Open approximately 355-365 new stores globally
Delivered by the deadline
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- Announced
- 26 May 2026
- Due
- 29 Aug 2026
- Delivered
- by 29 Aug 2026
- Deadline
- Met
- Late
- Not met
- Today
What the company said
“in line with our current expectations to open approximately 355-365 stores for the full fiscal year.”
What we found
Evidence strength A What the grades mean
AutoZone opened 374 new stores during the fiscal year, which slightly exceeded the target range of 355-365 stores.
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A AutoZone 8-K filed 2026-09-22
“For the fiscal year, the Company opened 374 new stores.” ✓ confirmed on the page
Market reaction: the shares moved +2.9% against the S&P 500 over the three sessions around the disclosure (21 Sep 2026 to 24 Sep 2026). What this measures
Checked 17 Oct 2026.
Commitment DNA
The structured record of this commitment. Fields the company did not state are left blank rather than guessed.
- Event type
- Facility other
- Indicative materiality
- Medium rules
- Action
- Open
- Deliverable
- new stores
- Target
- 365 stores
- In the company’s control
- High
- Specificity
- Medium
How this entry was checked
- Commitment recordedThe company's words were matched word for word against the filing.
- First checkAn AI model, Gemini (Google), read the company's later filings and recorded the outcome with a quoted passage.
- Second check: agreesA different AI model, Claude (Anthropic), re-read the evidence without being told the outcome and reached the same answer.
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