Every material Form 8-K AutoZone has filed with the SEC since March 04, 2025, 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). Newest first; each brief links to its own page and to the filing on SEC.gov.
AutoZone said Chief Financial Officer Jamere Jackson will resign effective November 25, 2026, to become CFO of FedEx Corporation. The company said the departure is not related to its financial or operating results, and it has started an external search for a successor. Vice President and Controller J. Scott Murphy will serve as principal financial officer and principal accounting officer in the interim.
Jamere Jackson resigned as Chief Financial Officer effective November 25, 2026, notified the company on October 20, 2026.
Jackson will become Chief Financial Officer of FedEx Corporation after leaving AutoZone.
J. Scott Murphy, Vice President and Controller, will serve as principal financial officer and principal accounting officer while the search continues.
CEO Phil Daniele said the company believes it is on track for a solid fiscal 2027.
AutoZone director Claire R. McDonough told the Board on October 6, 2026, that she will not stand for reelection at the Company's 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. She cited a new executive role at another company whose events calendar conflicts with several future AutoZone board meetings, and the filing says her decision did not stem from any disagreement with the Company about its operations, policies, or practices.
Decision communicated to the Board on October 6, 2026; disclosed in an 8-K dated October 9, 2026
Ms. McDonough will not stand for reelection at the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
Reason given: a new executive role at a different company that conflicts with several future board meetings
Filing states the decision was not related to any disagreement with the Company
AutoZone reported fourth-quarter fiscal 2026 results for the 16 weeks ended August 29, 2026, with net sales of $6.6 billion, up 5.6%, and diluted earnings per share of $56.05 versus $48.71 a year earlier. Full-year net sales reached $20.3 billion, and diluted EPS rose 5.3% to $152.55, while the company repurchased $2.0 billion of stock during the year and had $1.6 billion left under its authorization.
Q4 diluted EPS was $56.05 versus $48.71; net income was $931.6 million versus $837.0 million.
Q4 total company same store sales rose 2.7% (1.5% at constant currency); domestic same store sales rose 1.6%.
Q4 gross margin was 53.3%, up 182 basis points, helped by a 145 basis point impact from tariff refunds.
The company opened 175 stores in the quarter and had $1.6 billion remaining under its share repurchase authorization at year end.
AutoZone completed the sale of $850 million in aggregate principal of 4.950% senior notes maturing July 15, 2031, on July 14, 2026. The notes are senior unsecured debt, so the company takes on new borrowing that must be repaid with interest.
Principal amount of $850 million; fixed interest rate of 4.950% per year, paid semi-annually on January 15 and July 15, starting January 15, 2027
Notes mature July 15, 2031 and rank equally with the company's other senior unsecured liabilities
Issued under an August 8, 2003 indenture with Regions Bank as successor trustee, and sold under a shelf registration filed July 7, 2026
Company may redeem the notes early, and holders may require repurchase after a change of control triggering event
AutoZone entered into an underwriting agreement on July 7, 2026, to issue and sell $850 million aggregate principal amount of 4.950% Notes due 2031 to a group of underwriters led by BofA Securities, J.P. Morgan, Truist and U.S. Bancorp Investments. The filing describes the notes as a debt offering; it does not state the intended use of proceeds, and it is routine financing activity for shareholders to note.
Principal amount: $850 million of 4.950% Notes due 2031
Agreement dated July 7, 2026, with BofA Securities, J.P. Morgan Securities, Truist Securities and U.S. Bancorp Investments as representatives
Some underwriters are also lenders or agents under AutoZone's existing revolving credit facilities
Filed with the SEC on July 9, 2026, signed by CFO Jamere Jackson
AutoZone reported third-quarter results for the 12 weeks ended May 9, 2026, with net sales up 8.4% to $4.8 billion and diluted earnings per share of $38.07, compared with $35.36 a year earlier. Operating profit rose 6.6% to $923.8 million, although gross margin fell 57 basis points. Shareholders are affected because sales, operating profit and per-share earnings all grew, and the company repurchased $586.3 million of its stock during the quarter.
Net sales rose 8.4% to $4.8 billion for the 12 weeks ended May 9, 2026.
Diluted EPS was $38.07 versus $35.36; net income was $641.5 million versus $608.4 million.
Domestic same store sales rose 4.1%; international same store sales rose 16.6%, or 1.6% in constant currency.
Gross margin was 52.2%, down 57 basis points, driven by a 77 basis point non-cash LIFO impact.
AutoZone reported results for the 12-week second quarter ended February 14, 2026. Net sales rose 8.1% to $4.3 billion and total company same store sales rose 5.2%, but operating profit fell 1.2% to $698.5 million and diluted earnings per share fell to $27.63 from $28.29. The company attributed the gross margin decline mainly to a 138 basis point non-cash LIFO charge.
Net sales were $4.3 billion, up 8.1% from the prior-year quarter; total company same store sales rose 5.2%, or 3.3% in constant currency.
Gross profit margin was 52.5%, down 137 basis points, driven by a 138 basis point non-cash LIFO charge.
Net income was $468.9 million versus $487.9 million a year earlier; diluted EPS was $27.63 versus $28.29.
The company repurchased shares for $310.8 million in the quarter and had $1.4 billion remaining under its repurchase authorization.
AutoZone reported first-quarter fiscal 2026 results for the 12 weeks ended November 22, 2025, with net sales up 8.2% to $4.6 billion and total company same store sales up 4.7% in constant currency. Profit declined: operating profit fell 6.8% to $784.2 million and diluted EPS was $31.04 versus $32.52, as gross margin dropped 203 basis points largely due to a non-cash LIFO impact, and the filing gives no updated guidance.
Net sales were $4.6 billion, up 8.2% from the prior year; domestic same store sales rose 4.8% and total company same store sales rose 4.7% in constant currency.
Gross profit margin was 51.0%, down 203 basis points, driven by a 212 basis point non-cash LIFO impact; operating expenses were 34.0% of sales versus 33.3% last year.
Net income was $530.8 million versus $564.9 million, and the company repurchased $431.1 million of stock in the quarter, with $1.7 billion remaining under its authorization.
The company opened 53 net new stores globally in the quarter, bringing its total store count to 7,710.
AutoZone's board authorized an additional $1.5 billion of share repurchases, which the company says brings total authorizations to $40.7 billion since the program began in 1998. The board also approved William C. Rhodes, III's move from Executive Chairman to Chairman, effective January 2026, for which he will receive $250,000 a year in immediately vested restricted stock units. The buyback authorization is the main item for shareholders, while the filing gives no share count or execution timeline.
Board authorized an additional $1.5 billion of common stock repurchases, announced October 8, 2025
Total repurchase authorizations since 1998 program inception: $40.7 billion, per the press release
William C. Rhodes, III moves from Executive Chairman to Chairman effective January 2026
Rhodes to receive $250,000 annually in immediately vested restricted stock units for Chairman service
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.
AutoZone said Executive Vice President Bill Hackney will retire effective November 7, 2025, and named Eric Gould, currently Senior Vice President, Supply Chain, as his successor effective August 25, 2025. The filing also discloses that Senior Vice President Human Resources Rick Smith will retire in January 2026, with Eric Leef joining from Hertz to succeed him. The changes affect senior management succession rather than reported financial results.
Bill Hackney, EVP Merchandising, Marketing and Supply Chain, Customer Satisfaction, retires effective November 7, 2025
Eric Gould, a 33-year AutoZone employee, appointed EVP Merchandising, Marketing and Supply Chain, effective August 25, 2025
Rick Smith, SVP Human Resources, retires in January 2026; Eric Leef, formerly EVP Human Resources at Hertz, will succeed him
Denise McCullough promoted to Senior Vice President, Supply Chain
AutoZone's board appointed Constantino Spas Montesinos, CEO of the Proximity Americas and Mobility Division of FEMSA, as a director on May 28, 2025, and placed him on the Audit and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees. The filing describes a board appointment with no financial results or guidance included, so it does not directly change the company's reported performance.
Appointed to the board on May 28, 2025; with this addition, AutoZone has 11 board members.
Elected to the Audit and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees.
Compensated under the company's standard non-employee director policy, as described in the 2024 proxy statement filed October 30, 2024.
As of May 10, 2025, AutoZone operated 7,516 stores: 6,537 in the U.S., 838 in Mexico and 141 in Brazil.
AutoZone reported third-quarter results for the 12 weeks ended May 10, 2025, with net sales up 5.4% to $4.5 billion. Diluted earnings per share fell 3.6% to $35.36 and net income fell 6.6% to $608.4 million, as gross margin declined 77 basis points to 52.7% of sales.
Total company same store sales rose 5.4% on a constant currency basis, and domestic same store sales rose 5.0%.
Gross margin fell 77 basis points to 52.7%, and operating profit fell 3.8% to $866.2 million.
Diluted EPS fell 3.6% to $35.36 and net income fell 6.6% to $608.4 million.
The company repurchased $250.3 million of its stock in the quarter and had $1.1 billion left under its current authorization.
AutoZone appointed Claire Rauh McDonough, currently Chief Financial Officer of Rivian Automotive, to its Board of Directors on April 21, 2025. She was also named to the Audit and Compensation Committees, and the board now has 10 members.
Appointed to the board on April 21, 2025, and announced in a press release dated April 23, 2025.
Serves on the Audit and Compensation Committees.
Compensated under the standard non-employee director policy described in the 2024 proxy statement filed October 30, 2024.
Filing states no related-party transactions or family relationships requiring disclosure.
AutoZone completed the sale of $500 million of 5.125% senior unsecured notes due June 15, 2030, under an underwriting agreement dated April 10, 2025. The filing adds a new direct financial obligation of that amount, with semi-annual interest payments beginning December 15, 2025.
Principal amount: $500,000,000 of 5.125% Notes due 2030, sold to underwriters led by BofA Securities, J.P. Morgan, U.S. Bancorp Investments and Wells Fargo Securities
Sale completed April 14, 2025; interest payable June 15 and December 15, starting December 15, 2025
Notes are senior unsecured, carry covenants on liens, sale and leaseback transactions and mergers, and are redeemable by the company before maturity
AutoZone reported results for its second quarter, the 12 weeks ended February 15, 2025. Net sales rose 2.4% to $4.0 billion, but operating profit fell 4.9% to $706.8 million, net income fell 5.3% to $487.9 million, and diluted earnings per share fell 2.1% to $28.29. Revenue growth was offset by lower profit, with operating expenses rising to 36.0% of sales from 34.6% a year earlier.
Net sales were $4.0 billion, up 2.4% from the prior-year quarter; total company same store sales rose 0.5%, or 2.9% at constant currency.
Domestic same store sales rose 1.9% for the quarter.
Operating expenses were 36.0% of sales versus 34.6% last year, which the company said reflected investments in growth initiatives.
As of the quarter end, $1.3 billion remained under the share repurchase authorization, and the company repurchased shares for $329.4 million during the quarter.
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