Autozone (AZO) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Autozone (AZO) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 33.34% for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 29, 2026), down 4.78 percentage points from 38.13% a year earlier.
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Autozone (AZO) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Aug 29, 2026), Autozone posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 35.85%, down 5.43 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for four consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year change of -5.62 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 41.28% in FY2025 (-6.88 pp), 48.16% in FY2024 (-0.64 pp), 48.80% in FY2023 (-3.06 pp) and 51.86% in FY2022 (+10.39 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since fiscal Q1 2021.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has now declined in each of the last nine quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -6.34 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in five years was fiscal Q1 2022 (a gain of 16.67 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q2 2026 (a drop of 8.94 percentage points).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,887.17 Bn | 2,383.84 Bn | 107.37 Bn | 10.62% |
| 2 | Home Depot | 352.83 Bn | 346.07 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 28.54% |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 152.69 Bn | 130.24 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 34.00% |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 129.94 Bn | 122.90 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 30.02% |
| 5 | Target | 75.44 Bn | 70.03 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 15.67% |
| 6 | Ross Stores | 75.40 Bn | 58.32 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 30.97% |
| 7 | O Reilly Automotive | 74.28 Bn | 73.37 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 47.86% |
| 8 | Carvana | 54.79 Bn | 44.38 Bn | 1.52 Bn | 18.83% |
| 9 | Autozone | 53.72 Bn | 52.57 Bn | 3.52 Bn | 33.34% |
| 10 | JD.com | 40.37 Bn | -79.84 Bn | 8.74 Bn | 0.47% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2026 | 33.34% |
| 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% |
API Access
Autozone Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] 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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=AZO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=AZO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();