secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     ADVANCE AUTO PARTS INC (AAP)
CIK:        0001158449
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-08-20T10:31:32+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-357755
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Advance Auto Parts Q2 EPS $0.90 vs $0.25; adjusted EPS $1.03, FY EPS guidance raised
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- Q2 net sales $2.0B, flat YoY; comps -0.5%; DIY softness, Pro low-single-digit growth.
- Operating income $101M vs $22M; adjusted $112M vs $61M (5.6% vs 3.0% margin).
- $26M tariff refunds added ~$0.31 to adjusted EPS; repurchased ~$30M debt; leverage 2.1x.
- FY26 adjusted EPS raised to $2.60-$3.30 from $2.40-$3.10; store openings cut to 30-35.
- Declared $0.25/share dividend, payable Oct 23, 2026, record Oct 9, 2026.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1158449/000119312526357755/0001193125-26-357755-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1158449/000119312526357755/aap-20260820.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-357755

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