Advance Auto Parts (AAP) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Advance Auto Parts (AAP) reported Free Cash Flow of -$21.0 million for Q1 2026, up 83.06% year-over-year from -$11.5 million in Q1 2025, and up 72.37% on a QoQ basis from -$76.0 million in Q4 2025.
Advance Auto Parts (AAP) has 18 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at -$21.0 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Free Cash Flow rose 83.06% year-over-year to -$21.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was -$298.0 million (down 210.42% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at -$298.0 million, down 210.42% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow rose to -$21.0 million in Q1 2026 per AAP's latest filing, from -$76.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $267.1 million in Q3 2022 and bottomed at -$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.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Free Cash Flow surged 110.09%; it then tumbled 381.48% in 2025.
- Tracing AAP's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: 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 soared by 38.71% to -$76.0 million in 2025, then jumped by 72.37% to -$21.0 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest AAP Free Cash Flow figures stand at -$21.0 million (Q1 2026), -$76.0 million (Q4 2025), and -$3.0 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O Reilly Automotive | 77.46 Bn | 77.21 Bn | 2.35 Bn | 788.47 Mn |
| 2 | Autozone | 56.88 Bn | 56.59 Bn | 2.24 Bn | 35.63 Mn |
| 3 | Genuine Parts | 13.45 Bn | 12.97 Bn | 2.34 Bn | -33.64 Mn |
| 4 | Modine Manufacturing | 13.16 Bn | 13.07 Bn | 186.10 Mn | -17.10 Mn |
| 5 | Borgwarner | 13.07 Bn | 13.23 Bn | 677.00 Mn | 9.00 Mn |
| 6 | Aptiv | 11.89 Bn | 8.82 Bn | 920.00 Mn | -362.00 Mn |
| 7 | Magna International | 10.79 Bn | 9.60 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 896.00 Mn |
| 8 | Allison Transmission Holdings | 9.02 Bn | 8.71 Bn | 406.00 Mn | 148.00 Mn |
| 9 | Autoliv | 9.01 Bn | 8.66 Bn | 526.00 Mn | -161.00 Mn |
| 10 | Advance Auto Parts | 3.51 Bn | 386.54 Mn | 869.00 Mn | -21.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 3, 2026 | -21.00 Mn |
| Jan 3, 2026 | -21.00 Mn |
| Oct 4, 2025 | -76.00 Mn |
| Oct 4, 2025 | -76.00 Mn |
| Jul 12, 2025 | -3.00 Mn |
| Jul 12, 2025 | -3.00 Mn |
| Apr 19, 2025 | -198.00 Mn |
| Apr 19, 2025 | -198.00 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2024 | -68.00 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2024 | -68.00 Mn |
| Oct 5, 2024 | 76.00 Mn |
| Oct 5, 2024 | 76.00 Mn |
| Jul 13, 2024 | -5.00 Mn |
| Jul 13, 2024 | -5.00 Mn |
| Apr 20, 2024 | -43.00 Mn |
| Apr 20, 2024 | -43.00 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 118.50 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 118.50 Mn |
| Oct 7, 2023 | 109.51 Mn |
| Oct 7, 2023 | 109.51 Mn |
| Jul 15, 2023 | 160.52 Mn |
| Jul 15, 2023 | 160.52 Mn |
| Apr 22, 2023 | -472.52 Mn |
| Apr 22, 2023 | -472.52 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 74.43 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 74.43 Mn |
| Oct 8, 2022 | 52.12 Mn |
| Oct 8, 2022 | 52.12 Mn |
| Jul 16, 2022 | 267.13 Mn |
| Jul 16, 2022 | 267.13 Mn |
| Apr 23, 2022 | -169.79 Mn |
| Apr 23, 2022 | -169.79 Mn |
| Jan 1, 2022 | 200.80 Mn |
| Jan 1, 2022 | 200.80 Mn |
| Apr 24, 2021 | 259.05 Mn |
| Apr 24, 2021 | 259.05 Mn |
| Oct 3, 2020 | 308.48 Mn |
| Oct 3, 2020 | 308.48 Mn |
| Jul 11, 2020 | 380.17 Mn |
| Jul 11, 2020 | 380.17 Mn |
| Apr 18, 2020 | -72.07 Mn |
| Apr 18, 2020 | -72.07 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2019 | 57.46 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2019 | 57.46 Mn |
| Oct 5, 2019 | 158.59 Mn |
| Oct 5, 2019 | 158.59 Mn |
| Jul 13, 2019 | 237.51 Mn |
| Jul 13, 2019 | 237.51 Mn |
| Apr 20, 2019 | 143.23 Mn |
| Apr 20, 2019 | 143.23 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2018 | 40.94 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2018 | 40.94 Mn |
| Oct 6, 2018 | 194.22 Mn |
| Oct 6, 2018 | 194.22 Mn |
| Jul 14, 2018 | 262.66 Mn |
| Jul 14, 2018 | 262.66 Mn |
| Apr 21, 2018 | 119.50 Mn |
| Apr 21, 2018 | 119.50 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2017 | 171.00 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2017 | 171.00 Mn |
| Oct 7, 2017 | 95.06 Mn |
| Oct 7, 2017 | 95.06 Mn |
| Jul 15, 2017 | 175.18 Mn |
| Jul 15, 2017 | 175.18 Mn |
| Apr 22, 2017 | -30.20 Mn |
| Apr 22, 2017 | -30.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 40.93 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 40.93 Mn |
| Oct 8, 2016 | 152.30 Mn |
| Oct 8, 2016 | 152.30 Mn |
| Jul 16, 2016 | 71.21 Mn |
| Jul 16, 2016 | 71.21 Mn |
| Apr 23, 2016 | -692,000.00 |
| Apr 23, 2016 | -692,000.00 |
| Jan 2, 2016 | 89.15 Mn |
| Jan 2, 2016 | 89.15 Mn |
| Apr 25, 2015 | 45.17 Mn |
| Apr 25, 2015 | 45.17 Mn |
| Oct 4, 2014 | 164.46 Mn |
| Oct 4, 2014 | 164.46 Mn |
| Jul 12, 2014 | 193.69 Mn |
| Jul 12, 2014 | 193.69 Mn |
| Apr 19, 2014 | 20.60 Mn |
| Apr 19, 2014 | 20.60 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2013 | 98.72 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2013 | 98.72 Mn |
| Oct 5, 2013 | 52.59 Mn |
| Oct 5, 2013 | 52.59 Mn |
| Jul 13, 2013 | 126.03 Mn |
| Jul 13, 2013 | 126.03 Mn |
| Apr 20, 2013 | 72.16 Mn |
| Apr 20, 2013 | 72.16 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2012 | 110.53 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2012 | 110.53 Mn |
| Oct 6, 2012 | 38.47 Mn |
| Oct 6, 2012 | 38.47 Mn |
| Jul 14, 2012 | 112.15 Mn |
| Jul 14, 2012 | 112.15 Mn |
| Apr 21, 2012 | 152.95 Mn |
| Apr 21, 2012 | 152.95 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 157.24 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 157.24 Mn |
| Oct 8, 2011 | 85.52 Mn |
| Oct 8, 2011 | 85.52 Mn |
| Jul 16, 2011 | 134.39 Mn |
| Jul 16, 2011 | 134.39 Mn |
| Apr 23, 2011 | 183.57 Mn |
| Apr 23, 2011 | 183.57 Mn |
| Jan 1, 2011 | -29.25 Mn |
| Jan 1, 2011 | -29.25 Mn |
| Apr 24, 2010 | 277.33 Mn |
| Apr 24, 2010 | 277.33 Mn |
| Oct 10, 2009 | 152.86 Mn |
| Oct 10, 2009 | 152.86 Mn |
| Jul 18, 2009 | 100.46 Mn |
| Jul 18, 2009 | 100.46 Mn |
| Apr 25, 2009 | 242.51 Mn |
| Apr 25, 2009 | 242.51 Mn |