Advance Auto Parts/$AAP
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About Advance Auto Parts
Advance Auto Parts is a leading auto-parts retailer in North America with more than 4,000 store and branch locations. About half of the firm's sales are geared toward the professional channel, with the remaining sales in the do-it-yourself market. Through its vast store footprint and distribution network, Advance manages thousands of stock-keeping units for various vehicle makes and models. The retailer primarily competes on inventory availability and service speed, making the operating efficiency of its hub-and-spoke distribution model critical to meeting customer needs.
- Ticker
- $AAP
- Sector
- Consumer Discretionary
- Primary listing
- NYSE
- Employees
- 41,141
- Headquarters
- Raleigh, United States
- Website
- www.AdvanceAutoParts.com
AAP Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$3.1B
36.33
$1.40
1.09
$1.00
1.97%
Price and volume
Market cap
$3.1B
Beta
1.09
52-week high
$65.20
52-week low
$37.89
Average daily volume
1.6M
Dividend rate
$1.00
Financial strength
Current ratio
1.748
Quick ratio
0.821
Long term debt to equity
2.309
Total debt to equity
2.494
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
70.59%
Interest coverage (TTM)
1.81%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
565
Gross margin (TTM)
45.14%
Net profit margin (TTM)
0.99%
Operating margin (TTM)
3.58%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
15.50%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$210,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
1.71%
Return on equity (TTM)
4.89%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
36.334
Price to revenue (TTM)
0.353
Price to book
1.35
Price to tangible book (TTM)
2.42
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
132.502
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
0.75%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
0.383
Dividend yield (TTM)
1.97%
Forward dividend yield
1.97%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
-1.32%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
-121.85%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
-5.11%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
-1.03%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
-36.11%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
-13.84%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
-40.51%
10-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
15.34%
What the Analysts think about AAP
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Advance Auto Parts stock.
Analyst projections of the future price of Advance Auto Parts stock.
Bulls say / Bears say
Second-quarter adjusted operating margin rose to 5.6% from 3.0% a year earlier, with management pointing to merchandising initiatives behind much of the gross-margin improvement. That suggests the turnaround is beginning to improve the underlying economics, not just cut costs. (Advance Auto Parts)
Year-to-date free cash flow returned to positive territory after two years of outflows, while net leverage fell to 2.1x from 2.4x in the prior quarter. Better cash generation gives the company more room to fund the turnaround and reduce debt. (Advance Auto Parts, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission)
The Pro channel grew at a low-single-digit rate in Q2, with Main Street Pro outperforming the broader Pro business. Management also plans 15–20 market-hub openings this year, extending the local service model it is using to attract repair shops. (Advance Auto Parts, The Motley Fool)
Comparable sales fell 0.5% in Q2 as DIY demand weakened, with tighter household budgets weighing on spending. Low-single-digit Pro growth was not enough to offset the softness, leaving revenue momentum fragile. (Advance Auto Parts)
A $26 million tariff refund contributed about 130 basis points to Q2 gross-margin improvement. That temporary benefit makes the headline margin gain less reliable as a guide to ongoing earnings power. (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission)
Even after the Q2 improvement, full-year adjusted operating-margin guidance remains 3.8%–4.5%, well below management’s medium-term 7% target. The sizeable gap means the turnaround still depends on delivering further operating improvements. (Advance Auto Parts, The Motley Fool)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 13 Oct 2026.
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iShares S&P SmallCap 600$IDP6 | $3.2B | 0.16% |
iShares S&P Small Cap 600£ISP6 | $3.2B | 0.16% |
SPDR Russell 2000 US Small Cap€R2US | $5.3B | 0.10% |
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SPDR MSCI USA Small Cap Value Weighted$USSC | $1.1B | 0.10% |
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