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NYSE: AZO · USD

Autozone cash flow and EPS94

Operating cash flow, capital investment, free cash flow and earnings per share.

Capital allocation

% of tracked cash uses

$926.172M
Autozone capital allocation. Quarterly values. Missing values are unavailable.
PeriodCapexAcquisitionsBuybacksDividendsDebt repaymentsTracked uses
FY 2010 Q120.73% · $53.439MUnavailable79.27% · $204.379MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $257.818M
FY 2010 Q239.73% · $57.689MUnavailable60.27% · $87.509MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $145.198M
FY 2010 Q320.56% · $68.938MUnavailable79.44% · $266.381MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $335.319M
FY 2010 Q419.31% · $135.334MUnavailable80.69% · $565.386MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $700.72M
FY 2011 Q18.41% · $45.811MUnavailable55.01% · $299.655MUnavailable36.58% · $199.3M100% · $544.766M
FY 2011 Q2UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
FY 2011 Q321.37% · $92.227MUnavailable78.63% · $339.438MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $431.665M
FY 2011 Q421.83% · $121.02MUnavailable78.17% · $433.314MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $554.334M
FY 2012 Q116.66% · $61.924MUnavailable83.34% · $309.765MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $371.689M
FY 2012 Q229.01% · $70.506MUnavailable70.99% · $172.505MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $243.011M
FY 2012 Q319.31% · $95.847MUnavailable80.69% · $400.455MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $496.302M
FY 2012 Q423.78% · $149.777MUnavailable76.22% · $480.144MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $629.921M
FY 2013 Q111.53% · $80.43MUnavailable45.48% · $317.332MUnavailable42.99% · $300M100% · $697.762M
FY 2013 Q232.52% · $89.183MUnavailable67.48% · $185.016MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $274.199M
FY 2013 Q321.54% · $89.242MUnavailable78.46% · $325MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $414.242M
FY 2013 Q416.99% · $155.596MUnavailable61.16% · $559.967MUnavailable21.84% · $200M100% · $915.563M
FY 2014 Q122.08% · $82.607MUnavailable77.92% · $291.538MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $374.145M
FY 2014 Q227.89% · $77.354MUnavailable72.11% · $200MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $277.354M
FY 2014 Q319.5% · $101.763MUnavailable80.5% · $419.999MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $521.762M
FY 2014 Q448.45% · $176.392MUnavailable51.55% · $187.675MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $364.067M
FY 2015 Q119.76% · $92.415M16.19% · $75.744M64.05% · $299.606MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $467.765M
FY 2015 Q278.25% · $93.759M0% · $0M21.75% · $26.061MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $119.82M
FY 2015 Q317.14% · $106.571M0% · $0M82.86% · $515.251MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $621.822M
FY 2015 Q430.38% · $187.834M0% · $0M69.62% · $430.498MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $618.332M
FY 2016 Q111.01% · $86.658MUnavailable50.85% · $400.1MUnavailable38.13% · $300M100% · $786.758M
FY 2016 Q239.99% · $99.933MUnavailable60.01% · $149.957MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $249.89M
FY 2016 Q317.54% · $113.331MUnavailable82.46% · $532.668MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $645.999M
FY 2016 Q424.9% · $188.869MUnavailable48.74% · $369.737MUnavailable26.36% · $200M100% · $758.606M
FY 2017 Q121.26% · $97.917MUnavailable78.74% · $362.634MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $460.551M
FY 2017 Q2UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
FY 2017 Q333.34% · $141.831MUnavailable66.66% · $283.564MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $425.395M
FY 2017 Q446.27% · $195.898MUnavailable53.73% · $227.466MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $423.364M
FY 2018 Q123.83% · $110.278MUnavailable76.17% · $352.572MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $462.85M
FY 2018 Q237.4% · $104.469MUnavailable62.6% · $174.882MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $279.351M
FY 2018 Q321.95% · $112.401MUnavailable78.05% · $399.701MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $512.102M
FY 2018 Q422.65% · $194.64MUnavailable77.35% · $664.858MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $859.498M
FY 2019 Q116.49% · $98.168MUnavailable83.51% · $497.06MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $595.228M
FY 2019 Q221.81% · $97.664MUnavailable78.19% · $350.037MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $447.701M
FY 2019 Q320.21% · $118.015MUnavailable79.79% · $466.019MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $584.034M
FY 2019 Q420.85% · $182.203MUnavailable79.15% · $691.78MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $873.983M
FY 2020 Q118.39% · $101.407MUnavailable81.61% · $449.999MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $551.406M
FY 2020 Q222.07% · $89.156MUnavailable77.93% · $314.847MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $404.003M
FY 2020 Q333.41% · $83.325MUnavailable66.59% · $166.057MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $249.382M
FY 2020 Q4100% · $183.848MUnavailable0% · $0MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $183.848M
FY 2021 Q114.28% · $113.036MUnavailable85.72% · $678.324MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $791.36M
FY 2021 Q212.25% · $125.608MUnavailable87.75% · $899.999MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $1,025.607M
FY 2021 Q313.21% · $137.009MUnavailable86.79% · $899.999MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $1,037.008M
FY 2021 Q421.47% · $246.114MUnavailable78.53% · $899.999MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $1,146.113M
FY 2022 Q110.2% · $102.269MUnavailable89.8% · $899.997MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $1,002.266M
FY 2022 Q26.36% · $105.874MUnavailable93.64% · $1,559.998MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $1,665.872M
FY 2022 Q315.19% · $161.207MUnavailable84.81% · $899.999MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $1,061.206M
FY 2022 Q423.26% · $303.041MUnavailable76.74% · $999.997MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $1,303.038M
FY 2023 Q111.28% · $114.397MUnavailable88.72% · $899.998MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $1,014.395M
FY 2023 Q213.86% · $144.837MUnavailable86.14% · $899.999MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $1,044.836M
FY 2023 Q315.98% · $171.207MUnavailable84.02% · $899.999MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $1,071.206M
FY 2023 Q419.63% · $366.216MUnavailable53.57% · $999.556MUnavailable26.8% · $500M100% · $1,865.772M
FY 2024 Q113.67% · $235.428MUnavailable86.33% · $1,486.876MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $1,722.304M
FY 2024 Q253.48% · $255.379MUnavailable46.52% · $222.158MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $477.537M
FY 2024 Q324.41% · $235.103MUnavailable75.59% · $728.142MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $963.245M
FY 2024 Q433.01% · $346.786MUnavailable66.99% · $703.741MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $1,050.527M
FY 2025 Q131.38% · $247.035MUnavailable68.62% · $540.086MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $787.121M
FY 2025 Q247.28% · $292.702MUnavailable52.72% · $326.394MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $619.096M
FY 2025 Q356.27% · $345.886MUnavailable43.73% · $268.78MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $614.666M
FY 2025 Q449.93% · $441.634MUnavailable50.07% · $442.926MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $884.56M
FY 2026 Q142.38% · $314.173MUnavailable57.62% · $427.178MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $741.351M
FY 2026 Q251.79% · $337.804MUnavailable48.21% · $314.516MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $652.32M
FY 2026 Q337.31% · $345.509MUnavailable62.69% · $580.663MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $926.172M
Nov 21, 2009 through May 9, 2026

Operating cash flow

USD millions

$801.987M

Capital expenditures

USD millions

$345.509M

Free cash flow

USD millions

$456.478M

Stock-based compensation

USD millions

—

SBC / free cash flow

% · FCF before SBC deduction

—

SBC / operating cash flow

%

—

Software & intangible investment

USD millions

—

Separately disclosed software and intangible investment is unavailable in the extracted statements for this period.

Diluted EPS

USD per share

$38.07

Quarterly data

Autozone cash-flow history. Each metric has its own unit. A dash means inputs are missing or the calculation is undefined.
Fiscal periodEndedOperating cash flowUSD millionsCapital expendituresUSD millionsFree cash flowUSD millionsStock-based compensationUSD millionsSBC / free cash flow%SBC / operating cash flow%Software & intangible investmentUSD millionsDiluted EPSUSD per share
FY 2026 Q3May 9, 2026801.99345.51456.48————$38.07
FY 2026 Q2Feb 14, 2026373.43337.835.63————$27.63
FY 2026 Q1Nov 22, 2025944.17314.17630————$31.04
FY 2025 Q4Aug 30, 2025952.76441.63511.12—————
FY 2025 Q3May 10, 2025769.03345.89423.14————$35.36
FY 2025 Q2Feb 15, 2025583.75292.7291.05————$28.29
FY 2025 Q1Nov 23, 2024811.8247.04564.77————$32.52
FY 2024 Q4Aug 31, 20241,070.25346.79723.46—————
FY 2024 Q3May 4, 2024669.48235.1434.38————$36.69
FY 2024 Q2Feb 10, 2024434.13255.38178.75————$28.89
FY 2024 Q1Nov 18, 2023830.26235.43594.83————$32.55
FY 2023 Q4Aug 26, 20231,068.01366.22701.8—————
FY 2023 Q3May 6, 2023724.72171.21553.51————$34.12
FY 2023 Q2Feb 11, 2023354.47144.84209.64————$24.64
FY 2023 Q1Nov 19, 2022793.59114.4679.19————$27.45
FY 2022 Q4Aug 27, 20221,228.02303.04924.98—————
FY 2022 Q3May 7, 2022843.37161.21682.16————$29.03
FY 2022 Q2Feb 12, 2022361.82105.87255.94————$22.3
FY 2022 Q1Nov 20, 2021777.93102.27675.66————$25.69
FY 2021 Q4Aug 28, 20211,288.2246.111,042.08—————
FY 2021 Q3May 8, 20211,190.5137.011,053.49————$26.48
FY 2021 Q2Feb 13, 2021356.36125.61230.75————$14.93
FY 2021 Q1Nov 21, 2020683.49113.04570.45————$18.61
FY 2020 Q4Aug 29, 20201,417183.851,233.15————$30.93
FY 2020 Q3May 9, 2020651.4683.33568.14————$14.39
FY 2020 Q2Feb 15, 2020204.5489.16115.39————$12.39
FY 2020 Q1Nov 23, 2019447.1101.41345.7————$14.3
FY 2019 Q4Aug 31, 2019841.88182.2659.68————$22.59
FY 2019 Q3May 4, 2019469.57118.02351.55————$15.99
FY 2019 Q2Feb 9, 2019367.8997.66270.22————$11.49
FY 2019 Q1Nov 17, 2018449.1898.17351.01————$13.47
FY 2018 Q4Aug 25, 2018823.94194.64629.3————$15.02
FY 2018 Q3May 5, 2018504.01112.4391.61————$13.42
FY 2018 Q2Feb 10, 2018187.33104.4782.86————$10.38
FY 2018 Q1Nov 18, 2017565.02110.28454.74————$10
FY 2017 Q4Aug 26, 2017561.38195.9365.48————$15.27
FY 2017 Q3May 6, 2017445.33141.83303.5————$11.44
FY 2017 Q2Feb 11, 2017———————$8.08
FY 2017 Q1Nov 19, 2016406.597.92308.58————$9.36
FY 2016 Q4Aug 27, 2016530.43188.87341.56————$14.3
FY 2016 Q3May 7, 2016516.35113.33403.02————$10.77
FY 2016 Q2Feb 13, 2016207.0599.93107.12————$7.43
FY 2016 Q1Nov 21, 2015323.586.66236.84————$8.29
FY 2015 Q4Aug 29, 2015526.01187.83338.18————$12.75
FY 2015 Q3May 9, 2015522.57106.574169.492.28%1.82%—$9.57
FY 2015 Q2Feb 14, 2015101.3193.767.5511.4150.92%11.25%—$6.51
FY 2015 Q1Nov 22, 2014375.2392.42282.818.83.11%2.35%—$7.27
FY 2014 Q4Aug 30, 2014370.12176.39193.7210.415.37%2.81%—$11.28
FY 2014 Q3May 10, 2014463.15101.76361.388.272.29%1.79%—$8.46
FY 2014 Q2Feb 15, 2014150.6377.3573.2711.4615.65%7.61%—$5.63
FY 2014 Q1Nov 23, 2013357.3482.61274.749.253.37%2.59%—$6.29
FY 2013 Q4Aug 31, 2013519.15155.6363.5511.683.21%2.25%—$10.42
FY 2013 Q3May 4, 2013385.0289.24295.789.023.05%2.34%—$7.27
FY 2013 Q2Feb 9, 2013192.5989.18103.418.498.21%4.41%—$4.78
FY 2013 Q1Nov 17, 2012318.2580.43237.828.133.42%2.55%—$5.41
FY 2012 Q4Aug 25, 2012425.37149.78275.69.493.44%2.23%—$8.46
FY 2012 Q3May 5, 2012337.3995.85241.558.833.65%2.62%—$6.28
FY 2012 Q2Feb 11, 2012118.9270.5148.417.4815.46%6.29%—$4.15
FY 2012 Q1Nov 19, 2011342.2961.92280.377.562.7%2.21%—$4.68
FY 2011 Q4Aug 27, 2011394.65121.02273.638.142.98%2.06%—$7.18
FY 2011 Q3May 7, 2011455.7892.23363.566.361.75%1.4%—$5.29
FY 2011 Q2Feb 12, 2011———————$3.34
FY 2011 Q1Nov 20, 2010357.3545.81311.545.071.63%1.42%—$3.77
FY 2010 Q4Aug 28, 2010455.25135.33319.915.911.85%1.3%—$5.66
FY 2010 Q3May 8, 2010392.168.94323.164.351.35%1.11%—$4.12
FY 2010 Q2Feb 13, 2010118.0357.6960.344.627.65%3.91%—$2.46
FY 2010 Q1Nov 21, 2009230.8853.44177.444.252.4%1.84%—$2.82
Sources and calculations

Financial inputs from company filings. Last checked Oct 18, 2026. A dash means missing inputs or an undefined calculation.

Period changes use the preceding fiscal quarter or year. Percentage changes divide by the absolute prior value; a zero or missing baseline has no percentage change. Percentage metrics show changes in percentage points.

FCF subtracts reported cash capital investment. PPE purchases are preferred; the productive-assets fallback also includes software and intangibles. Acquisitions and noncash lease additions are excluded. EPS and weighted shares are not summed across quarters. Annual figures use annual reports.

SBC / FCF always uses FCF before SBC deduction; both SBC ratios compare amounts from the same period. A zero or negative cash-flow denominator is undefined, and values above 100% are retained.

Each reported nonnegative cash use / sum of available tracked nonnegative cash uses × 100. Missing categories are omitted, never set to zero. This is the composition of tracked uses, not a complete cash-flow reconciliation or a percentage of OCF. SBC is noncash and excluded. Negative amounts are excluded as reversals or net receipts; they are not converted to spending. Annual bars use reported annual amounts. Turning off a category hides its share without changing the denominator. Debt repayments prefer a reported aggregate, with long-term or convertible-only scope identified in the tooltip. Acquisitions are net of cash acquired. Dividend payments use the aggregate where reported, including dividend equivalents when part of that concept.

The SBC option subtracts reported share-based compensation from FCF as an economic-cost scenario. Missing SBC never becomes zero.

Market prices: Yahoo Finance · AZO, USD. Latest completed close Sep 25, 2026. Price data retrieved Sep 28, 2026.

Operating cash flow
Reported net cash provided by or used in operating activities.
Capital expenditures
Reported cash capital investment. Uses purchases of property, plant and equipment where disclosed; otherwise purchases of productive assets, which can also include software and intangibles. Excludes acquisitions and noncash lease additions.
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow − reported cash capital investment. PPE purchases are preferred; the productive-assets fallback also includes software and intangibles. Reflects the SBC option and can differ from issuer-defined FCF.
Stock-based compensation
Reported share-based compensation addback in the cash-flow statement. Missing disclosure is not treated as zero.
SBC / free cash flow
Reported share-based compensation / (operating cash flow − cash capital investment) × 100, for the same fiscal period. Always uses FCF before SBC deduction. Zero or negative FCF is undefined; values above 100% are retained.
SBC / operating cash flow
Reported share-based compensation / reported operating cash flow × 100, for the same fiscal period. Zero or negative operating cash flow is undefined. Unaffected by the SBC deduction scenario.
Software & intangible investment
Separately tagged payments for capitalized software under US GAAP, or purchases of intangible assets under IFRS. This optional disclosure is not inferred from total capex or deducted a second time from FCF.
Diluted EPS
Reported diluted earnings per share, normalized for recorded subsequent stock splits. Quarterly EPS is never subtracted from annual or YTD EPS.