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Genuine PartsGPC

Distributors · Atlanta, Georgia · In the S&P 500
Cheaper than peers
$120.90−1.22%After hours: $120.90 (0.00%)At the close, 30 Oct · Prices from CNBC, may be delayed
▼ 6.4% over 1 year
Genuine Parts over 1 yearDaily close, $, to 30 Oct 2026
$100$140Nov2026MarMayJulSep$120.90$100$150NovMarJul$120.90
Source: Nasdaq daily closes
Market value$16.67B
Price to earnings484.0x
Forward P/E15.4x
Dividend yield3.52%
Year to date−1.7%
One year−6.4%
Next earningsNot scheduled
SectorConsumer Discretionary
52-week range (closes)
$92.47$149.26

Quality and valuation

How Genuine Parts compares with other consumer discretionary stocks. A description, not a recommendation.

Genuine Parts and 5 distributors peers. Across: valuation (P/E) against the sector. Up: business quality against the sector. Hover or tap a logo for its numbers.

Business quality: weaker than mostValuation: cheaper than most

A weaker business than most consumer discretionary companies, priced below most of them.

Genuine Parts trades at 15.4 times the next 12 months of expected earnings, against a median of 19.5x for the 66 consumer discretionary stocks we cover. The quality score blends where it ranks on revenue growth, gross margin, operating margin and free-cash-flow margin (net margin for banks and insurers) over the last 12 months, from SEC filings.

  • Revenue grew slower than the sector median: +5.3% vs +8.1%
  • Keeps less of each sale (gross margin): 37.1% vs 40.5%
  • Turns less of its sales into cash: 3.0% vs 10.1%
  • Keeps less of its revenue as profit (net margin): 0.1% vs 10.2%
GPC trades at 15.4x forward earnings, below the sector medianForward p/e, Distributors peers
BABA12.3xTM14.3xGPC15.4xMCD19.6xHD21.4xAMZN25.7xTJX26.0xTSLA218.4xSector median 19.5xBABA12.3xTM14.3xGPC15.4xMCD19.6xHD21.4xAMZN25.7xTJX26.0xTSLA218.4xSector median 19.5x
Source: CNBC quotes; Mostly Markets
At 483.6x earnings, GPC is pricier than its average since Oct 2024Price over the last 12 months of reported (GAAP) diluted EPS
P/EUsual range (±1 s.d.)
0x200x400xAverage 138.5x20252026483.6x0x200x400xAverage 138.5x20252026483.6x
Source: Nasdaq prices; SEC filings

Financials

From Genuine Parts's SEC filings, through the quarter ending 30 Sep 2026. Hover or tap a bar for its value.

Revenue grew 4.2% from a year earlierQuarterly revenue, $bn, latest Q3 ’26
$0bn$2bn$4bn$6bnQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$6.5bnQ3 ’26$0bn$2bn$5bnQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$6.5bnQ3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Growth slowed to +4.2% last quarterRevenue growth, year on year, %
0%2%4%6%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’254.2%Q3 ’260%2%5%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’254.2%Q3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Free cash flow was $763 million over 12 monthsQuarterly free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex), $m
$0m$200mQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$243mQ3 ’26$0m$200mQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$243mQ3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Diluted EPS was $1.62 last quarterQuarterly diluted earnings per share, $
$-4$-2$0Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$1.62Q3 ’26$-2$0Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$1.62Q3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Last 12 monthsGPCSector median
Revenue growth+5.3%+8.1%
Gross margin37.1%40.5%
Free cash flow margin3.0%10.1%
Price to earnings484.0x21.0x

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