Advance Auto Parts Free Cash Flow (FCF) History (AAP)

Advance Auto Parts reported −$298.0M in free cash flow for fiscal 2025, a decrease of $202.0M from the previous fiscal year, with a free cash flow margin of −3.46%.

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Advance Auto Parts free cash flow by year

Advance Auto Parts annual free cash flow

Fiscal yearPeriod endedFree cash flowChangeGrowthFCF margin
20252026-01-03−$298.0M−$202.0M−3.46%
20242024-12-28−$96.0M−$157.0M−1.06%
20232023-12-30$61.0M−$276.8M−81.94%+0.66%
20222022-12-31$337.8M−$479.6M−58.67%+3.69%
20212022-01-01$817.4M$115.3M+16.42%+7.43%
20202021-01-02$702.1M$105.3M+17.65%+6.95%
20192019-12-28$596.8M−$20.5M−3.33%+6.15%
20182018-12-29$617.3M$206.3M+50.18%+6.44%
20172017-12-30$411.0M$147.3M+55.85%+4.39%
20162016-12-31$263.7M−$204.2M−43.63%+2.76%
20152016-01-02$467.9M−$12.6M−2.63%+4.81%
20142015-01-03$480.5M$131.1M+37.50%+4.88%
20132013-12-28$349.5M−$64.6M−15.60%+5.38%
20122012-12-29$414.1M−$146.6M−26.15%+6.67%
20112011-12-31$560.7M$94.1M+20.18%+9.09%
20102011-01-01$466.6M−$40.2M−7.93%+7.87%
20092010-01-02$506.8M$213.0M+72.51%+9.36%
20082009-01-03$293.8M+5.71%

Advance Auto Parts free cash flow growth trends

Over the last five reported fiscal years, free cash flow declined from $702.1M to −$298.0M, a net decrease of $1.00B. Advance Auto Parts's latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, generated $195.0M in free cash flow, an increase of $198.0M year over year.

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What free cash flow means

Free cash flow is the cash a company generates from operations after capital expenditures. Positive FCF can fund dividends, buybacks, debt repayment, or reinvestment; negative FCF means capital spending exceeded operating cash flow for that period.

Calculation and source

How free cash flow is calculated

TickerStat calculates free cash flow as SEC-reported operating cash flow minus capital expenditures. FCF margin equals free cash flow divided by revenue. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so the tables include exact period-end dates.

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