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8-K filings in September 2025, explained

427 material Form 8-K filings that 376 companies we cover made with the SEC in September 2025, each read and summarized by AI: what happened, the key figures, whether it reads positive or negative for shareholders, and how big a deal it is (impact 1-5). All of them were written later, when past filings were added: a selection, not every 8-K of the month (see the note below).

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AZOAUTOZONE INC Sep 23, 6:55 AM ET

AutoZone Q4 diluted EPS falls 5.6% to $48.71; sales up 0.6% to $6.2 billion

Mixed earnings Written later 2.02

AutoZone reported fourth-quarter results for the 16 weeks ended August 30, 2025. Reported net sales rose 0.6% to $6.2 billion, but the prior-year quarter had 17 weeks; excluding that extra week, adjusted sales rose 6.9%. GAAP diluted EPS fell 5.6% to $48.71 and net income fell to $837.0 million from $902.2 million, as gross margin declined and a $80 million LIFO charge weighed on results.

  • Q4 total company same store sales rose 4.5% on a reported basis and 5.1% at constant currency; domestic same store sales rose 4.8%.
  • Operating profit fell 7.8% to $1.2 billion; gross margin was 51.5%, down 98 basis points, including an $80 million LIFO charge.
  • Full-year net sales were $18.9 billion, up 2.4%, while full-year diluted EPS fell 3.1% to $144.87.
  • The company repurchased $446.7 million of stock in Q4 and had $632.3 million remaining under its authorization at year end.
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Briefs marked “Written later” were written in November 2026 for filings that were by then more than three weeks old, so months before mid-October 2026 hold a selection: every material 8-K of the past year for the 100 largest companies we cover and the last 15 important 8-Ks of every other one. Briefs the number check holds back are not shown or counted. Also: the last 45 days, briefs by company, A–Z and the live SEC filings wire.