AutoZone Cash Flow Statement
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AutoZone free cash flow
In fiscal 2025, AutoZone generated $3.12 billion of operating cash flow and spent $1.33 billion on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $1.79 billion, a free-cash-flow margin of 9.5% of revenue. Free cash flow was down 7.3% from the prior year's $1.93 billion.
AutoZone returned $1.58 billion to shareholders through share repurchases, equal to 88% of free cash flow.
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AutoZone cash flow statement (annual)
| Fiscal year (USD) | FY 20252025-08-30 | FY 20242024-08-31 | FY 20232023-08-26 | FY 20222022-08-27 | FY 20212021-08-28 | FY 20202020-08-29 | FY 20192019-08-31 | FY 20182018-08-25 | FY 20172017-08-26 | FY 20162016-08-27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 2.50B | 2.66B | 2.53B | 2.43B | 2.17B | 1.73B | 1.62B | 1.34B | 1.28B | 1.24B |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | -6.17% | +5.30% | +4.07% | +11.95% | +25.24% | +7.16% | +20.91% | +4.42% | +3.21% | +6.96% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 613.20M | 549.75M | 497.58M | 442.22M | 407.68M | 397.47M | 369.96M | 345.08M | 323.05M | 297.40M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 124.72M | 106.25M | 93.09M | 70.61M | 56.11M | 44.84M | 43.26M | 43.67M | 38.24M | 39.83M |
| Change in Working Capital | 538.80M | 205.85M | -190.35M | 1.10B | 1.02B | 472.57M | 415.66M | 327.14M | 90.41M | 229.75M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 3.12B | 3.00B | 2.94B | 3.21B | 3.52B | 2.72B | 2.13B | 2.08B | 1.57B | 1.64B |
| Capital Expenditures | -1.33B | -1.07B | -796.66M | -672.39M | -621.77M | -457.74M | -496.05M | -521.79M | -553.83M | -488.79M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -1.40B | -1.29B | -876.18M | -648.10M | -601.78M | -497.88M | -491.85M | -521.86M | -553.60M | -505.83M |
| Share Repurchases | -1.58B | -3.14B | -3.70B | -4.36B | -3.38B | -930.90M | -2.00B | -1.59B | -1.07B | -1.45B |
| Debt Issued | 500.00M | 2.30B | 1.75B | 750.00M | — | 1.85B | 750.00M | — | 600.00M | 650.00M |
| Debt Repaid | -900.00M | -300.00M | -800.00M | -500.00M | -250.00M | -500.00M | -250.00M | -250.00M | -400.00M | -500.00M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -1.75B | -1.68B | -2.06B | -3.47B | -3.50B | -643.64M | -1.67B | -1.63B | -914.33M | -1.12B |
| Net Change in Cash | -26.37M | 21.12M | 12.67M | -906.96M | -579.48M | 1.57B | -41.52M | -75.45M | 103.54M | 14.43M |
| Free Cash Flow | 1.79B | 1.93B | 2.14B | 2.54B | 2.90B | 2.26B | 1.63B | 1.56B | 1.02B | 1.15B |
This table shows 10 annual periods of AutoZone's cash flow statement, from FY 2025 back to FY 2016, across 13 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, stock-based compensation. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow AZO's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?