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Latest period

16.85M

YoY change

-3.1%

5Y CAGR

-6.5%

Peak year (1998)

153.99M

Shares Outstanding history chart for AutoZone (AZO) from 1990 to 2025

Latest: 17.25M

Shares Outstanding growth chart for AutoZone (AZO) from 1990 to 2025

Latest: -3.1%

Shares Outstanding history table for AutoZone (AZO) from 1990 to 2025

  • 202517.25M-3.1%
  • 202417.80M-6.8%
  • 202319.10M-7.9%
  • 202220.73M-9.1%
  • 202122.80M-5.4%
  • 202024.09M-5.5%
  • 201925.50M-7.0%
  • 201827.42M-5.6%
  • 201729.07M-4.7%
  • 201630.49M-5.3%
  • 201532.21M-4.9%
  • 201433.88M-7.4%
  • 201336.58M-7.7%
  • 201239.63M-9.1%
  • 201143.60M-11.6%
  • 201049.30M-11.9%
  • 200955.99M-12.3%
  • 200863.88M-8.5%
  • 200769.84M-7.9%
  • 200675.86M-4.6%
  • 200579.51M-8.0%
  • 200486.43M-11.2%
  • 200397.31M-9.2%
  • 2002107.11M-5.9%
  • 2001113.80M-17.4%
  • 2000137.85M-8.2%
  • 1999150.18M-2.5%
  • 1998153.99M+1.1%
  • 1997152.34M+1.1%
  • 1996150.63M+0.9%
  • 1995149.25M+0.0%
  • 1994149.23M+1.3%
  • 1993147.29M+0.1%
  • 1992147.21M+10.4%
  • 1991133.33M+8.7%
  • 1990122.63M

Shares Outstanding values are taken from AutoZone's reported income statements (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 Shares Outstanding at AutoZone (AZO)

According to AutoZone's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported diluted shares outstanding is 16.85M. Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding is the share count used to compute per-share metrics like EPS. Buybacks lower it; new issuance, stock-based compensation, and convertible securities raise it. Multiply by the stock price for market capitalization.

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

In 2025, AutoZone (AZO) diluted shares outstanding totalled 17.25M – edged down 3.1% year-over-year.

AutoZone diluted shares outstanding has contracted on net over the period, with a -6.5% compound annual growth rate over 2020–2025 (5 years).

AutoZone diluted shares outstanding peaked at 153.99M in 1998; the latest annual figure is 17.25M in 2025 (88.8% below peak).

Across the available history, diluted shares outstanding reached its high of 153.99M in 1998 and its low of 17.25M in 2025.

AutoZone Shares Outstanding by Year

AutoZone Shares Outstanding 2025: 17.25M

In 2025, AutoZone reported diluted shares outstanding of 17.25M, edged down 3.1% below 2024. This figure represents the lowest annual value in the available history.

AutoZone Shares Outstanding 2024: 17.80M

AutoZone diluted shares outstanding in 2024 was 17.80M, declined 6.8% below 2023.

AutoZone Shares Outstanding 2023: 19.10M

2023's diluted shares outstanding for AutoZone came in at 19.10M, declined 7.9% below 2022.

AutoZone Shares Outstanding 2022: 20.73M

AutoZone posted diluted shares outstanding of 20.73M in 2022, declined 9.1% below 2021.

AutoZone Shares Outstanding 2021: 22.80M

AutoZone diluted shares outstanding in 2021 was 22.80M.

See more financial history for AutoZone (AZO).

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