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Advance Auto Parts (AAP) earnings and revenue breakdown

Latest: Q3 2026 · 10-Q filed Nov 5, 2026 · Advance Auto Parts (AAP) Q3 2026 earnings results →

Q3 2026 Revenue down 1% year over year to $2.0B · 1¢ of every $1 of revenue kept as net profit · operating margin 2.3%

Advance Auto Parts made $2.0B in Q3 2026 (-1% Y/Y). Operating margin 2.3%, net earnings $15.0M. See where every dollar goes — costs, profit and cash — as a Sankey from the 10-Q filed Nov 5, 2026.

Revenue$2.0B
Year over year-1%
Operating margin2.3%
Net earnings$15.0M
Operating cash flow$59.0M

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What changed this quarter

Revenue was $2.0B in Q3 2026, down 1% year over year and up 1% from the previous quarter.

Gross margin was 44.6%, up 1.3 points from Q3 2025. Operating profit was $0.05B, a 2.3% margin (up 1.3 points year over year). Operating expenses fell 1% while revenue fell 1%. The fastest-growing cost line was Other operating costs (+27%). Net earnings were $0.01B. The effective tax rate was 37.5%.

Operating cash flow was $0.06B, 393% of net earnings. Non-cash charges added back $0.06B of depreciation and amortization and $0.01B of share-based compensation. Working capital and other items used $0.02B. Capital expenditures of $0.07B exceeded it, leaving free cash flow of −$0.01B.

Quarterly history

Advance Auto Parts revenue by quarterAdvance Auto Parts revenue by quarter$2.0BQ4 2024$2.0BQ2 2025$2.0BQ3 2025$2.0BQ4 2025$2.0BQ2 2026$2.0BQ3 2026
Advance Auto Parts net earnings by quarterAdvance Auto Parts net earnings by quarter−$415MQ4 2024$15.0MQ2 2025−$1.0MQ3 2025$6.0MQ4 2025$55.0MQ2 2026$15.0MQ3 2026
QuarterFormFiledRevenueY/YOp. marginNet earningsOp. cash flow
Q3 202610-QNov 5, 2026$2.0B-1%2.3%$15.0M$59.0M
Q2 202610-QAug 20, 2026$2.0B-0.5%5.1%$55.0M$271M
Q4 202510-KFeb 13, 2026$2.0B-1%2.2%$6.0M$72.0M
Q3 202510-QOct 30, 2025$2.0B-5%1.1%−$1.0M−$12.0M
Q2 202510-QAug 14, 2025$2.0B-8%1.1%$15.0M$50.0M
Q4 202410-KFeb 26, 2025$2.0B-51%-41.1%−$415M−$73.0M

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Advance Auto Parts: revenue growth, year over year and quarter over quarterAdvance Auto Parts: revenue growth, year over year and quarter over quarterY/YQ/Q-51%Q4 2024-8%+1%Q2 2025-5%+1%Q3 2025-1%-3%Q4 20250%+1%Q2 2026-1%+1%Q3 2026
Latest (Q3 2026): Y/Y -1%, Q/Q +1%.
Advance Auto Parts: where the cash came from (+) and went (−), TTM to Q3 2026Advance Auto Parts: where the cash came from (+) and went (−), TTM to Q3 2026Operating cash flow$383MCapital spending−$295MCash drawn (+) / kept (−)$89.0MOther investing−$72.0MDividends−$60.0MOther financing−$43.0MExchange rates−$3.0MAsset & business sales$1.0M
From the cash-flow statement as filed (SEC XBRL). Cash is fungible: the bars do not say which dollar paid for what.
Advance Auto Parts: profit against cash, quarter by quarterAdvance Auto Parts: profit against cash, quarter by quarterNet incomeOperating cash flow$45.0M$85.0MQ2 2024−$6.0M$70.0MQ3 2024−$415M−$73.0MQ4 2024$15.0M$50.0MQ2 2025−$1.0M−$12.0MQ3 2025$6.0M$72.0MQ4 2025$55.0M$271MQ2 2026$15.0M$59.0MQ3 2026
Latest (Q3 2026): Net income $15.0M, Operating cash flow $59.0M.
Advance Auto Parts: diluted shares by fiscal yearAdvance Auto Parts: diluted shares by fiscal year69MFY202065MFY202161MFY202260MFY202360MFY202461MFY2025
-12.2% since FY2020: buybacks shrank the count.
Advance Auto Parts: long-term debt falling due (FY2025)Advance Auto Parts: long-term debt falling due (FY2025)$350M2027$300M2028$1.5B2030$1.3BLater
Cash $3.1B, short-term investments —, long-term debt $3.4B at 2026-01-03.
Advance Auto Parts in its industry: growth against margin (7 companies, SIC 5531)Advance Auto Parts in its industry: growth against margin (7 companies, SIC 5531)revenue growth, year over year →↑ operating marginmedian -1%median 6%AZOORLYHZOONEWPRTSALDSAAP (-1%, 2%)
Retail-Auto & Home Supply Stores; dot size is quarterly revenue; dashed lines are the industry's medians.

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About Advance Auto Parts

Unless the context otherwise requires, the “Company,” “Advance,” and similar terms refer to Advance Auto Parts, Inc., its subsidiaries and their respective operations on a consolidated basis. The Company’s fiscal year consists of 52 or 53 weeks ending on the Saturday closest to December 31 st each year. The Company’s previous three fiscal years ended on December 28, 2024 (“2024”), December 30, 2023 (“2023”) and December 31, 2022 (“2022”) and each included fifty-two weeks of operations. Advance Auto Parts, Inc. and its subsidiaries is a leading automotive aftermarket parts provider in North America, serving both professional installers (“professional”) and “do-it-yourself” (“DIY”) customers, as well as independently-owned operators.

In its own words, from its 10-K, filed Feb 26, 2025.

Advance Auto Parts against its Retail-Auto & Home Supply Stores peers

The largest companies of the same SEC industry, each at its latest quarter. Revenue growth: -1% against the peers' median -1%. Operating margin: 2.3% against the peers' median 6.1%.

CompanyQuarterRevenueY/YOp. margin
AAP Advance Auto PartsQ3 2026$2.0B-1%2.3%
AZO AutoZoneQ4 FY26$6.6B+6%20.0%
ORLY O'Reilly AutomotiveQ3 2026$5.1B+9%21.4%
HZO MarinemaxQ3 FY26$611M-7%6.1%
ONEW OneWater MarineQ3 FY26$531M-4%6.7%
PRTS CarParts.comQ3 2026$129M+1%-2.9%
ALDS APPlife Digital SolutionsQ4 FY26$222K-27%n/m
FFLO Free Flow USAQ2 2026$4K—-457.3%

Source: Advance Auto Parts 10-Q on SEC EDGAR · CIK 1158449 · Retail-Auto & Home Supply Stores

Guidance and outlook

Advance Auto Parts: what its forward-looking statements are about (10-Q filed 2026-11-05)Advance Auto Parts: what its forward-looking statements are about (10-Q filed 2026-11-05)Costs2Other2Capital spending1Buybacks & dividends1Financing1
7 statements; tone +0.43 (−1 all cautious, +1 all confident); 0 hedged.
Advance Auto Parts: outlook statements against the filing beforeAdvance Auto Parts: outlook statements against the filing beforeConfident3

13F: who owns AAP and who is buying

Largest holders of AAP (13F)Largest holders of AAP (13F)BlackRock$582MPrice T Rowe Associates$524MVanguard Group$268MVanguard Portfolio Management LLC$233MPzena Investment Management LLC$194MDimensional Fund Advisors LP$191MFederated Hermes$187MVanguard Capital Management LLC$169MState Street$159MMaple Rock Capital Partners$151M
Funds' net buying of AAP by quarter (13F)Funds' net buying of AAP by quarter (13F)−$76.6M2024-09$28.3M2024-12$70.5M2025-03$162M2025-06−$351M2025-09$250M2025-12−$149M2026-03$75.8M2026-06
Value of shares 13F filers added minus the value they sold, each quarter (quarters with most filings in).

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