Advance Auto Parts
AAP
41.20
-0.04
-0.10%
Advance Auto Parts
US · AAP
#2673 by market cap
Listed 1970
41.20
-0.04
-0.10%
Live - 5344 symbols - heartbeat 41s ago
· 2026-10-08 07:00
Pre-market
41.01
-0.46%
After-hours
41.54
+0.82%
- Market cap
- 2.49B
- P/E (TTM)i
- 29.64
- P/Bi
- 1.10
- EPSi
- 0.73
- Div yieldi
- 2.43%
- 52W posi
- 14%
Reader sentiment
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✦ Quant Financial Health how this is computed
Weak
- Altman Z-Score is 1.73, below the 1.8 "distress zone" threshold.
- Most reliable for industrial/manufacturing companies; less meaningful for banks, insurers and other financials.
Revenue annual, last 8 years
Latest year -5.42% YoY
Margins
- Gross margin
- 43.40%
- Operating margin
- 1.87%
- Net margin
- 0.51%
Key ratios & quality
- Altman Z-Scorei
- 1.73
Altman Z-Score below ~1.8 suggests financial distress risk, above ~3.0 suggests low risk; the model is most reliable for industrial/manufacturing companies and less meaningful for banks and other financial firms.
Income statement
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 9.58B | 9.71B | 10.11B | 11.00B | 9.15B | 9.21B | 9.09B | 8.60B |
| Gross profit | 4.22B | 4.25B | 4.48B | 4.92B | 4.23B | 3.86B | 3.41B | 3.73B |
| Selling & admin expenses | 3.62B | 3.58B | 3.73B | 4.10B | 3.71B | 3.81B | 3.81B | 3.57B |
| Research & development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Operating profit | 604.28M | 677.18M | 749.91M | 822.37M | 524.62M | 55.00M | -404.00M | 161.00M |
| Pretax profit | 555.26M | 637.75M | 651.02M | 782.49M | 460.19M | -47.00M | -768.00M | -91.00M |
| Tax | 131.42M | 150.85M | 157.99M | 185.88M | 99.66M | -17.00M | -181.00M | -159.00M |
| Net profit | 423.85M | 486.90M | 493.02M | 596.62M | 464.40M | 30.00M | -336.00M | 44.00M |
| Basic EPS | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 1 | -6 | 1 |
| Diluted EPS | 5.73 | 6.84 | 7.14 | 9.25 | 7.65 | 0.50 | -5.63 | 0.73 |
| Line item | 2025-04 | 2025-07 | 2025-10 | 2026-01 | 2026-04 | 2026-07 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 2.58B | 2.01B | 2.04B | 1.97B | 2.61B | 2.00B |
| Gross profit | 1.11B | 874.00M | 881.00M | 869.00M | 1.18B | 923.00M |
| Selling & admin expenses | 1.12B | 823.00M | 826.00M | 801.00M | 1.08B | 812.00M |
| Research & development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Operating profit | -13.00M | 51.00M | 55.00M | 68.00M | 101.00M | 111.00M |
| Pretax profit | -131.00M | 21.00M | -2.00M | 21.00M | 35.00M | 75.00M |
| Tax | -155.00M | 6.00M | -1.00M | -9.00M | 11.00M | 20.00M |
| Net profit | 24.00M | 15.00M | -1.00M | 6.00M | 24.00M | 55.00M |
| Basic EPS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Diluted EPS | 0.40 | 0.25 | -0.02 | 0.10 | 0.39 | 0.90 |
Balance sheet
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total current assets | 6.08B | 5.70B | 6.27B | 6.28B | 6.01B | 6.38B | 6.14B | 7.29B |
| Cash & ST investments | 896.53M | 418.67M | 834.99M | 601.43M | 270.81M | 488.05M | 1.87B | 3.12B |
| Inventory | 4.36B | 4.43B | 4.54B | 4.66B | 4.90B | 3.89B | 3.61B | 3.65B |
| Total assets | 9.04B | 11.25B | 11.84B | 12.19B | 11.99B | 12.28B | 10.80B | 11.83B |
| Total current liabilities | 3.89B | 4.48B | 4.74B | 5.18B | 5.42B | 5.31B | 4.67B | 4.18B |
| Short-term debt | -- | -- | -- | -- | 185.00M | -- | -- | -- |
| Long-term debt | 1.05B | 747.32M | 1.03B | 1.03B | 1.19B | 1.79B | 1.79B | 3.41B |
| Total liabilities | 5,489,835,000.00 | 7,699,444,000.00 | 8,280,124,000.00 | 9,065,918,000.00 | 9,387,255,000.00 | 9,756,598,000.00 | 8,628,000,000.00 | 9,628,000,000.00 |
| Total equity | 3.55B | 3.55B | 3.56B | 3.13B | 2.60B | 2.52B | 2.17B | 2.20B |
| Retained earnings | 3.33B | 3.77B | 4.20B | 4.61B | 4.67B | 4.56B | 4.16B | 4.15B |
| Line item | 2025-04 | 2025-07 | 2025-10 | 2026-01 | 2026-04 | 2026-07 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total current assets | 6.08B | 6.01B | 7.52B | 7.29B | 7.30B | 7.47B |
| Cash & ST investments | 1.67B | 1.66B | 3.17B | 3.12B | 2.96B | 3.12B |
| Inventory | 3.73B | 3.69B | 3.69B | 3.65B | 3.82B | 3.84B |
| Total assets | 10.62B | 10.54B | 12.06B | 11.83B | 11.80B | 12.02B |
| Total current liabilities | 4.79B | 4.73B | 4.35B | 4.18B | 4.11B | 4.28B |
| Short-term debt | 299.00M | 300.00M | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Long-term debt | 1.49B | 1.49B | 3.41B | 3.41B | 3.41B | 3.39B |
| Total liabilities | 8,420,000,000.00 | 8,336,000,000.00 | 9,864,000,000.00 | 9,628,000,000.00 | 9,586,000,000.00 | 9,762,000,000.00 |
| Total equity | 2.20B | 2.20B | 2.20B | 2.20B | 2.21B | 2.26B |
| Retained earnings | 4.17B | 4.17B | 4.16B | 4.15B | 4.16B | 4.20B |
Cash flow
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 811.03M | 866.91M | 969.69M | 1.11B | 736.57M | 287.00M | 85.00M | -46.00M |
| Depreciation & amortization | 238.18M | 238.37M | 250.08M | 259.93M | 248.33M | 269.00M | 292.00M | 272.00M |
| Free cash flow | 617.31M | 395.26M | 701.88M | 817.38M | 335.91M | 61.00M | -96.00M | -298.00M |
| Dividends paid | -17.82M | -17.19M | -56.35M | -160.93M | -336.23M | -209.00M | -60.00M | -60.00M |
| Stock buybacks / issuance | -278.15M | -495.10M | -469.69M | -906.21M | -618.48M | -- | -- | -- |
| Ending cash balance | 896.53M | 418.67M | 834.99M | 588.05M | 270.81M | 503.00M | 1.87B | 3.12B |
| Line item | 2025-04 | 2025-07 | 2025-10 | 2026-01 | 2026-04 | 2026-07 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | -156.00M | 50.00M | -12.00M | 72.00M | -19.00M | 271.00M |
| Depreciation & amortization | 89.00M | 57.00M | 68.00M | 58.00M | 74.00M | 56.00M |
| Free cash flow | -198.00M | -3.00M | -76.00M | -21.00M | -75.00M | 195.00M |
| Dividends paid | -15.00M | -15.00M | -15.00M | -15.00M | -30.00M | 0 |
| Stock buybacks / issuance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Ending cash balance | 1.67B | 1.66B | 3.17B | 3.12B | 2.96B | 3.12B |
Returns & efficiency
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE %i | 12.17 | 13.72 | 13.87 | 18.42 | 17.29 | 1.14 | -14.32 | 2.01 |
| ROA %i | 4.84 | 4.80 | 4.27 | 5.13 | 4.15 | 0.24 | -2.91 | 0.39 |
| ROIC %i | 10.31 | 9.48 | 8.18 | 9.84 | 8.32 | 1.77 | -4.43 | 1.92 |
| 5-year avg ROE %i | 18.69 | 15.84 | 14.37 | 14.52 | 14.76 | 12.56 | 6.95 | 4.58 |
| EBIT margin %i | 6.39 | 6.98 | 6.91 | 7.67 | 6.27 | 1.06 | -7.55 | 0.56 |
| FCF / sales %i | 6.44 | 4.07 | 6.95 | 7.48 | 2.66 | 0.40 | -- | -- |
| Current ratioi | 1.57 | 1.27 | 1.32 | 1.21 | 1.11 | 1.20 | 1.32 | 1.75 |
| Quick ratioi | 0.39 | 0.25 | 0.33 | 0.27 | 0.18 | 0.21 | 0.52 | 0.84 |
| Debt / assetsi | 11.57 | 24.58 | 25.74 | 27.65 | 30.46 | 31.17 | 34.14 | 44.17 |
| LT debt / equityi | 29.45 | 77.89 | 85.62 | 107.79 | 133.37 | 151.85 | 169.86 | 237.67 |
| Interest coveragei | 10.81 | 16.98 | 14.89 | 22.33 | 13.70 | 1.36 | -8.48 | 0.35 |
| Revenue CAGR (3Y) %i | -0.54 | 0.49 | 2.54 | 4.71 | -1.96 | -3.05 | -6.14 | -2.04 |
| Net income CAGR (3Y) %i | -3.62 | 1.94 | 1.21 | 12.07 | -1.56 | -60.67 | -- | -54.41 |
| FCF CAGR (3Y) %i | 9.68 | 14.44 | 19.52 | 9.81 | -5.28 | -55.70 | -- | -- |
| Line item | 2025-04 | 2025-07 | 2025-10 | 2026-01 | 2026-04 | 2026-07 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE %i | -16.01 | -15.88 | -15.72 | 2.01 | 2.00 | 3.81 |
| ROA %i | -3.31 | -3.34 | -3.07 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.75 |
| ROIC %i | -5.11 | -5.17 | -4.51 | 1.92 | 3.14 | 3.98 |
| 5-year avg ROE %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| EBIT margin %i | -9.49 | -9.92 | -9.65 | 0.56 | 2.92 | 3.89 |
| FCF / sales %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.27 |
| Current ratioi | 1.27 | 1.27 | 1.73 | 1.75 | 1.78 | 1.75 |
| Quick ratioi | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.84 | 0.84 | 0.82 | 0.82 |
| Debt / assetsi | 34.58 | 34.60 | 43.63 | 44.17 | 44.30 | 43.36 |
| LT debt / equityi | 153.48 | 151.88 | 239.68 | 237.67 | 236.20 | 230.88 |
| Interest coveragei | -10.18 | -10.32 | -7.92 | 0.35 | 1.42 | 1.63 |
| Revenue CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Net income CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| FCF CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
✦ Quant Revenue Concentration how this is computed
Lead segment, long tail
- Parts and Batteries is the largest reported line at 64.00% of revenue, across 4 reported segments.
- Accessories and Chemicals follows at 21.00%, so the top line still matters most but isn’t the whole story.
Revenue breakdown most recent period
Business
Parts and Batteries64.00%
Accessories and Chemicals21.00%
Engine Maintenance14.00%
Other1.00%
Quote time 2026-10-08 07:00:03 · For reference only, not investment advice and not tailored to your situation.