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Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock
AutoZone Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock increased by 73.6% to $741.69M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 14.4%, from $866.48M to $741.69M. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
StatementIncome Statement
SectionOther
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalLower is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2014
Last reportedQ2 2026Mar 20, 2026
How to read this metric
Higher spending indicates a commitment to returning capital to shareholders or offsetting dilution from stock-based compensation.
Detailed definition
The cash outflow associated with the company's repurchase of its own common shares from the open market. This is a prima...
Peer comparison
Standard capital return metric for mature public companies.
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other_payments_for_repurchase_of_common_stockHistorical 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 | $2.48B | $900.00M | $2.46B | $3.36B | $900.00M | $1.80B | $2.70B | $1.49B | $1.71B | $2.44B | $540.09M | $866.48M | $1.14B | $427.18M | $741.69M |
| QoQ Change | — | -63.7% | +173.3% | +36.6% | -73.2% | +100.0% | +50.0% | -44.9% | +14.9% | +42.6% | -77.8% | +60.4% | +31.0% | -62.4% | +73.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | +35.6% | +0.0% | -26.8% | -19.6% | +65.2% | -5.1% | -9.7% | -63.7% | -49.3% | -53.4% | -20.9% | -14.4% |
Range$427.18M – $3.36B
CAGR-29.2%
Avg YoY Growth-13.5%
Median YoY Growth-17.0%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is AutoZone's payments for repurchase of common stock?
- AutoZone (AZO) reported payments for repurchase of common stock of $741.69M in Q4 2025.
- How has AutoZone's payments for repurchase of common stock changed year-over-year?
- AutoZone's payments for repurchase of common stock decreased by 14.4% year-over-year, from $866.48M to $741.69M.
- What does payments for repurchase of common stock mean?
- Cash spent by the company to buy back its own common stock.