Advance Auto Parts Executive Compensation (FY25)

Name: Advance Auto Parts (AAP) executive compensation
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AAP · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025

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Data as of September 19, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 22, 2026

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Chief executive, fiscal 2025

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Shane O'Kelly

Median of the other named officers

$2,372,764

6 officers, excluding the chief executive

Latest say-on-pay support

May 20, 2026

Chief executive pay ratio

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To the median employee

What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025

The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.

Chief executive total compensation — Shane O'Kelly: $10,303,636 → $9,121,929 (11.5% lower)

CEO pay ratio: 423:1 → 358:1 (15.4% lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.

Who is Advance Auto Parts' chief executive and what were they paid?

Shane O'Kelly was paid $9,121,929 in total compensation as President, Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025. O'Kelly's total was 11.5% lower than the $10,303,636 reported for fiscal 2024.

What was Advance Auto Parts' say-on-pay result?

Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 96.1% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 20, 2026 for fiscal 2025.

Which companies are in Advance Auto Parts' peer group?

Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Academy Sports & Outdoor, Inc., Applied Industrial Technologies, AutoZone, Inc., Bath & Body Works, Inc. and Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc., among others.

What is Advance Auto Parts' chief executive pay ratio?

For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 358:1, against median employee compensation of $25,492.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.

Fiscal 2023

Officer	Salary	Bonus	Stock awards	Option awards	Non-equity incentive	Pension and deferred earnings	All other compensation	Total
Shane O'Kelly President and Chief Executive Officer	◇	◇	◇	◇	—	—	◇	◇
Ryan Grimsland Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	◇	◇	◇	◇	—	—	◇	◇
Tony Iskander Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary	◇	—	◇	◇	—	—	◇	◇

Fiscal 2024

Officer	Salary	Bonus	Stock awards	Option awards	Non-equity incentive	Pension and deferred earnings	All other compensation	Total
Shane O'Kelly President and Chief Executive Officer	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇	—	◇	◇
Ryan Grimsland Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	◇	—	◇	◇	◇	—	◇	◇

Fiscal 2025

Officer	Salary	Bonus	Stock awards	Option awards	Non-equity incentive	Pension and deferred earnings	All other compensation	Total
Shane O'Kelly President, Chief Executive Officer	◇	—	◇	—	◇	—	◇	◇
Ryan Grimsland Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer	◇	—	◇	—	◇	—	◇	◇
Shweta Bhatia Former Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer Departed during or after this year	◇	◇	◇	—	—	—	◇	◇
Herman Word Former Executive Vice President, Professional and Carquest Independents Departed during or after this year	◇	—	◇	—	◇	◇	◇	◇
Bruce Starnes Executive Vice President, Chief Merchant	◇	—	◇	—	◇	—	◇	◇
Kristen Soler Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer	◇	—	◇	—	◇	—	◇	◇
Jeffrey Vining Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary	◇	◇	◇	—	◇	—	◇	◇

A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.

Fiscal 2025

Officer	Award	Grant date	Threshold units	Target units	Units granted	Maximum units	Exercise price	Grant date fair value
Bruce Starnes	PSU	◇	◇	◇	—	◇	—	◇
Bruce Starnes	RSU	◇	—	—	◇	—	—	◇
Herman Word	PSU	◇	◇	◇	—	◇	—	◇
Herman Word	RSU	◇	—	—	◇	—	—	◇
Jeffrey Vining	RSU	◇	—	—	◇	—	—	◇
Jeffrey Vining	RSU	◇	—	—	◇	—	—	◇
Jeffrey Vining	PSU	◇	◇	◇	—	◇	—	◇
Kristen Soler	PSU	◇	◇	◇	—	◇	—	◇
Kristen Soler	RSU	◇	—	—	◇	—	—	◇
Ryan Grimsland	PSU	◇	◇	◇	—	◇	—	◇
Ryan Grimsland	RSU	◇	—	—	◇	—	—	◇
Shane O'Kelly	PSU	◇	◇	◇	—	◇	—	◇
Shane O'Kelly	RSU	◇	—	—	◇	—	—	◇
Shweta Bhatia	PSU	◇	◇	◇	—	◇	—	◇
Shweta Bhatia	RSU	◇	—	—	◇	—	—	◇
Shweta Bhatia	RSU	◇	—	—	◇	—	—	◇

A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.

As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end

Officer	Award	Unvested units	Market value of unvested units	Exercise price	Expires
Herman Word	RSU	◇	◇	—	—
	RSU	◇	◇	—	—
Bruce Starnes	RSU	◇	◇	—	—
Kristen Soler	RSU	◇	◇	—	—
	RSU	◇	◇	—	—
Ryan Grimsland	RSU	◇	◇	—	—
	RSU	◇	◇	—	—
Shane O’Kelly	RSU	◇	◇	—	—

A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Severance and change in control

The terms as written in the agreements.

Bruce Starnes

Executive Vice President, Chief Merchant · Employment agreement · citing a 2026 filing

Severance multiple	◇
Change-in-control multiple	◇
Benefits continuation on change in control	◇
Benefits continuation	◇

Herman Word

Former Executive Vice President, Professional and Carquest Independents · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing

Change-in-control multiple	◇
Benefits continuation on change in control	◇
Benefits continuation	◇

Jeffrey Vining

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing

Severance multiple	◇
Severance cash amount	◇
Change-in-control multiple	◇
Benefits continuation on change in control	◇
Benefits continuation	◇

Kristen Soler

Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing

Severance multiple	◇
Change-in-control multiple	◇
Benefits continuation on change in control	◇
Benefits continuation	◇

Ryan Grimsland

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing

Severance multiple	◇
Severance cash amount	◇
Change-in-control multiple	◇
Benefits continuation on change in control	◇
Benefits continuation	◇

Shane O'Kelly

President, Chief Executive Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing

Severance multiple	◇
Change-in-control multiple	◇
Benefits continuation on change in control	◇
Benefits continuation	◇

Shweta Bhatia

Former Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing

Severance multiple	◇
Change-in-control multiple	◇
Benefits continuation on change in control	◇
Benefits continuation	◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.

Fiscal 2025

Director	Fees earned in cash	Stock awards	Option awards	Non-equity incentive	Pension and deferred earnings	All other compensation	Total
Eugene I. Lee Jr	◇	◇	—	—	—	—	◇
John F. Ferraro	◇	◇	—	—	—	—	◇
Jeffrey J. Jones II	◇	◇	—	—	—	—	◇
Carla J. Bailo	◇	◇	—	—	—	—	◇
Joan M. Hilson	◇	◇	—	—	—	—	◇
Gregory L. Smith	◇	◇	—	—	—	—	◇
A. Brent Windom	◇	◇	—	—	—	—	◇
Thomas W. Seboldt	◇	◇	—	—	—	—	◇

Richard A. Johnson, Shane M. O'Kelly and Cynthia T. Jamison served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.

A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.

Board cash retainer	◇
Board equity retainer	◇
Total board retainer	◇
Lead independent director premium	◇
Audit committee chair	◇
Compensation committee chair	◇
Nominating and governance chair	◇

Equity is delivered as deferred stock units.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.

Fiscal 2025

Academy Sports & Outdoor, Inc. ASO
Applied Industrial Technologies AIT
AutoZone, Inc. AZO
Bath & Body Works, Inc. symbol not shown
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. DKS
Fastenal Company FAST
Floor & Decor FND
Genuine Parts Company GPC
Group 1 Automotive GBL
LKQ Corporation LKQ
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. ORLY
Office Depot, Inc. ODP
Tractor Supply Company TSCO
Ulta Beauty, Inc. ULTA
W.W. Grainger, Inc. GWW
WESCO International, Inc. WCC
Williams-Sonoma Inc. WSM

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.

Year	Meeting	Support	Votes for	Votes against	Abstentions
2025	May 20, 2026	=	◇	◇	◇
2024	May 15, 2025	=	◇	◇	◇
2023	May 22, 2024	=	◇	◇	◇
2022	May 24, 2023	=	◇	◇	◇
2021	May 19, 2022	=	◇	◇	◇
2020	May 26, 2021	=	◇	◇	◇
2019	May 15, 2020	=	◇	◇	◇
2018	May 15, 2019	=	◇	◇	◇
2017	May 16, 2018	=	◇	◇	◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.

Ratio

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Median employee compensation

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Chief executive total compensation

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What this page does not include

Everything above is a fact Advance Auto Parts disclosed, and it is free. Everything below is our analysis of those facts, and it is not.

Peer benchmarking

Where Advance Auto Parts sits against its disclosed peers — percentile position by role and by pay element, and the ranking behind it. The disclosed peer group is free; comparisons across it are part of the Velarion platform.

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Realizable pay

What the awards above are actually worth today against what they were valued at on grant, and what the gap says about the pay-for-performance link.

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244 figures on this page: 235 cited to the filing that reported them, 9 calculated from figures it prints.

235 cited to the filing

9 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

8-K, filed May 22, 2026
0001193125-26-236815
DEF 14A, filed April 1, 2026
0001193125-26-138147
CEO Pay Ratio · Director Compensation · Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 202 · Outstanding Equity Awards at 2025 Fiscal Year End · and 1 more section
8-K, filed May 19, 2025
0001158449-25-000176
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
DEF 14A, filed March 21, 2025
0001158449-25-000140
Summary Compensation Table
8-K, filed May 29, 2024
0001158449-24-000126
DEF 14A, filed April 8, 2024
0001158449-24-000094
Summary Compensation Table
8-K, filed May 31, 2023
0001158449-23-000133
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
8-K, filed May 24, 2022
0001158449-22-000175
8-K, filed June 1, 2021
0001158449-21-000119
8-K, filed May 21, 2020
0001158449-20-000152
8-K, filed May 20, 2019
0001158449-19-000109
8-K, filed May 22, 2018
0001158449-18-000102
Filing
0001193125-26-051305
EX-10.21

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Peers Advance Auto Parts discloses

The companies named in AAP's own disclosed peer group.

Academy Sports & Outdoor, Inc.Applied Industrial Technologies AutoZone, Inc.Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc.Fastenal Company Floor & Decor Genuine Parts Company LKQ Corporation O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.Tractor Supply Company Ulta Beauty, Inc.W.W. Grainger, Inc.WESCO International, Inc.Williams-Sonoma Inc.

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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854

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@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}