Autozone (AZO) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Autozone (AZO) reported Tax Rate of 21.12% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended May 9, 2026), up 1.72 percentage points from 19.40% a year earlier and up 0.42 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Autozone (AZO) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended May 9, 2026, Autozone's Tax Rate came in at 20.84%, up 0.21 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Aug 30, 2025), it came in at 20.29%, up 0.08 percentage points from FY2024.
- Tax Rate has a five-year change of -1.52 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By fiscal year, Tax Rate came in at 20.22% in FY2024 (+0.04 pp), 20.18% in FY2023 (-0.91 pp), 21.09% in FY2022 (+0.04 pp) and 21.06% in FY2021 (-0.76 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Tax Rate spans a low of 17.40% in fiscal Q3 2023 and a high of 22.98% in fiscal Q1 2025.
- Year over year, Tax Rate gained in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.25 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Tax Rate in five years was fiscal Q1 2024 (a gain of 2.69 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q1 2023 (a drop of 2.99 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 20.70% (Q2 2026), 21.70% (Q1 2026) and 20.14% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,676.66 Bn | 2,193.36 Bn | 104.83 Bn | 22.51% |
| 2 | Home Depot | 281.92 Bn | 275.16 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 24.53% |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 147.13 Bn | 124.67 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 24.68% |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 102.34 Bn | 95.31 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 24.44% |
| 5 | Ross Stores | 74.83 Bn | 57.76 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 24.98% |
| 6 | Target | 71.16 Bn | 65.74 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 23.67% |
| 7 | O Reilly Automotive | 69.40 Bn | 68.49 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 22.62% |
| 8 | Carvana | 69.33 Bn | 60.93 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 11.40% |
| 9 | Autozone | 46.02 Bn | 44.93 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 21.12% |
| 10 | JD.com | 31.99 Bn | -78.19 Bn | 8.71 Bn | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 9, 2026 | 21.12% |
| Feb 14, 2026 | 20.70% |
| Nov 22, 2025 | 21.70% |
| Aug 30, 2025 | 20.14% |
| May 10, 2025 | 19.40% |
| Feb 15, 2025 | 18.40% |
| Nov 23, 2024 | 22.98% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 21.10% |
| May 4, 2024 | 18.10% |
| Feb 10, 2024 | 19.60% |
| Nov 18, 2023 | 21.63% |
| Aug 26, 2023 | 22.35% |
| May 6, 2023 | 17.40% |
| Feb 11, 2023 | 21.15% |
| Nov 19, 2022 | 18.94% |
| Aug 27, 2022 | 22.10% |
| May 7, 2022 | 20.33% |
| Feb 12, 2022 | 19.26% |
| Nov 20, 2021 | 21.93% |
| Aug 28, 2021 | 20.30% |
Autozone Tax Rate 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=tax-rate&ticker=AZO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "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=tax-rate&ticker=AZO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();