AutoZone Q4 FY26 EPS rises 15.1% to $56.05; net sales climb 5.6% to $6.6 billion

• AutoZone posted fiscal Q4 net sales of USD 6.6 billion, up 5.6% year over year, while same-store sales rose 1.5%.
• Diluted EPS climbed to USD 56.05 from USD 48.71, and net income increased to USD 931.6 million from USD 837 million.
• Gross margin widened 1.82 percentage points to 53.3%; operating expenses rose to 33.4% of sales from 32.4%.
• Fiscal-year net sales rose 7.4% to USD 20.3 billion, while diluted EPS increased 5.3% to USD 152.55.
• Opened 175 stores in the quarter, ending with 8,031 locations; CEO Phil Daniele said sales strengthened in the last eight weeks.

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