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GENUINE PARTS CO GPC

NYSE · stock · Wholesale-Motor Vehicle Supplies & New Parts · website · IPO 1986-08-20 · LEI

GENUINE PARTS CO statistics & valuation

Market cap$16.0B
P / E242.1×
P / S0.7×
P / B3.6×
P / FCF37.9×
Dividend yield3.53%
Net margin0.3%
Return on equity1.5%
FCF margin1.7%
Net debt$4.8B
Enterprise value USD$20.8B
Graham number -86.3%$18.36

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($18.36); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
4.50% 3.80% 4.80% 3.50% -0.20% 4.80% 5.40% 5.70% 3.80% 0.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
30.00% 30.10% 32.80% 33.40% 34.20% 35.20% 35.00% 35.90% 36.30% 36.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
8.00% 7.70% 8.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
21.40% 17.80% 23.30% 16.80% -0.90% 25.70% 31.10% 29.80% 20.80% 1.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
149.8M 147.7M 147.2M 146.4M 145.1M 144.2M 142.3M 141.0M 139.7M 139.2M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$632.1M $2.93B $2.81B $3.15B $2.68B $2.41B $3.33B $3.91B $4.28B $4.80B 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
7.80% 5.00% 6.40% 4.20% -0.20% 6.30% 7.20% 7.30% 4.70% 0.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
5.10% 4.00% 5.50% 3.50% 11.30% 5.30% 5.10% 4.00% 2.90% 1.70% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.27× 0.94× 0.91× 0.93× 0.83× 0.69× 0.87× 0.88× 0.98× 1.08× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$4.59 $4.18 $5.50 $4.24 -$0.20 $6.23 $8.31 $9.33 $6.47 $0.47 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

GENUINE PARTS CO trades at about 285.1× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 15×–295.7×, median 21.1×).

15× 295.7×

Shaded band = 10-year range (15×–295.7×); dot = today's 285.1×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin36.8%36.3%35.9%35.0%35.2%34.2%33.4%32.8%30.1%30.0%
Operating margin———————8.5%7.7%8.0%
Net margin0.3%3.8%5.7%5.4%4.8%-0.2%3.5%4.8%3.8%4.5%
FCF margin1.7%2.9%4.0%5.1%5.3%11.3%3.5%5.5%4.0%5.1%
Return on assets0.3%4.7%7.3%7.2%6.3%-0.2%4.2%6.4%5.0%7.8%
Return on equity1.5%20.8%29.8%31.1%25.7%-0.9%16.8%23.3%17.8%21.4%
Debt / equity1.08×0.98×0.88×0.87×0.69×0.83×0.93×0.91×0.94×0.27×
Current ratio1.081.161.231.151.181.211.241.281.341.40

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.