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Finance Lease Principal Payments
AutoZone Finance Lease Principal Payments increased by 98.0% to $54.10M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 14.1%, from $47.41M to $54.10M. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
StatementIncome Statement
SectionOther
CategoryLeverage
SignalHigher is better
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ1 2018
Last reportedQ2 2026Mar 20, 2026
How to read this metric
Higher payments indicate a faster reduction of lease-related debt, which improves the balance sheet over time.
Detailed definition
The portion of finance lease payments applied to reduce the outstanding principal balance of the lease liability. This m...
Peer comparison
Standard disclosure for companies utilizing finance leases for capital assets.
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other_finance_lease_principal_paymentsHistorical Data
15 periods
| Q3 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q1 '26 | Q2 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $44.84M | $13.69M | $31.10M | $48.87M | $20.60M | $40.57M | $60.93M | $20.20M | $41.46M | $62.46M | $23.11M | $47.41M | $74.10M | $27.32M | $54.10M |
| QoQ Change | — | -69.5% | +127.2% | +57.1% | -57.8% | +97.0% | +50.2% | -66.8% | +105.2% | +50.6% | -63.0% | +105.2% | +56.3% | -63.1% | +98.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | +9.0% | +50.5% | +30.5% | +24.7% | -1.9% | +2.2% | +2.5% | +14.4% | +14.4% | +18.6% | +18.2% | +14.1% |
Range$13.69M – $74.10M
CAGR+5.5%
Avg YoY Growth+16.4%
Median YoY Growth+14.4%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is AutoZone's finance lease principal payments?
- AutoZone (AZO) reported finance lease principal payments of $54.10M in Q4 2025.
- How has AutoZone's finance lease principal payments changed year-over-year?
- AutoZone's finance lease principal payments increased by 14.1% year-over-year, from $47.41M to $54.10M.
- What does finance lease principal payments mean?
- The amount of cash paid to reduce the principal balance of debt-like lease agreements.