Compared to Estimates, AutoZone (AZO) Q1 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics

For the quarter ended November 2025, AutoZone (AZO) reported revenue of $4.63 billion, up 8.2% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $31.04, compared to $32.52 in the year-ago quarter.The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.64 billion, representing a surprise of -0.25%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -3.72%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $32.24.While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.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 - Domestic - YoY change: 4.8% compared to the 4.9% average estimate based on six analysts.Total Same Store Sales (Constant Currency): 4.7% versus the six-analyst average estimate of 5.6%.Square footage - Total: 52,219.00 Ksq ft compared to the 52,371.60 Ksq ft average estimate based on four analysts.Total Same Store Sales: 5.5% versus the four-analyst average estimate of 5.7%.Total Auto-Zone Store: 7,710 versus 7,711 estimated by four analysts on average.Number of stores - Domestic: 6,666 compared to the 6,659 average estimate based on four analysts.Square footage per store: 6.77 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of 6.8 million.Sales per average square foot: $89 thousand compared to the $89.16 thousand average estimate based on three analysts.Same store sales- International: 11.2% compared to the 9% average estimate based on three analysts.Number of stores - Opened-Brazil: 2 versus 6 estimated by three analysts on average.Number of stores - Opened-Mexico: 12 versus the three-analyst average estimate of 7.Net Sales- Domestic Commercial sales: $1.29 billion compared to the $1.27 billion average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +14.5% year over year.View all Key Company Metrics for AutoZone here>>>Shares of AutoZone have returned +1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.9% 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.Radical New Technology Could Hand Investors Huge GainsQuantum Computing is the next technological revolution, and it could be even more advanced than AI.While some believed the technology was years away, it is already present and moving fast. Large hyperscalers, such as Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Oracle, and even Meta and Tesla, are scrambling to integrate quantum computing into their infrastructure.Senior Stock Strategist Kevin Cook reveals 7 carefully selected stocks poised to dominate the quantum computing landscape in his report, Beyond AI: The Quantum Leap in Computing Power.Kevin was among the early experts who recognized NVIDIA's enormous potential back in 2016. Now, he has keyed in on what could be "the next big thing" in quantum computing supremacy. Today, you have a rare chance to position your portfolio at the forefront of this opportunity.See Top Quantum Stocks Now >>Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report AutoZone, Inc. (AZO): Free Stock Analysis ReportThis article originally published on Zacks Investment Research (zacks.com).Zacks Investment ResearchWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks