USD 0.25 per share is the cash dividend AAP has declared on its quarterly schedule. Both the ex-dividend date and the record date fall on October 9, 2026. Payment follows on October 23, 14 calendar days after the qualification cutoff.
October 9 is the operative date. Shares purchased before that date carry the $0.25 entitlement into the payment cycle. Shares acquired on October 9 or later trade ex-dividend: the buyer takes the stock position, the upcoming payment stays with the seller. The record date, also October 9, is when AAP closes its books to establish the eligible shareholder list. Both dates landing on the same calendar day follows T+1 settlement mechanics, under which trades settle one business day after execution.
Payment on October 23 closes the calendar for this distribution. The 14-day window from record to payment is the processing interval for routing cash to eligible accounts.
The declared schedule is quarterly. At $0.25 per share, the distribution repeats on that cadence, with each quarter's payment requiring a separate board declaration to confirm the amount and dates.