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Advance Auto Parts (AAP) Q2 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates

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Advance Auto Parts (AAP - Free Report) reported $2.01 billion in revenue for the quarter ended June 2025, representing a year-over-year decline of 25.1%. EPS of $0.69 for the same period compares to $0.75 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.9% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.99 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.59, the EPS surprise was +16.95%.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how Advance Auto Parts performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
  • Comparable store sales - YoY change: 0.1% versus the seven-analyst average estimate of 0.1%.
  • Number of stores (Retail) - Total: 4,292 compared to the 4,293 average estimate based on three analysts.
  • Number of stores opened: 8 versus the two-analyst average estimate of 9.
  • Number of stores - AAP: 4,055 compared to the 4,060 average estimate based on two analysts.
  • Number of stores (BOP): 4,285 versus the two-analyst average estimate of 4,285.
  • Number of stores - CARQUEST: 237 versus the two-analyst average estimate of 234.

View all Key Company Metrics for Advance Auto Parts here>>>

Shares of Advance Auto Parts have returned -0.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +3.5% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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