AZO options flow: unusual options activity in AutoZone Inc.
Updated 28 September 2026, 09:54 ET
Over the last week the tape recorded 172 unusual options prints in AutoZone Inc. (AZO), $11.0M of tracked premium, close to even between bullish and bearish premium. Bullish premium was $5.1M against $4.2M bearish; $6.1M went into calls and $4.9M into puts, a put call ratio of 0.80. The largest print was $464K of AZO 16 Oct 2026 $2,980 calls on 22 September 2026, swept at bid. The last session with prints, 25 September 2026, added 9 prints and $394K of premium. AZO closed at $2,872.16 on 25 September 2026, up 0.4%.
This week's unusual flow
Prints from 21 September 2026 to 25 September 2026, 5 sessions. Delayed tier: every print is shown twenty minutes after it executed, and the page is rebuilt after each session.
Net premium is bullish minus bearish premium. The put call ratio is put premium divided by call premium, weighted by money rather than by contract count. Sweeps is the share of prints executed across several exchanges at once. Read the guide: Reading the Pulse.
Largest prints of the week
| Date | Contract | Type | Size | Open int. | Premium | Execution | Sentiment | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Sep 2026 | AZO 16 Oct 2026 $2,980 calls | Sweep | 43 | 34 | $464K | At bid | Bearish | High conviction |
| 21 Sep 2026 | AZO 17 Jun 2027 $2,800 puts | Sweep | 10 | 2 | $300K | At bid | Bullish | High conviction |
| 22 Sep 2026 | AZO 15 Jan 2027 $2,700 puts | Sweep | 29 | 1 | $293K | At bid | Bullish | High conviction |
| 23 Sep 2026 | AZO 15 Jan 2027 $1,460 calls | Trade | 2 | 2 | $278K | At midpoint | Neutral | |
| 24 Sep 2026 | AZO 20 Nov 2026 $3,100 calls | Sweep | 38 | 0 | $247K | Below bid | Bearish | Whale |
| 22 Sep 2026 | AZO 17 Sep 2027 $3,850 calls | Trade | 14 | 3 | $238K | At ask | Bullish | High conviction |
| 24 Sep 2026 | AZO 17 Sep 2027 $4,650 calls | Trade | 30 | 99 | $175K | At bid | Bearish | Notable |
| 21 Sep 2026 | AZO 16 Oct 2026 $2,540 puts | Sweep | 50 | 6 | $170K | At bid | Bullish | High conviction |
| 24 Sep 2026 | AZO 17 Sep 2027 $4,650 calls | Trade | 30 | 99 | $169K | At ask | Bullish | |
| 22 Sep 2026 | AZO 17 Sep 2027 $3,300 puts | Trade | 3 | 5 | $161K | At ask | Neutral | |
| 22 Sep 2026 | AZO 15 Jan 2027 $4,450 puts | Trade | 1 | 0 | $157K | At ask | Bearish | Notable |
| 21 Sep 2026 | AZO 17 Sep 2027 $3,150 puts | Trade | 3 | 1 | $155K | At bid | Bullish | Notable |
Size above open interest means the trade opened a position larger than everything that existed in the contract the night before. Above ask and below bid are the most aggressive executions. Read the guide: Size versus open interest.
Where the money is aimed
| Expiry | Prints | Premium | Calls share | Net premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Oct 2026 | 68 | $4.2M | 62% | -$467K |
| 17 Sep 2027 | 41 | $3.0M | 58% | +$540K |
| 15 Jan 2027 | 13 | $1.1M | 53% | +$31K |
| 18 Dec 2026 | 20 | $937K | 40% | +$219K |
| 17 Jun 2027 | 13 | $918K | 33% | +$530K |
| 20 Nov 2026 | 11 | $723K | 58% | +$132K |
The most premium, $4.2M, is aimed at the 16 Oct 2026 expiry.
A print in a contract expiring this week is a view about the next few days, often about a known event; a print months out is a different kind of statement. Read the guide: 0DTE options flow.
The last session, 25 September 2026
| Date | Contract | Type | Size | Open int. | Premium | Execution | Sentiment | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep 2026 | AZO 18 Dec 2026 $3,600 puts | Trade | 1 | 6 | $70K | At bid | Bullish | |
| 25 Sep 2026 | AZO 18 Dec 2026 $3,600 puts | Trade | 1 | 6 | $70K | At bid | Bullish | |
| 25 Sep 2026 | AZO 17 Sep 2027 $3,200 calls | Trade | 2 | 0 | $61K | At ask | Neutral | |
| 25 Sep 2026 | AZO 16 Oct 2026 $2,870 puts | Sweep | 5 | 32 | $41K | At bid | Bullish | |
| 25 Sep 2026 | AZO 16 Oct 2026 $3,240 puts | Trade | 1 | 0 | $36K | At bid | Bullish |
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Price
The live quote and the price chart sit beside the ticker's flow in the app: open AZO in Options Sentiment Screener.
Analysts
The most recent analyst targets on file, from 16 firms, have a median of $3,500, 21.9% above the last close.
Calls bought at a strike above the average target are a bet that the analysts are too cautious; puts far below the price in a name they like are protection or a strong disagreement. Read the guide: Reading one ticker's flow.
About AutoZone Inc.
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Sector
- Consumer Discretionary
- Industry
- Retail
- Headquarters
- Carson City, Tennessee
- Website
- autozone.com
AutoZone, Inc. retails and distributes automotive replacement parts and accessories. Its products include A/C compressors, batteries and accessories, bearings, belts and hoses, calipers, chassis, clutches, CV axles, engines, fuses, and engines. As of November 20, 2021, it operated 6,066 stores in the United States; 666 stores in Mexico; and 53 stores in Brazil.
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Learn
- What unusual options activity means
- Reading one ticker's flow
- Sweeps, blocks and where a trade printed
- Size versus open interest
- Bullish or bearish, how a print's sentiment is inferred
- The conviction score and whale prints
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