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Specialty retail · Consumer Cyclical · Fiscal year ends Jan 2
Advance Auto Parts reported revenue of $8.6B in the fiscal year ended Jan 2026, down 5.4% from the year before. Operating income was −$43M, an operating margin of −0.5%, and net income was $44M. Operating cash flow of −$46M less capital expenditure of $252M left free cash flow of −$298M. Net debt was $289M.
Ranks among the 14 specialty retail companies we cover (1st = best; for debt, the least indebted). Green = top third, red = bottom third.
Last 5 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Jan 2022 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 10,998 | 9,149 | 9,209 | 9,094 | 8,601 |
| Cost of revenue | 6,074 | 4,916 | 5,349 | 5,685 | 4,868 |
| Gross profit | 4,924 | 4,233 | 3,860 | 3,409 | 3,733 |
| Selling, general & admin | 4,102 | 3,708 | 3,805 | 3,813 | 3,572 |
| Operating income | 822 | 525 | 39.0 | −713 | −43.0 |
| Pre-tax income | 782 | 460 | −47.0 | −768 | −91.0 |
| Income tax | 186 | 99.7 | −17.0 | −181 | −159 |
| Net income | 597 | 464 | 30.0 | −336 | 44.0 |
| Diluted EPS | 9.25 | 7.65 | 0.50 | −5.61 | 0.73 |
| Diluted shares | 64.5 | 60.7 | 59.6 | 59.9 | 60.6 |
| Fiscal year | Jan 2022 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & equivalents | 588 | 271 | 488 | 1,869 | 3,123 |
| Receivables | 754 | 684 | 610 | 544 | 380 |
| Inventory | 4,683 | 4,896 | 3,894 | 3,612 | 3,646 |
| Current assets | 6,257 | 6,015 | 6,377 | 6,143 | 7,290 |
| Net PP&E | 1,528 | 1,690 | 1,556 | 1,334 | 1,269 |
| Goodwill | 994 | 990 | 601 | 598 | 600 |
| Total assets | 12,176 | 11,986 | 12,276 | 10,798 | 11,826 |
| Payables | 3,967 | 4,179 | 3,526 | 3,408 | 2,977 |
| Current liabilities | 5,222 | 5,421 | 5,307 | 4,665 | 4,176 |
| Short-term debt | 0.0 | 185 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Long-term debt | 1,034 | 1,188 | 1,786 | 1,789 | 3,412 |
| Total liabilities | 9,094 | 9,387 | 9,757 | 8,628 | 9,628 |
| Shareholders' equity | 3,082 | 2,599 | 2,520 | 2,170 | 2,198 |
| Fiscal year | Jan 2022 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 1,107 | 737 | 287 | 85.0 | −46.0 |
| Capital expenditure | 290 | 399 | 226 | 181 | 252 |
| Free cash flow | 817 | 338 | 61.0 | −96.0 | −298 |
| Depreciation & amortisation | 260 | 248 | 269 | 292 | 272 |
| Stock-based compensation | 63.1 | 46.5 | 41.0 | 42.0 | 36.0 |
| Share buybacks | 906 | 618 | 14.5 | 6.5 | – |
| Dividends paid | 161 | 336 | 209 | 60.0 | 60.0 |
| Dividend per share | 3.25 | 6.00 | 2.25 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Fiscal year | Jan 2022 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | – | −16.8% | 0.7% | −1.2% | −5.4% |
| Operating income growth (YoY) | – | −36.2% | −92.6% | −1928.2% | – |
| EPS growth (YoY) | – | −17.3% | −93.5% | −1222.0% | – |
| Gross margin | 44.8% | 46.3% | 41.9% | 37.5% | 43.4% |
| Operating margin | 7.5% | 5.7% | 0.4% | −7.8% | −0.5% |
| Net margin | 5.4% | 5.1% | 0.3% | −3.7% | 0.5% |
| Return on equityBlank when equity is negative | 19.4% | 17.9% | 1.2% | −15.5% | 2.0% |
| ROCEEBIT ÷ (assets − current liabilities) | 11.8% | 8.0% | 0.6% | −11.6% | −0.6% |
| Free cash flow margin | 7.4% | 3.7% | 0.7% | −1.1% | −3.5% |
| Cash conversion (CFO ÷ net income) | 1.86x | 1.59x | 9.57x | −0.25x | −1.05x |
| Receivable days | 25 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 16 |
| Inventory days | 281 | 364 | 266 | 232 | 273 |
| Payable days | 238 | 310 | 241 | 219 | 223 |
| Debt ÷ equity | 0.34x | 0.53x | 0.71x | 0.82x | 1.55x |
| Net debtDebt − cash & equivalents; excludes investments; negative = net cash | 446 | 1,102 | 1,298 | −80.0 | 289 |
| Current ratio | 1.20x | 1.11x | 1.20x | 1.32x | 1.75x |
Standardised figures from the company's XBRL filings with the SEC (10-K, 10-Q). Line items follow US GAAP tags, so a company's own statement layout may differ and some lines show “–” where the company does not report that item. Ratios are calculated from these figures. For education only; not investment advice or a recommendation.