Advance Auto Parts profit margin AAP
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2010.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 1.0%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 2.7%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- +5.3 pts
- Peer median
- 5.4%
Over the twelve months to Jul 18, 2026, Advance Auto Parts kept 1.0% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 2.7% and a gross margin of 44.7%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 5.7%.
The median for 10 specialty retail stocks of a similar size is 5.4%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 0.5% | −0.5% | 43.4% |
| FY2024 | −3.7% | −7.8% | 37.5% |
| FY2023 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| FY2022 | 4.5% | 6.3% | 44.3% |
| FY2021 | 5.6% | 7.6% | 44.8% |
| FY2020 | 4.9% | 7.4% | 44.3% |
| FY2019 | 5.0% | 7.0% | 43.8% |
| FY2018 | 4.4% | 6.3% | 44.0% |
| FY2017 | 5.1% | 6.1% | 43.6% |
| FY2016 | 4.8% | 8.2% | 44.5% |
| FY2015 | 4.9% | 8.5% | 45.4% |
| FY2014 | 5.0% | 8.7% | 45.2% |
| FY2013 | 6.0% | 10.2% | 50.1% |
| FY2012 | 6.2% | 10.6% | 49.9% |
| FY2011 | 6.4% | 10.8% | 49.7% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | 1.0% | +5.3 pts | 2.7% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 0.5% | +4.5 pts | 1.8% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 0.5% | +4.2 pts | −0.5% | |
| Q3 FY25 | −4.4% | n/a | −10.5% | |
| Q2 FY25 | −4.4% | n/a | −10.6% | |
| Q1 FY25 | −4.0% | n/a | −10.1% | |
| Q4 FY24 | −3.7% | n/a | −7.8% | |
| Q3 FY24 | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| Q2 FY24 | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| Q1 FY24 | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| Q4 FY23 | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| Q3 FY23 | 1.6% | −2.8 pts | 2.6% |
Against its peers
Companies in Specialty Retail nearest Advance Auto Parts' size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| AAPAdvance Auto Parts | 1.0% |
| RHRH | 3.2% |
| ASOAcademy Sports & Outdoors | 6.4% |
| GCTGigaCloud Technology | 10.6% |
| BBWIBath & Body Works | 10.8% |
| SIGSignet Jewelers | 5.2% |
| EZPWEzcorp | 10.0% |
| ARHSArhaus | 4.9% |
| SBHSally Beauty | 5.2% |
| RVLVRevolve | 5.5% |
| NSITInsight Enterprises | 2.5% |
| Peer median | 5.4% |
Where Advance Auto Parts ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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