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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-233346"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AAP"
cik: "0001158449"
company_name: "ADVANCE AUTO PARTS INC"
filed_at: "2026-05-21T10:31:56+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-21T10:35:29.667836+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Advance Auto Parts Q1 comps +3.5%, adjusted op margin 3.8%, reaffirms FY guidance

## Summary
- Q1 net sales $2.6B flat YoY; comparable store sales +3.5% (strongest in 5 years) with mid-single-digit Pro growth.
- Adjusted operating income margin expanded 410 bps to 3.8% from (0.3)% adjusted loss in Q1'25.
- Adjusted diluted EPS of $0.77 vs. adjusted loss of $(0.22) in Q1'25; GAAP EPS $0.39 vs $0.40.
- Reaffirmed FY 2026 guidance: net sales $8.485B–$8.575B, comps +1%–2%, adjusted EPS $2.40–$3.10.
- Declared regular cash dividend $0.25/share, payable July 24, 2026 to holders of record July 10, 2026.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-233346
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AAP
- cik: 0001158449
- company_name: ADVANCE AUTO PARTS INC
- filed_at: 2026-05-21T10:31:56+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/1158449/000119312526233346/0001193125-26-233346-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1158449/000119312526233346/aap-20260521.htm

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