Autozone (AZO) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026)
Autozone (AZO) posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 45.70% for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 29, 2026), down 9.82 percentage points from 55.52% a year earlier.
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Autozone (AZO) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Aug 29, 2026), Autozone's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 48.88%, down 10.05 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined for three consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year change of -7.99 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Autozone's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 58.94% in FY2025 (-19.68 pp), 78.61% in FY2024 (-14.22 pp), 92.83% in FY2023 (+8.45 pp) and 84.38% in FY2022 (+27.51 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since fiscal Q1 2021.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined in each of the last 14 quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -14.51 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the past five years was fiscal Q2 2022, with a gain of 39.12 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q2 2026, with a drop of 16.92 percentage points.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,803.87 Bn | 2,300.54 Bn | 107.37 Bn | 10.13% |
| 2 | Home Depot | 341.42 Bn | 334.67 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 23.31% |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 149.33 Bn | 126.87 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 44.55% |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 125.87 Bn | 118.84 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 26.54% |
| 5 | O Reilly Automotive | 74.24 Bn | 73.33 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 54.96% |
| 6 | Ross Stores | 73.45 Bn | 56.37 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 33.92% |
| 7 | Target | 71.89 Bn | 66.48 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 14.40% |
| 8 | Carvana | 53.03 Bn | 42.62 Bn | 1.52 Bn | 0.00% |
| 9 | Autozone | 52.99 Bn | 51.84 Bn | 3.52 Bn | 45.70% |
| 10 | JD.com | 41.49 Bn | -78.71 Bn | 8.74 Bn | 0.55% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2026 | 45.70% |
| May 9, 2026 | 46.31% |
| Feb 14, 2026 | 49.14% |
| Nov 22, 2025 | 52.30% |
| Aug 30, 2025 | 55.52% |
| May 10, 2025 | 61.52% |
| Feb 15, 2025 | 66.06% |
| Nov 23, 2024 | 68.92% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 71.22% |
| May 4, 2024 | 73.72% |
| Feb 10, 2024 | 80.48% |
| Nov 18, 2023 | 84.15% |
| Aug 26, 2023 | 86.18% |
| May 6, 2023 | 89.84% |
| Feb 11, 2023 | 95.99% |
| Nov 19, 2022 | 100.40% |
| Aug 27, 2022 | 97.20% |
| May 7, 2022 | 94.09% |
| Feb 12, 2022 | 86.65% |
| Nov 20, 2021 | 72.93% |
API Access
Autozone Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=AZO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=AZO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();