AutoZone (AZO): FY26 Q4 earnings call, Sep 22, 2026

Tue, Sep 22Earnings callSpeaker-labelled transcriptAutoZone

On its Sep 22, 2026 earnings call (FY26 Q4), AutoZone said 15 of the 18 words Kalshi and Polymarket listed; Parrot’s count agreed with all 18 settlements. Quotes below are at most 25 words each, with timed clips.

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Markets

18 words · 15 settled yes · our count agreed on 18 of 18

backtest The probabilities on settled rows are a walk-forward backtest: the model as of before each event, computed after Parrot went live; they were not published at the time.

Listed words: result, our count under the market rule, the count over every speaker, whether they agree, and the probability (a walk-forward backtest on settled rows)
WordResultOur countAll speakersAgreesProbabilityClipMarket
Quarter 15+ timesYes8080✓89%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 0:01, Quarter 15+ times–
Customer 10+ timesYes4242✓83%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 1:39, Customer 10+ times–
Mega-Hub / Mega Hub Yes2527✓96%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 7:45, Mega-Hub / Mega Hub–
Same Store Sales Yes1416✓93%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 4:32, Same Store Sales–
Tariff Yes1113✓92%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 3:42, Tariff–
Refund Yes1111✓71%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 3:41, Refund–
Tailwind Yes77✓89%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 13:19, Tailwind–
Brazil Yes67✓87%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 8:42, Brazil–
Distribution Center Yes55✓89%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 4:14, Distribution Center–
Buyback / Buy Back Yes44✓84%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 21:08, Buyback / Buy Back–
Foreign Exchange / FX Yes11✓81%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 13:08, Foreign Exchange / FX–
Duralast Yes11✓76%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 7:49, Duralast–
Used Car Yes11✓71%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 16:02, Used Car–
8000 / 8k Yes11✓26%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 25:10, 8000 / 8k–
Headwind Yes01✓88%transcripts from the transcript model–
Pricing No00✓65%transcripts from the transcript model–
Tax Refund No00✓62%transcripts from the transcript model–
Interest Rate No00✓23%transcripts from the transcript model–

Market prices are mid quotes from Kalshi and Polymarket, shown for context, may be delayed by several minutes and are not a signal. Quotes as of Oct 21, 2026 04:22 UTC.

Transcript

quotes of at most 25 words

Speaker-labelled transcript · Source and credits · Used to count words; quotes of at most 25 words.

42 matches for “Customer”; 5 quoted, at least 25 words apart.

Phil Danielecompanyprepared · 1:41Hear it 1:35, Phil Daniele

…to thank our more than 130,000 AutoZoners across the company for continuing their relentless commitment to delivering on our pledge to always put customers first.

Phil Danielecompanyprepared · 2:01Hear it 1:55, Phil Daniele

…in-stock positions, and continued to invest in systems to deliver even better customer service. Our customer service levels and execution have improved this past year.…

Phil Danielecompanyprepared · 7:56Hear it 7:50, Phil Daniele

…brand, and execution on our initiatives to improve speed of delivery and customer service for the professional. Our sales initiatives are driving growth with the…

Phil Danielecompanyprepared · 8:18Hear it 8:12, Phil Daniele

…inventory initiatives as ways to accelerate our growth with these under-penetrated UDS customers. Thus far, our initiatives are delivering market share gains and gives us…

Phil Danielecompanyprepared · 9:27Hear it 9:21, Phil Daniele

…starting to improve, we expect our international sales to re-accelerate as we continue to invest in customer service, inventory, new stores, and our supply chain.

Where the listed words were said

Operatoroperator“Quarter (15+)” · prepared · 0:03Hear it 0:00, Operator

Good day everyone, and welcome to AutoZone's 2026 fourth quarter earnings release conference call. At this time, all participants are placed on a listen-only mode.…

Phil Danielecompany“Customer (10+)” · prepared · 10:35Hear it 10:31, Phil Daniele

…hubs and Mega Hubs. These investments place more inventory closer to our customers and will continue to reduce the time it takes us to serve…

Jamere Jacksoncompany“Mega-Hub / Mega Hub” · prepared · 14:25Hear it 14:25, Jamere Jackson

…our domestic stores. For the year, we opened 345 domestic commercial programs. Mega Hub stores remain a key component of our current and future commercial…

Phil Danielecompany“Same Store Sales” · prepared · 4:34Hear it 4:33, Phil Daniele

…DC, which will come online in late FY 2028 to support our international expansion. Let me touch on some same-store sales highlights for the quarter.

Phil Danielecompany“Tariff” · prepared · 3:44Hear it 3:38, Phil Daniele

…a $96 million, or $4.43 share benefit from the refunds of IEEPA tariffs. Finally, we opened 175 new stores this quarter. For the year, we…

Jamere Jacksoncompany“Refund” · prepared · 12:56Hear it 12:53, Jamere Jackson

…our EPS was up 15.1%. Our results included a $96 million tariff refund and a $15 million LIFO charge this quarter. Excluding the $15 million…

Jamere Jacksoncompany“Tailwind” · prepared · 13:21Hear it 13:15, Jamere Jackson

…strengthened almost 9% versus the US dollar, resulting in a $70 million tailwind to sales, a $21 million tailwind to EBIT, and an $0.87 a…

Phil Danielecompany“Brazil” · prepared · 8:44Hear it 8:44, Phil Daniele

…1,000th store in Mexico and finished the quarter with 1,001 locations. In Brazil, we now have 167 stores, bringing our total international store count to…

Phil Danielecompany“Distribution Center” · prepared · 25:29Hear it 25:26, Phil Daniele

…increase again in FY 2027. We opened our new expanded Monterrey, Mexico, distribution center and broke ground on another planned DC in Mexico. This expanded…

Jamere Jacksoncompany“Buyback / Buy Back” · prepared · 21:10Hear it 21:04, Jamere Jackson

…growth and robust returns to the shareholder in the form of share buybacks. Regarding our balance sheet, our liquidity position remains very strong and our…

Jamere Jacksoncompany“Used Car” · prepared · 16:04Hear it 15:59, Jamere Jackson

…experiencing a growing and aging car park and a challenging new and used car sales market, which typically provides a tailwind for our business. However,…

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