Growth Metrics

Autozone (AZO) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Autozone (AZO) reported Free Cash Flow of $35.6 million for Q1 2026, down 87.76% year-over-year from $291.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 94.35% on a QoQ basis from $630.0 million in Q4 2025.

Autozone (AZO) has 18 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $35.6 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow fell 87.76% year-over-year to $35.6 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was $1.6 billion (down 20.55% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $1.8 billion, down 7.32% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow eased to $35.6 million in Q1 2026 per AZO's latest filing, from $630.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $925.0 million in Q3 2022 and bottomed at $35.6 million in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $553.5 million (2023), against an average of $493.8 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2025, when Free Cash Flow jumped 62.83%; it then sank 87.76% in 2026.
  • Tracing AZO's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at $679.2 million in 2022, then fell by 12.42% to $594.8 million in 2023, then declined by 5.05% to $564.8 million in 2024, then gained by 11.55% to $630.0 million in 2025, then plunged by 94.35% to $35.6 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest AZO Free Cash Flow figures stand at $35.6 million (Q1 2026), $630.0 million (Q4 2025), and $511.1 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 O Reilly Automotive 77.46 Bn 77.21 Bn 2.35 Bn 788.47 Mn
2 Autozone 56.88 Bn 56.59 Bn 2.24 Bn 35.63 Mn
3 Genuine Parts 13.45 Bn 12.97 Bn 2.34 Bn -33.64 Mn
4 Modine Manufacturing 13.16 Bn 13.07 Bn 186.10 Mn -17.10 Mn
5 Borgwarner 13.07 Bn 13.23 Bn 677.00 Mn 9.00 Mn
6 Aptiv 11.89 Bn 8.82 Bn 920.00 Mn -362.00 Mn
7 Magna International 10.79 Bn 9.60 Bn 1.42 Bn 896.00 Mn
8 Allison Transmission Holdings 9.02 Bn 8.71 Bn 406.00 Mn 148.00 Mn
9 Autoliv 9.01 Bn 8.66 Bn 526.00 Mn -161.00 Mn
10 Mobileye Global 8.00 Bn 6.78 Bn 275.00 Mn 45.00 Mn

Historic Data

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Feb 14, 2026 35.63 Mn
Feb 14, 2026 35.63 Mn
Nov 22, 2025 630.00 Mn
Nov 22, 2025 630.00 Mn
Aug 30, 2025 511.12 Mn
Aug 30, 2025 511.12 Mn
May 10, 2025 423.14 Mn
May 10, 2025 423.14 Mn
Feb 15, 2025 291.05 Mn
Feb 15, 2025 291.05 Mn
Nov 23, 2024 564.77 Mn
Nov 23, 2024 564.77 Mn
Aug 31, 2024 723.46 Mn
Aug 31, 2024 723.46 Mn
May 4, 2024 434.38 Mn
May 4, 2024 434.38 Mn
Feb 10, 2024 178.75 Mn
Feb 10, 2024 178.75 Mn
Nov 18, 2023 594.83 Mn
Nov 18, 2023 594.83 Mn
Aug 26, 2023 701.80 Mn
Aug 26, 2023 701.80 Mn
May 6, 2023 553.51 Mn
May 6, 2023 553.51 Mn
Feb 11, 2023 209.64 Mn
Feb 11, 2023 209.64 Mn
Nov 19, 2022 679.19 Mn
Nov 19, 2022 679.19 Mn
Aug 27, 2022 924.98 Mn
Aug 27, 2022 924.98 Mn
May 7, 2022 682.16 Mn
May 7, 2022 682.16 Mn
Feb 12, 2022 255.94 Mn
Feb 12, 2022 255.94 Mn
Nov 20, 2021 675.66 Mn
Nov 20, 2021 675.66 Mn
Aug 28, 2021 1.04 Bn
Aug 28, 2021 1.04 Bn
May 8, 2021 1.05 Bn
May 8, 2021 1.05 Bn
Feb 13, 2021 230.75 Mn
Feb 13, 2021 230.75 Mn
Nov 21, 2020 570.46 Mn
Nov 21, 2020 570.46 Mn
Aug 29, 2020 1.23 Bn
Aug 29, 2020 1.23 Bn
May 9, 2020 568.14 Mn
May 9, 2020 568.14 Mn
Feb 15, 2020 115.39 Mn
Feb 15, 2020 115.39 Mn
Nov 23, 2019 345.70 Mn
Nov 23, 2019 345.70 Mn
Aug 31, 2019 659.68 Mn
Aug 31, 2019 659.68 Mn
May 4, 2019 351.55 Mn
May 4, 2019 351.55 Mn
Feb 9, 2019 270.22 Mn
Feb 9, 2019 270.22 Mn
Nov 17, 2018 351.01 Mn
Nov 17, 2018 351.01 Mn
Aug 25, 2018 629.30 Mn
Aug 25, 2018 629.30 Mn
May 5, 2018 391.61 Mn
May 5, 2018 391.61 Mn
Feb 10, 2018 82.86 Mn
Feb 10, 2018 82.86 Mn
Nov 18, 2017 454.74 Mn
Nov 18, 2017 454.74 Mn
Aug 26, 2017 365.48 Mn
Aug 26, 2017 365.48 Mn
May 6, 2017 303.50 Mn
May 6, 2017 303.50 Mn
Feb 11, 2017 39.21 Mn
Feb 11, 2017 39.21 Mn
Nov 19, 2016 308.58 Mn
Nov 19, 2016 308.58 Mn
Aug 27, 2016 356.96 Mn
Aug 27, 2016 356.96 Mn
May 7, 2016 419.48 Mn
May 7, 2016 419.48 Mn
Feb 13, 2016 115.48 Mn
Feb 13, 2016 115.48 Mn
Nov 21, 2015 260.35 Mn
Nov 21, 2015 260.35 Mn
Aug 29, 2015 386.07 Mn
Aug 29, 2015 386.07 Mn
May 9, 2015 416.00 Mn
May 9, 2015 416.00 Mn
Feb 14, 2015 7.55 Mn
Feb 14, 2015 7.55 Mn
Nov 22, 2014 282.81 Mn
Nov 22, 2014 282.81 Mn
Aug 30, 2014 193.72 Mn
Aug 30, 2014 193.72 Mn
May 10, 2014 202.29 Mn
May 10, 2014 202.29 Mn
Feb 15, 2014 232.37 Mn
Feb 15, 2014 232.37 Mn
Nov 23, 2013 274.74 Mn
Nov 23, 2013 274.74 Mn
Aug 31, 2013 363.55 Mn
Aug 31, 2013 363.55 Mn
May 4, 2013 295.78 Mn
May 4, 2013 295.78 Mn
Feb 9, 2013 103.41 Mn
Feb 9, 2013 103.41 Mn
Nov 17, 2012 237.82 Mn
Nov 17, 2012 237.82 Mn
Aug 25, 2012 275.60 Mn
Aug 25, 2012 275.60 Mn
May 5, 2012 241.55 Mn
May 5, 2012 241.55 Mn
Feb 11, 2012 48.41 Mn
Feb 11, 2012 48.41 Mn
Nov 19, 2011 280.37 Mn
Nov 19, 2011 280.37 Mn
Aug 27, 2011 273.63 Mn
Aug 27, 2011 273.63 Mn
May 7, 2011 363.56 Mn
May 7, 2011 363.56 Mn
Feb 12, 2011 21.21 Mn
Feb 12, 2011 21.21 Mn
Nov 20, 2010 311.54 Mn
Nov 20, 2010 311.54 Mn
Aug 28, 2010 319.91 Mn
Aug 28, 2010 319.91 Mn
May 8, 2010 323.16 Mn
May 8, 2010 323.16 Mn
Feb 13, 2010 60.34 Mn
Feb 13, 2010 60.34 Mn
Nov 21, 2009 177.44 Mn
Nov 21, 2009 177.44 Mn
Aug 29, 2009 276.63 Mn
Aug 29, 2009 276.63 Mn
May 9, 2009 324.79 Mn
May 9, 2009 324.79 Mn
Feb 14, 2009 -39.54 Mn
Feb 14, 2009 -39.54 Mn