Financing
Financing Cash Flow
AutoZone Financing Cash Flow decreased by 6.7% to -$642.90M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 22.2%, from -$826.45M to -$642.90M.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionFinancing
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
A large negative value typically indicates a company is returning capital to shareholders or paying down debt, while a positive value suggests the company is raising external capital to fund operations or acquisitions.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the net flow of cash between a company and its capital providers, including shareholders and lend...
Peer comparison
Large-cap peers like Microsoft or Alphabet similarly show large negative financing outflows due to aggressive share repurchase programs and dividend distributions.
Metric ID:
cf_net_cash_from_financingHistorical Data
14 periods
| Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -$895.95M | -$1.86B | -$2.53B | -$675.65M | -$844.72M | -$1.39B | -$552.23M | -$692.85M | -$1.02B | -$538.10M | -$826.45M | -$1.28B | -$602.71M | -$642.90M |
| QoQ Change | — | -107.6% | -36.1% | +73.3% | -25.0% | -64.4% | +60.2% | -25.5% | -47.1% | +47.2% | -53.6% | -54.6% | +52.8% | -6.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | +24.6% | +54.6% | +45.1% | +18.3% | +18.0% | +26.6% | +2.6% | -19.3% | -25.4% | -12.0% | +22.2% |
Range-$2.53B – -$538.10M
CAGR-9.7%
Avg YoY Growth+14.1%
Median YoY Growth+18.3%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is AutoZone's financing cash flow?
- AutoZone (AZO) reported financing cash flow of -$642.90M in Q4 2025.
- How has AutoZone's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- AutoZone's financing cash flow increased by 22.2% year-over-year, from -$826.45M to -$642.90M.
- What does financing cash flow mean?
- The total amount of money a company spends or receives from borrowing debt and managing its own shares and dividends.