AutoZone (AZO) Stock Plunges After Q1 2026 Miss: What the Latest Sell-Off Really Means for Investors
AutoZone (NYSE: AZO) stock is having a rough week. After reporting fiscal Q1 2026 earnings that showed healthy sales growth but weaker profits and margins, shares tumbled about 6–7% on Tuesday, December 9, making AutoZone the worst performer in the S&P 500 that day. Barron’s+1 The selling has continued into Wednesday, December 10. AZO is recently trading around $3,400 per share, down another roughly 2–3% intraday, and not far from the lower end of its 52‑week range of about $3,162–$4,388. MarketBeat Yet despite the pullback, Wall Street analysts still overwhelmingly rate AutoZone as a “Strong Buy” with an average 12‑month