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Advance Auto Parts reported third quarter 2026 net sales of $2,012 million and comparable store sales decreased 1.2%, while raising full year 2026 free cash flow guidance to Approx. $150 Million.
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* Q4 derived as the full year minus Q1 to Q3.
TL;DR. Advance Auto Parts returned to positive comparable sales in FY25 (0.8%) and expanded adjusted operating margin to 2.5%, but full-year net sales fell 5% to $8.6B, free cash flow was a $298M outflow, and the company now expects the 7% medium-term margin target to slip beyond 2027 while guiding FY26 comp sales of 1–2% and adjusted operating margin of 3.8–4.5%.
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| Metric | Latest | Period | YoY |
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| AAP stores | 4,072 | Twenty-Eight Weeks Ended July 18, 2026 | — |
| Adjusted diluted earnings per share non-GAAP | $1.03 | second quarter 2026 | — |
| Adjusted gross profit non-GAAP | 0.9B | second quarter 2026 | — |
| Adjusted gross profit margin non-GAAP | 46.2% | second quarter 2026 | — |
| Adjusted Net Income non-GAAP | 111M | Twenty-Eight Weeks Ended July 18, 2026 | — |
GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliationGAAP Net Income 80M
+15M Restructuring and Other Related Expenses
+11M Impairments and Write-downs of assets
+5M Other Items
= Adjusted Net Income 111M
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| Adjusted operating income non-GAAP | $112M | second quarter 2026 | — |
GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliationGAAP Operating income 101M
+4M Restructuring and Other Related Expenses
+6M Impairments and Write-downs of assets
+1M Other Items
= Adjusted Operating Income 112M
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| Adjusted operating income margin non-GAAP | 5.6% | second quarter 2026 | — |
| Adjusted SG&A as a percentage of net sales non-GAAP | 40.6% | second quarter 2026 | — |
| Adjusted SG&A expenses non-GAAP | 0.8B | second quarter 2026 | — |
| CARQUEST stores | 239 | Twenty-Eight Weeks Ended July 18, 2026 | — |
| Comparable store sales | 0.5% | second quarter 2026 | — |
| Free Cash Flow non-GAAP | 120M | Twenty-Eight Weeks Ended July 18, 2026 | — |
GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliationGAAP Cash flows from continuing operations 252M
-132M Purchases of property and equipment
= Free Cash Flow 120M
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| Gross profit margin | 46.2% | the second quarter of fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| Independently owned Carquest branded stores | 786 | as of July 18, 2026 | — |
| SG&A expenses, exclusive of restructuring and related expenses | 40.6% | the second quarter of fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| Stores operated | 4,311 | as of July 18, 2026 | — |
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Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding
| 5D | 20D | 120D | MTD | YTD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | +5.2% | +13.5% | +2.0% | +6.7% | +22.4% |
| SPY | -4.7% | -5.3% | -0.8% | -3.0% | +7.5% |
| vs SPY | +10.0% | +18.8% | +2.8% | +9.7% | +15.0% |
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.
