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Advance Auto Parts Inc Consumer Discretionary Retail-Auto & Home Supply Stores Russell 3000
$45.11Close $2.7BMarket cap $38.18 – $62.7352-week range Nov 5, 2026Next report · before the open

Highlights

Strengths

  • Earnings growing EPS +264% year on year

Cautions

  • Not in an uptrend 3 of 8 trend conditions
  • Lagging the market RS 18 · weaker than 82% of stocks over 12 months
  • Far from its high 28% below its 52-week high
  • Results soon Nov 5, 2026, in 4 days

Price

Filing Results Screen pick 52-week high and low Adjusted prices

Key figures

FY to Jan 3, 2026 · filed Aug 20, 2026
Off 12-month high 28%
1wk down 3.9% price change
1mo up 16.6% price change
12-month return down 10% market up 11% · its own down 28%
F-score 6 / 9 Mixed
Altman Z″ 3.09 Low risk
P/E 61.5× price / earnings
PEG — P/E / EPS growth
P/B 1.2× price / book
Earnings yield down 1.4% EBIT / enterprise value
Cheaper than 39% of the market · expensive
Revenue growth down 5% year on year
EPS growth up 264% latest quarter
Sales growth 0% latest quarter · +1 pts
ROE up 2% return on equity
Free cash margin down 3% -$298.0M FCF
D/E 1.55 long-term debt / equity
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3×
Interest cover —EBIT / interest
Piotroski tests
  • operating cash flow is negative
  • profits not fully backed by cash
  • took on more long-term debt
  • profitable on its assets
  • profitability improving
  • short-term liquidity improved
  • no new shares issued
  • gross margin widened
  • assets working harder

Repair signals

  • Gross margin 37.5% → 43.4%

Trade setup

ATR% 3.7% $1.67 a day · 2×ATR $41.77
RS 18 / 99 vs the universe
Trend 3 / 8 trend template
Relative volume 0.7× vs 50-day average
Up/down volume 1.23 50 sessions
Implied move — no option chain · report Nov 5, 2026
Trend template · 3 of 8
  • Price above the 150 and 200-day averages: fails
  • 150-day average above the 200-day: passes
  • 200-day average rising for a month: passes
  • 50-day average above the 150 and 200-day: fails
  • Price above the 50-day average: passes
  • At least 30% above the 52-week low: fails
  • Within 25% of the 52-week high: fails
  • RS rank 70 or higher: fails

Screen verdict

Did not qualify for any screen.

Warning signs

2 flagged
  • Profit not backed by cash Reported profit of $44.0M came with -$46.0M of operating cash flow. Profit that cash does not follow is the classic signature of aggressive accounting.
  • Revenue shrinking Revenue fell 5.4% over the year, from $9.1B to $8.6B.
Last reported Aug 20, 2026
Last shock Aug 20, 2026-25% in one session8.8× volumeon results+7% since

Financials

6 fiscal years · from filings
Revenue What customers paid the company over its fiscal year, before any cost, as filed in its annual report. The change is against the year before. Methodology $8.6B -5% on FY2024
$0 $20B FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY2020 · $10.1B FY2021 · $11.0B FY2022 · $9.1B FY2023 · $9.2B FY2024 · $9.1B FY2025 · $8.6B
Net income Profit left after every cost, interest and tax for the year. A column below the line is a loss. Methodology $44.0M back to a profit
-$500M $0 $1B FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY2020 · $493.0M FY2021 · $596.6M FY2022 · $464.4M FY2023 · $30.0M FY2024 · -$336.0M FY2025 · $44.0M
Free cash flow Cash from running the business less what it spent on equipment and buildings: the cash a year actually left behind, which profit alone does not show. Not shown for banks and insurers, whose cash moves with their loans. Methodology -$298.0M
-$500M $0 $1B FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY2020 · $702.1M FY2021 · $817.4M FY2022 · $337.8M FY2023 · $61.0M FY2024 · -$96.0M FY2025 · -$298.0M
Margins Each as a share of revenue. Gross: left after the direct cost of what was sold. Net: left after every cost. Free cash: free cash flow over revenue. A margin rising over years means the business keeps more of each dollar it sells. Methodology
  • Gross 43%
  • Net 1%
  • Free cash -3%
0% 50% FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY2020 · Gross 44% · Net 5% · Free cash 7% FY2021 · Gross 45% · Net 5% · Free cash 7% FY2022 · Gross 46% · Net 5% · Free cash 4% FY2023 · Gross 42% · Net 0% · Free cash 1% FY2024 · Gross 37% · Net -4% · Free cash -1% FY2025 · Gross 43% · Net 1% · Free cash -3%
Cash and long-term debt Cash on the balance sheet at the year's end beside debt due after a year. Net cash is cash less that debt; net debt is the shortfall. Debt some filers do not tag shows as a gap, not as zero. Methodology $289.0M net debt
  • Cash
  • Long-term debt
$0 $5B FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY2020 · Cash $835.0M · Long-term debt $1.0B FY2021 · Cash $588.0M · Long-term debt $1.0B FY2022 · Cash $270.8M · Long-term debt $1.2B FY2023 · Cash $488.0M · Long-term debt $1.8B FY2024 · Cash $1.9B · Long-term debt $1.8B FY2025 · Cash $3.1B · Long-term debt $3.4B
Shares outstanding Shares in issue at the year's end. A rising count means each share owns a smaller slice of the company (stock pay, share sales); a falling one, buybacks. The chart's scale is fitted to the count, so a small change looks large: read the percentage. Methodology 60m -9.6% since FY2020
66.36m 59.26m FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY2020 · 66.36m FY2021 · 62.01m FY2022 · 59.26m FY2023 · 59.51m FY2024 · 60m FY2025 · 60m
  FY2020Jan 2, 2021 FY2021Jan 1, 2022 FY2022Dec 31, 2022 FY2023Dec 30, 2023 FY2024Dec 28, 2024 FY2025Jan 3, 2026
Revenue $10.1B $11.0B $9.1B $9.2B $9.1B $8.6B
Gross margin 44% 45% 46% 42% 37% 43%
Operating income $749.9M $822.4M $524.6M $39.0M -$713.0M -$43.0M
Net income $493.0M $596.6M $464.4M $30.0M -$336.0M $44.0M
Net margin 5% 5% 5% 0% -4% 1%
Earnings per share $7.14 $9.25 $7.65 $0.50 -$5.61 $0.73
Free cash flow $702.1M $817.4M $337.8M $61.0M -$96.0M -$298.0M
Free cash margin 7% 7% 4% 1% -1% -3%
Cash $835.0M $588.0M $270.8M $488.0M $1.9B $3.1B
Long-term debt $1.0B $1.0B $1.2B $1.8B $1.8B $3.4B
Shareholders' equity $3.5B $3.1B $2.6B $2.5B $2.2B $2.2B
Shares outstanding 66.36m 62.01m 59.26m 59.51m 60m 60m

Filings

SEC EDGAR
FiledReportPeriod to Lag
Aug 20, 2026 Quarterly ↗ Jul 18, 2026 33d
May 21, 2026 Quarterly ↗ Apr 25, 2026 26d
Feb 13, 2026 Annual ↗ Jan 3, 2026 41d
Oct 30, 2025 Quarterly ↗ Oct 4, 2025 26d
Aug 14, 2025 Quarterly ↗ Jul 12, 2025 33d
May 22, 2025 Quarterly ↗ Apr 19, 2025 33d
Feb 26, 2025 Annual ↗ Dec 28, 2024 60d
Nov 14, 2024 Quarterly ↗ Oct 5, 2024 40d
Aug 22, 2024 Quarterly ↗ Jul 13, 2024 40d
May 30, 2024 Quarterly ↗ Apr 20, 2024 40d
Mar 12, 2024 Annual ↗ Dec 30, 2023 73d
Nov 21, 2023 Quarterly ↗ Oct 7, 2023 45d

Current reports

FiledDisclosed
Aug 20, 2026 Results ↗
Jun 26, 2026 Director or officer change ↗
May 22, 2026 Shareholder vote ↗
May 21, 2026 Results ↗
Mar 10, 2026 Director or officer change · Regulation FD ↗
Feb 13, 2026 Results ↗
Jan 13, 2026 Director or officer change · Regulation FD ↗
Oct 30, 2025 Director or officer change ↗
Oct 30, 2025 Results ↗
Aug 14, 2025 Material agreement · Results ↗
Aug 5, 2025 Material agreement ↗
Jul 24, 2025 Results ↗