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Advance Auto Parts (AAP) guidance and outlook
Advance Auto Parts (AAP) raised its guidance on Nov 5, 2026: Free cash flow $150M for FY2026; Revenue $8.5B for FY2026; Operating margin 4% for FY2026; EPS −$3.00 for FY2026. Advance Auto Parts' 10-Q filed Nov 5, 2026 makes 7 forward-looking statements.
Guidance and outlook
Latest guidance
| Metric | Period | Range | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free cash flow | FY2026 | $150M | raised |
| Revenue | FY2026 | $8.5B | reaffirmed |
| Operating margin | FY2026 | 4% | raised |
| EPS | FY2026 | −$3.00 | reaffirmed |
| Capital expenditures | FY2026 | $300M | reaffirmed |
| Revenue | FY2026 | $53.0M | new |
| Interest expense | FY2026 | $210M | reaffirmed |
From the earnings release filed Nov 5, 2026 (8-K on EDGAR).
Forward-looking statements, 10-Q filed Nov 5, 2026
- The Company will continue to assess the recoverability of these tariffs, and will recognize any future recoveries when realized or realizable, the magnitude of which in future periods is not expected to be material to the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements.
- While these factors tend to fluctuate, the Company remains confident in the long-term growth prospects for the automotive parts industry.
- The Company estimates that it will incur additional expenses of approximately $5 million to $10 million through the remainder of fiscal 2026 related to the active restructuring plans.
- For the forty weeks ended October 10, 2026, cash flows used in investing activities of continuing operations increased by $72 million compared with the forty weeks ended October 4, 2025, with higher spend on property and equipment, net in the current period, as the Company continues to invest in information technology, supply chain, e-commerce, new greenfield store and distribution center sites and enhancements…
- Any payments of dividends in the future will be at the discretion of the Company’s Board of Directors and will depend upon the Company’s results of operations, cash flows, capital requirements and other factors deemed relevant by the Board of Directors.
- Expected working and other capital requirements, including Contractual and Off-Balance Sheet Obligations are described in the Company’s 2025 Form 10-K in “Part II, Item 7.
- Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” As of October 10, 2026, other than for the changes disclosed in the “Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements”, and “Liquidity and Capital Resources” in this Quarterly Report, there have been no other material changes to the Company’s expected working and other capital requirements described in the Company’s…
Advance Auto Parts' latest quarter
Advance Auto Parts, Q3 2026: revenue $2.0B (-1% year over year), operating margin 2.3%, net earnings $15.0M, operating cash flow $59.0M. The chart follows the revenue to costs, profit and cash.
Questions
Did Advance Auto Parts raise or lower its guidance?
Advance Auto Parts (AAP) raised its guidance on Nov 5, 2026: Free cash flow $150M for FY2026; Revenue $8.5B for FY2026; Operating margin 4% for FY2026; EPS −$3.00 for FY2026.
What does Advance Auto Parts expect?
The Company will continue to assess the recoverability of these tariffs, and will recognize any future recoveries when realized or realizable, the magnitude of which in future periods is not expected to be material to the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements. While these factors tend to fluctuate, the Company remains confident in the long-term growth prospects for the automotive parts industry. The Company estimates that it will incur additional expenses of approximately $5 million to $10 million through the remainder of fiscal 2026 related to the active restructuring plans.
Updated Nov 8, 2026. Read automatically from SEC filings and public data; errors are possible. Not investment advice.