Compared to Estimates, AutoZone (AZO) Q3 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics

For the quarter ended May 2025, AutoZone (AZO) reported revenue of $4.46 billion, up 5.4% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $35.36, compared to $36.69 in the year-ago quarter.The reported revenue represents a surprise of +1.40% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.4 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $36.78, the EPS surprise was -3.86%.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 - Domestic - YoY change: 5% versus the seven-analyst average estimate of 2.3%. Total Same Store Sales (Constant Currency): 5.4% versus 3.2% estimated by six analysts on average. Total Auto-Zone Store: 7,516 versus the four-analyst average estimate of 7,498. Square footage - Total: 50,761 Ksq ft versus the four-analyst average estimate of 50,960.48 Ksq ft. Total Same Store Sales: 3.2% versus the four-analyst average estimate of 1.6%. Number of stores - Domestic: 6,537 versus 6,525 estimated by four analysts on average. Square footage per store: 6.75 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of 6.81 million. Number of stores - Mexico: 838 compared to the 826 average estimate based on three analysts. Sales per average square foot: $87 thousand compared to the $88.94 thousand average estimate based on three analysts. Net Sales- Auto Parts: $4.38 billion versus $4.32 billion estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +5.3% change. Net Sales- All Other: $86.01 million compared to the $83.26 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of +8.8% year over year. Net Sales- Domestic Commercial sales: $1.27 billion versus $1.23 billion estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +10.7% change. View all Key Company Metrics for AutoZone here>>>Shares of AutoZone have returned +5.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +5.2% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.Zacks Names #1 Semiconductor StockIt's only 1/9,000th the size of NVIDIA which skyrocketed more than +800% since we recommended it. NVIDIA is still strong, but our new top chip stock has much more room to boom.With strong earnings growth and an expanding customer base, it's positioned to feed the rampant demand for Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Internet of Things. Global semiconductor manufacturing is projected to explode from $452 billion in 2021 to $803 billion by 2028.See This Stock Now for Free >>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