AutoZone (AZO) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield N/A.
AutoZone
AZO
TTM buyback yield
N/A
Shareholder yield (TTM)
N/A
5Y share count change
-28.4%
TTM buyback spend
$1.45B
SBC coverage (TTM)
14.70x
Diluted vs basic shares (annual)
Weighted average shares from the income statement: diluted (EPS denominator and typical buyback-yield basis) compared with basic.
Shares outstanding (annual)
Year-over-year change in diluted weighted average shares (industry-standard for EPS and per-share capital return). Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year; red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Dividend & buyback yield
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation
TTM coverage: 14.70x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.58B | $124.72M | $1.45B | 0.02B | -3.1% | 2.25% |
| 2024 | $3.14B | $106.25M | $3.03B | 0.02B | -6.8% | 5.80% |
| 2023 | $3.70B | $93.09M | $3.61B | 0.02B | -7.9% | 8.34% |
| 2022 | $4.36B | $70.61M | $4.29B | 0.02B | -9.1% | 10.40% |
| 2021 | $3.38B | $56.11M | $3.32B | 0.02B | -5.4% | 10.19% |
| 2020 | $930.90M | $44.84M | $886.07M | 0.02B | -5.5% | 3.35% |
| 2019 | $2.00B | $43.26M | $1.96B | 0.03B | -7.0% | 7.45% |
| 2018 | $1.59B | $43.67M | $1.55B | 0.03B | -5.6% | 7.88% |
| 2017 | $1.07B | $38.24M | $1.03B | 0.03B | -4.7% | 7.25% |
| 2016 | $1.45B | $39.83M | $1.41B | 0.03B | -5.3% | 6.58% |
| 2015 | $1.27B | $40.99M | $1.23B | 0.03B | -4.9% | 5.68% |
| 2014 | $1.10B | $39.39M | $1.06B | 0.03B | -7.4% | 6.28% |
| 2013 | $1.39B | $37.31M | $1.35B | 0.04B | -7.7% | 9.43% |
| 2012 | $1.36B | $33.36M | $1.33B | 0.04B | -9.1% | 9.98% |
| 2011 | $1.47B | $26.63M | $1.44B | 0.04B | -11.6% | 11.87% |
| 2010 | $1.12B | $19.12M | $1.10B | 0.05B | -11.9% | 11.22% |
| 2009 | $1.30B | $19.14M | $1.28B | 0.06B | -12.3% | 17.47% |
| 2008 | $849.20M | $18.39M | $830.81M | 0.06B | -8.5% | 10.61% |
| 2007 | $761.89M | $0.00 | $761.89M | 0.07B | -7.9% | 9.53% |
| 2006 | $578.07M | $0.00 | $578.07M | 0.08B | -4.6% | 9.33% |
| 2005 | $426.85M | $0.00 | $426.85M | 0.08B | -8.0% | 5.84% |
| 2004 | $848.10M | $0.00 | $848.10M | 0.09B | -11.2% | 14.12% |
| 2003 | $891.10M | $0.00 | $891.10M | 0.10B | -9.2% | 10.94% |
| 2002 | $698.98M | $0.00 | $698.98M | 0.11B | -5.9% | 9.78% |
| 2001 | $366.10M | $0.00 | $366.10M | 0.11B | -17.4% | 7.14% |
| 2000 | $639.92M | $0.00 | $639.92M | 0.14B | -8.2% | — |
| 1999 | $234.60M | $0.00 | $234.60M | 0.15B | -2.5% | — |
| 1998 | $28.70M | $0.00 | $28.70M | 0.15B | 1.1% | — |
| 1997 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.15B | 1.1% | — |
| 1996 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.15B | — | — |
| 1995 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)91% of headroom
Headroom $1.60B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does AutoZone buy back its own stock?
- Yes, AutoZone (AZO) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
How much does AutoZone spend on share buybacks?
- Trailing twelve months (TTM) buyback spend is about $1.45B (sum of the last four quarterly cash-flow periods in our data). Figures are illustrative; verify in filings.
Is AutoZone diluting shareholders?
- Compare stock-based compensation (SBC) to buybacks in the chart above. Net effect varies by year; see annual buyback vs SBC bars and the history table.
How has AutoZone's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about -28.4% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).