Advance Auto Parts (AAP) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)

Advance Auto Parts (AAP) reported Gross Margin of 44.04% for Q1 2026, up 2661.0% year-over-year from 1.6% in Q1 2025, and up 1.79% quarter-over-quarter from 43.27% in Q4 2025.

Advance Auto Parts (AAP) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Advance Auto Parts (AAP) has 18 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 44.04% in Q1 2026.

  • Gross Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 44.04%, up 2661.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 43.4% (up 590.0% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was 43.4%, up 592.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin rose to 44.04% in Q1 2026 per AAP's latest filing, from 43.27% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Gross Margin peaked at 79.7% in Q4 2022 and troughed at 17.43% in Q4 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 43.55% and a median of 43.35% in 2024 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2026: Gross Margin sank 3902 bps in 2023, then soared 2661 bps in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 79.7% in 2022, then plunged by 49 bps to 40.68% in 2023, then plunged by 57 bps to 17.43% in 2024, then soared by 148 bps to 43.27% in 2025, then advanced by 2 bps to 44.04% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows AAP's Gross Margin at 44.04% in Q1 2026, 43.27% in Q4 2025, and 43.48% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 O Reilly Automotive 76.00 Bn 75.75 Bn 2.35 Bn 51.47%
2 Autozone 51.46 Bn 51.20 Bn 2.52 Bn 52.15%
3 Modine Manufacturing 15.07 Bn 14.98 Bn 186.10 Mn 23.12%
4 Borgwarner 14.88 Bn 15.05 Bn 677.00 Mn 19.16%
5 Genuine Parts 14.73 Bn 14.25 Bn 2.34 Bn 37.33%
6 Aptiv 13.96 Bn 10.89 Bn 920.00 Mn 18.09%
7 Aurora Innovation 11.93 Bn 10.71 Bn -5.00 Mn -500.00%
8 Magna International 10.79 Bn 9.60 Bn 1.42 Bn 13.71%
9 Allison Transmission Holdings 10.06 Bn 9.75 Bn 406.00 Mn 28.88%
10 Advance Auto Parts 3.62 Bn 499.15 Mn 869.00 Mn 44.04%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 3, 2026 44.04%
Oct 4, 2025 43.27%
Jul 12, 2025 43.48%
Apr 19, 2025 42.93%
Dec 28, 2024 17.43%
Oct 5, 2024 42.27%
Jul 13, 2024 43.62%
Apr 20, 2024 43.43%
Dec 30, 2023 40.68%
Oct 7, 2023 36.86%
Jul 15, 2023 42.46%
Apr 22, 2023 42.78%
Dec 31, 2022 79.70%
Oct 8, 2022 44.65%
Jul 16, 2022 44.49%
Apr 23, 2022 44.65%
Oct 9, 2021 45.11%
Jul 17, 2021 44.89%
Apr 24, 2021 44.59%
Jan 2, 2021 45.82%