For the quarter ended June 2026, Advance Auto Parts (AAP) reported revenue of $2 billion, down 0.5% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.03, compared to $0.69 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of -1.66% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.03 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.81, the EPS surprise was +27.16%.

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.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

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: -0.5% versus 1.2% estimated by seven analysts on average.
  • Number of stores (Retail) - Total: 4,311 versus 4,320 estimated by three analysts on average.
  • Number of stores - AAP: 4,072 versus the three-analyst average estimate of 4,084.
  • Number of stores opened: 5 versus the two-analyst average estimate of 13.
  • Number of stores (BOP): 4,308 versus the two-analyst average estimate of 4,308.
  • Number of stores - CARQUEST: 239 compared to the 238 average estimate based on two analysts.

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Shares of Advance Auto Parts have returned +1.2% 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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