Is AutoZone Stock Ready For A Year Of Flat Store Sales?

Investors in AutoZone (AZO) share a worry that has only partly come true: people who fix their own cars keep cutting back until store sales stop growing. Overall domestic same-store sales still grew 1.6% in the latest quarter. On its September 22, 2026, call, management said it sees those shoppers putting off repairs and trading down. Shareholders have already lived through a hard year, with the stock losing 22.7% over the past year against a 17.4% gain for the S&P 500. So how close is AutoZone