Advance Auto Parts Fiscal Q3 2026 EPS Tops Estimates at $0.79, but Revenue Misses at $2.01B

Advance Auto Parts (AAP) posted mixed fiscal third-quarter 2026 results, with adjusted EPS above the estimate and revenue below it. Revenue was $2.01 billion, up 0.4% from a year earlier, below the $2.04 billion estimate, and adjusted EPS was $0.79, down 14% from a year earlier, above the $0.77 estimate.

Fiscal Q3 2026 scorecard

By our calculation, revenue was $27.0 million below the estimate and adjusted EPS was $0.02 above it. The QoQ column compares with the previous quarter's revenue of $2.00 billion and adjusted EPS of $1.03. The YoY column compares with $2.00 billion and $0.92 in the same quarter a year earlier.

Track record

• EPS record. Adjusted EPS beat the estimate in 8 of the last 8 reports, including this one.
• Revenue record. Revenue beat the estimate in 5 of the last 8 reports.
• Revenue trend. Revenue over the last 5 reports, oldest first: $2.00 billion, $1.97 billion, $2.61 billion, $2.00 billion and $2.01 billion.

What to watch

• Next-quarter estimates. Consensus calls for EPS of $1.08 and revenue of $2.05 billion next quarter, based on 15 analysts.
• Revenue growth. Whether revenue keeps growing from a year earlier after this quarter's 0.4% increase to $2.01 billion.
• Estimate record. Whether Advance Auto Parts extends a record of beating EPS estimates in 8 of its last 8 reports.
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Sources: Results are from Advance Auto Parts's Nov. 5, 2026 quarterly report. Estimates are consensus figures. The prior-quarter and year-ago comparison figures are from Advance Auto Parts's earlier quarterly reports. Items labeled by our calculation are our own arithmetic. This article is informational only and is not investment advice.