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

Autozone (AZO) has 18 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 34.99% in Q1 2026.

• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 34.99%, down 894.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was 34.99% (down 894.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 41.28%, down 688.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed retreated to 34.99% in Q1 2026 per AZO's latest filing, from 36.64% in the prior quarter.
• Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 51.84% in Q3 2022 and troughed at 34.99% in Q1 2026.
• A 5-year average of 45.55% and a median of 47.5% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Return on Capital Employed jumped 1455 bps in 2022, then plunged 894 bps in 2026.
• 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 fell by 5 bps to 34.99% in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows AZO's Return on Capital Employed at 34.99% in Q1 2026, 36.64% in Q4 2025, and 38.13% in Q3 2025.