Every material Form 8-K AutoZone filed with the SEC in 2026, 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.
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