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$42.58 +0.19 (+0.45%) At close · Aug 21
Market Cap
$3.39B
Shares
60.40M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$42.58 Open$42.41 Day$42.00–43.75 52W close$38.75–64.17 Avg vol 30d2.1M Short int11.0M · 18.3% float · 7.1d Short vol62% Last earningsAug 20, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Aug 20

Up next

Next earnings call
Nov 22, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 13 wks
FQ3-27 quarter ends
~Oct 2, 2026 Est
filed Aug 20, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Sell
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Sell Momentum Weak Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Strong Quant / Vol Very High
      Market backdrop VIX 15.1 · calm Equity put/call 0.58
      Technical
      price trend
      Sell
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg −19%
      below
      Price vs 50-day avg −25%
      below
      RSI (14) 28
      oversold
      MACD trend Negative
      52-week position 15%
      mid-range
      Volume (OBV) Confirms
      volume backs price
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Weak
      1-month return −24%
      trailing
      6-month return −20%
      trailing
      YTD return +8%
      this year
      Relative strength −32%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Neutral
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $57 › 200d $53 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +3% holders QoQ · +59 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Rising
      18.27% of float · ▲ +2.4% MoM · 7.1 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      379 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Squeeze score 78
      high risk · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Strong
      Revenue growth −5%
      Y/Y
      Gross margin 43%
      expanding
      EPS growth +113%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $-298.0M
      Buyback $900.0M
      remaining
      Balance sheet $289.0M
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Very High
      Volatility 59%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −40%
      past year
      ATR 8.2%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Beat or met 1 of last 3
      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Aug 20, 2026
      Adjusted operating income margin · Full Year 2026 Non-GAAP Initiated 3.8% – 4.5%
      Adjusted diluted EPS · Full Year 2026 Non-GAAP Initiated $2.60 – $3.30
      Prior guidance period ended · from the 8-K filed Oct 30, 2025
      Comparable store sales (52 weeks) · Full Year 2025 0.7%
      Adjusted operating income margin from continuing operations · Full Year 2025 2.4%
      Guided vs delivered · last 3 settled
      Net sales full-year 2025
      guided $8.4B – $8.6B
      $8.6B Beat +1.2%
      Sales for the full year full year 2024
      guided $11.15B – $11.25B
      $9.09B Miss −18.8%
      Diluted EPS for the full year full year 2024
      guided $2.00
      $-5.61 Miss −380.5%

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Sell
      3 · 4 · 0
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      −19% Bearish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      −25% Bearish
      RSI (14)
      28 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      15% Neutral
      Volume (OBV)
      Confirms Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Mixed
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $57 › 200d $53 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +3% holders QoQ · +59 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Rising
      18.27% of float · ▲ +2.4% MoM · 7.1 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      379 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $39 Now $43 · 15% Range high $64
      vs 200-day avg -19% vs 50-day avg -25%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      AAP stores 4,072 Twenty-Eight Weeks Ended
      CARQUEST stores 239 Twenty-Eight Weeks Ended
      Independently owned Carquest branded stores 786 As of July 18, 2026
      Stores operated 4,311 As of July 18, 2026
      Adjusted Net Income non-GAAP 47M Q1 2026
      GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliation
      GAAP Net Income 24M
      +12M Restructuring and Other Related Expenses
      +6M Impairments and Write-downs of assets
      +5M Other Items
      = Adjusted Net Income 47M
      Adjusted SG&A non-GAAP 1.08B Q1 2026
      Free cash flow non-GAAP -$298M Full Year 2025
      GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliation
      GAAP Cash flows from continuing operations -$46M
      -$252M Purchases of property and equipment
      = Free Cash Flow -$298M

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Auto Parts — same industry group
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      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      AAP
      Advance Auto Parts Inc
      this stock
      $3.39B +8.3% -5.4% 18.3%
      ORLY
      O Reilly Automotive Inc
      $72.09B -2.3% +6.4% 28.3 3.1%
      AZO
      Autozone Inc
      $48.36B -12.8% +2.4% 2.7%
      SMTOY
      Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd/Adr/
      $42.68B 0.0%
      HSAI
      Hesai Group
      $23.89B -14.7% +52.1% 0.8%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Reducing
      Holders
      379
      % held
      134.1%
      Net QoQ
      -55.8K sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
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      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      363
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Rising
      Shares short
      11.0M
      Days to cover
      7.1d
      Change
      +262.5K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      62%
      As of
      Aug 21, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      1.0K
      Value
      $60.0K
      As of
      Jul 29, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      42.6%
      Week of
      Jul 13, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Congressional Trades Sell
      Member
      Daniel Goldman
      Amount
      $1.0K–$15.0K
      Traded
      Jul 12, 2023
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $8.6B
      Net income (FY)
      $44.0M
      EPS diluted
      $0.73
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $2.7B
      Remaining
      $900.0M
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Aug 20, 2026
      This year
      11
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $10.8K
      Shares
      216
      Filed
      Nov 14, 2025
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Aug 20, 2026
      View
      Investor Relations
      Latest news
      Advance Auto Parts Reports Second…
      Published
      Aug 20, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      AAP -24.7% -23.7% -20.1% -23.3% +8.4%
      SPY -1.4% +3.6% +11.6% +2.5% +12.3%
      vs SPY -23.3% -27.3% -31.6% -25.8% -3.9%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.25 / share · ex Jul 10, 2026
      Declared · upcoming
      $0.25 / share · ex Oct 9, 2026
      Cut 83.3%
      Paid (TTM)
      $1.00 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      2.35%
      Buyback program · as of Jan 3, 2026
      Authorized
      $2.70B
      Spent (derived)
      $1.80B
      Remaining
      $900.00M
      Spent Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 1158449 CUSIP 00751Y106 13F (30d) 353 filings 332 filers Visit website Investor relations