Autozone (AZO) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Autozone (AZO) recorded Return on Sales [ROS] of 19.97% in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 29, 2026), up 0.81 percentage points from 19.16% a year earlier.
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Autozone (AZO) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Aug 29, 2026), Autozone reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 18.31%, down 0.76 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] has a five-year change of -1.82 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 19.06% in FY2025 (-1.43 pp), 20.49% in FY2024 (+0.59 pp), 19.90% in FY2023 (-0.22 pp) and 20.12% in FY2022 (unchanged).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since fiscal Q4 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] rose in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.17 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Sales [ROS] in the last five years was a gain of 2.11 percentage points in fiscal Q1 2024, against a drop of 2.71 percentage points in fiscal Q1 2026 at the low end.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,933.26 Bn | 2,429.93 Bn | 107.37 Bn | 13.90% |
| 2 | Home Depot | 348.06 Bn | 341.30 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 14.29% |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 147.97 Bn | 125.52 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 13.09% |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 127.73 Bn | 120.69 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 13.67% |
| 5 | Carvana | 79.78 Bn | 70.66 Bn | 1.52 Bn | 8.88% |
| 6 | O Reilly Automotive | 74.18 Bn | 73.27 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 21.45% |
| 7 | Ross Stores | 74.06 Bn | 56.99 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 17.62% |
| 8 | Target | 73.34 Bn | 67.93 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 9.65% |
| 9 | Autozone | 52.71 Bn | 51.56 Bn | 3.52 Bn | 19.97% |
| 10 | JD.com | 33.86 Bn | -77.03 Bn | 8.74 Bn | 1.31% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2026 | 19.97% |
| May 9, 2026 | 19.08% |
| Feb 14, 2026 | 16.34% |
| Nov 22, 2025 | 16.94% |
| Aug 30, 2025 | 19.16% |
| May 10, 2025 | 19.40% |
| Feb 15, 2025 | 17.88% |
| Nov 23, 2024 | 19.65% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 20.90% |
| May 4, 2024 | 21.25% |
| Feb 10, 2024 | 19.26% |
| Nov 18, 2023 | 20.25% |
| Aug 26, 2023 | 21.48% |
| May 6, 2023 | 20.99% |
| Feb 11, 2023 | 18.15% |
| Nov 19, 2022 | 18.14% |
| Aug 27, 2022 | 20.64% |
| May 7, 2022 | 20.33% |
| Feb 12, 2022 | 18.60% |
| Nov 20, 2021 | 20.56% |
API Access
Autozone Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=AZO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=AZO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();