AutoZone announced that its board of directors has authorized the repurchase of an additional $1.5 billion of the company’s common stock in connection with its ongoing share repurchase program. 

Since the inception of the repurchase program in 1998, and including the above amount, AutoZone’s board of directors has authorized $24.650 billion in share repurchases.

“AutoZone’s continued strong financial performance allows us to repurchase our stock while maintaining our investment grade credit ratings,” said Bill Giles, CFO and executive vice president – Finance, Information Technology, and Store Development. “We remain committed to utilizing share repurchases within the bounds of a disciplined capital structure to enhance stockholder returns while maintaining adequate liquidity to execute our plans.”