Retail-Auto & Home Supply Stores · SIC 5531

AUTOZONE INC

AZO

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Latest revenue

$4.27B

as of 2026-02-14

Latest net income

$468.9M

as of 2026-02-14

Net margin

11.0%

as of 2026-02-14

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+19.4% / yr 5.7 pts / yr vs S&P 500 142.2% total
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$3406.50
0.92%
Market cap
$56.13B
Enterprise value
$65.25B
P/E (trailing)
26.8×
Forward P/E
P/B
Dividend yield
0.0%
52-wk high
$4388.11
52-wk low
$3210.72
Beta
Shares out
16.5M

5-year trend

What this company does

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AutoZone sells aftermarket auto parts, accessories, and maintenance products through more than 7,000 stores across the US, Mexico, and Brazil. Retail sales to do-it-yourself customers drive the bulk of revenue, supplemented by a fast-growing commercial business serving repair shops. Sales rose 8% to $4.27 billion for the quarter, but operating profit slipped as SG&A outpaced gross margin gains, while the company kept aggressively buying back stock.

Generated from AZO's filing dated 2026-03-20

Key risks

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  • Margin compression: Q2 operating profit fell to $698M from $707M YoY despite sales rising 8.1%; SG&A grew 8.7% outpacing gross profit growth of 5.4%.
  • Leverage: $8.91B long-term debt and $2.91B stockholders' deficit, with aggressive buybacks ($742M YTD) funded partly by commercial paper draws ($102M).
  • Inventory build: Merchandise inventories jumped to $7.48B (+$458M since August), consuming $552M of operating cash and signaling potential demand softness or tariff stockpiling.

Generated from AZO's filing dated 2026-03-20

Earnings tracker

QuarterRevenueYoYNet incomeYoYNet margin

Q1 2026

2026-02-14

$4.27B+8.1%$468.9M-3.9%11.0%

Q4 2025

2025-11-22

$4.63B+8.2%$530.8M-6.0%11.5%

Q2 2025

2025-05-10

$4.46B+5.4%$608.4M-6.6%13.6%

Q1 2025

2025-02-15

$3.95B+2.4%$487.9M-5.3%12.3%

Q4 2024

2024-11-23

$4.28B+2.1%$564.9M-4.8%13.2%

Q2 2024

2024-05-04

$4.24B$651.7M15.4%

Q1 2024

2024-02-10

$3.86B$515.0M13.3%

Q4 2023

2023-11-18

$4.19B$593.5M14.2%

Year-over-year change vs the same fiscal quarter one year prior. Revenue + net income sourced from SEC 10-Q / 10-K filings — no analyst-consensus dependency.

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Insider activity

Insider buying

$1.2M

Insider selling

$183.7M

Net activity

−$182.5M

Distinct insiders

10

Open-market trades over the last 365 days.

Recent transactions

DateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
2026-04-10

Earl G Graves JR

Director

Sale50$3478.72$173.9K
2026-01-23

Richard Craig Smith

Sr. Vice President

Sale5,910$3700.00$21.9M
2026-01-16

Richard Craig Smith

Sr. Vice President

Sale3,190$3500.00$11.2M
2026-01-02

George R Mrkonic JR

Director

Sale1$3344.57$2.7K
2026-01-02

George R Mrkonic JR

Director

Sale96$3341.97$320.8K
2026-01-02

Earl G Graves JR

Director

Sale250$3295.00$823.8K
2025-12-22

Michael A George

Director

Purchase145$3398.13$492.7K
2025-12-18

Brian Hannasch

Director

Purchase147$3393.09$498.8K
2025-12-10

Jamere Jackson

CFO

Purchase55$3413.50$187.7K

Source: SEC Form 4 filings. Officers, directors, and 10%+ owners must disclose share transactions within two business days. RSU grants and tax-withholding rows are excluded by default — compensation activity is not a trading signal.

Who owns AZO

Institutional value

$18.67B

Total shares held

5.7M

Distinct holders

778

As of

2026-03-31

Filers with $100M+ AUM disclose holdings 45 days after quarter end.

Top institutional holders

#ManagerSharesValueQoQ changeAction
1VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC1.1M$3.64BNew
2VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC545.8K$1.84BNew
3Fiera Capital Corp261.0K$881.7MNew
4PineStone Asset Management Inc.256.8K$867.6MNew
5PARNASSUS INVESTMENTS, LLC195.7K$660.9MNew
6Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd.177.7K$600.2MNew
7Boston Partners136.3K$460.9MNew
8Legal & General Group Plc109.6K$370.2MNew
9Bank of New York Mellon Corp108.5K$366.5MNew
10Invesco Ltd.106.5K$359.6MNew
11Vontobel Holding Ltd.100.5K$339.5MNew
12VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO93.6K$316.2MNew
13BLS CAPITAL FONDSMAEGLERSELSKAB A/S87.7K$296.1MNew
14Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC82.1K$281.4MNew
15Nuveen, LLC81.9K$276.7MNew
16BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO80.3K$271.2MNew
17DEUTSCHE BANK AG\66.9K$226.1MNew
18UBS Group AG65.3K$220.6MNew
19ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC64.1K$216.6MNew
20Russell Investments Group, Ltd.63.0K$212.7MNew

Source: SEC Form 13F-HR. Positions aggregated across sub-managers within each firm. Options (puts/calls) excluded — common stock only.

Top questions investors are asking

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  1. 1

    SG&A jumped 8.7% YoY to $1.54B while operating profit fell to $698M—what's driving deleverage and when does it reverse?

  2. 2

    What is the $157M 'other non-cash charges' in operating cash flow this quarter, and should investors expect recurrence?

  3. 3

    With $8.9B long-term debt and $2.9B stockholders' deficit, how much further can buybacks go before credit ratings are pressured?

Refreshed when AZO files a new report · last from 2026-03-20