Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (AAP)
Auto parts stores, 54,007 team members. Read October 3, 2026 from the annual report for the period ending January 3, 2026, filed February 13, 2026. Ranked 38 of the 75 Consumer Cyclical companies read so far, by the share within reach now.
Within reach now
18%
End of 2028
24%
Employees, annual report
54,007
Leading staffing pattern
Automotive Parts, Accessories, and Tire Retailers
Share of the working time within reach, long-run pace, four times in five
- Now18%
- End of 202723%
- End of 202824%
- End of 203024%
What changes for its people by the end of 2028, by its industries' figures
- Stays with people 75%
- Becomes checking a model's work 15%
- Handed over with lighter checks 9%
The filing states full-time and part-time counts, summed under rule 2, and the shares in stores, distribution centers and corporate offices, so every pattern is by count (a).
The figures on this page come from the company's own annual report and from BLS staffing patterns for its industries, never from a roster. They are estimates with a stated method. Nothing here says what the company will do: within reach is not a forecast of jobs lost or of savings.
What follows from the reading
Share of working time within reach of AI, on the long-run pace at four in five: 18% now, 23% at the end of 2027, 24% at the end of 2028, 24% at the end of 2030. By the patterns, the work is about 24% desk work, 16% people work and 60% body work. These are the site's industry estimates weighted by the shares below: estimates with a stated method and range, not a forecast of what the company will do. By the same patterns, at the end of 2028 about 75% of the working time stays with people (conversation, in-person and hands-on work), 15% becomes checking a model's work and 9% could be handed over with lighter checks, from the industries' own figures, not the company's roles.
Headcount
54,007 employees as of January 3, 2026 (sum of stated parts). Not stated as a count; U.S. revenue 97%, Canada 3%.
The filing: “As of January 3, 2026, the Company employed approximately 28,274 full-time team members and 25,733 part-time team members. The Company's workforce consisted of 87.4% of team members employed in store-level operations, 8.5% in distribution centers and 4.1% in corporate offices.”
The workforce as industry patterns
| Pattern | Share | Reason, from the filing |
|---|---|---|
| Automotive Parts, Accessories, and Tire Retailers | 87% | 87.4% of team members in store-level operations, as the filing states (a). |
| Warehousing and Storage | 9% | 8.5% in distribution centers, as the filing states (a). |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | 4% | 4.1% in corporate offices, as the filing states (a); under five percent but counted (rule 5), the corporate pattern under rule 6. |
What the filing says about the workforce: 28,274 full-time and 25,733 part-time team members; 87.4% in stores, 8.5% in distribution centers, 4.1% in corporate offices; about 1.7% represented by labor unions.
Companies read with the same leading pattern
Other companies whose largest staffing pattern is also Automotive Parts, Accessories, and Tire Retailers, largest first, each read from its own annual report. Within reach now and at the end of 2028, long-run pace, four in five.
- AutoZone, Inc. (AZO, 130,000 employees)18% now, 24% by 2028
- O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (ORLY, 92,923 employees)18% now, 25% by 2028
What the filing says about AI
7 sentences in the filing name AI. Seven sentences: AI among the new systems and functionality in its technology program, and the company's current and intended use of AI in strategic initiatives, with the risk that carries.
- “The Company is in the process of designing, implementing and updating various information and technology systems, including replacing older legacy systems with successor systems, maintaining or enhancing legacy systems that are not being replaced, cloud migration and introducing new systems or functionality, including artificial intelligence.”
- “Furthermore, the Company is currently using and intends to use innovative technologies, including artificial intelligence, in its business.”
- “Use of innovative technologies carries inherent risk, and we intend to use artificial intelligence in connection with strategic business initiatives.”
- “Furthermore, if our use of artificial intelligence becomes controversial or is inaccurate or ineffective, our reputation and competitive position could be adversely affected and we could be exposed to liabilities or regulatory scrutiny.”
- “The rapid evolution and increased adoption of artificial intelligence technologies may also heighten our cybersecurity risks by making cyber attacks more difficult to detect, contain, and mitigate.”
Its annual reports, year by year
Sentences naming AI in each annual report, counted by one rule, beside the median report in the Index that year. Each count links its filing. Every company, by year and sector
- Fiscal 20215median 0
- Fiscal 20222median 0
- Fiscal 20231median 1
- Fiscal 20240median 4
- Fiscal 20257median 10
Headcount by filing year
As reported in each year's annual report, with the filing. A year marked not read had no figure the reading could take from the report's text.
| Period | Employees | Filed | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-03 | 28,274 | 2026-02-13 | 10-K |
| 2024-12-28 | 33,200 | 2025-02-26 | 10-K |
| 2023-12-30 | 40,000 | 2024-03-12 | 10-K |
| 2022-12-31 | 40,000 | 2023-02-28 | 10-K |
| 2022-01-01 | 41,000 | 2022-02-15 | 10-K |
| 2021-01-02 | 40,000 | 2021-02-22 | 10-K |
| 2019-12-28 | 39,000 | 2020-02-18 | 10-K |
| 2018-12-29 | 40,000 | 2019-02-19 | 10-K |
| 2017-12-30 | 40,000 | 2018-02-21 | 10-K |
| 2016-12-31 | 41,000 | 2017-02-28 | 10-K |
| 2016-01-02 | 40,000 | 2016-03-01 | 10-K |
| 2015-01-03 | 41,600 | 2015-03-03 | 10-K |
| 2013-12-28 | 41,238 | 2014-02-25 | 10-K |
| 2012-12-29 | 31,000 | 2013-02-25 | 10-K |
| 2011-12-31 | 29,000 | 2012-02-28 | 10-K |
| 2011-01-01 | 29,000 | 2011-03-01 | 10-K |
| 2010-01-02 | 29,000 | 2010-03-02 | 10-K |
| 2009-01-03 | 27,396 | 2009-03-04 | 10-K |
| 2007-12-29 | 25,499 | 2008-02-27 | 10-K |
| 2006-12-30 | 25,489 | 2007-02-28 | 10-K |
| 2005-12-31 | 24,109 | 2006-03-16 | 10-K |
| 2005-01-01 | 22,093 | 2005-03-17 | 10-K |
| 2004-01-03 | 22,393 | 2004-03-12 | 10-K |
| 2002-12-28 | 20,329 | 2003-03-27 | 10-K |
| 2001-12-29 | 16,739 | 2002-03-28 | 10-K |
Limits of this reading
- The collector took the full-time count; the total is the sum of the stated full-time and part-time parts (rule 2).
- No U.S. share stated; U.S. revenue is 97%.
Source: the company's annual report on EDGAR, accession 0001193125-26-051305, the filing. Read by Claude Fable 5.1 under rubric version 1, by the method. A company can write to info@stratussc.com to have its reading checked against its filing.
Questions about this company
- How much of Advance Auto Parts, Inc.'s working time is within reach of AI?
- An estimated 18% now and 24% by the end of 2028, on METR's long-run pace at four in five, from the workforce Advance Auto Parts, Inc.'s own annual report describes and BLS staffing patterns for its industries, never from a roster. It is an estimate with a stated method. It is not a forecast of jobs lost or of savings, and it says nothing about what the company will do.
- How many people does Advance Auto Parts, Inc. employ?
- 54,007 as of January 3, 2026, as its annual report for the period ending January 3, 2026 states as the sum of the parts it gives.
- What kinds of work make up Advance Auto Parts, Inc.'s workforce?
- Read from its annual report as a blend of 3 industry staffing patterns, the largest Automotive Parts, Accessories, and Tire Retailers; by those patterns the work is about 24% desk work, 16% people work and 60% body work. Each share has a one-sentence reason on this page that can be checked against the filing.
- What does Advance Auto Parts, Inc.'s annual report say about AI?
- 7 sentences in the filing name AI. Its annual reports for fiscal 2021 to 2025 name it in 5, 2, 1, 0 and 7 sentences, year by year. They are counted and quoted on this page, never judged: a count says how much a filing talks about AI, not what the company does with it.
- How is this estimated?
- Claude Fable 5.1 read the annual report under the Index's written rubric (version 1) on October 3, 2026: the stated headcount, the share in the U.S. when stated, and the workforce as a blend of industry staffing patterns. The estimates are the site's industry estimates weighted by those shares, from O*NET tasks with estimated lengths and METR's measurements of how long a task AI models can finish. A company can write to info@stratussc.com to have its reading checked against its filing.
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