Advance Auto Parts (AAP) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Advance Auto Parts (AAP) reported Operating Margin of 2.23% for Q1 2026, up 4331.0% year-over-year from 0.05% in Q1 2025, and up 106.39% on a QoQ basis from 1.08% in Q4 2025.
Advance Auto Parts (AAP) has 18 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 2.23% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Margin rose 4331.0% year-over-year to 2.23% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 0.5% (up 734.0% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 0.5%, up 734.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin climbed to 2.23% in Q1 2026 per AAP's latest filing, from 1.08% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 7.57% in Q3 2022 and bottomed at 41.08% in Q4 2024.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 1.91% (2024), against an average of 1.5%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Operating Margin plunged 3899 bps; it then jumped 4331 bps in 2026.
- Tracing AAP's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 7.13% in 2022, then surged by 71 bps to 2.1% in 2023, then sank by 1859 bps to 41.08% in 2024, then surged by 103 bps to 1.08% in 2025, then surged by 106 bps to 2.23% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest AAP Operating Margin figures stand at 2.23% (Q1 2026), 1.08% (Q4 2025), and 1.09% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O Reilly Automotive | 76.93 Bn | 76.68 Bn | 2.35 Bn | 18.45% |
| 2 | Autozone | 56.46 Bn | 56.17 Bn | 2.24 Bn | 16.34% |
| 3 | Modine Manufacturing | 13.73 Bn | 13.64 Bn | 186.10 Mn | 11.09% |
| 4 | Borgwarner | 13.51 Bn | 13.68 Bn | 677.00 Mn | 9.51% |
| 5 | Genuine Parts | 13.47 Bn | 12.99 Bn | 2.34 Bn | 4.57% |
| 6 | Aptiv | 12.21 Bn | 9.14 Bn | 920.00 Mn | 7.43% |
| 7 | Magna International | 10.79 Bn | 9.60 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 8.34% |
| 8 | Autoliv | 9.18 Bn | 8.83 Bn | 526.00 Mn | 8.61% |
| 9 | Allison Transmission Holdings | 9.12 Bn | 8.81 Bn | 406.00 Mn | 13.87% |
| 10 | Advance Auto Parts | 3.47 Bn | 348.21 Mn | 869.00 Mn | 2.23% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 3, 2026 | 3.45% |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 1.08% |
| Jul 12, 2025 | 1.09% |
| Apr 19, 2025 | -5.07% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | -13.43% |
| Jul 13, 2024 | 2.48% |
| Apr 20, 2024 | 1.91% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | -4.53% |
| Oct 7, 2023 | -3.54% |
| Jul 15, 2023 | 4.69% |
| Apr 22, 2023 | 2.87% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -7.13% |
| Oct 8, 2022 | 6.47% |
| Jul 16, 2022 | 7.57% |
| Apr 23, 2022 | 6.02% |
| Oct 9, 2021 | 8.74% |
| Jul 17, 2021 | 9.24% |
| Apr 24, 2021 | 7.57% |
| Jan 2, 2021 | 45.82% |
| Oct 3, 2020 | 10.10% |
| Jul 11, 2020 | 10.51% |
| Apr 18, 2020 | 2.91% |
| Dec 28, 2019 | 5.97% |
| Oct 5, 2019 | 7.45% |
| Jul 13, 2019 | 7.32% |
| Apr 20, 2019 | 7.04% |
| Dec 29, 2018 | 4.00% |
| Oct 6, 2018 | 6.78% |
| Jul 14, 2018 | 7.20% |
| Apr 21, 2018 | 6.90% |
| Dec 30, 2017 | 4.28% |
| Oct 7, 2017 | 7.17% |
| Jul 15, 2017 | 6.48% |
| Apr 22, 2017 | 6.22% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 5.10% |
| Oct 8, 2016 | 8.62% |
| Jul 16, 2016 | 9.60% |
| Apr 23, 2016 | 9.09% |
| Jan 2, 2016 | 5.91% |
| Oct 10, 2015 | 8.95% |
| Jul 18, 2015 | 10.85% |
| Apr 25, 2015 | 8.64% |
| Jan 3, 2015 | 44.87% |
| Oct 4, 2014 | 9.14% |
| Jul 12, 2014 | 10.25% |
| Apr 19, 2014 | 8.61% |
| Dec 28, 2013 | 6.45% |
| Oct 5, 2013 | 11.23% |
| Jul 13, 2013 | 12.56% |
| Apr 20, 2013 | 10.13% |
| Dec 29, 2012 | 8.52% |
| Oct 6, 2012 | 10.32% |
| Jul 14, 2012 | 11.58% |
| Apr 21, 2012 | 11.47% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 8.43% |
| Oct 8, 2011 | 12.14% |
| Jul 16, 2011 | 12.77% |
| Apr 23, 2011 | 9.80% |
| Jan 1, 2011 | 14.78% |
| Oct 9, 2010 | 10.47% |
| Jul 17, 2010 | 12.10% |
| Apr 24, 2010 | 9.95% |
| Oct 10, 2009 | 8.30% |
| Jul 18, 2009 | 10.19% |
| Apr 25, 2009 | 9.36% |