On May 26, AutoZone fell 6.41% in regular trading, trading at $3,115.44/share, with trading volume of $282 million. The stock came under heavy selling pressure despite reporting better-than-expected fiscal third-quarter earnings.

On the news front, AutoZone posted fiscal Q3 earnings per share of $38.07, exceeding the consensus estimate of $36.12, while net sales rose to $4.84 billion from $4.46 billion a year earlier. Overall same-store sales grew 3.9%, with U.S. domestic same-store sales up 4.1%. However, the market focused on underlying profitability pressures, as analysts had projected EBIT to decline approximately 3.07% year-over-year. The company reported gross margin of 52.49% and net margin of 10.97% in the prior quarter, with its cost structure trajectory becoming a key concern for investors.

Within the Automotive Retail sector, peer O'Reilly fell 3.48% and Advance Auto Parts declined 2.86%, suggesting broader sector weakness, while Carvana rose 5.27% and Group 1 gained 1.93%.

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