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Issuer:     ADVANCE AUTO PARTS INC (AAP)
CIK:        0001158449
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-05-21T10:31:56+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-233346
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

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

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1158449/000119312526233346/0001193125-26-233346-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1158449/000119312526233346/aap-20260521.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-233346

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