Analysis updated on Oct. 16, 2026 (UTC) · Alpha · vs marketSwitch to Total · NYSE
Our AI ranks Advance Auto Parts Inc outside the neutral middle of its coverage (a directional signal). Create a free account and follow it to see the exact price target.
Advance Auto Parts Inc is a mid-cap company with a market capitalization of $2.68B. It ranks number 3 by market capitalization among the 6 Retail-Auto & Home Supply Stores issuers in our coverage with a current forecast.
For AAP, the Spearman rank correlation between our 90-day forecasts and the returns that followed is 60.0%, measured on 357 forecast dates between 2022-07-29 and 2026-07-17 on this stock's own recent history. A rank correlation runs from -100% to +100%: it measures whether higher forecasts were followed by higher returns, and a value near zero or below means the model has shown little skill on this stock. On the 30-day forecasts the same correlation is 28.0%, measured on 400 forecast dates between 2022-07-29 and 2026-09-16. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4495 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-07-07 produced a positive net return in 82.5% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report
Expected return relative to the market over the horizon: a positive alpha means the model expects the stock to beat the market, whatever the market does. Ratings: strong buy ≥ +1.8%, buy ≥ +0.2%, sell < -0.9%, strong sell < -1.2% (top 15%, next 20%, middle 30%, next 20%, bottom 15% of the 2026-10-16 signals)
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Trailing twelve months. The industry median and the rank (1 = highest) are taken over the Retail-Auto & Home Supply Stores peers listed below that report each metric.
| Metric | AAP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Market Cap | $2.68B | 3/6 |
| P/E Ratio | 96.63x | – |
| P/B Ratio | 1.19x | – |
| EPS | $0.46 | – |
| Book Value/Share | $37.37 | – |
| Metric | AAP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| ROIC | -0.3% | – |
| Gross Margin | 43.4% | 3/7 |
| Operating Margin | -0.2% | 3/7 |
| EBT Margin | -0.9% | 3/7 |
| Tax Rate | 172.0% | – |
The effective tax rate is outside the normal band, which points to a large non-recurring tax item in the trailing twelve months; headline net income, net margin and P/E are affected by it.
| Metric | AAP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.75x | 1/6 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.85x | 1/5 |
| D/E Ratio | 4.33x | – |
| Financial Leverage | 5.33x | – |
| Interest Coverage | 1.0x | 4/7 |
| Working Capital | $3.20B | 1/6 |
| Metric | AAP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | -$58M | 7/7 |
| Metric | AAP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Inventory Turnover | 1.6x | 3/5 |
| Days Inventory | 233 days | 3/5 |
| Payables Period | 189 days | 3/5 |
| Metric | AAP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Operating Income | -$21M | 6/7 |
| SG&A Expense | $4.40B | – |
| Cost of Goods Sold | $6.02B | 3/7 |
| Metric | AAP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Shares Outstanding | 60M | – |
| Total Current Assets | $7.47B | 62.2% of assets |
| Cash & Short-term Investments | $3.12B | 26.0% of assets |
| Accounts Receivable | $390M | 3.2% of assets |
| Inventory | $3.84B | 32.0% of assets |
| Total Liabilities | $9.76B | 81.2% of assets |
| Short-term Debt | $1.15B | 9.6% of assets |
Companies classified under the same SEC industry code as Advance Auto Parts Inc (Retail-Auto & Home Supply Stores): 7 common-stock issuers with a forecast this week, one row per issuer, largest first. This is a classification match, not a curated list of competitors.
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Our AI ranks Advance Auto Parts Inc outside the neutral middle of its coverage (a directional signal). Create a free account and follow it to see the exact price target.
For AAP, the Spearman rank correlation between our 90-day forecasts and the returns that followed is 60.0%, measured on 357 forecast dates between 2022-07-29 and 2026-07-17 on this stock's own recent history. A rank correlation runs from -100% to +100%: it measures whether higher forecasts were followed by higher returns, and a value near zero or below means the model has shown little skill on this stock. On the 30-day forecasts the same correlation is 28.0%, measured on 400 forecast dates between 2022-07-29 and 2026-09-16. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4495 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-07-07 produced a positive net return in 82.5% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report
Advance Auto Parts Inc forecasts are refreshed on trading days as the daily model run completes. The forecast on this page was produced on Oct. 16, 2026.
7 issuers in our coverage, AAP included, share the SEC industry code Retail-Auto & Home Supply Stores. The largest are: O Reilly Automotive Inc (ORLY), Autozone Inc (AZO), Marinemax Inc (HZO), Carparts.Com, Inc. (PRTS), Free Flow Usa, Inc. (FFLO), Applife Digital Solutions Inc (ALDS).
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