Autozone Free Cash Flow (FCF) History (AZO)
Autozone reported $1.79B in free cash flow for fiscal 2025, a decrease of 7.32% from the previous fiscal year, with a free cash flow margin of 9.45%.
View full Autozone company overviewAutozone free cash flow by year
| Fiscal year | Period ended | Free cash flow | Change | Growth | FCF margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-08-30 | $1.79B | −$141.3M | −7.32% | +9.45% |
| 2024 | 2024-08-31 | $1.93B | −$212.7M | −9.92% | +10.45% |
| 2023 | 2023-08-26 | $2.14B | −$394.6M | −15.54% | +12.28% |
| 2022 | 2022-08-27 | $2.54B | −$358.0M | −12.36% | +15.62% |
| 2021 | 2021-08-28 | $2.90B | $634.4M | +28.04% | +19.80% |
| 2020 | 2020-08-29 | $2.26B | $629.9M | +38.59% | +17.91% |
| 2019 | 2019-08-31 | $1.63B | $74.0M | +4.75% | +13.76% |
| 2018 | 2018-08-25 | $1.56B | $541.7M | +53.28% | +13.89% |
| 2017 | 2017-08-26 | $1.02B | −$135.5M | −11.76% | +9.34% |
| 2016 | 2016-08-27 | $1.15B | $59.8M | +5.48% | +10.83% |
| 2015 | 2015-08-29 | $1.09B | $189.3M | +20.96% | +10.72% |
| 2014 | 2014-08-30 | $903.1M | −$97.4M | −9.74% | +9.53% |
| 2013 | 2013-08-31 | $1.00B | $154.6M | +18.28% | +10.94% |
| 2012 | 2012-08-25 | $845.9M | −$124.0M | −12.79% | +9.83% |
| 2011 | 2011-08-27 | $969.9M | $89.1M | +10.11% | +12.01% |
| 2010 | 2010-08-28 | $880.9M | $229.3M | +35.19% | +11.96% |
| 2009 | 2009-08-29 | $651.6M | −$25.9M | −3.83% | +9.56% |
| 2008 | 2008-08-30 | $677.5M | — | — | +10.39% |
Autozone quarterly free cash flow
| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | Free cash flow | Change | YoY growth | FCF margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2026-05-09 | $456.5M | $33.3M | +7.88% | +9.43% |
| Q2 2026 | 2026-02-14 | $35.6M | −$255.4M | −87.76% | +0.83% |
| Q1 2026 | 2025-11-22 | $630.0M | $65.2M | +11.55% | +13.61% |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-08-30 | $511.1M | −$212.3M | −29.35% | +8.19% |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-05-10 | $423.1M | −$11.2M | −2.59% | +9.48% |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-02-15 | $291.0M | $112.3M | +62.83% | +7.36% |
| Q1 2025 | 2024-11-23 | $564.8M | −$30.1M | −5.05% | +13.20% |
| Q4 2024 | 2024-08-31 | $723.5M | $21.7M | +3.09% | +11.66% |
| Q3 2024 | 2024-05-04 | $434.4M | −$119.1M | −21.52% | +10.26% |
| Q2 2024 | 2024-02-10 | $178.7M | −$30.9M | −14.73% | +4.63% |
| Q1 2024 | 2023-11-18 | $594.8M | −$84.4M | −12.42% | +14.20% |
| Q4 2023 | 2023-08-26 | $701.8M | −$223.2M | −24.13% | +12.33% |
| Q3 2023 | 2023-05-06 | $553.5M | −$128.7M | −18.86% | +13.53% |
| Q2 2023 | 2023-02-11 | $209.6M | −$46.3M | −18.09% | +5.68% |
| Q1 2023 | 2022-11-19 | $679.2M | $3.5M | +0.52% | +17.04% |
| Q4 2022 | 2022-08-27 | $925.0M | −$117.1M | −11.24% | +17.29% |
| Q3 2022 | 2022-05-07 | $682.2M | −$371.3M | −35.25% | +17.65% |
| Q2 2022 | 2022-02-12 | $255.9M | $25.2M | +10.92% | +7.60% |
| Q1 2022 | 2021-11-20 | $675.7M | $105.2M | +18.44% | +18.42% |
| Q4 2021 | 2021-08-28 | $1.04B | −$191.1M | −15.49% | +21.21% |
| Q3 2021 | 2021-05-08 | $1.05B | $485.4M | +85.43% | +28.85% |
| Q2 2021 | 2021-02-13 | $230.7M | $115.4M | +99.98% | +7.93% |
| Q1 2021 | 2020-11-21 | $570.5M | $224.8M | +65.02% | +18.09% |
| Q4 2020 | 2020-08-29 | $1.23B | $573.5M | +86.93% | +27.13% |
| Q3 2020 | 2020-05-09 | $568.1M | $216.6M | +61.61% | +20.44% |
| Q2 2020 | 2020-02-15 | $115.4M | −$154.8M | −57.30% | +4.59% |
| Q1 2020 | 2019-11-23 | $345.7M | −$5.3M | −1.52% | +12.38% |
| Q4 2019 | 2019-08-31 | $659.7M | $30.4M | +4.83% | +16.54% |
| Q3 2019 | 2019-05-04 | $351.6M | −$40.1M | −10.23% | +12.63% |
| Q2 2019 | 2019-02-09 | $270.2M | $187.4M | +226.13% | +11.03% |
| Q1 2019 | 2018-11-17 | $351.0M | −$103.7M | −22.81% | +13.29% |
| Q4 2018 | 2018-08-25 | $629.3M | $263.8M | +72.18% | +17.68% |
| Q3 2018 | 2018-05-05 | $391.6M | $88.1M | +29.03% | +14.72% |
| Q2 2018 | 2018-02-10 | $82.9M | $43.6M | +111.31% | +3.43% |
| Q1 2018 | 2017-11-18 | $454.7M | $146.2M | +47.36% | +17.56% |
| Q4 2017 | 2017-08-26 | $365.5M | $8.5M | +2.39% | +10.40% |
| Q3 2017 | 2017-05-06 | $303.5M | −$116.0M | −27.65% | +11.59% |
| Q2 2017 | 2017-02-11 | $39.2M | −$76.3M | −66.04% | +1.71% |
| Q1 2017 | 2016-11-19 | $308.6M | $48.2M | +18.53% | +12.50% |
| Q4 2016 | 2016-08-27 | $357.0M | −$29.1M | −7.54% | +10.50% |
| Q3 2016 | 2016-05-07 | $419.5M | $3.5M | +0.84% | +16.17% |
| Q2 2016 | 2016-02-13 | $115.5M | $107.9M | +1429.35% | +5.12% |
| Q1 2016 | 2015-11-21 | $260.3M | −$22.5M | −7.94% | +10.91% |
| Q4 2015 | 2015-08-29 | $386.1M | $192.3M | +99.29% | +11.73% |
| Q3 2015 | 2015-05-09 | $416.0M | $54.6M | +15.11% | +16.69% |
| Q2 2015 | 2015-02-14 | $7.6M | −$65.7M | −89.69% | +0.35% |
| Q1 2015 | 2014-11-22 | $282.8M | $8.1M | +2.94% | +12.51% |
| Q4 2014 | 2014-08-30 | $193.7M | −$169.8M | −46.71% | +6.35% |
| Q3 2014 | 2014-05-10 | $361.4M | $65.6M | +22.18% | +15.43% |
| Q2 2014 | 2014-02-15 | $73.3M | −$30.1M | −29.14% | +3.68% |
| Q1 2014 | 2013-11-23 | $274.7M | $36.9M | +15.52% | +13.12% |
| Q4 2013 | 2013-08-31 | $363.6M | $88.0M | +31.91% | +11.74% |
| Q3 2013 | 2013-05-04 | $295.8M | $54.2M | +22.45% | +13.41% |
| Q2 2013 | 2013-02-09 | $103.4M | $55.0M | +113.59% | +5.57% |
| Q1 2013 | 2012-11-17 | $237.8M | −$42.5M | −15.18% | +11.94% |
| Q4 2012 | 2012-08-25 | $275.6M | $2.0M | +0.72% | +9.97% |
| Q3 2012 | 2012-05-05 | $241.5M | −$122.0M | −33.56% | +11.44% |
| Q2 2012 | 2012-02-11 | $48.4M | $27.2M | +128.26% | +2.68% |
| Q1 2012 | 2011-11-19 | $280.4M | −$31.2M | −10.01% | +14.57% |
| Q4 2011 | 2011-08-27 | $273.6M | −$46.3M | −14.47% | +10.36% |
| Q3 2011 | 2011-05-07 | $363.6M | $40.4M | +12.50% | +18.38% |
| Q2 2011 | 2011-02-12 | $21.2M | −$39.1M | −64.85% | +1.28% |
| Q1 2011 | 2010-11-20 | $311.5M | $134.1M | +75.57% | +17.39% |
| Q4 2010 | 2010-08-28 | $319.9M | $43.3M | +15.65% | +13.08% |
| Q3 2010 | 2010-05-08 | $323.2M | −$1.6M | −0.50% | +17.74% |
| Q2 2010 | 2010-02-13 | $60.3M | $99.9M | — | +4.01% |
| Q1 2010 | 2009-11-21 | $177.4M | $87.8M | +97.85% | +11.17% |
| Q4 2009 | 2009-08-29 | $276.6M | — | — | +12.39% |
| Q3 2009 | 2009-05-09 | $324.8M | — | — | +19.59% |
| Q2 2009 | 2009-02-14 | −$39.5M | — | — | −2.73% |
| Q1 2009 | 2008-11-22 | $89.7M | — | — | +6.07% |
Autozone free cash flow growth trends
Over the last five reported fiscal years, free cash flow declined from $2.26B to $1.79B, a compound annual decline of 4.58%. Autozone's latest reported quarter, Q3 2026, generated $456.5M in free cash flow, an increase of 7.88% year over year.
What free cash flow means
Free cash flow is the cash a company generates from operations after capital expenditures. Positive FCF can fund dividends, buybacks, debt repayment, or reinvestment; negative FCF means capital spending exceeded operating cash flow for that period.
How free cash flow is calculated
TickerStat calculates free cash flow as SEC-reported operating cash flow minus capital expenditures. FCF margin equals free cash flow divided by revenue. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so the tables include exact period-end dates.
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