Advance Auto Parts (FRA:AWN) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio: 1.09 (As of Jul. 31, 2026) — 76% Below Median

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FRA:AWN Advance Auto Parts Inc FRA:AWN
72 GF Score
Price €50.84
GF Value €47.09
Valuation Fairly Valued
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What is Advance Auto Parts Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

Advance Auto Parts FRA:AWN -0.70% 72 Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 1.09 as of Jul. 31, 2026, which is 76% below its 10-year median of 4.46. GuruFocus rates FRA:AWN with a GF Score™ of 72/100 and a GF Value™ of €47.09 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,024 Vehicles & Parts companies, Advance Auto Parts ranks better than 58.4% on this metric.

As of today (2026-07-31), Advance Auto Parts's current share price is €50.84. Advance Auto Parts's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was €46.76. Advance Auto Parts's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 1.09.

The historical rank and industry rank for Advance Auto Parts's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:AWN' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.57   Med: 4.46   Max: 9.3
Current: 1.02

During the past years, Advance Auto Parts's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 9.30. The lowest was 0.57. And the median was 4.46.

FRA:AWN's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
58.4% of 1024 companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 1.265 vs FRA:AWN: 1.02

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Advance Auto Parts's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was €31.730. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is €46.76 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2026.

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Advance Auto Parts  (FRA:AWN) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


Advance Auto Parts Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Related Terms


Advance Auto Parts Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Advance Auto Parts's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Advance Auto Parts Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Advance Auto Parts Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.69 3.09 1.20 0.88 0.72

Advance Auto Parts Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.72 0.85 1.12 0.72 0.96

FRA:AWN vs QS, VGNT, DAN: Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Comparison

For the Auto Parts subindustry, Advance Auto Parts's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Advance Auto Parts Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio vs Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Advance Auto Parts's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Advance Auto Parts's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.


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Advance Auto Parts Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio.

Advance Auto Parts's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=50.84/46.76
=1.09

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Advance Auto Parts's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 is calculated as:

For example, Advance Auto Parts's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Mar. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2026)
=31.73/330.2130*330.2130
=31.730

Current CPI (Mar. 2026) = 330.2130.

Advance Auto Parts Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201606 33.235 241.018 45.534
201609 34.546 241.428 47.250
201612 37.486 241.432 51.271
201703 38.298 243.801 51.872
201706 37.703 244.955 50.826
201709 36.691 246.819 49.088
201712 39.032 246.524 52.282
201803 38.865 249.554 51.427
201806 42.267 251.989 55.388
201809 43.026 252.439 56.282
201812 43.074 251.233 56.615
201903 43.773 254.202 56.862
201906 45.317 256.143 58.422
201909 45.285 256.759 58.240
201912 46.137 256.974 59.286
202003 46.332 258.115 59.274
202006 47.862 257.797 61.307
202009 46.673 260.280 59.213
202012 44.091 260.474 55.896
202103 44.952 264.877 56.040
202106 43.155 271.696 52.450
202109 43.533 274.310 52.405
202112 44.647 278.802 52.880
202203 43.247 287.504 49.671
202206 43.978 296.311 49.010
202209 45.953 296.808 51.125
202212 41.402 296.797 46.063
202303 41.427 301.836 45.322
202306 42.274 305.109 45.752
202309 41.695 307.789 44.733
202312 38.826 306.746 41.796
202403 0.000 312.332 0.000
202406 40.581 314.175 42.653
202409 39.184 315.301 41.037
202412 34.887 315.605 36.502
202503 33.965 319.799 35.071
202506 31.873 322.561 32.629
202509 31.177 324.800 31.697
202512 31.273 324.054 31.867
202603 31.730 330.213 31.730

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

What does a Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of 1.09 mean?
Advance Auto Parts (FRA:AWN) has a Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of 1.09 as of Jul. 31, 2026. Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is the ratio of share price to a company's inflation-adjusted book value per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Advance Auto Parts and its competitors. This is 76% below median its historical median of 4.46. Over the past decade, Advance Auto Parts' Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio has ranged from 0.57 to 9.30. According to the industry distribution chart, Advance Auto Parts ranks #426 out of 1024 companies in the Vehicles & Parts industry, placing it in the top 41.6%.
Is Advance Auto Parts' Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio too high?
Advance Auto Parts' current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of 1.09 is 76% below median its 10-year median of 4.46. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 0.57 to a high of 9.30. The Vehicles & Parts industry median Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 1.27. Advance Auto Parts' value of 1.09 is 13.8% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Advance Auto Parts ranks #426 out of 1024 companies in the Vehicles & Parts industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Advance Auto Parts has a GF Score™ of 72/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Advance Auto Parts' Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio compare to QS and VGNT?
According to the Vehicles & Parts industry distribution chart, Advance Auto Parts ranks #426 out of 1024 companies for Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. This puts Advance Auto Parts in the upper half of its industry. The industry median Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 1.27. Advance Auto Parts' value of 1.09 is 13.8% below this benchmark. Historically, Advance Auto Parts' own Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio has ranged from 0.57 to 9.30 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 4.46 vs. the industry median of 1.27, Advance Auto Parts has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for a Vehicles & Parts company?
The median Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio among Vehicles & Parts companies is 1.27, based on 1,024 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Advance Auto Parts's current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of 1.09 is 13.8% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio mean?
A high Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is the ratio of share price to a company's inflation-adjusted book value per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Advance Auto Parts and its competitors. For the Vehicles & Parts industry, the median Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 1.27 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Advance Auto Parts's current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 1.09, which is 76% below median its own 10-year median of 4.46. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Advance Auto Parts stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Advance Auto Parts (FRA:AWN) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is €47.09, compared to a current price of €50.84 — trading 8% above its estimated fair value. The current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 1.09, which is 76% below median its 10-year median of 4.46 and 13.8% below the Vehicles & Parts industry median of 1.27. Advance Auto Parts' overall GF Score™ is 72/100 with 6 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio calculated?
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Advance Auto Parts (FRA:AWN), the current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 1.09 as of Jul. 31, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Advance Auto Parts (FRA:AWN) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Advance Auto Parts stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of €50.84 is trading 8% above its estimated GF Value™ of €47.09. GuruFocus considers Advance Auto Parts to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for FRA:AWN:

  • Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio: 1.09 (76% below median its 10-year median of 4.46)
  • GF Value™: €47.09 vs. price of €50.84 (8% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 72/100 with 6 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 13.8% below the Vehicles & Parts median (#426 of 1024)

No single metric tells the full story. See the FRA:AWN stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Advance Auto Parts Business Description

Address 4200 Six Forks Road, Raleigh, NC, USA, 27609
Advance Auto Parts is a leading auto-parts retailer in North America with more than 4,000 store and branch locations. About half of the firm's sales are geared toward the professional channel, with the remaining sales in the do-it-yourself market. Through its vast store footprint and distribution network, Advance manages thousands of stock-keeping units for various vehicle makes and models. The retailer primarily competes on inventory availability and service speed, making the operating efficiency of its hub-and-spoke distribution model critical to meeting customer needs.
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