Autozone (AZO) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Autozone (AZO) posted Operating Expenses of $2.2 billion for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 29, 2026), up 8.9% from $2.02 billion a year earlier.
Autozone (AZO) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Aug 29, 2026), Autozone's Operating Expenses came in at $6.92 billion, up 8.9% from FY2025.
- Annual Operating Expenses has increased for seven consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 7.7% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Autozone's Operating Expenses was $6.36 billion in FY2025 (+5.4%), $6.03 billion in FY2024 (+7.7%), $5.6 billion in FY2023 (+7.6%) and $5.2 billion in FY2022 (+9.0%).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Operating Expenses in data going back to fiscal Q2 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Expenses has increased in each of the last 30 quarters, with growth averaging 7.3% over the last eight quarters.
- The year-over-year growth in Operating Expenses has ranged between 3.0% (fiscal Q4 2025) and 10.4% (fiscal Q1 2022) over the last five years.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,931.82 Bn | 2,428.49 Bn | 107.37 Bn | 173.87 Bn |
| 2 | Home Depot | 348.68 Bn | 341.92 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 9.28 Bn |
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| 5 | Ross Stores | 74.86 Bn | 57.79 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 1.02 Bn |
| 6 | O Reilly Automotive | 73.48 Bn | 72.56 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 1.53 Bn |
| 7 | Target | 72.25 Bn | 66.84 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 5.73 Bn |
| 8 | Carvana | 53.50 Bn | 43.09 Bn | 1.52 Bn | 805.00 Mn |
| 9 | Autozone | 53.15 Bn | 52.00 Bn | 3.52 Bn | 2.20 Bn |
| 10 | JD.com | 40.22 Bn | -80.66 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2026 | 2.20 Bn |
| May 9, 2026 | 1.60 Bn |
| Feb 14, 2026 | 1.54 Bn |
| Nov 22, 2025 | 1.58 Bn |
| Aug 30, 2025 | 2.02 Bn |
| May 10, 2025 | 1.49 Bn |
| Feb 15, 2025 | 1.42 Bn |
| Nov 23, 2024 | 1.43 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 1.96 Bn |
| May 4, 2024 | 1.37 Bn |
| Feb 10, 2024 | 1.34 Bn |
| Nov 18, 2023 | 1.37 Bn |
| Aug 26, 2023 | 1.78 Bn |
| May 6, 2023 | 1.29 Bn |
| Feb 11, 2023 | 1.26 Bn |
| Nov 19, 2022 | 1.27 Bn |
| Aug 27, 2022 | 1.65 Bn |
| May 7, 2022 | 1.22 Bn |
| Feb 12, 2022 | 1.16 Bn |
| Nov 20, 2021 | 1.17 Bn |
Autozone Operating Expenses API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-expenses&ticker=AZO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-expenses", "ticker": "AZO", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-expenses&ticker=AZO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();