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AutoZone

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AutoZone has retired 88.2% of its shares since 1999, from 138,935,636 to 16,325,355.

88.2%retired since 1999
22.1%last 5 years
1.8%last 12 months
16Mshares today
Shares outstanding, 1999 to todaysplit adjusted, from SEC filings
a quarter gone 2001half gone 2006three quarters gone 2012139M shares, 199916M200020052010201520202025
1999, 138,935,6362026-06-05, 16,325,355
A share bought in 1999
8.5× more of AutoZone today, without buying another share. It was one of 138,935,636 shares then. It is one of 16,325,355 now.
Every filing we read27 fiscal years, split adjusted
Fiscal yearDateShares outstandingFiling
19991999-10-12138,935,63610-K405cover page
20002000-10-17116,000,31310-Kcover page
20012001-10-15107,807,33910-Kcover page
20022002-10-1598,549,01310-Kcover page
20032003-10-1488,760,88510-Kcover page
20042004-10-2179,786,34610-Kcover page
20052005-10-1776,614,64910-Kcover page
20062006-10-1771,303,69110-Kcover page
20072007-10-1564,914,83310-Kcover page
20082008-10-2057,974,09710-Kcover page
20092009-08-2950,801,00010-K
20102010-10-1844,625,78710-K
20112011-10-1739,888,09910-K
20122012-10-1536,931,94610-K
20132013-10-2134,031,76010-K
20142014-10-2032,040,70310-K
20152015-10-1930,485,24310-K
20162016-10-1728,861,39410-K
20172017-10-2327,492,52010-K
20182018-10-2225,559,35310-K
20192019-10-2123,827,49610-K
20202020-10-1923,175,55410-K
20212021-10-1820,967,96210-K
20222022-10-1718,981,42610-K
20232023-10-1617,683,41810-K
20242024-10-2116,904,28910-K
20252025-10-2016,632,66310-K

Source: all 10-K filings of AutoZone on EDGAR. Download this series as CSV. Licence CC BY 4.0, credit Buyback Radar.

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AutoZone buybacks, answered

Is AutoZone buying back its stock?

Yes. AutoZone has 1.8% fewer shares outstanding than twelve months ago, 16,325,355 as of June 5, 2026. Over five years the share count is down 22.1%.

How many shares has AutoZone bought back?

Net of every new share it issued, AutoZone has 122.6 million fewer shares than at its 1999 peak. That is 88.2% of the company. Since fiscal 2008 alone it bought back about 56.4 million shares, while the count fell by 41.6 million. The difference went to employees and other new shares.

How many shares does AutoZone have outstanding?

16,325,355 shares, as of June 5, 2026, from the cover page of its latest 10-Q. At the 1999 peak it had 138,935,636.

What do AutoZone's buybacks mean for a shareholder?

Each share is a bigger slice of the company. Someone who held AutoZone stock in 1999 owns 8.5 times as much of the business today without buying another share. Whether that was a good use of cash depends on the price paid.

How does AutoZone compare with other cannibal stocks?

AutoZone ranks No. 1 of 65 companies on Buyback Radar by share of the company retired since its peak. Close to it on the list: Dillard's (85.4%), White Mountains (78.0%).

Every answer is computed from AutoZone's own SEC filings and rebuilt every Monday. Latest count: 10-Q on EDGAR.

Insider buying, last 12 months

Hannasch BrianDirector2026-05-29, 165 shares at $2,987.00 $493K total
GEORGE MICHAEL ADirector2025-12-22, 145 shares at $3,398.13 $493K total
Hannasch BrianDirector2025-12-18, 147 shares at $3,393.09 $499K total
JACKSON JAMERECFO2025-12-10, 55 shares at $3,413.50 $188K total

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