Advance Auto beats by $0.34, beats on revs; reaffirms FY26 EPS, rev, and comp guidance; Q1 comps +3.5%

[출처/시간] Briefing.com - 6:37 AM ET, 05/21/2026

Reports Q1 (Mar) earnings of $0.77 per share, $0.34 better than the FactSet Consensus of $0.43; revenues rose 1.2% year/year to $2.61 bln vs the $2.57 bln FactSet Consensus.Q1'26 Comparable Sales Growth Of 3.5%Co reaffirms guidance for FY26, sees EPS of $2.40-3.10, excluding non-recurring items, vs. $2.80 FactSet Consensus; sees FY26 revs of $8.475-8.575 bln vs. $8.56 bln FactSet Consensus; reaffirms FY26 comp guidance of 1-2%.he Company's first quarter 2026 gross profit was $1.2 billion, or 45.1% of net sales compared with $1.1 billion, or 42.9% in the first quarter of 2025. Adjusted gross profit was $1.2 billion, or 45.1% of net sales compared with $1.1 billion, or 42.9% in the first quarter of 2025. The increase in gross profit as a percentage of net sales compared to the first quarter of 2025, was primarily driven by expansion in product margin supported by our merchandising initiatives and cycling of approximately 90 basis points of atypical margin headwind related to the store optimization program associated with our 2024 Restructuring Plan, that was completed in the first quarter of 2025.