By Nicholas G. Miller

Monro reported lower fourth-quarter sales and said its results were hurt by severe winter weather in addition to a challenging operating environment for tire sellers.

The automotive repair and tire services company's loss narrowed to $6.58 million, or 23 cents a share, from a loss of $21.3 million, or 72 cents a share, the year prior.

On an adjusted basis, Monro had a loss of 16 cents a share. Analysts polled by FactSet expected a loss of 5 cents a share.

Sales fell 7.2% to $273.8 million, due to the previous closure of 145 underperforming stores, as well as a 2.4% decrease in comparable store sales from continuing store locations. Wall Street expected sales of $283.5 million.

The company reported a 5% decline in tire units and said that consumers were looking to trade down.

"Our tire category was pressured as consumers continued to defer spending in higher-ticket categories and gravitated toward lower-cost alternatives," said Chief Executive Peter Fitzsimmons.

Additionally, winter weather in February "significantly reduced customer traffic during what should have been a busy winter maintenance period," he said.

Write to Nicholas G. Miller at nicholas.miller@wsj.com.

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May 27, 2026 08:18 ET (12:18 GMT)

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