Advance Auto Parts (AAP) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Advance Auto Parts (AAP) posted quarterly Operating Margin of 2.23% for Q1 2026, up 4331.0% YoY from 0.05% in Q1 2025, and up 106.39% sequentially from 1.08% in Q4 2025.
Advance Auto Parts (AAP) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Advance Auto Parts has disclosed Operating Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 2.23% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Operating Margin rose 4331.0% year-over-year to 2.23%; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at 0.5% (up 734.0% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 0.5%, up 734.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin improved to 2.23% in Q1 2026, from 1.08% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Operating Margin for AAP reached as high as 7.57% in Q3 2022 and fell as low as 41.08% in Q4 2024.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 1.91% (2024), against an average of 1.5%.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Operating Margin plunged 3899 bps — and 2026, when it soared 4331 bps.
- A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 7.13% in 2022, then jumped by 71 bps to 2.1% in 2023, then sank by 1859 bps to 41.08% in 2024, then jumped by 103 bps to 1.08% in 2025, then jumped by 106 bps to 2.23% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin over the past three periods registered 2.23%, 1.08%, and 1.09% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Advance Auto Parts | 65.13 Bn | 62.01 Bn | 869.00 Mn | 2.23% |
| 2 | Autozone | 53.07 Bn | 52.82 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 19.08% |
| 3 | Magna International | 17.54 Bn | 16.29 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 4.46% |
| 4 | Genuine Parts | 16.15 Bn | 15.67 Bn | 2.34 Bn | 4.57% |
| 5 | Aurora Innovation | 13.77 Bn | 12.55 Bn | -5.00 Mn | -24,400.00% |
| 6 | Borgwarner | 13.21 Bn | 13.37 Bn | 677.00 Mn | 9.51% |
| 7 | Aptiv | 12.84 Bn | 9.76 Bn | 920.00 Mn | 7.43% |
| 8 | Autoliv | 8.73 Bn | 8.37 Bn | 526.00 Mn | 8.61% |
| 9 | Modine Manufacturing | 8.68 Bn | 8.59 Bn | 186.10 Mn | 11.09% |
| 10 | Mobileye Global | 7.90 Bn | 6.68 Bn | 275.00 Mn | -698.21% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 3, 2026 | 2.23% |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 1.08% |
| Jul 12, 2025 | 1.09% |
| Apr 19, 2025 | -5.07% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | -41.08% |
| Jul 13, 2024 | 2.48% |
| Apr 20, 2024 | 1.91% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | -2.10% |
| 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% |