Consumer Market

May 28

AutoZone: Continuing On The Path To Success

May 16

If EPS Growth Is Important To You, AutoZone (NYSE:AZO) Presents An Opportunity

May 11
If EPS Growth Is Important To You, AutoZone (NYSE:AZO) Presents An Opportunity

AutoZone: Solid Parts, But Valuation Needs A Tune-Up

Apr 08

AutoZone, Inc. (NYSE:AZO) Investors Are Less Pessimistic Than Expected

Apr 05
AutoZone, Inc. (NYSE:AZO) Investors Are Less Pessimistic Than Expected

A Look At The Fair Value Of AutoZone, Inc. (NYSE:AZO)

Mar 05
A Look At The Fair Value Of AutoZone, Inc. (NYSE:AZO)

AutoZone (NYSE:AZO) Is Aiming To Keep Up Its Impressive Returns

Feb 16
AutoZone (NYSE:AZO) Is Aiming To Keep Up Its Impressive Returns

AutoZone: An Intriguing Growth Stock For The Watch List

Feb 10

Here's Why AutoZone (NYSE:AZO) Has Caught The Eye Of Investors

Jan 29
Here's Why AutoZone (NYSE:AZO) Has Caught The Eye Of Investors

AutoZone Fiscal Q1: Firmly In The Zone, But Don't Chase

Dec 05

AutoZone: This Is What Investors Should Be Watching For In The Period Ahead

Nov 29

AutoZone Has Proven Formula To Outperformance, But There Are Risks

Nov 02

AutoZone: So Good, It Drives Me Nuts

Oct 15

AutoZone: Why A Dividend Could Be In Its Future

Sep 27

AutoZone: Set Up For Another Good Decade

Sep 07

AutoZone: Durable And Cheap

Aug 08

AutoZone: Running On All Cylinders

Jul 30

There's More To Find Under The Hood At AutoZone

Jun 28

The Power Of Buybacks: AutoZone's Dividend-Free Advantage

Jun 14

A Trading Opportunity Emerges In AutoZone

May 23

AutoZone: Uncertain Prospects In An EV Future

Jan 13

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

NYSE:AZO - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsFree Cash FlowCash from OpAvg. No. Analysts
8/31/202721,2722,9782,8443,81713
8/31/202619,9312,8092,7103,65124
8/31/202518,8142,6142,4343,13326
11/23/202418,5802,6341,9012,986N/A
8/31/202418,4902,6621,9313,004N/A
5/4/202417,9762,6251,9103,002N/A
2/10/202417,8312,6212,0293,057N/A
11/18/202317,6622,5832,0602,977N/A
8/26/202317,4572,5282,1442,941N/A
5/6/202317,1152,4742,3673,101N/A
2/11/202316,8902,4182,4963,219N/A
11/19/202216,5682,4142,5423,227N/A
8/27/202216,2522,4302,5393,211N/A
5/7/202215,8172,4052,6563,271N/A
2/12/202215,6032,4093,0293,618N/A
11/20/202115,1442,2833,0043,613N/A
8/28/202114,6302,1702,8973,519N/A
5/8/202114,2622,1253,0883,647N/A
2/13/202113,3901,8722,6013,108N/A
11/21/202012,9931,8252,4852,956N/A
8/29/202012,6321,7332,2622,720N/A
5/9/202012,0741,5581,6892,145N/A
2/15/202012,0781,6211,4721,963N/A
11/23/201912,0151,6161,6272,126N/A
8/31/201911,8641,6171,6322,129N/A
5/4/201911,4341,4521,6022,111N/A
2/9/201911,3111,4131,6422,145N/A
11/17/201811,2741,408N/A1,964N/A
8/25/201811,2211,338N/A2,080N/A
5/5/201811,1751,371N/A1,818N/A
2/10/201811,1341,336N/A1,759N/A
11/18/201711,0101,284N/A1,729N/A
8/26/201710,8891,281N/A1,571N/A
5/6/201710,7751,274N/A1,555N/A
2/11/201710,7501,270N/A1,643N/A
11/19/201610,7171,261N/A1,701N/A
8/27/201610,6361,241N/A1,641N/A
5/7/201610,5271,215N/A1,621N/A
2/13/201610,4271,197N/A1,611N/A
11/21/201510,3131,180N/A1,497N/A
8/29/201510,1871,160N/A1,573N/A
5/9/20159,9471,133N/A1,369N/A
2/14/20159,7951,109N/A1,310N/A
11/22/20149,6421,090N/A1,359N/A
8/30/20149,4751,070N/A1,341N/A
5/10/20149,5211,067N/A1,490N/A
2/15/20149,3851,048N/A1,412N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: AZO's forecast earnings growth (4.5% per year) is above the savings rate (2.6%).

Earnings vs Market: AZO's earnings (4.5% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the US market (15.3% per year).

High Growth Earnings: AZO's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.

Revenue vs Market: AZO's revenue (5.2% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the US market (9.2% per year).

High Growth Revenue: AZO's revenue (5.2% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.


Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts


Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: AZO's Return on Equity is forecast to be very high in 3 years time (53.2%).


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/26 07:32
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/24 00:00
Earnings2024/11/23
Annual Earnings2024/08/31

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Analyst Sources

AutoZone, Inc. is covered by 58 analysts. 26 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
null nullArgus Research Company
Bret JordanAvondale Partners
Craig KennisonBaird