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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-049776"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AAP"
cik: "0001158449"
company_name: "ADVANCE AUTO PARTS INC"
filed_at: "2026-02-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T02:43:34.777088+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Advance Auto Parts Q4 adj EPS $0.86; FY25 adj op margin 2.5%; FY26 guidance for 3.8-4.5% margin

## Summary
- Q4 comparable store sales +1.1%; adjusted operating income $73M (3.7% margin) vs loss of $99M a year ago.
- Full year adjusted diluted EPS $2.26 vs loss of $0.29; adjusted operating margin expanded 200 bps to 2.5%.
- FY26 guidance: comparable sales growth 1.0-2.0%, adjusted op margin 3.8-4.5%, adjusted diluted EPS $2.40-$3.10.
- Regular quarterly dividend maintained at $0.25/share, payable April 24 to holders of record April 10.
- Free cash flow was outflow $298M for FY25; FY26 guided to approx. $100M inflow.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-049776
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AAP
- cik: 0001158449
- company_name: ADVANCE AUTO PARTS INC
- filed_at: 2026-02-13T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1158449/000119312526049776/0001193125-26-049776-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1158449/000119312526049776/aap-20260213.htm

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