Advance Auto Parts (BUE:AAP) Debt-to-EBITDA : (As of Jul. 2026)

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BUE:AAP Advance Auto Parts Inc BUE:AAP
48 GF Score
Price ARS4,695.00
GF Value ARS5,623.88
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
! 4 Warning Signs
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What is Advance Auto Parts Debt-to-EBITDA?

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Advance Auto Parts's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2026 was ARS0 Mil. Advance Auto Parts's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2026 was ARS7,762,994 Mil. Advance Auto Parts's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2026 was ARS1,035,089 Mil. Advance Auto Parts's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2026 was 7.50.

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt. According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.

The historical rank and industry rank for Advance Auto Parts's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

BUE:AAP' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -9.33   Med: 3.07   Max: 16.33
Current: 8.82

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Advance Auto Parts was 16.33. The lowest was -9.33. And the median was 3.07.

BUE:AAP's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
88.84% of 1102 companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 2.275 vs BUE:AAP: 8.82

Advance Auto Parts  (BUE:AAP) Debt-to-EBITDA Explanation

In the calculation of Debt-to-EBITDA, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by EBITDA. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.

Be Aware

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt.

According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.

Advance Auto Parts Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

Advance Auto Parts Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Advance Auto Parts's Debt-to-EBITDA 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 Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

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BUE:AAP vs PHIN, VC, HSAI: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Auto Parts subindustry, Advance Auto Parts's Debt-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-EBITDA 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 Debt-to-EBITDA vs Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Advance Auto Parts's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Advance Auto Parts's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.


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Advance Auto Parts Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Advance Auto Parts's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(631425.38137822 + 7582910.7869422) / 398539.99555783
=20.61

Advance Auto Parts's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2026 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0 + 7762993.9768651) / 1035088.6045244
=7.50

* 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.

In the calculation of annual Debt-to-EBITDA, the EBITDA of the last fiscal year is used. In calculating the annualized quarterly data, the EBITDA data used here is four times the quarterly (Jul. 2026) EBITDA data.

Is Advance Auto Parts (BUE:AAP) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Advance Auto Parts stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of ARS4,695.00 is trading 16.5% below its estimated GF Value™ of ARS5,623.88. GuruFocus considers Advance Auto Parts to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for BUE:AAP:

  • Debt-to-EBITDA:
  • GF Value™: ARS5,623.88 vs. price of ARS4,695.00 (16.5% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 48/100 with 4 warning signs

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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.
48GF Score

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