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AutoZone (AZO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$3,030.35 -69.76 (-2.25%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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$3,040.00 +9.64 (+0.32%)
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About AutoZone Stock (NYSE:AZO)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$2,986.01
$3,110.74
50-Day Range
$3,100.16
$3,704.84
52-Week Range
$2,986.01
$4,388.11
Volume
257,759 shs
Average Volume
193,900 shs
Market Capitalization
$49.93 billion
P/E Ratio
21.23
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$4,070.83
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

AutoZone Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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92nd Percentile Overall Score

AZO MarketRank™: 

AutoZone scored higher than 92% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 24th out of 198 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    AutoZone has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.81, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 20 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    AutoZone has a consensus price target of $4,070.83, representing about 35.1% upside from its current price of $3,013.34.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    AutoZone has been the subject of 17 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about AutoZone's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for AutoZone are expected to grow by 17.65% in the coming year, from $149.16 to $175.48 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of AutoZone is 21.08, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.83.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of AutoZone is 21.08, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 20.55.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    AutoZone has a PEG Ratio of 1.74. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.15% of the float of AutoZone has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    AutoZone has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.35, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in AutoZone has recently increased by 0.44%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Yield

    AutoZone does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    AutoZone does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • News Sentiment

    AutoZone has a news sentiment score of 0.26. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.54 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 67 news articles for AutoZone this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    20 people have searched for AZO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 567% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    7 people have added AutoZone to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, AutoZone insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $173,936.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    2.60% of the stock of AutoZone is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    92.74% of the stock of AutoZone is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about AutoZone's insider trading history.
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AZO Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

AutoZone's stock was trading at $3,391.00 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, AZO shares have decreased by 11.1% and is now trading at $3,013.3430.

AutoZone, Inc. (NYSE:AZO) announced its earnings results on Tuesday, May, 26th. The company reported $38.07 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $36.22 by $1.85. AutoZone's quarterly revenue was up 8.4% on a year-over-year basis.
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AutoZone's board initiated a stock buyback plan on Wednesday, October 8th 2025, which allows the company to buy back $0 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This allows the company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are usually a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

The following companies are subsidiaries of AutoZone: Interamerican Motor Corporation, AutoAnything, AutoZone West, Auto Palace, Alldata, ALLDATA LLC, AutoZone.com Inc., and others.

AutoZone's top institutional investors include Royal Bank of Canada (1.97%), Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership (0.73%), Amundi (0.68%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.66%). Insiders that own company stock include William C Rhodes III, Earl G Graves Jr, George R Mrkonic Jr, Charles Pleas III, Richard Craig Smith, Thomas B Newbern, John Scott Murphy, Brian Hannasch, Eric S Gould, Preston Frazer, Michael A George, Albert Saltiel, Jamere Jackson, Dennis W Leriche, K Michelle Borninkhof, Grant E Mcgee, Domingo Hurtado, Philip B Daniele, Bailey L Childress and Jenna M Bedsole.
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Shares of AZO stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that AutoZone investors own include Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), Hawkins (HWKN), NVIDIA (NVDA), BlackRock (BLK) and Meta Platforms (META).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
5/26/2026
Today
5/27/2026
Fiscal Year End
8/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
RET/WHL - AUTO PT
Sub-Industry
Automotive Retail
Current Symbol
NYSE:AZO
CIK
866787
Employees
130,000
Year Founded
1979

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$4,800.00
Low Price Target
$3,200.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+34.3%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.81
Research Coverage
27 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$142.74
Trailing P/E Ratio
21.23
Forward P/E Ratio
20.32
P/E Growth
1.74
Net Income
$2.50 billion
Net Margins
12.47%
Pretax Margin
15.67%
Return on Equity
-72.31%
Return on Assets
12.53%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
N/A
Current Ratio
0.89
Quick Ratio
0.14

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$19.61 billion
Price / Sales
2.55
Cash Flow
$165.59 per share
Price / Cash Flow
18.30
Book Value
($203.45) per share
Price / Book
-14.89

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
16,477,000
Free Float
16,049,000
Market Cap
$49.93 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.43

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This page (NYSE:AZO) was last updated on 5/27/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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