AutoZone, Inc. filings document formal disclosures for a NYSE-listed retailer and distributor of automotive replacement parts and accessories. Recent Form 8-K reports furnish quarterly earnings releases, same-store sales by domestic and international store base, margin items such as LIFO charges, operating results, and activity under the company's common stock repurchase program.
Governance filings include a definitive proxy statement and annual meeting vote results covering director elections, executive compensation, annual meeting proposals, and related board matters. Other current reports disclose leadership and board compensation changes, while the company's registered common stock and exchange listing are identified in its Exchange Act filings.
AutoZone, Inc. reported higher quarterly sales but slightly lower profits for the twelve weeks ended February 14, 2026. Net sales rose 8.1% to $4.3 billion, driven by 3.3% total company same store sales growth on a constant currency basis and contributions from new stores.
Operating profit dipped 1.2% to $698.5 million, with gross margin pressured by a $59.0 million unfavorable non-cash LIFO charge. Net income fell 3.9% to $468.9 million and diluted EPS declined 2.3% to $27.63. The company opened 117 net new stores over twenty-four weeks, continued significant share repurchases totaling $741.8 million, and ended the quarter with $285.5 million in cash and $2.2 billion of unused revolver capacity, while maintaining an adjusted debt-to-EBITDAR ratio of 2.5x.
AutoZone reported mixed second-quarter fiscal 2026 results, with solid sales growth but lower profit. Net sales rose to $4.3 billion, up 8.1% from a year earlier, driven by same store sales growth of 5.2% overall, including 3.4% in domestic stores and 17.1% internationally (2.5% in constant currency).
Gross margin declined to 52.5%, down 137 basis points, largely due to a 138 basis point non-cash LIFO charge. Operating profit slipped 1.2% to $698.5 million, while net income fell to $468.9 million and diluted EPS to $27.63, both slightly below last year.
The company continued returning cash to shareholders, repurchasing 85 thousand shares for $310.8 million at an average price of $3,666 and ending the quarter with $1.4 billion of buyback authorization remaining. AutoZone opened 64 net new stores, bringing its total to 7,774 across the U.S., Mexico and Brazil.
AutoZone director George R. Mrkonic Jr. reported an open-market sale of company stock. He sold 336.03 shares of AutoZone common stock at $3,202.00 per share on December 31, 2024. After this transaction, he directly owned 3,227.70 shares of AutoZone common stock.
AutoZone Inc. senior vice president Richard Craig Smith reported stock transactions involving company shares. On January 23, 2026, he exercised 5,910 non-qualified stock options at an exercise price of $587.13 per share, receiving the same number of AutoZone common shares. That same day, he reported a sale of 5,910 common shares at a reported price of $3,700 per share. Following these transactions, he directly held 2,626.7733 AutoZone common shares. The options were originally granted under the AutoZone, Inc. 2011 Equity Incentive Award Plan and became exercisable in annual one-fourth increments beginning on September 26, 2018.
A holder of AZO common stock has filed a Form 144 notice to sell up to 5,910 common shares through Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, with an approximate sale date of 01/23/2026 on the NYSE. The filing lists an aggregate market value for these shares of 21867000.00 and notes that the shares were acquired on 01/23/2026 via a stock option originally granted on 09/26/2017, paid for in cash.
The person filing the notice also reports that during the prior three months, 3,190 common shares were sold for gross proceeds of 11165000.00. By signing, the seller represents that they are not aware of any material adverse, nonpublic information about the issuer’s current or prospective operations.
AutoZone senior vice president Richard Craig Smith reported an option exercise and stock sale. On January 16, 2026, he exercised 3,190 non-qualified stock options with an exercise price of $744.85 per share, receiving the same number of AutoZone common shares. These options were granted under the AutoZone, Inc. 2011 Equity Incentive Award Plan and were scheduled to vest in one-fourth annual increments beginning on September 24, 2017, with an expiration date of September 24, 2026.
On the same day, Smith sold 3,190 shares of common stock at a reported price of $3,500.00 per share. After these transactions, he directly owned 2,626.7733 AutoZone common shares. No derivative securities from this option grant remained beneficially owned following the exercise.
AutoZone (AZO) has a holder who filed a notice of proposed sale of 3,190 common shares through Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC on the NYSE, with an approximate sale date of 01/16/2026. The filing cites an aggregate market value of $11,165,000.00 for these shares and notes that 16,567,821 shares of the same class are outstanding.
The shares to be sold were acquired on 01/16/2026, arising from an option originally granted on 09/23/2016, with the purchase paid in cash. By signing the notice, the selling party represents that they are not aware of any undisclosed material adverse information about AutoZone’s current or prospective operations.
AutoZone Inc. chairman and director William C. Rhodes III reported acquiring additional company stock. On 01/01/2026, he acquired 156.27 shares of AutoZone common stock at a stated price of $0.0000 per share. Following this transaction, he directly beneficially owned 10,202.27 shares of common stock.
He also reported indirect holdings through various trusts, including 50 shares as co-trustee for Siblings' Trust #2, 177 shares as trustee for a daughter's trust, 1,936 shares as trustee for a descendants trust, and 176 shares as trustee for a son's trust.
AutoZone, Inc. director Claire McDonough reported an insider transaction in the company’s common stock. The Form 4 shows that a transaction in AutoZone shares occurred on 01/01/2026, and the securities are held in a direct ownership capacity. The filing indicates this is the only reporting person involved and shows activity only in non-derivative common stock, with no derivative securities reported in the accompanying table.
AutoZone, Inc. director reports a small share acquisition. On 01/01/2026, the reporting person, serving as a director of AutoZone (AZO), acquired 86.98 shares of common stock in a transaction reported as an acquisition. The transaction price is listed as $0.0000 per share in the filing.
After this transaction, the director beneficially owned a total of 653.28 shares of AutoZone common stock held directly.