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NYSE: AAP NYSE Automotive Retail Next results ~November 5, 2026

C Fundamentals grade

Advance Auto Parts Inc is a US-listed company in the automotive retail industry. Its financial year ends in December.

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Model estimate per share

~$32

Valuation models combined (5)

Base case. Range ~$12–$47. Weighted average of 5 models (growth cash-flow model, forward price-to-earnings vs peers, residual income, justified price-to-book, revenue-to-maturity model), the growth cash-flow model counting double.

Price vs value

No Buy/Hold/Sell rating is issued: valued with our growth model, which doesn't carry a Buy/Hold/Sell rating yet.

Advance Auto Parts Inc valuation: adjust assumptions and compare models →

Who’s trading

What company insiders, investment funds and members of Congress have been doing with the stock, from their own filings.

  • Insiders0 buying, 1 selling0 purchases and 1 sale by directors and officers, last 12 monthsInsider trades
  • Funds189 adding, 151 cuttingOf 51 active managers that changed their stake, 26 added; quarter to June 30, 2026Fund buyers and sellers

Value diary

Our note on each quarter Advance Auto Parts files

Where Advance Auto Parts stands after its latest 10-Q

Revenue for the twelve months to July 2026 was $8.62bn, down 1.3% on a year earlier, a smaller fall than the 3.1% decline a quarter earlier. That puts it 15 of 17 for growth among the automotive retail companies we cover. Free-cash-flow margin rose to 0.3% from -3.4% a year earlier. Operating margin widened to 2.7% from -10.6%. Against its peers on growth, profitability, cash generation and balance sheet, it grades D. It passes 2 of our 6 financial-health checks. Our valuation models combined value is $29.72 a share, against a share price of $46.17.

Source: 10-Q filed August 20, 2026 on SEC EDGAR · Financials · Valuation

Written from the company's filings and our models when each quarter's report arrives. Figures in older notes are as published at the time. Not investment advice.

The Fundamentalytics view

Next results ~November 5, 2026 (estimated)

Advance Auto Parts Inc's trailing-twelve-month revenue fell 1.3% year on year, with a free-cash-flow margin of 0.3%. Where it stands out: gross margin of 44.7% ranks 4 of 20 automotive retail companies we cover.

Current signal Results well ahead of expectations: Reported earnings per share beat the analysts' consensus estimate by 28% in the quarter to 2026-06-30, the 4th beat in the last four quarters.

Assembled from SEC-filed figures — the full workings are on this page and in our methodology. Observations, not recommendations.

Highlights

How we pick these

Strengths

  • Margins widening. Operating margin is up 13.4 points on a year ago.
  • Beating expectations. Earnings per share beat the analysts' consensus estimate in each of the last four quarters.

Things to watch

  • Revenue shrinking. Revenue fell 1.3% over the last 12 months.
  • Volatile shares. Over the past year the shares showed annualised volatility of 56% and a beta of 1.1 against the S&P 500.
  • Weak cash conversion. Free cash flow was 27% of net income over the last 12 months.
  • Below peers: days sales outstanding. Days sales outstanding of 17 days ranks 11 of 14 automotive retail companies we cover (median 9 days).
  • Heavily shorted. 28.9% of the shares available to trade are sold short (6.4 days of average volume to cover).

Latest results: FY2026 Q2

Filed August 20, 2026
Earnings per share
$1.03 against an average estimate of $0.80: beat by 28.2%
Revenue
$2.00bn, down 0.5% on a year earlier
Share reaction
-24.2% in the first session after the results on August 20, 2026, against -0.4% for the S&P 500
Guidance given
net sales $8,485m to $8,575m (Full Year 2026); comparable store sales (52 weeks) growth 1% to 2% (Full Year 2026)
Next report
November 5, 2026; average EPS estimate $0.78

Advance Auto Parts' figures from its SEC filings and results release; estimates are the analysts' average. Not a recommendation.

Price chart

  • 1 day+6.2%
  • 1 week+2.8%
  • 1 month+24.6%
  • This year+24.5%
  • 1 year+3.8%
  • 5 years-76.6%
  • S&P 500 this year+11.2%

Closing prices to 2026-11-02. Price change only, dividends excluded.

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At a glance

Trailing twelve months, from SEC filings

Profitability

Revenue (TTM)
$8.6B
Operating margin
2.7%
Net margin
1.0%
EPS (TTM, diluted)
$1.38

Growth

Revenue growth
−1.3%
Change in growth rate
+1.7 pts
Share count change
+1.2%

Cash

Free cash flow (TTM)
$23M
FCF margin
0.3%
Stock pay % of revenue
0.4%

Earnings

Last results
August 20, 2026

News & updates

Updated October 31, 2026

Company announcements, filed results and changes that matter to shareholders.

  1. Results
  2. Guidance

Refreshed hourly when new source data is available. Summaries are checked against company releases and SEC filings. Company announcement headlines are labelled when a checked summary is unavailable.

Valuation

Advance Auto Parts Inc valuation models and calculator

Fundamentalytics rating

model v1.6 · 2026-11-03

Not rated: valued with our growth model, which doesn't carry a Buy/Hold/Sell rating yet.

Valuation models

We value Advance Auto Parts Inc as an operating company, with every model that fits that kind of business. Cost of equity 8.7%: the 10-year Treasury yield (4.9%) plus a beta of 0.84 times a 4.5% equity risk premium.

Value per share by model
Model Value per share In the combined value?
Growth cash-flow model Revenue for this year and next from analysts' consensus, then growth fading to 2.5%; the operating margin moving to profitable peers'; investment needed per dollar of growth from peers; reduced by a failure probability. For young or fast-growing companies. The starting margin is normalized to between -100% and 60%; net margin is a proxy when operating income is not tagged. Uses analysts' consensus estimates (third-party data), not our forecasts. ~$41 ~$27–$48 Primary model, counts double
Forward price-to-earnings vs peers Next year's consensus earnings per share times peers' typical (harmonic-mean) forward price-to-earnings. Uses analysts' consensus estimates (third-party data), not our forecasts. ~$47 ~$32–$69 Included
Residual income Book value plus the present value of returns above the cost of equity, fading over ten years. ~$19 ~$12–$27 Included
Justified price-to-book Book value times (return on equity - growth) / (cost of equity - growth): steady-state returns. ~$12 ~$10–$13 Included
Forward price-to-sales vs peers Next year's consensus sales per share times peers' typical forward price-to-sales; only when earnings are negative. Uses analysts' consensus estimates (third-party data), not our forecasts. — Does not apply: earnings are positive: price-to-earnings is the better measure
Revenue-to-maturity model Revenue grown to maturity with the cash margin moving to the industry's; for companies not yet profitable. ~$30 ~$30–$39 Included
Combined value Weighted average of the models that apply: the primary model (growth cash-flow model) counts double. Models more than 5x or less than 0.2x the share price, or more than 3x away from the other models' median, are left out. ~$32 ~$12–$47 5 models

Different models fail in different ways, so where several apply we average them rather than trust one. Peer-based models compare Advance Auto Parts Inc with Automotive Retail in our coverage, using third-party market data. Model values are estimates under stated assumptions, updated as new filings arrive; not price targets or investment advice. How each model works.

Valuation multiples over time Market data may be delayed

At fiscal year end 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025Now
Share price$129.84$146.12$86.32$134.83$137.55$137.87$213.26$135.42$57.40$42.19$38.09$47.92
Market value$9.6bn$10.8bn$6.4bn$10.0bn$9.8bn$9.5bn$13.8bn$8.2bn$3.4bn$2.5bn$2.3bn$2.9bn
+ Net debt (− = net cash)$1.1bn$908m$498m$149m$331m$209m$456m$1.1bn$1.3bn−$69m$327m$267m
Enterprise value$10.7bn$11.7bn$6.9bn$10.1bn$10.1bn$9.7bn$14.2bn$9.3bn$4.7bn$2.5bn$2.6bn$3.2bn
Multiples
Price / sales 1.0x1.1x0.7x1.0x1.0x0.9x1.3x0.9x0.4x0.3x0.3x0.3x
Price / earnings 20.2x23.5x13.5x23.5x20.1x19.3x23.1x17.7x114.0x—52.5x34.7x
Price / free cash flow 20.5x40.9x15.6x16.2x16.4x13.6x16.8x24.3x56.1x——126.9x
EV / EBITDA 9.8x11.2x8.4x12.0x11.1x9.7x13.1x12.1x15.4x—11.5x6.5x

Market value uses the period's diluted share count; figures for each fiscal year use that year's results and the price at year end. "Now" uses today's price and the last twelve months.

Moat

45 /100

Moderate moat

How hard Advance Auto Parts's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 10 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.

  • Returns on capital 5 / 20

    Cash operating profit has been a median 5.1% of total assets over 10 years.

  • Pricing power 15 / 20

    Gross margin has been a median 43.9%, moving by 2.3 percentage points (standard deviation) across 10 years.

  • Durability 1 / 20

    Operating margin has been a median 6.4%; its worst year was -10.6%.

  • Cash conversion 10 / 20

    Free cash flow was positive in 8 of 10 years, at a median 3.8% of revenue.

  • Discipline 20 / 20

    The diluted share count fell 9.3% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 0.4% of revenue.

AI disruption exposure: Medium. In this industry, AI could change how the product is made or sold, without replacing the core asset. The score above includes a 5-point deduction for that exposure (50 before it).

A rules-based reading of reported figures, not a forecast and not investment advice. How the score is built: methodology.

Forecasts and guidance

Next results: November 5, 2026, before the open. Analysts expect revenue of $2.0bn and EPS of $0.78 (range $0.52 to $1.03) for the quarter.

Analysts' consensus

Fiscal yearEPSGrowthRevenueGrowth
Current $2.96 +31% $8.5bn −1%
Next $3.81 +29% $8.7bn +2%

Next year's EPS estimate has moved −4.8% in 90 days, across 24 analysts.

How the EPS forecast has moved

The consensus EPS forecast for the current fiscal year is +0.8% on 90 days ago. In the last 30 days, 2 analysts raised Advance Auto Parts Inc's forecast and 0 cut it.

Consensus EPS forecast Advance Auto Parts Inc, last 90 days
$2.50 $3.00 $3.50 $4.00 $4.50 90 days ago 60 days ago 30 days ago 7 days ago Now Current fiscal year, 90 days ago: $2.94 Current fiscal year, 60 days ago: $2.99 Current fiscal year, 30 days ago: $2.99 Current fiscal year, 7 days ago: $2.98 Current fiscal year, Now: $2.96 $2.96 Next fiscal year, 90 days ago: $4.01 Next fiscal year, 60 days ago: $3.89 Next fiscal year, 30 days ago: $3.90 Next fiscal year, 7 days ago: $3.84 Next fiscal year, Now: $3.81 $3.81

Average of analysts' published estimates (third-party data).

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Period Current fiscal yearNext fiscal year
90 days ago $2.94$4.01
60 days ago $2.99$3.89
30 days ago $2.99$3.90
7 days ago $2.98$3.84
Now $2.96$3.81

Earnings against estimates

Quarter toEstimateActualSurprise
Jun 2026 $0.80 $1.03 +28.2%
Mar 2026 $0.44 $0.77 +75.6%
Dec 2025 $0.41 $0.86 +109.3%
Sept 2025 $0.74 $0.92 +23.5%

Adjusted EPS as companies report it, against the average analyst estimate.

Management guidance

Earnings release, August 20, 2026
  • Net sales Full Year 2026 $8,485m to $8,575m Maintained
    “Net sales $8,485 $8,575 $8,485 $8,575” source
  • Adjusted diluted EPS Full Year 2026 $2.60 to $3.30 Non-GAAP Raised
    “Adjusted diluted EPS (3) $2.60 $3.30 $2.40 $3.10” source
  • Adjusted operating income margin Full Year 2026 3.8% to 4.5% Non-GAAP Maintained
    “Adjusted operating income margin 3.80% 4.50% 3.80% 4.50%” source
  • Comparable store sales (52 weeks) Full Year 2026 1% growth to 2% growth Maintained
    “Comparable store sales (52 weeks) (2) 1.00% 2.00% 1.00% 2.00%” source
  • Capital expenditures Full Year 2026 about $300m Maintained
    “Capital expenditures Approx. $300 Approx. $300” source
  • Free cash flow Full Year 2026 about $100m Non-GAAP Maintained
    “Free cash flow Approx. $100 Approx. $100” source
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  • Store Openings Full Year 2026 30 to 35 Maintained
    “Store Openings 30 - 35 40 - 45” source
  • Market hub openings Full Year 2026 15 to 20 Maintained
    “Market hub openings 15 - 20 10 - 15” source

Figures and quotations are management's, copied from the company's own press release (SEC 8-K exhibit) and checked word for word against it. Forward-looking statements are the company's expectations, not ours and not advice; guidance can change or be missed.

Analyst recommendations

26 analysts, Nov 2026
Buy28%
Hold2077%
Sell415%

Monthly trend

  1. Nov 20262202226
  2. Oct 2026220225
  3. Sep 2026220225

Counts of recommendations published by analysts covering Advance Auto Parts Inc, by month. Source: Aggregated broker recommendations (third-party data). Aggregated counts only: we do not reproduce any firm's recommendation or price target, and these are not Fundamentalytics ratings.

Positioning

Short interest
28.9%
of tradable shares
Days to cover
6.43
at average volume
Short interest, 1 month
+5%
to October 15, 2026
Held by institutions
—
of shares
Held by insiders
0.8%
of shares
Employees
28,274
full time

Consensus figures average analysts' published estimates (third-party data); guidance is the company's own. Neither is our forecast. Short interest is reported twice a month and lags. Market data may be delayed.

This section is general information, not investment advice or a personal recommendation, and it does not take account of your objectives or circumstances. Forecasts and guidance are estimates, not promises: companies miss their own guidance and analysts' figures are often revised. Prices can fall as well as rise, and you can lose money. See our disclaimer.

Share-price performance

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What moved the share price

Last 12 months +3.8%

$46.16 on October 31, 2025 to $47.92

ThenNowEffect
Revenue (last 12 months) $8.7bn $8.6bn −1.3%
P/S multiple 0.3x 0.3x +6.5%
Share count 60m 61m −1.2%

Biggest factor: p/s multiple. Loss-making at one end, so the split uses price/sales.

Last 3 years −10.8%

$53.74 on November 3, 2023 to $47.92

ThenNowEffect
Revenue (last 12 months) $9.2bn $8.6bn −6.4%
Net margin 3.5% 1.0% −72.0%
P/E multiple 10.0x 34.7x +245.9%
Share count 60m 61m −1.7%

Biggest factor: net margin.

The effects multiply back to the price change exactly. Results are the last 12 months as known on each date (filings assumed public 45 days after quarter end).

Return and risk by year

Calendar year 202120222023202420252026 to date
Return
AAP+55%−37%−58%−21%−15%+25%
Industry peers (median)+38%−16%+21%+2%−17%−10%
S&P 500+29%−18%+26%+25%+18%+11%
Months that ended higher
AAP67%25%33%50%58%64%
S&P 50075%42%67%75%75%46%
Largest fall from a high during the year
AAP−16%−40%−69%−58%−41%−38%
S&P 500−5%−25%−10%−8%−19%−9%

Worst fall since November 2, 2015: 86% from January 6, 2022 to April 8, 2025. Getting back needed a 636% gain, and the shares have not yet recovered.

Price behaviour

52-week range
$37.95 – $62.36
From 52-week high
−23.2%
vs 50-day average
+12.0%
vs 200-day average
−6.6%
Volatility (1 year)
57%
Beta vs S&P 500
1.12

Volatility is the annualised standard deviation of daily returns. Beta 1.5 means the shares typically moved 1.5% for each 1% move in the S&P 500 over the past year. Prices to November 2, 2026.

Share price after results

Next day
3 up, 9 down
typical move ±10.1%
After a week
3 up, 9 down
typical move ±12.4%
After a month
5 up, 7 down
typical move ±14.2%
Results releasedNext dayS&P 500 next day5 days21 days
August 20, 2026 −24.2% −0.4% −22.3% −27.0%
May 21, 2026 +13.1% +0.6% +17.6% +7.0%
February 13, 2026 −2.5% +0.2% −4.9% −10.8%
October 30, 2025 −14.5% −0.8% −13.9% −4.2%
August 14, 2025 −8.0% −0.2% −10.0% +3.8%
July 24, 2025 −11.8% +0.5% −20.2% −13.1%
November 14, 2024 −7.9% −1.9% −5.5% +7.4%
August 22, 2024 −20.6% +0.3% −25.5% −34.5%
May 29, 2024 −4.6% −1.4% −7.0% −9.8%
February 28, 2024 +4.3% +0.2% +11.0% +31.4%
November 15, 2023 −8.5% +0.3% −9.9% +7.4%
August 23, 2023 +0.8% −0.3% +1.1% −14.5%

From the close before the release date to the close 1, 5 and 21 trading days after it, so releases before the open and after the close are both captured. Past moves don't predict future ones.

Advance Auto Parts Inc in five measures

Fundamentals grade C
Growth Profitability Cash Balance sheet

Growth, profitability, cash generation and balance sheet are percentiles against the companies we cover in the same industry, from SEC filings (100 = best). Value compares the share price with our modelled value range (50 = at our base value; higher = cheaper). A description of reported data and our model — not a quality score or advice.

Fundamentals

Revenue (TTM) Advance Auto Parts Inc
$8.5B $9B $9.5B $10B $10.5B FY23 Q3 FY24 Q2 FY25 Q1 FY26 Q2 Revenue (TTM), FY23 Q3: $8.8B Revenue (TTM), FY23 Q4: $10.3B Revenue (TTM), FY24 Q1: $9.7B Revenue (TTM), FY24 Q2: $9.2B Revenue (TTM), FY24 Q3: $9.1B Revenue (TTM), FY24 Q4: $9.1B Revenue (TTM), FY25 Q1: $8.9B Revenue (TTM), FY25 Q2: $8.7B Revenue (TTM), FY25 Q3: $8.6B Revenue (TTM), FY25 Q4: $8.6B Revenue (TTM), FY26 Q1: $8.6B Revenue (TTM), FY26 Q2: $8.6B $8.6B

Source: SEC EDGAR filings. Retrieved October 26, 2026.

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Period Revenue (TTM)
FY23 Q3 $8.8B
FY23 Q4 $10.3B
FY24 Q1 $9.7B
FY24 Q2 $9.2B
FY24 Q3 $9.1B
FY24 Q4 $9.1B
FY25 Q1 $8.9B
FY25 Q2 $8.7B
FY25 Q3 $8.6B
FY25 Q4 $8.6B
FY26 Q1 $8.6B
FY26 Q2 $8.6B
Revenue growth, TTM YoY Advance Auto Parts Inc
-30% -20% -10% 0% 10% 20% FY23 Q3 FY24 Q2 FY25 Q1 FY26 Q2 Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY23 Q3: -20.7% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY23 Q4: 13.0% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY24 Q1: 5.4% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY24 Q2: -0.3% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY24 Q3: 3.7% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY24 Q4: -12.0% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY25 Q1: -8.1% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY25 Q2: -4.9% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY25 Q3: -5.3% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY25 Q4: -5.4% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY26 Q1: -3.1% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY26 Q2: -1.3% -1.3%

Source: SEC EDGAR filings. Retrieved October 26, 2026.

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Period Revenue growth, TTM YoY
FY23 Q3 -20.7%
FY23 Q4 13.0%
FY24 Q1 5.4%
FY24 Q2 -0.3%
FY24 Q3 3.7%
FY24 Q4 -12.0%
FY25 Q1 -8.1%
FY25 Q2 -4.9%
FY25 Q3 -5.3%
FY25 Q4 -5.4%
FY26 Q1 -3.1%
FY26 Q2 -1.3%
Operating margin (TTM) Advance Auto Parts Inc
-15% -10% -5% 0% 5% FY23 Q3 FY24 Q2 FY25 Q1 FY26 Q2 Operating margin (TTM), FY23 Q3: 1.3% Operating margin (TTM), FY23 Q4: 1.0% Operating margin (TTM), FY24 Q1: 0.6% Operating margin (TTM), FY24 Q2: -0.2% Operating margin (TTM), FY24 Q3: 0.7% Operating margin (TTM), FY24 Q4: -7.8% Operating margin (TTM), FY25 Q1: -10.1% Operating margin (TTM), FY25 Q2: -10.6% Operating margin (TTM), FY25 Q3: -10.5% Operating margin (TTM), FY25 Q4: -0.5% Operating margin (TTM), FY26 Q1: 1.8% Operating margin (TTM), FY26 Q2: 2.7% 2.7%

Source: SEC EDGAR filings. Retrieved October 26, 2026.

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Period Operating margin (TTM)
FY23 Q3 1.3%
FY23 Q4 1.0%
FY24 Q1 0.6%
FY24 Q2 -0.2%
FY24 Q3 0.7%
FY24 Q4 -7.8%
FY25 Q1 -10.1%
FY25 Q2 -10.6%
FY25 Q3 -10.5%
FY25 Q4 -0.5%
FY26 Q1 1.8%
FY26 Q2 2.7%
FCF margin (TTM) Advance Auto Parts Inc
-5% 0% 5% 10% FY23 Q3 FY24 Q2 FY25 Q1 FY26 Q2 FCF margin (TTM), FY23 Q3: 0.5% FCF margin (TTM), FY23 Q4: 0.6% FCF margin (TTM), FY24 Q1: 5.1% FCF margin (TTM), FY24 Q2: 4.1% FCF margin (TTM), FY24 Q3: 2.6% FCF margin (TTM), FY24 Q4: -1.1% FCF margin (TTM), FY25 Q1: -2.8% FCF margin (TTM), FY25 Q2: -3.4% FCF margin (TTM), FY25 Q3: -4.6% FCF margin (TTM), FY25 Q4: -3.5% FCF margin (TTM), FY26 Q1: -2.0% FCF margin (TTM), FY26 Q2: 0.3% 0.3%

Source: SEC EDGAR filings. Retrieved October 26, 2026.

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Period FCF margin (TTM)
FY23 Q3 0.5%
FY23 Q4 0.6%
FY24 Q1 5.1%
FY24 Q2 4.1%
FY24 Q3 2.6%
FY24 Q4 -1.1%
FY25 Q1 -2.8%
FY25 Q2 -3.4%
FY25 Q3 -4.6%
FY25 Q4 -3.5%
FY26 Q1 -2.0%
FY26 Q2 0.3%

Data: SEC EDGAR XBRL company facts (as filed in 10-K/10-Q); forms 10-K, 10-K/A, 10-Q. Generated November 3, 2026. Definitions in our methodology.

Financial statements

US$ billions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year 2009 Jan 2010 2010 Jan 2011 2011 Dec 2011 2012 Dec 2012 2013 Dec 2013 2014 Jan 2015 2015 Jan 2016 2016 Dec 2016 2017 Dec 2017 2018 Dec 2018 2019 Dec 2019 2020 Jan 2021 2021 Jan 2022 2022 Dec 2022 2023 Dec 2023 2024 Dec 2024 2025 Jan 2026 LTM Jul 2026
Income
Revenue 5.4 5.9 6.2 6.2 6.5 9.8 9.7 9.6 9.4 9.6 9.7 10.1 11.0 9.1 9.2 9.1 8.6 8.6
Gross profit 2.6 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.3 4.5 4.4 4.3 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.5 4.9 4.2 3.9 3.4 3.7 3.9
EBITDA 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 0.8 0.3 −0.4 0.2 0.5
Operating income 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.5 0.0 −0.7 −0.0 0.2
Net income 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.0 −0.3 0.0 0.1
Diluted EPS $2.83 $3.95 $5.11 $5.22 $5.32 $6.71 $6.40 $6.20 $6.42 $5.73 $6.84 $7.14 $9.25 $7.65 $0.50 −$5.61 $0.73 $1.38
Growth (year on year)
Revenue +5.3% +9.5% +4.1% +0.6% +4.7% +51.6% −1.1% −1.7% −2.0% +2.2% +1.3% +4.1% +8.8% −16.8% +0.7% −1.2% −5.4% −1.3%
EBITDA +7.8% +23.8% +12.2% +0.7% +2.5% +30.9% −3.6% −4.5% −21.7% +2.8% +8.7% +9.2% +8.2% −28.6% −60.2% −236.7% — —
Operating income +9.5% +28.7% +13.6% −1.1% +0.5% +29.0% −3.0% −4.6% −27.6% +6.0% +12.1% +10.7% +9.7% −36.2% −92.6% — — —
Net income +13.6% +28.0% +14.1% −1.8% +1.1% +26.1% −4.1% −2.9% +3.5% −10.9% +14.9% +1.3% +21.0% −22.2% −93.5% — — —
Diluted EPS +13.7% +39.6% +29.4% +2.2% +1.9% +26.1% −4.6% −3.1% +3.5% −10.7% +19.4% +4.4% +29.6% −17.3% −93.5% — — —
Margins
Gross margin 48.9% 50.0% 49.7% 49.9% 50.1% 45.2% 45.4% 44.5% 43.6% 44.0% 43.8% 44.3% 44.8% 46.3% 41.9% 37.5% 43.4% 44.7%
EBITDA margin 11.2% 12.6% 13.6% 13.6% 13.4% 11.5% 11.2% 10.9% 8.7% 8.8% 9.4% 9.9% 9.8% 8.4% 3.3% −4.6% 2.7% 5.7%
Operating margin 8.4% 9.9% 10.8% 10.6% 10.2% 8.7% 8.5% 8.2% 6.1% 6.3% 7.0% 7.4% 7.5% 5.7% 0.4% −7.8% −0.5% 2.7%
Net margin 5.0% 5.8% 6.4% 6.2% 6.0% 5.0% 4.9% 4.8% 5.1% 4.4% 5.0% 4.9% 5.4% 5.1% 0.3% −3.7% 0.5% 1.0%
Free-cash-flow margin 9.4% 7.9% 9.1% 6.7% 5.4% 4.9% 4.8% 2.8% 4.4% 6.4% 6.1% 6.9% 7.4% 3.7% 0.7% −1.1% −3.5% 0.3%
Cash flow
Cash from operations 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.6 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 0.7 0.3 0.1 −0.0 0.3
Capital spending 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3
Free cash flow 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.3 0.1 −0.1 −0.3 0.0
Stock-based pay 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Free cash flow after stock pay 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.3 0.0 −0.1 −0.3 −0.0
Balance sheet
Cash 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.6 1.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.9 0.4 0.8 0.6 0.3 0.5 1.9 3.1 3.1
Total debt 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.6 1.1 1.6 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.8 1.0 1.0 1.4 1.8 1.8 3.5 3.4
Net debt (negative = net cash) 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.0 −0.1 1.5 1.1 0.9 0.5 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.5 1.1 1.3 −0.1 0.3 0.3
Diluted shares 95m 87m 77,071m 74m 73m 73m 74m 74m 74m 74m 71m 69m 65m 61m 60m 60m 61m 61m
Returned to shareholders
Dividends 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1
Buybacks 0.1 0.6 0.6 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.9 0.6 0.0 0.0 — —
Total returned 0.1 0.6 0.6 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.5 0.5 1.1 1.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1

Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL company facts (US and foreign periodic filings); column headings link to the filing. EBITDA is operating income plus depreciation and amortisation. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Growth is left blank when last year's figure was a loss or under 2% of revenue. Share counts and EPS are restated for stock splits. A dash means the company didn't report the figure.

Financial health

2 of 6 checks passed · July 18, 2026
What it owns · $12.0bn
Short-term assets $7.5bnLonger-term assets $4.5bn
What it owes, and who funded it · $12.0bn
Short-term liabilities $4.3bnLonger-term liabilities $5.5bnShareholders' equity $2.3bn
  • Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $7.5bn of assets due within a year against $4.3bn of liabilities due within a year.
  • Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $7.5bn short-term assets against $5.5bn of longer-dated liabilities.
  • More cash than debt $3.1bn of cash against $3.4bn of debt.
  • Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Debt is 150% of equity.
  • Debt burden no higher than five years ago Debt to equity moved from 34% to 150% over five years.
  • A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt $312m of operating cash flow against $3.4bn of debt.
  • Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Interest not separately reported. Not assessable.

From Advance Auto Parts Inc's latest balance sheet as filed. Checks are fixed, documented rules (methodology), counted only where the company reports the figures — a dot means the filing doesn't break the item out. Descriptions of reported data, not advice.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

FY2025 Q3 TTM
Buybacks (TTM)
$4.5M
Dividends (TTM)
$60M
Returned to shareholders
-16%
of free cash flow
Diluted share count
+1.2%
year over year
Total shareholder yield
2.2%
dividends 2.1% + buybacks 0.2% of market value
Dividend payout ratio
71%
of net income paid out
Sales & admin spending
40.8%
of revenue
Days sales outstanding
17 days
receivables vs revenue

Competitors: side by side with peers

Closest by revenue in automotive retail
Last 12 months unless stated AAP ARKO CWH SAH ABG ORLY Median
Revenue, last 12 months $8.6bn $7.9bn $6.3bn $15.5bn $17.6bn $18.6bn $8.6bn
Revenue growth, last 12 months −1.3% −2.1% −0.8% 2.0% −1.3% 8.5% −0.8%
Revenue growth, 3-year average −2.2% −4.8% −1.3% 2.5% 6.2% 6.9% 2.1%
Revenue growth, latest quarter −0.5% 17.4% −2.1% 0.4% −8.1% 8.1% 1.2%
Gross margin 44.7% — 28.7% 15.7% 17.1% 51.6% 23.4%
Operating margin 2.7% 1.2% 2.3% 3.2% 4.2% 19.6% 3.7%
Operating margin, 3-year average −2.7% 1.2% 2.8% 2.9% 4.7% 19.5% 4.0%
Net margin 1.0% 0.2% −1.6% 1.3% 2.7% 14.3% 1.3%
Cash from operations / revenue 3.6% 2.0% 3.9% 0.3% 4.4% 17.7% 2.5%
Free-cash-flow margin 0.3% 0.5% 2.4% 0.6% 3.9% 11.6% 1.1%
Free-cash-flow margin, 3-year average 0.3% 0.8% 1.4% 2.2% 3.6% 11.4% 2.2%
Stock pay / revenue 0.4% 0.2% 0.6% 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 0.3%
Change in share count 1.2% −2.0% — −4.2% −5.0% −6.5% −1.1%

Median of all 23 companies we cover in automotive retail. Shaded: best of the six on that line (lowest for stock pay and share-count growth). 3-year figures average the last three 12-month periods; 3-year growth is compound annual. Source: SEC filings.

Peer comparison

23 automotive retail companies
Measure Company Peer median Rank
Revenue growth Growth -1.3% -0.8% 14 of 23
Change in growth rate Growth +1.7pp -0.5pp 7 of 23
Gross margin Profitability 44.7% 27.7% 4 of 20
Operating margin Profitability 2.7% 3.7% 14 of 21
Net margin Profitability 1.0% 1.3% 14 of 23
Free-cash-flow margin Cash generation 0.3% 1.1% 16 of 23
Stock pay as % of revenue Cash generation 0.4% 0.3% 15 of 22
Long-term debt as % of assets Balance sheet 28.2% 28.4% 9 of 19
Change in share count Balance sheet 1.2% -1.1% 12 of 19
Days sales outstanding Balance sheet 17 days 9 days 11 of 14

Rank 1 = best in the group (for spending, debt and dilution, lower ranks first).

Where the revenue comes from

Fiscal year to January 3, 2026
Geography
Region Revenue Share YoY
United States $8.3B 96.6% ▼ 5.6%
Canada $292M 3.4% ▼ 0.7%

From Advance Auto Parts Inc's 10-K filed February 13, 2026, as tagged in the filing. View filing. Indented rows are part of the line above; their share is of that line. In the bars, the faint bar behind is the year before.

Who owns it

Funds buying and selling
Reported value
$4.7B
Institutions reporting
368
Shares held vs prior quarter
▲ 1.6%
Positions opened / closed
53 / 42

Top buyers and sellers, Q2 2026: 189 institutions bought and 151 sold ; the biggest buyer was Maple Rock Capital Partners Inc (+1.1M shares) and the biggest seller FMR LLC (−1.3M). See which funds bought and sold →

Largest reported holders, June 30, 2026
Manager Value Shares Share of 13F value Shares QoQ
Blackrock, Inc. $582M 9.4M 12.4% ▲ 4.8%
Price T Rowe Associates Inc $524M 8.4M 11.1% ▲ 5.6%
Pzena Investment Management LLC $273M 4.4M 5.8% ▲ 2.1%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC $233M 3.7M 4.9% ▲ 3.3%
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP $191M 3.1M 4.0% ▲ 44.0%
Federated Hermes, Inc. $187M 3.0M 4.0% ▼ 1.3%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC $169M 2.7M 3.6% ▲ 0.8%
State Street Corp $159M 2.5M 3.4% ▲ 4.8%
Maple Rock Capital Partners Inc. $151M 2.4M 3.2% ▲ 86.5%
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, Inc. $139M 2.2M 2.9% ▼ 21.2%
Goldman Sachs Group Inc $130M 2.1M 2.8% ▲ 103.9%
Geode Capital Management, LLC $97.5M 1.6M 2.1% ▲ 6.7%

From Form 13F filings with the SEC ( quarterly data sets), as reported by each manager for June 30, 2026 and filed up to 45 days later. 13F reports cover long US-listed positions of managers above $100M only, so this is not Advance Auto Parts Inc's complete shareholder register. Values are as reported by the filers ; 2 inconsistently scaled filing rows were excluded.

Insider trading activity

Full insider history and chart
Insider purchases History → $0 0 trades by 0 insiders, last 12 months Insider sales History → $390,762 1 trade by 1 insider · 0% under pre-set plans
Net ▼ $390,762 net selling
Insider Date Trade Shares Price Value
Soler Kristen L EVP, Chief HR Officer November 13, 2025 Sell 7,662 $51.00 $390,762

From insiders' Form 4 filings with the SEC. Excludes awards, option exercises and shares withheld for tax. "Pre-set plan" means the filing marks the trade as made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. See every insider trade since five years ago, on a price chart.

Trades by members of Congress

All 8 trades and filings

No trades in Advance Auto Parts Inc disclosed in the last 12 months; 8 earlier trades on record.

  • Daniel S. Goldman(D-NY 10):Sale (full), $1,001 - $15,000, traded July 12, 2023, filed August 13, 2023
  • Michael C. Burgess(R-TX 26):Purchase, $15,001 - $50,000, traded February 24, 2023, filed March 14, 2023
  • Michael C. Burgess(R-TX 26):Sale (partial), $1,001 - $15,000, traded February 24, 2023, filed March 14, 2023

Value ranges as filed; reports can arrive up to 45 days after a trade.

Earnings dates and SEC filings

Results announcements

Next expected around October 29, 2026 estimated from the company's past filing pattern, not announced

  • August 20, 2026
  • May 21, 2026
  • February 13, 2026
  • October 30, 2025
  • August 14, 2025
  • July 24, 2025

Recent SEC filings

Data status

When each part of this page on Advance Auto Parts Inc was last updated.

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Share priceExchange closing prices
Financial statementsSEC 10-K and 10-Q filings
News and updatesCompany releases and SEC 8-K filings
Analyst estimatesAggregated analyst estimates
Valuation and scoresOur models, from the filed figures

How we build and check these figures: methodology and data sources.

Advance Auto Parts Inc in brief

What does Advance Auto Parts Inc do?
Advance Auto Parts Inc is a US-listed company in the automotive retail industry. Its financial year ends in December.
What is Advance Auto Parts Inc's stock ticker?
Advance Auto Parts Inc trades under the ticker AAP on NYSE. This page brings together its financial statements, valuation models, ownership and recent company updates.
What is Advance Auto Parts Inc's revenue, and how fast is it growing?
Over its most recent trailing twelve months, Advance Auto Parts Inc reported revenue of $8.6B, 1.3% lower than a year earlier, according to its SEC filings.
What is Advance Auto Parts Inc's free cash flow?
Advance Auto Parts Inc's free-cash-flow margin is 0.3% of revenue over the trailing twelve months, ranking 16 of the 23 automotive retail companies we cover.
Who are Advance Auto Parts Inc's largest institutional shareholders?
By value reported in 13F filings for June 30, 2026, the largest reported holders are Blackrock, Inc., Price T Rowe Associates Inc and Pzena Investment Management LLC. 13F reports cover long US-listed positions of managers above $100M, filed up to 45 days after quarter end.
Is Advance Auto Parts Inc buying back stock, and does it pay a dividend?
Advance Auto Parts Inc spent $4.5M on share repurchases over the trailing twelve months, and its diluted share count still rose 1.2% over the year.
What is Advance Auto Parts Inc's market cap?
On November 2, 2026, Advance Auto Parts Inc's market capitalisation was about $2.9B, with a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.7 and net debt of $267M. Market figures come from third-party market data and may be delayed.
Does Advance Auto Parts Inc pay a dividend?
Yes: Advance Auto Parts Inc paid $60M in dividends over the trailing twelve months, a dividend yield of 2.09% and a payout ratio of 71.4%.
How much debt does Advance Auto Parts Inc have?
Advance Auto Parts Inc's debt-to-equity ratio is 150.1%, from its latest balance sheet (33.6% five years earlier). The financial health section below sets out its other solvency checks.
Who are Advance Auto Parts Inc's competitors?
In our Automotive Retail peer group, the companies closest to Advance Auto Parts Inc are Arko Corp., Camping World Holdings, Inc., Sonic Automotive Inc, Asbury Automotive Group Inc and O'Reilly Automotive. The side-by-side comparison below sets their revenue, margins and growth against Advance Auto Parts Inc's.
Are insiders buying or selling Advance Auto Parts Inc stock?
Over the last 12 months, Advance Auto Parts Inc's directors and officers reported 0 open-market purchases and 1 sales on Form 4. The insider trading page charts every trade.
When is Advance Auto Parts Inc's next earnings date?
Around November 5, 2026, estimated from the spacing of its past results announcements (8-K filings). That is an estimate, not a confirmed date — Advance Auto Parts Inc announces its own schedule.