Growth Metrics

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% on a QoQ basis from 43.27% in Q4 2025.

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

  • Quarterly Gross Margin rose 2661.0% year-over-year to 44.04% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 43.4% (up 590.0% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 43.4%, up 592.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin grew to 44.04% in Q1 2026 per AAP's latest filing, from 43.27% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 79.7% in Q4 2022 and bottomed at 17.43% in Q4 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 43.35% (2024), against an average of 43.55%.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Gross Margin tumbled 3902 bps; it then jumped 2661 bps in 2026.
  • Tracing AAP's Gross Margin over 5 years: stood at 79.7% in 2022, then slumped by 49 bps to 40.68% in 2023, then slumped by 57 bps to 17.43% in 2024, then jumped by 148 bps to 43.27% in 2025, then rose by 2 bps to 44.04% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest AAP Gross Margin figures stand at 44.04% (Q1 2026), 43.27% (Q4 2025), and 43.48% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 O Reilly Automotive 76.93 Bn 76.68 Bn 2.35 Bn 51.47%
2 Autozone 56.46 Bn 56.17 Bn 2.24 Bn 52.49%
3 Modine Manufacturing 13.73 Bn 13.64 Bn 186.10 Mn 23.12%
4 Borgwarner 13.51 Bn 13.68 Bn 677.00 Mn 19.16%
5 Genuine Parts 13.47 Bn 12.99 Bn 2.34 Bn 37.33%
6 Aptiv 12.21 Bn 9.14 Bn 920.00 Mn 18.09%
7 Magna International 10.79 Bn 9.60 Bn 1.42 Bn 13.71%
8 Autoliv 9.18 Bn 8.83 Bn 526.00 Mn 19.11%
9 Allison Transmission Holdings 9.12 Bn 8.81 Bn 406.00 Mn 28.88%
10 Advance Auto Parts 3.47 Bn 348.21 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%
Oct 3, 2020 44.39%
Jul 11, 2020 43.84%
Apr 18, 2020 43.47%
Dec 28, 2019 43.96%
Oct 5, 2019 43.77%
Jul 13, 2019 43.28%
Apr 20, 2019 44.19%
Dec 29, 2018 44.11%
Oct 6, 2018 44.26%
Jul 14, 2018 43.48%
Apr 21, 2018 44.27%
Dec 30, 2017 42.89%
Oct 7, 2017 43.43%
Jul 15, 2017 43.87%
Apr 22, 2017 43.96%
Dec 31, 2016 43.57%
Oct 8, 2016 43.94%
Jul 16, 2016 44.78%
Apr 23, 2016 45.30%
Jan 2, 2016 44.71%
Oct 10, 2015 44.98%
Jul 18, 2015 45.88%
Apr 25, 2015 45.88%
Jan 3, 2015 44.87%
Oct 4, 2014 45.18%
Jul 12, 2014 45.24%
Apr 19, 2014 45.57%
Dec 28, 2013 49.81%
Oct 5, 2013 50.19%
Jul 13, 2013 50.29%
Apr 20, 2013 50.03%
Dec 29, 2012 49.89%
Oct 6, 2012 49.77%
Jul 14, 2012 49.89%
Apr 21, 2012 50.10%
Dec 31, 2011 49.02%
Oct 8, 2011 49.45%
Jul 16, 2011 49.72%
Apr 23, 2011 50.48%
Jan 1, 2011 49.40%
Oct 9, 2010 50.32%
Jul 17, 2010 50.44%
Apr 24, 2010 49.75%
Oct 10, 2009 49.22%
Jul 18, 2009 49.34%
Apr 25, 2009 48.82%