Autozone (AZO) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Autozone (AZO) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 33.85% for Q2 2026, down 783.0% YoY from 4.96% in Q2 2025, and down 3.26% sequentially from 34.99% in Q1 2026.

Autozone (AZO) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Autozone has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 33.85% for Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 783.0% year-over-year to 33.85%; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at 33.85% (down 783.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 41.28%, down 688.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed fell to 33.85% in Q2 2026, from 34.99% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for AZO reached as high as 51.84% in Q3 2022 and fell as low as 33.85% in Q2 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 47.36% (2023), against an average of 44.9%.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed jumped 1455 bps — and 2026, when it slumped 894 bps.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 49.18% in 2022, then decreased by 0 bps to 48.95% in 2023, then decreased by 8 bps to 44.84% in 2024, then fell by 18 bps to 36.64% in 2025, then dropped by 8 bps to 33.85% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 33.85%, 34.99%, and 36.64% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Advance Auto Parts 65.13 Bn 62.01 Bn 869.00 Mn -0.55%
2 Autozone 53.07 Bn 52.82 Bn 2.52 Bn 33.85%
3 Magna International 17.54 Bn 16.29 Bn 1.42 Bn 12.50%
4 Genuine Parts 16.15 Bn 15.67 Bn 2.34 Bn 8.77%
5 Aurora Innovation 13.77 Bn 12.55 Bn -5.00 Mn -43.85%
6 Borgwarner 13.21 Bn 13.37 Bn 677.00 Mn 6.02%
7 Aptiv 12.84 Bn 9.76 Bn 920.00 Mn 5.79%
8 Autoliv 8.73 Bn 8.37 Bn 526.00 Mn 22.07%
9 Modine Manufacturing 8.68 Bn 8.59 Bn 186.10 Mn 17.03%
10 Mobileye Global 7.90 Bn 6.68 Bn 275.00 Mn -41.39%

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 9, 2026 33.85%
Feb 14, 2026 34.99%
Nov 22, 2025 36.64%
Aug 30, 2025 38.13%
May 10, 2025 41.68%
Feb 15, 2025 43.93%
Nov 23, 2024 44.84%
Aug 31, 2024 44.95%
May 4, 2024 48.11%
Feb 10, 2024 47.50%
Nov 18, 2023 48.95%
Aug 26, 2023 47.72%
May 6, 2023 47.21%
Feb 11, 2023 48.16%
Nov 19, 2022 49.18%
Aug 27, 2022 51.84%
May 7, 2022 51.50%
Feb 12, 2022 49.03%
Nov 20, 2021 48.18%
Aug 28, 2021 42.32%