What is AutoZone's free cash flow?

AutoZone generated free cash flow of $0.00 in fiscal 2026 (fiscal year ended Aug 31, 2026). That was down 100.0% from $1.79B a year earlier.

Does AutoZone pay dividends or buy back shares?

AutoZone's cash flow statement for fiscal 2026 shows no dividend payments or share repurchases.

What is free cash flow?

Free cash flow is operating cash flow minus capital expenditures. It is the cash a company has left for dividends, buybacks, debt repayment or acquisitions after funding its operations and investment.

AutoZone (AZO) Cash Flow: Operating & Free Cash Flow

AutoZone Cash Flow Statement Analysis

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Cash flow statement showing operating, investing, and financing activities for AutoZone, Inc. (AZO) - Annual data in billions USD
Breakdown	FY 2026	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021	FY 2020	FY 2019	FY 2018	FY 2017
Period ending	Aug 2026	Aug 2025	Aug 2024	Aug 2023	Aug 2022	Aug 2021	Aug 2020	Aug 2019	Aug 2018	Aug 2017
Operating Activities
Net Income	0.00	2.50	2.66	2.53	2.43	2.17	1.73	1.62	1.34	1.28
Depreciation & Amortization	0.00	0.61	0.55	0.50	0.44	0.41	0.40	0.37	0.35	0.32
Deferred Income Tax	0.00	0.12	-0.25	-0.03	0.19	-0.03	0.05	0.04	-0.12	0.07
Stock Based Compensation	0.00	0.12	0.11	0.09	0.07	0.06	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04
Change in Working Capital	0.00	-0.31	-0.03	-0.21	0.06	0.91	0.48	0.06	0.16	-0.14
Change in Accounts Receivable	0.00	-0.12	-0.04	-0.01	-0.13	-0.01	-0.06	-0.05	0.01	0.01
Change in Inventory	0.00	-0.89	-0.45	-0.09	-1.01	-0.14	-0.18	-0.39	-0.19	-0.24
Change in Accounts Payable	0.00	0.66	0.54	-0.18	1.21	1.03	0.53	0.46	0.32	0.08
Change in Other Working Capital	0.00	0.04	-0.03	0.07	0.03	0.03	0.19	0.04	0.02	0.01
Other Operating Activities	0.00	0.08	-0.03	0.05	0.03	0.01	0.01	0.00	0.32	-0.01
Net Cash from Operating Activities	0.00	3.12	3.00	2.94	3.21	3.52	2.72	2.13	2.08	1.57
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures	0.00	-1.33	-1.07	-0.80	-0.67	-0.62	-0.46	-0.50	-0.52	-0.55
Acquisitions	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.10	0.67	0.62	0.46	0.50	0.52	0.55
Purchases of Investments	0.00	-0.18	-0.27	-0.16	-0.09	-0.11	-0.14	-0.06	-0.10	-0.09
Sales/Maturities of Investments	0.00	0.06	0.04	0.06	0.05	0.10	0.08	0.05	0.07	0.08
Other Investing Activities	0.00	0.04	0.01	-0.07	-0.61	-0.59	-0.45	-0.49	-0.49	-0.55
Net Cash from Investing Activities	0.00	-1.40	-1.29	-0.88	-0.65	-0.60	-0.50	-0.49	-0.52	-0.55
Financing Activities
Debt Repayment	0.00	-0.33	-1.01	1.48	-0.57	-0.31	0.27	0.15	-0.13	0.11
Common Stock Issued	0.00	0.17	0.18	0.18	0.11	0.19	0.07	0.19	0.09	0.05
Common Stock Repurchased	0.00	-1.58	-3.14	-3.70	-4.36	-3.38	-0.93	-2.00	-1.59	-1.07
Other Financing Activities	0.00	-0.01	0.00	-0.02	-0.01	0.00	-0.05	-0.01	0.00	-0.01
Net Cash from Financing Activities	0.00	-1.75	-1.68	-2.06	-3.47	-3.50	-0.64	-1.67	-1.63	-0.91
Summary
Effect of Forex Changes on Cash	0.00	0.00	-0.01	0.01	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Net Change in Cash	0.00	-0.03	0.02	0.01	-0.91	-0.58	1.57	-0.04	-0.08	0.10
Cash at Beginning of Period	0.00	0.30	0.28	0.26	1.17	1.75	0.18	0.22	0.29	0.19
Cash at End of Period	0.00	0.27	0.30	0.28	0.26	1.17	1.75	0.18	0.22	0.29
Free Cash Flow	0.00	1.79	1.93	2.14	2.54	2.90	2.26	1.63	1.56	1.02
Supplemental Disclosures
Interest Paid	-	0.41	0.35	0.26	0.18	0.19	-	-	-	-
Income Taxes Paid	-	0.31	0.44	0.57	0.46	0.57	-	-	-	-

Source: Company financial statements from annual and quarterly filings. Data as of Aug 31, 2026. Data sources and methodology

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