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Cash on Hand for AutoZone (AZO) 1990-2026

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Metric

Latest period

$254M

YoY change

-8.8%

5Y CAGR

-31.1%

Peak year (FY2020)

$1.75B

Cash on Hand history chart for AutoZone (AZO) from 2016 to 2025

Latest: $272M

Cash on Hand growth chart for AutoZone (AZO) from 2016 to 2025

Latest: -8.8%

Cash on Hand history table for AutoZone (AZO) from 1990 to 2025

  • FY2025$272M-8.8%
  • FY2024$298M+7.6%
  • FY2023$277M+4.8%
  • FY2022$264M-77.4%
  • FY2021$1.17B-33.1%
  • FY2020$1.75B+893.1%
  • FY2019$176M-19.1%
  • FY2018$218M-25.7%
  • FY2017$293M+54.6%
  • FY2016$190M+8.2%
  • FY2015$175M+40.8%
  • FY2014$124M-12.5%
  • FY2013$142M+37.9%
  • FY2012$103M+5.6%
  • FY2011$97.6M-0.7%
  • FY2010$98.3M+6.0%
  • FY2009$92.7M-61.8%
  • FY2008$242M+179.8%
  • FY2007$86.7M-5.4%
  • FY2006$91.6M+22.4%
  • FY2005$74.8M-2.7%
  • FY2004$76.9M-17.5%
  • FY2003$93.1M+1332.8%
  • FY2002$6.5M-10.8%
  • FY2001$7.29M+4.5%
  • FY2000$6.97M+17.8%
  • FY1999$5.92M-10.3%
  • FY1998$6.6M+40.4%
  • FY1997$4.7M+20.5%
  • FY1996$3.9M-39.1%
  • FY1995$6.4M-88.6%
  • FY1994$56.2M-33.5%
  • FY1993$84.5M+46.2%
  • FY1992$57.8M+542.2%
  • FY1991$9M+900.0%
  • FY1990$900K—

Cash on Hand values are taken from AutoZone's reported balance sheets (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.

About Cash on Hand at AutoZone (AZO)

According to AutoZone's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported cash and short-term investments is $254M. Cash on hand here is cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments reported at the end of each period — the most liquid assets on the balance sheet. Compare with total debt for net leverage and total assets for the share of assets held in cash.

Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .

AutoZone (AZO) most recent annual cash and short-term investments stands at $272M (2025) – declined 8.8% year-over-year.

AutoZone cash and short-term investments has contracted on net over the period, with a -31.1% compound annual growth rate over 2020–2025 (5 years).

AutoZone cash and short-term investments plunged from $1.75B in 2020 to $272M in 2025, a 84.5% drawdown.

$1.75B stands as the all-time-high annual cash and short-term investments, posted in 2020, against a low of $900K during 1990.

AutoZone Cash on Hand by Year

AutoZone Cash on Hand 2025: $272M

2025's cash and short-term investments for AutoZone came in at $272M, declined 8.8% below 2024.

AutoZone Cash on Hand 2024: $298M

AutoZone posted cash and short-term investments of $298M in 2024, grew 7.6% from 2023.

AutoZone Cash on Hand 2023: $277M

In 2023, AutoZone reported cash and short-term investments of $277M, edged up 4.8% from 2022.

AutoZone Cash on Hand 2022: $264M

AutoZone cash and short-term investments in 2022 was $264M, plunged 77.4% below 2021.

AutoZone Cash on Hand 2021: $1.17B

AutoZone cash and short-term investments in 2021 was $1.17B.

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