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

Advance Auto Parts (AAP) posted quarterly Gross Margin of 44.04% for Q1 2026, up 2661.0% YoY from 1.6% in Q1 2025, and up 1.79% sequentially from 43.27% in Q4 2025.

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

Advance Auto Parts has disclosed Gross Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 44.04% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Gross Margin rose 2661.0% year-over-year to 44.04%; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at 43.4% (up 590.0% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 43.4%, up 592.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin advanced to 44.04% in Q1 2026, from 43.27% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Gross Margin for AAP reached as high as 79.7% in Q4 2022 and fell as low as 17.43% in Q4 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 43.35% (2024), against an average of 43.55%.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Gross Margin tumbled 3902 bps — and 2026, when it soared 2661 bps.
  • A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it 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 soared by 148 bps to 43.27% in 2025, then advanced by 2 bps to 44.04% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin over the past three periods registered 44.04%, 43.27%, and 43.48% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Advance Auto Parts 65.13 Bn 62.01 Bn 869.00 Mn 44.04%
2 Autozone 53.07 Bn 52.82 Bn 2.52 Bn 52.15%
3 Magna International 17.54 Bn 16.29 Bn 1.42 Bn 13.71%
4 Genuine Parts 16.15 Bn 15.67 Bn 2.34 Bn 37.33%
5 Aurora Innovation 13.77 Bn 12.55 Bn -5.00 Mn -500.00%
6 Borgwarner 13.21 Bn 13.37 Bn 677.00 Mn 19.16%
7 Aptiv 12.84 Bn 9.76 Bn 920.00 Mn 18.09%
8 Autoliv 8.73 Bn 8.37 Bn 526.00 Mn 19.11%
9 Modine Manufacturing 8.68 Bn 8.59 Bn 186.10 Mn 23.12%
10 Mobileye Global 7.90 Bn 6.68 Bn 275.00 Mn 49.28%

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%