Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

NYSE:AAP Stock Report

Market Cap: US$3.3b

Advance Auto Parts Valuation

Is AAP undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

0/6

Valuation Score 0/6

  • Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Future Cash Flow Value

What is the Fair Price of AAP when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

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Below Future Cash Flow Value: AAP ($56.53) is trading above our estimate of future cash flow value ($10.65)

Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value: AAP is trading above our estimate of future cash flow value.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for AAP?

Key metric: As AAP is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for AAP. This is calculated by dividing AAP's market cap by their current earnings.
What is AAP's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio50.2x
EarningsUS$68.00m
Market CapUS$3.29b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does AAP's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for AAP vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average13.4x
ABG Asbury Automotive Group
7.9x8.17%US$3.9b
SAH Sonic Automotive
19.2x18.69%US$2.2b
GPI Group 1 Automotive
12.5x13.85%US$3.9b
KMX CarMax
14x14.48%US$6.3b
AAP Advance Auto Parts
50.2x23.64%US$3.3b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: AAP is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (50.2x) compared to the peer average (13.4x).

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio compares a stock's price to its earnings over time. Higher ratios indicate that investors are willing to pay more for the stock.

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Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does AAP's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Specialty Retail Industry?

5 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
LUXE LuxExperience B.V
2x-101.03%US$1.17b
UXIN Uxin
2.7x-9.85%US$612.32m
TLF Tandy Leather Factory
2xn/aUS$18.57m
TKLF Tokyo Lifestyle
2.1xn/aUS$9.57m
AAP 50.2xIndustry Avg. 19.5xNo. of Companies11PE01224364860+
5 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: AAP is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (50.2x) compared to the US Specialty Retail industry average (19.6x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is AAP's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

AAP PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio50.2x
Fair PE Ratio23.5x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: AAP is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (50.2x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (23.5x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst AAP forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$56.53
US$57.16
+1.11%
14.82%US$70.00US$31.00n/a19
Apr ’27US$54.40
US$57.16
+5.07%
14.82%US$70.00US$31.00n/a19
Mar ’27US$53.17
US$57.45
+8.05%
14.64%US$70.00US$31.00n/a20
Feb ’27US$48.01
US$51.29
+6.82%
19.54%US$65.00US$20.00n/a21
Jan ’27US$39.30
US$53.55
+36.26%
18.37%US$65.00US$20.00n/a20
Dec ’26US$52.84
US$54.30
+2.76%
18.22%US$65.00US$20.00n/a20
Nov ’26US$47.13
US$54.25
+15.11%
18.23%US$65.00US$20.00n/a20
Oct ’26US$61.90
US$53.45
-13.65%
17.73%US$65.00US$30.00n/a20
Sep ’26US$60.99
US$53.10
-12.94%
17.61%US$65.00US$30.00n/a20
Aug ’26US$52.71
US$49.40
-6.28%
19.20%US$65.00US$30.00n/a20
Jul ’26US$49.47
US$47.15
-4.68%
15.35%US$65.00US$30.00n/a21
Jun ’26US$47.93
US$45.50
-5.07%
18.62%US$65.00US$28.00n/a20
May ’26US$32.97
US$41.38
+25.51%
24.51%US$65.00US$13.00n/a21
Apr ’26US$39.02
US$41.38
+6.05%
24.51%US$65.00US$13.00US$54.4021
Mar ’26US$36.90
US$41.62
+12.79%
24.62%US$65.00US$13.00US$53.1721
Feb ’26US$48.50
US$44.10
-9.08%
22.08%US$65.00US$17.00US$48.0121
Jan ’26US$47.29
US$44.05
-6.86%
24.21%US$66.00US$17.00US$39.3021
Dec ’25US$41.35
US$44.00
+6.41%
24.83%US$66.00US$17.00US$52.8420
Nov ’25US$36.25
US$49.10
+35.45%
29.06%US$85.00US$17.00US$47.1320
Oct ’25US$37.78
US$49.25
+30.36%
29.99%US$85.00US$17.00US$61.9020
Sep ’25US$45.31
US$50.65
+11.79%
26.01%US$85.00US$17.00US$60.9920
Aug ’25US$62.13
US$63.05
+1.48%
24.98%US$100.00US$21.00US$52.7120
Jul ’25US$59.71
US$63.35
+6.10%
24.98%US$100.00US$21.00US$49.4720
Jun ’25US$70.64
US$63.53
-10.07%
25.69%US$100.00US$21.00US$47.9319
May ’25US$73.03
US$64.53
-11.65%
23.01%US$100.00US$35.00US$32.9720
Apr ’25US$85.43
US$64.03
-25.06%
23.62%US$100.00US$35.00US$39.0220
US$57.16
Fair Value
1.1% undervalued intrinsic discount
19
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/04/09 05:20
End of Day Share Price 2026/04/09 00:00
Earnings2026/01/03
Annual Earnings2026/01/03

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Advance Auto Parts, Inc. is covered by 42 analysts. 21 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
null nullArgus Research Company
Craig KennisonBaird
Michael LasserBarclays