Advance Auto Parts (AAP) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Shane M. O'Kelly, President, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $9.1M in 2025, down 11% from $10.3M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 358:1, on median employee pay of $25,492.

Filed
April 1, 2026
Annual meeting
May 20, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
7
CEO total pay
$9.1M-11% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
358:1median $25,492
CEO pay in equity
69%$6.3M in awards
CEO Total Compensation
$9.1MFor fiscal 2025
CEO Base Salary
$1,125,000Unchanged from prior year
Median Employee Pay
$25,492Annual total compensation
CEO to Median Pay Ratio
358:1Based on 2025 total compensation

How O'Kelly was paid

$9.1M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary12%Stock awards69%Non-equity incentive18%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Shane M. O'KellyPresident, Chief Executive Officer$9,121,929
Ryan P. GrimslandExecutive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer$3,085,055
Bruce M. Starnes, IIIExecutive Vice President, Chief Merchant$2,276,257
Kristen L. SolerExecutive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer$2,040,134
Jeffrey R. ViningExecutive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary$1,722,572
Shweta BhatiaFormer Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer$2,509,675
Herman L. Word, Jr.Former Executive Vice President, Professional and Carquest Independents$2,469,270

What changed and why

  • $9.1MCEO total compensation decreased to $9,121,929 in 2025 from $10,303,636 in 2024.
  • Named executive officers received no long-term incentive award payouts for the third consecutive year.
  • Short-term incentives utilized enterprise adjusted operating income and comparable store sales metrics.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.