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ADVANCE AUTO PARTS INC AAP

NYSE · stock · Retail-Auto & Home Supply Stores · website · IPO 2001-11-29 · LEI

ADVANCE AUTO PARTS INC statistics & valuation

Market cap$3.7B
P / E85.2×
P / S0.4×
P / B1.7×
Dividend yield1.60%
Net margin0.5%
Return on equity2.0%
FCF margin-3.5%
Net debt$289.0M
Net debt / EBITDA1.3×
Enterprise value USD$4.0B
EV / EBITDA17.6×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV-1.1%
Return on capital-0.6%
Graham number -54.4%$24.41

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($24.41); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
4.80% 5.10% 4.40% 5.00% 4.90% 5.40% 5.10% 0.30% -3.70% 0.50% 2016201720182019202120222022202320242026
Gross margin (%)
44.50% 43.60% 44.00% 43.80% 44.30% 44.80% 46.30% 41.90% 37.50% 43.40% 2016201720182019202120222022202320242026
Operating margin (%)
8.20% 6.10% 6.30% 7.00% 7.40% 7.50% 5.70% 0.40% -7.80% -0.50% 2016201720182019202120222022202320242026
Return on equity (%)
15.80% 13.90% 11.90% 13.70% 13.90% 19.40% 17.90% 1.20% -15.50% 2.00% 2016201720182019202120222022202320242026
Shares outstanding
73.9M 74.1M 74.0M 71.2M 69.0M 64.5M 60.7M 59.6M 60.0M 60.6M 2016201720182019202120222022202320242026
Net debt ($)
$907.8M $497.4M $149.2M $328.7M $198.0M $446.3M $917.5M $1.30B -$80.0M $289.0M 2016201720182019202120222022202320242026
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202120222022202320242026
Return on assets (%)
5.50% 5.60% 4.70% 4.30% 4.20% 4.90% 3.90% 0.20% -3.10% 0.40% 2016201720182019202120222022202320242026
Free cash flow margin (%)
2.80% 4.40% 6.40% 6.10% 6.90% 7.40% 3.70% 0.70% -0.40% -3.50% 2016201720182019202120222022202320242026
Debt / equity (×)
0.36× 0.31× 0.29× 0.21× 0.29× 0.34× 0.46× 0.71× 0.82× 1.55× 2016201720182019202120222022202320242026
EPS ($)
$6.20 $6.42 $5.73 $6.84 $7.14 $9.25 $7.65 $0.50 -$5.61 $0.73 2016201720182019202120222022202320242026

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

ADVANCE AUTO PARTS INC trades at about 73.3× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 18.2×–133.7×, median 25×).

18.2× 133.7×

Shaded band = 10-year range (18.2×–133.7×); dot = today's 73.3×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2026FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2022FY2021FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin43.4%37.5%41.9%46.3%44.8%44.3%43.8%44.0%43.6%44.5%
Operating margin-0.5%-7.8%0.4%5.7%7.5%7.4%7.0%6.3%6.1%8.2%
Net margin0.5%-3.7%0.3%5.1%5.4%4.9%5.0%4.4%5.1%4.8%
FCF margin-3.5%-0.4%0.7%3.7%7.4%6.9%6.1%6.4%4.4%2.8%
Return on assets0.4%-3.1%0.2%3.9%4.9%4.2%4.3%4.7%5.6%5.5%
Return on equity2.0%-15.5%1.2%17.9%19.4%13.9%13.7%11.9%13.9%15.8%
Debt / equity1.55×0.82×0.71×0.46×0.34×0.29×0.21×0.29×0.31×0.36×
Current ratio1.751.321.201.111.201.321.271.571.561.41

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2026-01-03. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.