Seasonality
AAP seasonality — Advance Auto Parts, Inc.
Over the last 11 years, AAP's strongest month on average has been November (+3.6%) and its weakest August (-6.3%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | +2.69% | +1.83% | 60% | +22.2% | -17.7% | 10 |
| Feb | -2.55% | -0.70% | 50% | +10.8% | -23.9% | 10 |
| Mar | +0.50% | +2.49% | 60% | +26.0% | -29.8% | 10 |
| Apr | +1.03% | -2.96% | 40% | +29.6% | -16.6% | 10 |
| May | +0.73% | -4.05% | 40% | +46.5% | -41.9% | 10 |
| Jun | -1.99% | -1.78% | 40% | +8.1% | -12.8% | 10 |
| Jul | +2.77% | +3.72% | 60% | +14.2% | -10.7% | 10 |
| Aug | -6.31% | -7.96% | 30% | +16.1% | -28.4% | 10 |
| Sep | -2.20% | -0.56% | 50% | +19.9% | -18.7% | 10 |
| Oct | -2.18% | -4.57% | 30% | +21.5% | -23.2% | 10 |
| Nov | +3.63% | +0.29% | 56% | +23.6% | -20.5% | 9 |
| Dec | +1.19% | +0.80% | 50% | +20.2% | -24.2% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — AAP
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22.2 | 10.8 | -0.8 | 12.8 | 1.2 | 3.3 | -10.7 | -24.1 | -7.8 | 15.9 | 0.9 | +15.8% | |
| 2025 | 2.6 | -23.9 | 6.3 | -16.6 | 46.5 | -3.0 | 14.2 | 14.9 | 0.7 | -23.2 | 10.1 | -24.2 | -16.9% |
| 2024 | 9.5 | 1.0 | 26.0 | -14.2 | -3.2 | -10.3 | 0.0 | -28.4 | -13.9 | -8.5 | 15.9 | 14.4 | -22.5% |
| 2023 | 3.6 | -4.8 | -16.1 | 3.2 | -41.9 | -3.5 | 5.8 | -7.5 | -18.7 | -7.0 | -2.4 | 20.2 | -58.5% |
| 2022 | -3.5 | -11.7 | 1.2 | -3.5 | -4.9 | -8.8 | 11.9 | -12.9 | -7.3 | 21.5 | -20.5 | -2.6 | -38.7% |
| 2021 | -5.3 | 7.5 | 14.4 | 9.1 | -5.2 | 8.1 | 3.4 | -4.3 | 3.0 | 8.0 | -2.1 | 8.7 | +52.3% |
| 2020 | -17.7 | 0.9 | -29.8 | 29.6 | 15.2 | 2.2 | 5.4 | 4.1 | -1.8 | -4.0 | 0.3 | 6.6 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 5.4 | -2.5 | -6.8 | -0.6 | -2.3 | -8.4 | 19.9 | -1.8 | -3.3 | 2.0 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 17.4 | -2.3 | 3.8 | -3.5 | 12.4 | 5.5 | 4.1 | 16.1 | 2.6 | -5.1 | 11.2 | -11.4 | +58.0% |
| 2017 | -2.9 | -4.7 | -5.3 | -4.1 | -6.0 | -12.8 | -3.9 | -12.6 | 1.3 | -17.6 | 23.6 | -1.3 | -41.0% |
| 2016 | -0.3 |