Genuine Parts Company

Wholesale-Motor Vehicle Supplies & New Parts

GPCMixed7 of 11 basics passed

$127.02

-0.90%

Market cap $17.5B

$127.02

-0.90%

Market cap $17.5B

Genuine Parts sells aftermarket automotive parts (60% of sales) and industrial products (40% of sales) in the United States and internationally. The automotive segment primarily acts as a distributor to its network of 9,800 global retail locations, of which about two-thirds are independently owned and operated.

It is a $17.5B industrial company. Revenue grew 5.5% over the last year, it keeps 0¢ of every dollar of sales as profit, and its net debt equals ~5.2 years of free cash flow. It trades at 534.4× earnings — near the highest of its own history.

Website: genpt.com
Location: Atlanta, GA
Employees: 65 000
Sector: Industrials

Share price · 3 years

$147.64 → $127.02-14.0%

price only — dividends excluded

Key facts · TTM

Revenue: total sales; $25.1B
Profit: keeps 0¢ of every $1 sold; $32.8M
Free cash flow: cash left after running the business; $759M
Net debt: debt minus cash on hand; $3.96B
P/E: years of profit in the price; 534.4
EPS: earnings per share, TTM; $0.24
Dividend: pays out 67% of profit · 76% of FCF · raised 65+ yrs; 3.28%
Shares: down 8% since 2016 — buybacks; 137.6M
Volatility: beta vs the market — under 1 swings less; 0.66

Revenue, last 10 years

52-week range

Low $92.47$127.02High $149.26

Today's price is 61% of the way from the year's low to its high.

P/E vs its history5y

534.4×median 20.3×

Higher than 96% of past days — near the highest of its own history.

Valuation vs own history

P/E

534.4×

P/S

0.7×

89%

EV/EBITDA

14.1×

78%

P/B

3.9×

76%

FCF yield

4.3%

42%

Share of the last ~5 years that was pricier than today (in line with its own history). Based on the daily valuation record.

Standing in Industrials

Size$17.5Btop 53%
Revenue growth+3%top 52%
Net margin0%top 97%
Return on equity1%top 96%
P/E534.4×top 100%
Dividend yield3.28%top 10%

Ranked against 130 Industrials companies with a full CV — for P/E, lower ranks higher.

Skills

Six independent scores, 0–100, built from reported numbers and valuation history. Click a row to see how it was scored.

Strong quality; Valuation, Growth, Profitability and Health lag behind.

Valuation42

P/E vs own history96th pct · 0/25
FCF yield4.3% · 12/25
P/S0.7x · 25/25
EV/EBITDA29.6x · 5/25

Growth37

Revenue CAGR6.5% · 12/25
Net income CAGR-48.0% · 0/25
EPS CAGR ~5Yn/a · 0/25
Fwd implied growth3294.6% · 25/25

Profitability21

ROIC0.8% · 5/25
ROE0.7% · 5/25
Net margin0.1% · 6/25
Operating margin0.7% · 5/25

Health37

Altman Z1.77 · 10/25
Current ratio1.16 · 12/25
Interest coverage1.3x · 3/25
Net cash / debtD/A 19% · 12/25

Quality90

Piotroski F5/9 · 15/25
Beneish M-2.64 · 25/25
FCF conversion2318% · 25/25
Margin stabilityσ 1.9% · 25/25

Moat63

ROIC >12% years8/10 yrs · 20/25
Median gross margin34.6% · 13/25
FCF-positive years10/10 yrs · 25/25
Worst-year net marginworst -0.2% · 5/25

How the scores work →

Experience

The company's career so far — founding, the IPO, landmark products and acquisitions, plus revenue milestones and insider buying.

FY2023Financial
Best year on record
$1.32B net income
FY2016Financial
First recorded profitable year
$687M net income
FY2016Financial
Revenue already above $10B
$15.3B in first reported year
FY2016Financial
Positive free cash flow every year since
10-year streak

Achievements

Verifiable track record, straight from the reported numbers.

Dividend King — raised its dividend 65+ years in a row

$10 000 invested in 2021 would be worth ~$10 585 today — price return only

$24.3B revenue in FY2025

Revenue up 5.5% year over year

Profitable 5 years in a row

Positive free cash flow 10 years in a row

65 000 employees

Strengths & watch-outs

What a bull and a bear would each point to. Both lists come from the reported numbers, not opinions.

Strengths

No standout strengths in the available data.

Watch-outs

Altman Z-Score 1.77 — elevated financial-distress risk
Net debt would take ~8.0 years of free cash flow to repay
Thin interest coverage (1.3×)
Loss-making in 1 of the recent years
Net debt equals ~5.2 years of free cash flow

Qualifications

The basics a company should meet before you research it further. Each check uses the reported numbers.

7 of 11 checks passed

Revenue growing — the company sells more than a year ago+5.5% YoY
Profitable — makes more than it spends$32.8M TTM
Profit growing — earnings are higher than last year-61.5% YoY
Generates cash — cash left after running and investing$759M TTM
Debt under control — could handle its obligations~5.2y of cash flow to repay
Established company — not a micro-cap — lower blow-up risk$17.5B market cap
Not printing shares — share count not ballooning — you keep your slice-5.2% shares over ~5y
Proven track record — years of profitability behind it9/10 profitable years
Financially stable — balance sheet not near distressAltman Z 1.8 — distress
Pays a dividend — returns cash to shareholdersyield 3.28%
Valuation not extreme — price not wildly above earningsP/E 534.4

Peer comparisonGenuine Parts Company vs 6 largest industrials peers — cap, P/E, growth and margin side by sideOpen ▾

Company	Market cap	P/E	Revenue growth	Net margin	Profile
GPC this company	$17.5B	534.4	+5.5%	0.1%	Mixed
LRCX Lam Research Corp	$399.2B	54.9	+26.0%	31.3%	Strong
CAT Caterpillar Inc.	$368.0B	33.9	+18.4%	14.5%	Solid
RTX RTX Corporation	$251.3B	32.4	+11.8%	8.3%	Strained
DE Deere & Company	$167.7B	34.4	+8.3%	10.2%	Solid
ETN Eaton Corporation, plc	$167.2B	43.6	+15.5%	12.8%	Mixed
UNP Union Pacific Corp.	$166.8B	22.6	+4.2%	28.8%	Strained

Head-to-head: GPC vs LRCX · GPC vs CAT · GPC vs RTX

References

What covering analysts publish about the company — information only, not a recommendation.

Strong buy 3Buy 7Hold 9

Appendix · Financial records

The full statements behind this CV, FY2016–FY2025. For readers who want to check the numbers.

Profit & lossRevenue $25.1B · net income $32.8M (TTM)Open ▾

Profit & loss

Revenue and profit over the company's career — the income statement, visualised.

How FY2025 revenue flows to profit

RevenueNet income

Revenue (TTM)

$25.1B

YoY 5.5%

Net income (TTM)

$32.8M

Margin 0.1%

Gross margin

36.9%

Operating margin

0.7%

P/E ratio

534.4

Dividend yield

3.28%

Income statement — full detail

Figures in USD billions · EPS in USD

	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Revenue	16.5	18.9	22.1	23.1	23.5	24.3
Gross profit	5.7	6.6	7.7	8.3	8.5	8.9
Operating income (EBIT)	0.4	1.2	1.6	1.7	1.2	1.5
Net income	-0.0	0.9	1.2	1.3	0.9	0.1
EPS (diluted)	-0.20	6.23	8.31	9.43	6.51	0.48

Cash flowFree cash flow $759M · operating cash flow $1.19B (TTM)Open ▾

Cash flow statement

Cash generated by the business and what is left after investment — year by year.

Operating cash flowFree cash flow

Free cash flow (TTM)

$759M

Margin 3.0%

Operating cash flow (TTM)

$1.19B

FCF margin

3.0%

Cash flow statement — full detail

Figures in USD billions

	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Operating cash flow	2.0	1.3	1.5	1.4	1.3	0.9
Capital expenditure	-0.2	-0.3	-0.3	-0.5	-0.6	-0.5
Free cash flow	1.9	1.0	1.1	0.9	0.7	0.4
FCF margin	11.3%	5.3%	5.1%	4.0%	2.9%	1.7%

Balance sheetAssets $20.8B · net debt $3.96B (FY2025)Open ▾

Balance sheet

How the balance sheet is built — what it owns versus how it is financed.

How $20.8B of assets is financed

79%

21%

Liabilities $16.4B — borrowed moneyEquity $4.42B — owners' stake

Cash vs debt

Total debt $4.44B − cash $477M = net debt $3.96B

Cash on hand covers 11% of debt.

Altman Z-Score

1.77

Distress zone

Debt repayment

8.0 yrs

Years of free cash flow to clear net debt

Interest coverage

1.3x

EBIT ÷ interest expense

ROE

0.7%

Profit per $1 of equity

Balance sheet — full detail

Figures in USD billions

	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Cash & equivalents	1.0	0.7	0.7	1.1	0.5	0.5
Total assets	13.4	14.4	16.5	18.0	19.3	20.8
Total liabilities	10.2	10.9	12.7	13.6	14.9	16.4
Total debt	2.5	2.4	3.1	3.6	3.7	4.4
Equity	3.2	3.5	3.8	4.4	4.3	4.4
Net debt	1.5	1.7	2.4	2.4	3.3	4.0

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Figures are derived from company filings (quarterly values normalised from as-filed year-to-date data where applicable) and may be delayed, restated or incomplete. This page is information, not investment advice. Latest price $127.02 · market cap $17.5B.