Advance Auto Parts (BUE:AAP) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio: 0.34 (As of Jul. 22, 2026) — 70% Below Median

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What is Advance Auto Parts Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

Advance Auto Parts BUE:AAP +0.16% 50 Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is 0.34 as of Jul. 22, 2026, which is 70% below its 10-year median of 1.15. GuruFocus rates BUE:AAP with a GF Score™ of 50/100 and a GF Value™ of ARS5,847.86 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,041 Vehicles & Parts companies, Advance Auto Parts ranks better than 70.12% on this metric.

As of today (2026-07-22), Advance Auto Parts's current share price is ARS6260.00. Advance Auto Parts's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was ARS18,278.70. Advance Auto Parts's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is 0.34.

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

BUE:AAP' s Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.18   Med: 1.15   Max: 1.94
Current: 0.32

During the past years, Advance Auto Parts's highest Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio was 1.94. The lowest was 0.18. And the median was 1.15.

BUE:AAP's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is ranked better than
70.12% of 1041 companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 0.74 vs BUE:AAP: 0.32

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 PS Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted revenue per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Advance Auto Parts's adjusted revenue per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was ARS60,016.628. Add all the adjusted revenue per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share, which is ARS18,278.70 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2026.

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Advance Auto Parts  (BUE:AAP) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PS Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of revenue 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 PS Ratio should give similar results to regular PS Ratio.


Advance Auto Parts Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Related Terms


Advance Auto Parts Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Advance Auto Parts's Cyclically Adjusted PS 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 PS Ratio Chart

Advance Auto Parts Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.67 0.93 0.36 0.28 0.23

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 PS 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 0.23 0.27 0.36 0.23 0.30

BUE:AAP vs DORM, PHIN, ATMU: Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Comparison

For the Auto Parts subindustry, Advance Auto Parts's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PS 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 PS Ratio vs Vehicles & Parts Industry

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

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


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Advance Auto Parts Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Calculation

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

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

Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share
=6260.00/18278.70
=0.34

* 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 Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 is calculated as:

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

Adj_RevenuePerShare=Revenue per Share/CPI of Mar. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2026)
=60016.628/330.2130*330.2130
=60,016.628

Current CPI (Mar. 2026) = 330.2130.

Advance Auto Parts Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201606 427.175 241.018 585.262
201609 454.178 241.428 621.202
201612 446.910 241.432 611.251
201703 601.515 243.801 814.714
201706 503.750 244.955 679.083
201709 516.022 246.819 690.373
201712 524.569 246.524 702.648
201803 780.340 249.554 1,032.556
201806 781.568 251.989 1,024.187
201809 1,128.414 252.439 1,476.067
201812 1,082.421 251.233 1,422.701
201903 1,600.420 254.202 2,078.975
201906 1,447.095 256.143 1,865.558
201909 1,829.883 256.759 2,353.379
201912 1,810.938 256.974 2,327.065
202003 2,413.184 258.115 3,087.247
202006 2,471.274 257.797 3,165.463
202009 2,724.425 260.280 3,456.434
202012 2,828.966 260.474 3,586.390
202103 4,538.437 264.877 5,657.913
202106 3,848.782 271.696 4,677.720
202109 4,045.965 274.310 4,870.512
202112 3,841.657 278.802 4,550.057
202203 5,868.850 287.504 6,740.673
202206 5,276.738 296.311 5,880.468
202209 6,078.006 296.808 6,762.070
202212 1,313.226 296.797 1,461.080
202303 11,338.602 301.836 12,404.596
202306 10,815.647 305.109 11,705.545
202309 13,017.958 307.789 13,966.383
202312 12,193.526 306.746 13,126.368
202403 39,053.680 312.332 41,289.502
202406 32,560.918 314.175 34,223.087
202409 34,084.706 315.301 35,696.725
202412 33,655.426 315.605 35,213.191
202503 45,740.422 319.799 47,229.922
202506 39,443.616 322.561 40,379.323
202509 46,081.888 324.800 46,849.872
202512 47,024.430 324.054 47,918.181
202603 60,016.628 330.213 60,016.628

Add all the adjusted revenue per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue 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 PS Ratio of 0.34 mean?
Advance Auto Parts (BUE:AAP) has a Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio of 0.34 as of Jul. 22, 2026. Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is the ratio of share price to a company's inflation-adjusted revenue per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Advance Auto Parts and its competitors. This is 70% below median its historical median of 1.15. Over the past decade, Advance Auto Parts' Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio has ranged from 0.18 to 1.94. According to the industry distribution chart, Advance Auto Parts ranks #311 out of 1041 companies in the Vehicles & Parts industry, placing it in the top 29.9%.
Is Advance Auto Parts' Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio too high?
Advance Auto Parts' current Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio of 0.34 is 70% below median its 10-year median of 1.15. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 0.18 to a high of 1.94. The Vehicles & Parts industry median Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is 0.74. Advance Auto Parts' value of 0.34 is 54.1% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Advance Auto Parts ranks #311 out of 1041 companies in the Vehicles & Parts industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Advance Auto Parts has a GF Score™ of 50/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Advance Auto Parts' Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio compare to DORM and PHIN?
According to the Vehicles & Parts industry distribution chart, Advance Auto Parts ranks #311 out of 1041 companies for Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio. This puts Advance Auto Parts in the upper half of its industry. The industry median Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is 0.74. Advance Auto Parts' value of 0.34 is 54.1% below this benchmark. Historically, Advance Auto Parts' own Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio has ranged from 0.18 to 1.94 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 1.15 vs. the industry median of 0.74, 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 PS Ratio for a Vehicles & Parts company?
The median Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio among Vehicles & Parts companies is 0.74, based on 1,041 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Cyclically Adjusted PS 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 PS Ratio of 0.34 is 54.1% 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 PS Ratio mean?
A high Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is the ratio of share price to a company's inflation-adjusted revenue 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 PS Ratio is 0.74 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Advance Auto Parts's current Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is 0.34, which is 70% below median its own 10-year median of 1.15. 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 (BUE:AAP) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is ARS5,847.86, compared to a current price of ARS6,260.00 — trading 7% above its estimated fair value. The current Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is 0.34, which is 70% below median its 10-year median of 1.15 and 54.1% below the Vehicles & Parts industry median of 0.74. Advance Auto Parts' overall GF Score™ is 50/100 with 4 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio calculated?
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Advance Auto Parts (BUE:AAP), the current Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is 0.34 as of Jul. 22, 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 (BUE:AAP) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Advance Auto Parts stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of ARS6,260.00 is trading 7% above its estimated GF Value™ of ARS5,847.86. GuruFocus considers Advance Auto Parts to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for BUE:AAP:

  • Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio: 0.34 (70% below median its 10-year median of 1.15)
  • GF Value™: ARS5,847.86 vs. price of ARS6,260.00 (7% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 50/100 with 4 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 54.1% below the Vehicles & Parts median (#311 of 1041)

No single metric tells the full story. See the BUE:AAP 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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