AutoZone, Inc.

NYSE:AZO Stock Report

Market Cap: US$54.6b

AutoZone Valuation

Is AZO undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of AZO when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: AZO ($3253.47) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($3925.49)

Significantly Below Fair Value: AZO is trading below fair value, but not by a significant amount.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for AZO?

Key metric: As AZO is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for AZO. This is calculated by dividing AZO's market cap by their current earnings.
What is AZO's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio20.7x
EarningsUS$2.63b
Market CapUS$54.60b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does AZO's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for AZO vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average22.6x
ORLY O'Reilly Automotive
29.5x6.0%US$70.4b
MUSA Murphy USA
20.6x7.2%US$10.5b
PAG Penske Automotive Group
12x2.7%US$10.5b
KMX CarMax
28.1x17.7%US$13.0b
AZO AutoZone
20.7x4.5%US$54.6b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: AZO is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20.7x) compared to the peer average (22.6x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does AZO's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Specialty Retail Industry?

5 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
TKLF Tokyo Lifestyle
2xn/aUS$13.93m
SSOK Sunstock
0.8xn/aUS$556.28k
MASN Maison Luxe
0.08xn/aUS$144.03k
EXPR.Q Express
0.000004xn/aUS$749.00
AZO 20.7xIndustry Avg. 16.6xNo. of Companies10PE01224364860+
5 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: AZO is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20.7x) compared to the US Specialty Retail industry average (16.6x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is AZO's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

AZO PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio20.7x
Fair PE Ratio17.4x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: AZO is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20.7x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (17.4x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst AZO forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$3,253.47
US$3,610.22
+11.0%
8.5%US$3,950.00US$2,750.00n/a23
Dec ’25US$3,169.54
US$3,288.55
+3.8%
8.3%US$3,634.00US$2,600.00n/a24
Nov ’25US$2,981.19
US$3,288.13
+10.3%
8.3%US$3,634.00US$2,600.00n/a24
Oct ’25US$3,172.98
US$3,258.01
+2.7%
7.8%US$3,500.00US$2,550.00n/a23
Sep ’25US$3,181.48
US$3,221.36
+1.3%
8.3%US$3,787.00US$2,550.00n/a23
Aug ’25US$3,148.36
US$3,198.01
+1.6%
7.4%US$3,450.00US$2,550.00n/a23
Jul ’25US$2,832.79
US$3,194.75
+12.8%
7.4%US$3,450.00US$2,550.00n/a23
Jun ’25US$2,769.94
US$3,190.40
+15.2%
7.4%US$3,450.00US$2,550.00n/a23
May ’25US$2,946.81
US$3,268.59
+10.9%
8.3%US$3,600.00US$2,480.00n/a24
Apr ’25US$3,168.60
US$3,243.23
+2.4%
8.3%US$3,600.00US$2,480.00n/a24
Mar ’25US$3,035.99
US$3,169.59
+4.4%
8.4%US$3,556.00US$2,480.00n/a23
Feb ’25US$2,798.15
US$2,936.32
+4.9%
7.6%US$3,215.00US$2,120.00n/a24
Jan ’25US$2,585.61
US$2,912.63
+12.6%
7.9%US$3,215.00US$2,120.00n/a24
Dec ’24US$2,641.75
US$2,821.89
+6.8%
8.3%US$3,215.00US$2,070.00US$3,169.5423
Nov ’24US$2,490.72
US$2,811.46
+12.9%
8.3%US$3,215.00US$2,070.00US$2,981.1923
Oct ’24US$2,539.99
US$2,814.00
+10.8%
8.2%US$3,215.00US$2,070.00US$3,172.9822
Sep ’24US$2,542.39
US$2,752.45
+8.3%
7.9%US$3,020.00US$2,070.00US$3,181.4822
Aug ’24US$2,481.10
US$2,752.78
+11.0%
7.7%US$3,020.00US$2,070.00US$3,148.3623
Jul ’24US$2,493.36
US$2,753.65
+10.4%
7.7%US$3,020.00US$2,070.00US$2,832.7923
Jun ’24US$2,373.58
US$2,752.83
+16.0%
7.7%US$3,020.00US$2,050.00US$2,769.9423
May ’24US$2,679.54
US$2,695.74
+0.6%
9.2%US$2,899.00US$1,890.00US$2,946.8123
Apr ’24US$2,458.15
US$2,670.17
+8.6%
9.6%US$2,899.00US$1,890.00US$3,168.6023
Mar ’24US$2,456.37
US$2,664.96
+8.5%
9.6%US$2,899.00US$1,890.00US$3,035.9923
Feb ’24US$2,495.68
US$2,597.00
+4.1%
9.8%US$2,850.00US$1,850.00US$2,798.1522
Jan ’24US$2,466.18
US$2,577.81
+4.5%
10.4%US$2,850.00US$1,850.00US$2,585.6121
Dec ’23US$2,552.97
US$2,452.70
-3.9%
11.4%US$2,850.00US$1,850.00US$2,641.7520

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.

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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

Data Sources

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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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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