AutoZone Quarterly Cash Flow Statement
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AutoZone free cash flow
In the quarter ended May 9, 2026, AutoZone generated $802.0 million of operating cash flow and spent $345.5 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $456.5 million, a free-cash-flow margin of 9.4% of revenue. Free cash flow was up 7.9% from the prior year's $423.1 million.
AutoZone returned $580.7 million to shareholders through share repurchases, equal to 127% of free cash flow.
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AutoZone cash flow statement (quarterly)
| Quarter (USD) | Q3 20262026-05-09 | Q2 20262026-02-14 | Q1 20262025-11-22 | Q4 20252025-08-30 | Q3 20252025-05-10 | Q2 20252025-02-15 | Q1 20252024-11-23 | Q4 20242024-08-31 | Q3 20242024-05-04 | Q2 20242024-02-10 | Q1 20242023-11-18 | Q4 20232023-08-26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 641.49M | 468.86M | 530.82M | 836.95M | 608.44M | 487.92M | 564.93M | 902.21M | 651.73M | 515.03M | 593.46M | 864.84M |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | +5.43% | -3.91% | -6.04% | -7.23% | -6.64% | -5.26% | -4.81% | +4.32% | +0.62% | +8.08% | +10.04% | +6.76% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 160.29M | 155.64M | 148.19M | 197.41M | 144.70M | 137.92M | 133.17M | 175.34M | 129.22M | 124.97M | 120.22M | 158.49M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 30.20M | 36.70M | 30.73M | 39.20M | 29.00M | 30.40M | 26.12M | 34.93M | 25.40M | 23.00M | 22.91M | 30.70M |
| Change in Working Capital | 45.45M | -64.78M | 280.19M | -22.99M | 166.58M | 215.31M | 179.91M | 145.91M | 58.64M | -39.32M | 40.62M | 11.23M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 801.99M | 373.43M | 944.17M | 952.75M | 769.03M | 583.75M | 811.80M | 1.07B | 669.48M | 434.13M | 830.26M | 1.07B |
| Capital Expenditures | -345.51M | -337.80M | -314.17M | -441.63M | -345.89M | -292.70M | -247.03M | -346.79M | -235.10M | -255.38M | -235.43M | -366.22M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -345.59M | -340.79M | -326.71M | -483.17M | -353.84M | -297.67M | -265.75M | -370.25M | -372.26M | -273.48M | -270.51M | -397.20M |
| Share Repurchases | -580.66M | -314.52M | -427.18M | -442.93M | -268.78M | -326.39M | -540.09M | -703.74M | -728.14M | -222.16M | -1.49B | -999.56M |
| Debt Issued | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.30B | 0 | 0 | 1.00B | — |
| Financing Cash Flow | -487.65M | -40.19M | -602.71M | -469.04M | -451.33M | -288.35M | -538.10M | -664.77M | -326.12M | -140.62M | -552.23M | -671.77M |
| Net Change in Cash | -31.76M | -2.15M | 15.84M | 3.18M | -32.28M | -3.11M | 5.85M | 22.81M | -28.74M | 21.11M | 5.93M | 2.14M |
| Free Cash Flow | 456.48M | 35.63M | 630.00M | 511.12M | 423.14M | 291.05M | 564.77M | 723.46M | 434.38M | 178.75M | 594.83M | 701.80M |
This table shows 12 quarterly periods of AutoZone's cash flow statement, from Q3 2026 back to Q4 2023, 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?