AutoZone, Inc. employees and revenue per employee

AZO · Specialty Retail · $45.6B market cap

AutoZone, Inc. had 130,000 employees at the end of fiscal Aug 2025, up 3.2% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $18.9B, up 2.4% from a year earlier, or $146K per employee. Headcount grew faster than revenue.

Employees

130,000

+3.2% YoY

Revenue

$18.9B

+2.4% YoY

Revenue / employee

$146K

Peer median $571K

Rank in industry

17 of 18

Specialty Retail

Headcount against revenue

Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.

EmployeesRevenueIndexed to 100 in Aug 2017
94137180'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25Revenue 174Staff 149

Hover a year for the numbers.

AZO employees and revenue by fiscal year
Year endingEmployeesRevenuePer employeeStaff YoYRevenue YoY
Aug 2025130,000$18.9B$146K+3.2%+2.4%
Aug 2024126,000$18.5B$147K+5.9%+5.9%
Aug 2023119,000$17.5B$147K+6.3%+7.4%
Aug 2022112,000$16.3B$145K+12.0%+11.1%
Aug 2021100,000$14.6B$146K+0.0%+15.8%
Aug 2020100,000$12.6B$126K+4.2%+6.5%
Aug 201996,000$11.9B$124K+6.7%+5.7%
Aug 201890,000$11.2B$125K+3.4%+3.1%
Aug 201787,000$10.9B$125K——

Open roles: we have not matched a verified job board for this company yet.

Employees, last six fiscal years
100,000'20100,000'21112,000'22119,000'23126,000'24130,000'25
Revenue per employee, last six fiscal years
$126K'20$146K'21$145K'22$147K'23$147K'24$146K'25

AutoZone, Inc. against similar companies

The closest industry peers by revenue, from Specialty Retail.

CompanyEmployeesRevenueRevenue / employeeShape
MUSA
Murphy USA Inc.
5,900$19.4B$3.29MContracting
W
Wayfair Inc.
11,800$12.5B$1.06MLeaner
CASY
Casey's General Stores, Inc.
23,490$17.6B$748KEfficient growth
CHWY
Chewy, Inc.
18,000$12.6B$700KLeaner
TSCO
Tractor Supply Company
26,000$15.5B$597KLeaner
DKS
DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc.
31,600$17.2B$545KHiring ahead
ORLY
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.
78,258$17.8B$227KEfficient growth
ULTA
Ulta Beauty, Inc.
65,000$12.4B$191KHiring ahead
AZO
AutoZone, Inc.
130,000$18.9B$146KHiring ahead
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Questions about AutoZone, Inc.

How many employees does AutoZone, Inc. have?
AutoZone, Inc. reported 130,000 employees for the fiscal year ending Aug 2025, in the annual report it filed on October 27, 2025. That is up 3.2% from a year earlier.
What is AutoZone, Inc.'s revenue per employee?
AutoZone, Inc. brought in $18.9B of revenue in fiscal Aug 2025, which is $146K per employee. That ranks 17 of 18 companies we track in Specialty Retail, where the median is $571K.
Where do these numbers come from?
Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in AutoZone, Inc.'s annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed October 27, 2025. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell AZO.