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AutoZone (AZO) earnings and revenue breakdown

Latest: Q4 FY26 · 10-K filed Oct 26, 2026 · AutoZone (AZO) Q4 FY26 earnings results →

Q4 FY26 Revenue up 6% year over year to $6.6B · 14¢ of every $1 of revenue kept as net profit · operating margin 20.0%

AutoZone made $6.6B in Q4 FY26 (+6% Y/Y). Operating margin 20.0%, net earnings $932M. See where every dollar goes — costs, profit and cash — as a Sankey from the 10-K filed Oct 26, 2026.

Revenue$6.6B
Year over year+6%
Operating margin20.0%
Net earnings$932M
Operating cash flow—

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What changed this quarter

Revenue was $6.6B in Q4 FY26, up 6% year over year.

Gross margin was 53.3%, up 1.8 points from Q4 FY25. Operating profit was $1.3B, a 20.0% margin (up 0.8 points year over year). Of the extra revenue versus Q4 FY25, 34% reached operating profit, above the 19% margin then. Operating expenses grew 9% against revenue growth of 6%. Net earnings were $0.93B, up 11% year over year. The effective tax rate was 20.3%.

Quarterly history

AutoZone revenue by quarterAutoZone revenue by quarter$4.0BQ2 FY25$4.5BQ3 FY25$6.2BQ4 FY25$4.6BQ1 FY26$4.3BQ2 FY26$4.8BQ3 FY26$6.6BQ4 FY26
AutoZone net earnings by quarterAutoZone net earnings by quarter$488MQ2 FY25$608MQ3 FY25$837MQ4 FY25$531MQ1 FY26$469MQ2 FY26$641MQ3 FY26$932MQ4 FY26
QuarterFormFiledRevenueY/YOp. marginNet earningsOp. cash flow
Q4 FY2610-KOct 26, 2026$6.6B+6%20.0%$932M—
Q3 FY2610-QJun 12, 2026$4.8B+8%19.1%$641M$802M
Q2 FY2610-QMar 20, 2026$4.3B+8%16.3%$469M—
Q1 FY2610-QDec 19, 2025$4.6B+8%16.9%$531M$944M
Q4 FY2510-KOct 27, 2025$6.2B—19.2%$837M—
Q3 FY2510-QJun 13, 2025$4.5B+5%19.4%$608M$769M
Q2 FY2510-QMar 21, 2025$4.0B+2%17.9%$488M—

Charts

AutoZone: revenue growth, year over year and quarter over quarterAutoZone: revenue growth, year over year and quarter over quarterY/YQ/Q+2%Q2 FY25+5%+13%Q3 FY25+40%Q4 FY25+8%-26%Q1 FY26+8%-8%Q2 FY26+8%+13%Q3 FY26+6%+36%Q4 FY26
Latest (Q4 FY26): Y/Y +6%, Q/Q +36%.
AutoZone: where the cash came from (+) and went (−), FY26AutoZone: where the cash came from (+) and went (−), FY26Operating cash flow$3.2BBuybacks−$2.0BCapital spending−$1.4BNet borrowing (+) / repaid (−)$167MShares issued$95.9MCash drawn (+) / kept (−)−$54.3MOther financing−$18.4MExchange rates$17.9MOther investing−$10.8M
From the cash-flow statement as filed (SEC XBRL). Cash is fungible: the bars do not say which dollar paid for what.
AutoZone: profit against cash, quarter by quarterAutoZone: profit against cash, quarter by quarterNet incomeOperating cash flow$515MQ2 FY24$652M$669MQ3 FY24$565M$812MQ1 FY25$488MQ2 FY25$608M$769MQ3 FY25$531M$944MQ1 FY26$469MQ2 FY26$641M$802MQ3 FY26
Latest (Q3 FY26): Net income $641M, Operating cash flow $802M.
AutoZone: diluted shares by fiscal yearAutoZone: diluted shares by fiscal year23MFY2121MFY2219MFY2318MFY2417MFY2517MFY26
-26.0% since FY21: buybacks shrank the count.
AutoZone: long-term debt falling due (FY26)AutoZone: long-term debt falling due (FY26)$1.6B2027$450M2028$1.6B2029$1.2B2030$1.4B2031$2.8BLater
Cash $326M, short-term investments —, long-term debt — at 2026-08-29.
AutoZone in its industry: growth against margin (7 companies, SIC 5531)AutoZone in its industry: growth against margin (7 companies, SIC 5531)revenue growth, year over year →↑ operating marginmedian -1%median 6%ORLYAAPHZOONEWPRTSALDSAZO (+6%, 20%)
Retail-Auto & Home Supply Stores; dot size is quarterly revenue; dashed lines are the industry's medians.

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About AutoZone

AutoZone, Inc. (“AutoZone,” the “Company,” “we,” “our” or “us”) is a leading retailer and distributor of automotive replacement parts and accessories in the Americas. We began operations in 1979 and at August 29, 2026, operated 6,863 stores in the United States (“U.S.”), 1,001 stores in Mexico and 167 stores in Brazil. Each store carries an extensive product line for cars, sport utility vehicles, vans and light duty trucks, including new and remanufactured automotive hard parts, maintenance items, accessories and non-automotive products. At August 29, 2026, in 6,443 of our domestic stores as well as the vast majority of our stores in Mexico and Brazil, we had a commercial sales program that provides prompt delivery of parts and other products and commercial credit to local, regional and national repair garages, dealers, service stations, fleet owners and other accounts.

In its own words, from its 10-K, filed Oct 26, 2026.

AutoZone against its Retail-Auto & Home Supply Stores peers

The largest companies of the same SEC industry, each at its latest quarter. Revenue growth: +6% against the peers' median -1%. Operating margin: 20.0% against the peers' median 6.1%.

CompanyQuarterRevenueY/YOp. margin
AZO AutoZoneQ4 FY26$6.6B+6%20.0%
ORLY O'Reilly AutomotiveQ3 2026$5.1B+9%21.4%
AAP Advance Auto PartsQ3 2026$2.0B-1%2.3%
HZO MarinemaxQ3 FY26$611M-7%6.1%
ONEW OneWater MarineQ3 FY26$531M-4%6.7%
PRTS CarParts.comQ3 2026$129M+1%-2.9%
ALDS APPlife Digital SolutionsQ4 FY26$222K-27%n/m
FFLO Free Flow USAQ2 2026$4K—-457.3%

Source: AutoZone 10-K on SEC EDGAR · CIK 866787 · Retail-Auto & Home Supply Stores

Guidance and outlook

AutoZone: what its forward-looking statements are about (10-K filed 2026-10-26)AutoZone: what its forward-looking statements are about (10-K filed 2026-10-26)Financing4Other3Capital spending3Supply chain2Costs2The economy1Demand1Legal & regulation1Buybacks & dividends1
18 statements; tone +0.39 (−1 all cautious, +1 all confident); 4 hedged.
AutoZone: outlook statements against the filing beforeAutoZone: outlook statements against the filing beforeNew1Updated2Confident7

13F: who owns AZO and who is buying

Largest holders of AZO (13F)Largest holders of AZO (13F)Vanguard Group$6.1BBlackRock$3.9BVanguard Capital Management LLC$3.4BVanguard Portfolio Management LLC$2.4BState Street$2.3BGeode Capital Management, LLC$1.3BPrice T Rowe Associates$1.3BMorgan Stanley$1.3BRoyal Bank of Canada$994MFirst Manhattan Co. LLC.$838M
Funds' net buying of AZO by quarter (13F)Funds' net buying of AZO by quarter (13F)−$168M2024-09$562M2024-12−$650M2025-03$1.9B2025-06−$1.6B2025-09−$695M2025-12−$2.5B2026-03$1.3B2026-06
Value of shares 13F filers added minus the value they sold, each quarter (quarters with most filings in).

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