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AutoZone10-Q: Recurring revenue shift

AutoZone's accounts payable to inventory ratio drops from 118.2% to 110.9%

What happened

The decline in the accounts payable to inventory ratio suggests a potential tightening of supplier payment terms or a shift in working capital strategy. This could indicate pressure on cash flow and create an opening for solutions related to supply chain finance, dynamic discounting, or inventory optimization.

Source

SEC EDGARMar 20, 2026

Quarterly report (Form 10-Q)

AutoZone 10-Q

Filing excerpt

We had an accounts payable to inventory ratio of 110.9% at February 14, 2026, and 118.2% at February 15, 2025.

sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/866787/000110465926032757/azo-20260214x10...Read the full source

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Signal
10-Q: Recurring revenue shift

What this signalsFilings often name leadership changes, deals and spending plans.

Filed
Mar 20, 2026

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Numbers

Percent
-7.3% (Year-over-year change in accounts payable to inventory ratio)

Details

CIK
866787
Accession number
0001104659-26-032757
Timeframe
Current quarter
Filing year
2026
Fiscal year
0
Why it matters
Billing/subscription tools

Extraction

Confidence
Medium
Relevance
70%
Sentiment
Negative
Detected
Mar 24, 2026
signal_type
sec-10q
signal_subtype
recurringRevenueShift

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{
  "signal_id": "f13d674a-0859-4e6d-bff8-11c44f338b06",
  "signal_type": "sec-10q",
  "signal_subtype": "recurringRevenueShift",
  "detected_at": "2026-03-24T05:41:09.047+00:00",
  "company": {
    "name": "AutoZone",
    "domain": "autozone.com"
  },
  "data": {
    "detail": "The decline in the accounts payable to inventory ratio suggests a potential tightening of supplier payment terms or a shift in working capital strategy. This could indicate pressure on cash flow and create an opening for solutions related to supply chain finance, dynamic discounting, or inventory optimization.",
    "metrics": {
      "pct": -0.073,
      "timeframe": "current_quarter",
      "pct_context": "Year-over-year change in accounts payable to inventory ratio"
    },
    "summary": "AutoZone's accounts payable to inventory ratio drops from 118.2% to 110.9%",
    "excerpts": "We had an accounts payable to inventory ratio of 110.9% at February 14, 2026, and 118.2% at February 15, 2025.",
    "relevance": 0.7,
    "sentiment": "negative",
    "confidence": "medium",
    "source_url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/866787/000110465926032757/azo-20260214x10q.htm",
    "filing_date": "2026-03-20",
    "filing_year": 2026,
    "fiscal_year": 0,
    "sales_relevance": "Billing/subscription tools",
    "signal_category": "revenue"
  }
}

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