Advance Auto Parts (AAP) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Advance Auto Parts has disclosed Free Cash Flow across 18 years of filings, most recently posting -$21.0 million for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 83.06% year-over-year to -$21.0 million; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at -$298.0 million (down 210.42% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was -$298.0 million, down 210.42% from the prior year.
• Free Cash Flow grew to -$21.0 million in Q1 2026, from -$76.0 million in the prior quarter.
• Over the last five years, Free Cash Flow for AAP reached as high as $267.1 million in Q3 2022 and fell as low as -$472.5 million in Q2 2023.
• The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $27.0 million (2024), against an average of $3.6 million.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Free Cash Flow jumped 110.09% — and 2025, when it tumbled 381.48%.
• A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $188.4 million in 2022, then slumped by 37.09% to $118.5 million in 2023, then plunged by 204.64% to -$124.0 million in 2024, then surged by 38.71% to -$76.0 million in 2025, then soared by 72.37% to -$21.0 million in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow over the past three periods registered -$21.0 million, -$76.0 million, and -$3.0 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.