Advance Auto Parts vs Valvoline
Advance Auto Parts reported revenue of $8.6 billion in fiscal 2025, 5.0 times Valvoline's $1.7 billion in fiscal 2025. Advance Auto Parts' revenue fell 5.4% in its latest year, and Valvoline's grew 5.6%. Advance Auto Parts had an operating margin of -0.5%, against 22.8% at Valvoline. Free cash flow was −$298 million at Advance Auto Parts and $38 million at Valvoline. Their fiscal years end in different months (January 3 and September 30), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| Advance Auto Parts | Valvoline | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Jan 3, 2026 | FY2025, Sep 30, 2025 |
| Revenue | $8.6B | $1.7B |
| Revenue growth | −5.4% | 5.6% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | −3.2% | 18.7% |
| Gross margin | 43.4% | 38.5% |
| Operating margin | −0.5% | 22.8% |
| Net margin | 0.5% | 12.3% |
| Free cash flow | −$298M | $38M |
| Free cash flow margin | −3.5% | 2.2% |
| Return on capital | −1.5% | 18.9% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 1.3x | 2.5x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $60M | $77M |
| Change in diluted share count | 1.2% | −1.8% |
| Last close | $46.60 | $31.94 |
| P/E at the last close | 34.0× | 39.9× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | sold $390,762 | bought $953,666, sold $645,342 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 of 9 | 7 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Advance Auto Parts and Valvoline pages.