AutoZone Inc.’s just-ended fiscal third quarter results show why it’s a rarity among public companies.

The Memphis-based auto parts retailer – the nation’s largest in the sector – is an earnings machine. Net sales were $2.2 billion for the quarter, and profit was up 6.8 percent to $265.6 million. The quarter also included AutoZone’s 27th straight period of double-digit earnings-per-share quarterly growth.

2. Hewlett-Packard Exec Joins AutoZone Inc. - Monday, June 18, 2012

AutoZone Inc., the Memphis-based car parts retailer, has added a Hewlett-Packard executive to its leadership ranks.

3. The Fast Lane - Monday, April 16, 2012

Forbes magazine recently published an article ranking the best CEOs in the country over the past year. Bill Rhodes, CEO at AutoZone Inc. since 1995, was one of the men who made that list of “best bosses.”

4. AutoZone Boosts Stock Buyback by $750 Million - Thursday, March 08, 2012

MEMPHIS (AP) – Automotive replacement part chain AutoZone Inc. said Wednesday it plans to boost its stock buyback program by $750 million.

5. AutoZone Reports Profit Up 12.7 Percent - Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Whenever Memphis-based auto parts retailer AutoZone Inc. has reported quarterly results in recent memory, the headline hasn’t really changed much. Just the numbers do.

6. AutoZone Approves $750M in New Share Buybacks - Friday, September 30, 2011

The board of directors of Memphis-based AutoZone Inc. has authorized the repurchase of an additional $750 million of common stock in connection with AutoZone’s ongoing share repurchase program.

7. 15 Counties Designated as Agriculture Disaster - Wednesday, June 29, 2011

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Gov. Bill Haslam says U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack has designated 15 counties a natural disaster for agriculture as a result of storms and flooding in April and May.

8. AutoZone Board of Directors OKs Share Buyback - Thursday, June 16, 2011

The board of directors of Memphis-based auto-parts retailer AutoZone Inc. has authorized the buyback of half a billion dollars’ worth of the company’s common stock as part of the company’s ongoing share repurchase program.

9. Q3 Profit, Sales Up for AutoZone - Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Memphis-based auto parts retailer AutoZone Inc. turned in a strong fiscal third quarter, despite concerns about whether higher gas prices and bad weather in parts of the country would lead customers to drive their cars less – and thus need to swap out parts less often.

10. AutoZone Authorizes Add'l Stock Repurchase - Friday, December 17, 2010

Part of its ongoing share repurchase program, AutoZone Inc. will repurchase $500 million of the company’s common stock, making for a total of $9.9 billion since the program’s inception in 1998.

11. AutoZone Q3 Profit Climbs on Brisk Parts Sales - Thursday, May 28, 2009

Automotive parts retailer AutoZone Inc. on Wednesday reported its fiscal third-quarter profit climbed 9.5 percent, helped by an increase in replacement-part sales as consumers held onto their cars longer.

12. Executive Changes MadeAt AutoZone - Thursday, December 20, 2007
     AutoZone Inc. this week announced two organizational changes, effective immediately. Jon Bascom, vice president of information technology, has been promoted to senior vice president of information technology and chief in

13. AutoZone Plans $500 MillionCompany Stock Repurchase - Monday, June 11, 2007
     Memphis-based AutoZone Inc. plans to repurchase another $500 million of the company's common stock as part of a previous repurchase program. The $500 million repurchase will boost the company's share-buyback authorizatio