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
- shop.advanceautoparts.com
AAP Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$2.6B
30.46
$1.40
1.03
$1.00
2.35%
Price and volume
Market cap
$2.6B
Beta
1.03
52-week high
$65.20
52-week low
$37.89
Average daily volume
2.2M
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)
629
Gross margin (TTM)
45.07%
Net profit margin (TTM)
0.99%
Operating margin (TTM)
4.33%
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)
30.464
Price to revenue (TTM)
0.296
Price to book
1.13
Price to tangible book (TTM)
2.03
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
111.093
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
0.90%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
0.383
Dividend yield (TTM)
2.35%
Forward dividend yield
2.35%
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
Advance’s Q2 adjusted operating margin rose to 5.6% from 3.0%, helped by product-margin gains and tighter costs. This suggests the merchandising and productivity plan is improving the core business, not just sales. (Financial Times)
The distribution network has been consolidated from nearly 40 centres to 15 under one warehouse system, while market hubs are expanding. Early evidence is encouraging: the Pro channel grew at a low-single-digit rate and Main Street Pro outperformed the wider Pro business. (The Motley Fool)
Cash generation and leverage have improved materially. Year-to-date free cash flow was $120 million versus a $201 million outflow a year earlier, while net leverage fell to 2.1 times and the company repaid about $30 million of debt in Q2. (Financial Times, The Motley Fool)
Demand remains fragile. Q2 comparable sales fell 0.5% as DIY sales weakened sharply when household budgets tightened, leaving management reliant on a recovery in transaction volumes during the second half. (Financial Times, The Motley Fool)
Part of the profit improvement was temporary. The $26 million tariff refund added about 130 basis points to gross margin, while the higher EPS outlook was driven by increased interest income rather than stronger operating sales. (Financial Times, The Motley Fool)
The turnaround still has a large execution gap. Q2 adjusted operating margin was about 4.3% excluding the tariff refund, below the medium-term 7% target, while planned annual interest expense remains about $210 million and capital spending is around $300 million. (The Motley Fool, Financial Times)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 16 Sept 2026.
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iShares S&P SmallCap 600$IDP6 | $3.2B | 0.15% |
iShares S&P Small Cap 600£ISP6 | £2.4B | 0.15% |
SPDR Russell 2000 US Small Cap€R2US | €4.8B | 0.08% |
iShares MSCI World Small Cap$WSML | $9B | 0.02% |
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