AutoZone (AZO Quick QuoteAZO - Free Report) reported $6.59 billion in revenue for the quarter ended August 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 5.6%. EPS of $56.05 for the same period compares to $48.71 a year ago.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $6.69 billion, representing a surprise of -1.38%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +2.77%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $54.54.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how AutoZone performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Same store sales - Total Company - Constant Currency - YoY change: 1.5% versus the six-analyst average estimate of 3.1%.
• Same store sales - Domestic - YoY change: 1.6% compared to the 3.1% average estimate based on six analysts.
• Number of stores - Domestic: 6,863 versus 6,869 estimated by four analysts on average.
• Square footage - Total: 54,661.00 Ksq ft compared to the 54,237.76 Ksq ft average estimate based on four analysts.
• Number of stores - Total Auto-Zone: 8,031 versus the four-analyst average estimate of 8,017.
• Square footage per store: 6.81 million versus 6.8 million estimated by four analysts on average.
• Total Company stores opened, net: 175 versus the four-analyst average estimate of 161.
• Same store sales - International - YoY change: 10.7% versus 7.4% estimated by three analysts on average.
• Number of stores - Brazil: 167 compared to the 168 average estimate based on three analysts.
• Number of stores - Mexico: 1,001 versus 970 estimated by three analysts on average.
• Same store sales - Total International - Constant Currency - YoY change: 1.3% versus the three-analyst average estimate of 1.7%.
• Net Sales- Domestic Commercial sales: $1.91 billion versus the four-analyst average estimate of $1.94 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +8.6%.

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Shares of AutoZone have returned -6.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.