AutoZone (AZO) Q4 Earnings on the Horizon: Analysts' Insights on Key Performance Measures

AutoZone is expected to report Q4 earnings of $54.97 per share, representing a 12.9% year-over-year increase, with revenues projected at $6.71 billion, up 7.5% from the prior year quarter. Analysts forecast domestic commercial sales of $1.95 billion (+10.6% YoY) and same-store sales growth of 3.7%, though this represents a slowdown from the prior year's 4.8%. The company is projected to expand its store count to 8,017 locations globally. However, AutoZone carries a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell) rating and has underperformed the market, declining 7.4% over the past month compared to the S&P 500's -2.9% decline.