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STANDARD MOTOR PRODUCTS, INC. SMP

NYSE · stock · Motor Vehicle Parts & Accessories · website · IPO 1981-05-22 · LEI

STANDARD MOTOR PRODUCTS, INC. statistics & valuation

Market cap$904.6M
P / E21.9×
P / S0.5×
P / B1.3×
P / FCF48.3×
Dividend yield3.01%
Net margin2.3%
Return on equity5.9%
FCF margin1.0%
Net debt$618.7M
Net debt / EBITDA3.4×
Enterprise value USD$1.5B
EV / EBITDA8.4×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV9%
Return on capital9.1%
Graham number -8.7%$35.86

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 ($35.86); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
5.70% 3.40% 3.90% 5.10% 5.10% 7.00% 4.00% 2.50% 1.90% 2.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
30.50% 29.30% 28.60% 29.20% 29.80% 29.00% 27.90% 28.60% 28.90% 31.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
9.30% 8.70% 7.40% 8.30% 9.60% 9.90% 7.60% 6.80% 5.50% 7.60% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
13.70% 8.40% 9.20% 11.50% 10.40% 14.80% 8.90% 5.20% 4.40% 5.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
23.1M 23.2M 22.9M 22.8M 22.8M 22.6M 22.1M 22.2M 22.2M 22.5M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
-$19.7M -$17.2M -$11.0M $46.7M -$9.3M $106.7M $218.5M $123.7M $517.9M $618.7M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
7.90% 4.80% 5.20% 6.40% 6.00% 7.60% 4.40% 2.60% 1.50% 2.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
7.30% 3.60% 4.60% 5.30% 7.10% 4.60% -3.90% 8.50% 2.20% 1.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.00× 0.00× 0.00× 0.11× 0.02× 0.21× 0.39× 0.24× 0.89× 0.89× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$2.62 $1.64 $1.88 $2.54 $2.51 $4.02 $2.50 $1.54 $1.24 $1.84 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

STANDARD MOTOR PRODUCTS, INC. trades at about 21.3× earnings — near its 10-year norm (10-year range 11.9×–29.2×, median 21.7×).

11.9× 29.2×

Shaded band = 10-year range (11.9×–29.2×); dot = today's 21.3×.

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 margin31.2%28.9%28.6%27.9%29.0%29.8%29.2%28.6%29.3%30.5%
Operating margin7.6%5.5%6.8%7.6%9.9%9.6%8.3%7.4%8.7%9.3%
Net margin2.3%1.9%2.5%4.0%7.0%5.1%5.1%3.9%3.4%5.7%
FCF margin1.0%2.2%8.5%-3.9%4.6%7.1%5.3%4.6%3.6%7.3%
Return on assets2.1%1.5%2.6%4.4%7.6%6.0%6.4%5.2%4.8%7.9%
Return on equity5.9%4.4%5.2%8.9%14.8%10.4%11.5%9.2%8.4%13.7%
Debt / equity0.89×0.89×0.24×0.39×0.21×0.02×0.11×0.00×0.00×0.00×
Current ratio2.132.112.452.361.491.981.801.751.741.67

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