Headquartered in Raleigh, NC Fiscal year ends December NYSE: AAP AdvanceAutoParts.com
Advance Auto Parts, Inc. is an automotive aftermarket parts provider serving two customer groups: professional installers (the Pro channel, including Main Street Pro customers) and do-it-yourself (DIY) retail customers. As of October 10, 2026, it operated 4,325 company-operated stores (4,087 Advance Auto Parts and 238 Carquest), primarily in the United States, with additional locations in Canada, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. It also supplies 787 independently owned Carquest-branded stores across these markets and various Caribbean islands. The company sells parts, accessories and other offerings in stores and through e-commerce. It is executing a multi-year transformation that includes a 2024 restructuring plan, location closures and a distribution network optimization that converts stores and distribution centers into market hubs. It also continues to open new stores and market hubs. Management has stated a goal of re-establishing an investment grade credit rating. Updated
Management raised free cash flow guidance to roughly $150 million from $100 million, a fifth straight EPS beat built on expense discipline. Comparable sales fell 1.2% but turned positive in the final four weeks, and revenue missed estimates.
Seven straight quarters of EPS beats go on the line before the open, with consensus at $0.78 on $2.04 billion in revenue. Last quarter the stock dropped 21% because revenue missed even as earnings beat, so the top line is what decides this one.
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Monday's top analyst upgrades and downgrades included AbbVie, Adobe, Advance Auto Parts, Anheuser-Busch InBev, Bumble, Fortinet, Nike and Palo Alto Networks.
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen before markets opened on Tuesday, July 11, 2023.
Tuesday's top analyst upgrades and downgrades included Advance Auto Parts, Alphabet, Biogen, Cheesecake Factory, Chesapeake Energy, Micron Technology, MongoDB, Ross Stores, Tesla and TG Therapeutics.
Advance Auto Parts, Inc. is an automotive aftermarket parts provider serving two customer groups: professional installers (the Pro channel, including Main Street Pro customers) and do-it-yourself (DIY) retail customers.
24/7 Wall St.'s 12-month price target for AAP is $77.41, rated Buy. The Wall Street consensus target is $48.75. AAP price prediction →
