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Advance Auto Parts, Inc. reports developments for an automotive aftermarket parts retailer serving professional installers and do-it-yourself customers in North America. Company news commonly covers quarterly earnings, full-year guidance, comparable-store sales, operating-margin initiatives, store and distribution activity, and execution of its retail-focused strategic plan.
Updates also address customer programs such as Advance Rewards, the Carquest independent-store network, board appointments, investor conference appearances, and brand marketing partnerships. The company operates primarily in the United States with additional locations in Canada, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and serves Carquest-branded stores across Mexico and Caribbean markets.
Advance Auto Parts (NYSE:AAP) launched its new “Good Parts” brand campaign, highlighting American motorists’ life moments and the company’s role in keeping them on the road.
The multi-channel effort features a 60-second nostalgic video, real motorists, in-store signage, a new jingle and a NASCAR paint scheme debuting May 31, 2026.
Advance Auto Parts (NYSE:AAP) reported Q1 2026 results and reaffirmed full-year 2026 guidance. Net sales were $2.6 billion, flat year-over-year, while comparable sales rose 3.5%, the best performance in five years.
Gross margin improved to 45.1%, adjusted operating margin reached 3.8% (up 410 bps). Diluted EPS was $0.39 and adjusted diluted EPS $0.77. The company declared a $0.25 quarterly dividend and guided 2026 net sales of $8.485–$8.575 billion and adjusted EPS of $2.40–$3.10.
Advance Auto Parts (NYSE:AAP) will report first quarter 2026 financial results before market open on Thursday, May 21, 2026. A conference call and webcast will begin at 8:00 a.m. ET the same day. A replay will be available on the company Investor Relations website for one year.
Phone participants must pre-register online to receive dial-in, passcode and registrant ID details.
Advance Auto Parts (NYSE: AAP) will feature a full Advance paint scheme on Team Penske’s No. 12 Ford Mustang driven by Ryan Blaney at four 2026 NASCAR Cup Series races.
The Advance livery appears at Martinsville (March 29), Nashville (May 31), Daytona (Aug. 29) and Talladega (Oct. 25); Blaney will also appear at local Advance stores. The partnership enters its seventh season as Team Penske marks its 60th anniversary.
Advance Auto Parts (NYSE: AAP) appointed Cynthia Jamison to its Board of Directors effective March 10, 2026. Jamison brings extensive retail and finance leadership, including prior CFO roles and multiple public-company board chairs. The board and CEO highlighted her retail operations and governance experience as supportive of the company’s strategic plan.
Advance Auto Parts (NYSE: AAP) will present at the 2026 UBS Global Consumer and Retail Conference on Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. ET. Shane O'Kelly, President and CEO, and Ryan Grimsland, EVP and CFO, will speak. The presentation will be webcast live and a replay will be available on the company Investor Relations website.
Advance Auto Parts (NYSE: AAP) reported Q4 and full‑year 2025 results and issued 2026 guidance on February 13, 2026. FY25 net sales were $8.6B with comparable store sales +0.8% and adjusted operating income margin of 2.5%. Free cash flow was an outflow of $298M. For 2026 the company guides comparable sales +1.0%–2.0%, adjusted operating margin 3.8%–4.5%, adjusted diluted EPS $2.40–$3.10, and approx. $100M free cash flow.
Management also declared a regular cash dividend of $0.25 per share payable April 24, 2026.
Advance Auto Parts (NYSE: AAP) launched Advance Rewards on February 2, 2026, a modernized loyalty program replacing Speed Perks with a three-tier system: 1st Gear, 2nd Gear and Top Gear. The program increases points rates, allows coupon stacking up to $100 and adds mobile and POS integration.
Members earn 5–10 points per dollar depending on tier, gain access to vendor deals, bonus-point promos and sweepstakes, and can join free online or in stores.
Advance Auto Parts (NYSE: AAP) will report fourth quarter and full year 2025 financial results before the market opens on Friday, February 13, 2026. A conference call and live webcast are scheduled to begin at 8:00 a.m. ET on February 13, 2026. The live webcast and a one-year replay will be available on the company’s Investor Relations website at ir.AdvanceAutoParts.com. Phone participants must pre-register online to receive dial-in, passcode, and registrant ID details.
Advance Auto Parts (NYSE: AAP) announced on January 13, 2026 that Richard “Dick” A. Johnson has been appointed as an independent director to its Board of Directors. Mr. Johnson is the retired CEO, president, and chairman of Foot Locker, having served as CEO and president from 2014 until September 2022 and on Foot Locker's board through January 2023. He currently serves as chairman of the board of H & R Block and as a director of Build-A-Bear Workshop and Graebel Companies. Company leadership highlighted his ~30 years of retail experience and expected contributions to Advance’s execution of its strategic plan.