AutoZone Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 3/6

AutoZone has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 10.3%, while the Specialty Retail industry saw earnings growing at 17% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 9.3% per year.

Key information

10.3%

Earnings growth rate

17.6%

EPS growth rate

Specialty Retail Industry Growth26.6%
Revenue growth rate9.3%
Return on equityn/a
Net Margin14.2%
Last Earnings Update23 Nov 2024

Recent past performance updates

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

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

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

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How AutoZone makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:AZO Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
23 Nov 2418,5802,6346,0900
31 Aug 2418,4902,6626,0280
04 May 2417,9762,6255,8440
10 Feb 2417,8312,6215,7670
18 Nov 2317,6622,5835,6900
26 Aug 2317,4572,5285,5960
06 May 2317,1152,4745,4710
11 Feb 2316,8902,4185,4040
19 Nov 2216,5682,4145,3030
27 Aug 2216,2522,4305,2020
07 May 2215,8172,4055,0770
12 Feb 2215,6032,4094,9660
20 Nov 2115,1442,2834,8410
28 Aug 2114,6302,1704,7300
08 May 2114,2622,1254,5890
13 Feb 2113,3901,8724,4030
21 Nov 2012,9931,8254,3290
29 Aug 2012,6321,7334,2690
09 May 2012,0741,5584,2400
15 Feb 2012,0781,6214,2600
23 Nov 1912,0151,6164,2270
31 Aug 1911,8641,6174,1490
04 May 1911,4341,4523,9860
09 Feb 1911,3111,4133,9180
17 Nov 1811,2741,4083,8720
25 Aug 1811,2211,3383,8390
05 May 1811,1751,3713,8000
10 Feb 1811,1341,3363,7710
18 Nov 1711,0101,2843,7140
26 Aug 1710,8891,2813,6600
06 May 1710,7751,2743,6040
11 Feb 1710,7501,2703,5900
19 Nov 1610,7171,2613,5760
27 Aug 1610,6361,2413,5480
07 May 1610,5271,2153,5150
13 Feb 1610,4271,1973,4700
21 Nov 1510,3131,1803,4210
29 Aug 1510,1871,1603,3740
09 May 159,9471,1333,2810
14 Feb 159,7951,1093,2300
22 Nov 149,6421,0903,1710
30 Aug 149,4751,0703,1050
10 May 149,5211,0673,1090
15 Feb 149,3851,0483,0570

Quality Earnings: AZO has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: AZO's current net profit margins (14.2%) are lower than last year (14.6%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: AZO's earnings have grown by 10.3% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: AZO's earnings growth over the past year (1.9%) is below its 5-year average (10.3% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: AZO earnings growth over the past year (1.9%) exceeded the Specialty Retail industry -4.8%.


Return on Equity

High ROE: AZO's liabilities exceed its assets, so it is difficult to calculate its Return on Equity.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 02:14
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 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