Advance Auto Parts Inc Cash Flow Quality Index

Latest as of March 2026: -0.79x

Advance Auto Parts Inc cash flow quality index. Advance Auto Parts Inc (AAP) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of -0.79x as of March 2026. Operating cash flow of $-19.00 Million is below net income of $24.00 Million, suggesting accrual-heavy earnings not yet converted to cash. Explore Advance Auto Parts Inc cash flow to debt ratio to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

Cash Flow Quality Index

-0.79x
Operating CF / Net Income

Operating Cash Flow

$-19.00 Million
USD

Net Income

$24.00 Million
USD

Data as of

Mar 2026
Most recent filing

Cash Flow Quality Index of Advance Auto Parts Inc (2000–2025)

Cash flow quality index of Advance Auto Parts Inc from 2000 to 2025. Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Advance Auto Parts Inc across 24 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. See AAP equity to assets ratio to measure how much of total assets are equity-financed.

Advance Auto Parts Inc Cash Flow Quality Index by Year (2000–2025)

Advance Auto Parts Inc cash flow quality index by year from 2000 to 2025. Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Advance Auto Parts Inc. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see Advance Auto Parts Inc (AAP) cash conversion ratio.

Year Quality Index Operating CF (USD) Net Income YoY Change
2025 -0.68x $-46.00 Million $68.00 Million ▼ -147.0%
2022 1.44x $722.22 Million $501.87 Million ▼ -20.3%
2021 1.81x $1.11 Billion $616.11 Million ▼ -8.2%
2020 1.97x $969.69 Million $493.02 Million ▲ +10.5%
2019 1.78x $866.91 Million $486.90 Million ▼ -7.0%
2018 1.91x $811.03 Million $423.85 Million ▲ +51.4%
2017 1.26x $600.80 Million $475.50 Million ▲ +11.0%
2016 1.14x $523.30 Million $459.62 Million ▼ -23.3%
2015 1.48x $702.64 Million $473.40 Million ▲ +3.4%
2014 1.44x $708.99 Million $493.82 Million ▲ +3.2%
2013 1.39x $545.25 Million $391.76 Million ▼ -21.3%
2012 1.77x $685.28 Million $387.67 Million ▼ -15.8%
2011 2.10x $828.85 Million $394.68 Million ▲ +9.1%
2010 1.93x $666.16 Million $346.05 Million ▼ -25.6%
2009 2.59x $699.69 Million $270.37 Million ▲ +28.7%
2008 2.01x $478.74 Million $238.04 Million ▲ +16.7%
2007 1.72x $410.54 Million $238.32 Million ▲ +19.4%
2006 1.44x $333.60 Million $231.32 Million ▲ +5.2%
2005 1.37x $321.63 Million $234.72 Million ▼ -1.1%
2004 1.39x $260.40 Million $187.99 Million ▼ -51.4%
2003 2.85x $355.92 Million $124.94 Million ▼ -23.8%
2002 3.74x $243.00 Million $65.02 Million ▼ -58.7%
2001 9.05x $103.54 Million $11.44 Million ▲ +70.3%
2000 5.31x $103.95 Million $19.56 Million —
Cash Flow Quality Index = Operating Cash Flow / Net Income. Ratios above 1.0x indicate cash-backed earnings.