Genuine Parts Company (GPC) is a publicly traded company in the Consumer Cyclical — Auto - Parts industry listed on NYSE. This overview shows the latest price, key valuation ratios, profitability metrics and financial-health indicators used by fundamental investors.
Genuine Parts Company, established in Atlanta, Georgia in 1928, functions as a prominent global distributor specializing in automotive and industrial replacement parts, alongside associated materials. The company’s operations are segmented into its Automotive Parts Group and Industrial Parts Group.
Is Genuine Parts Company stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
As of October 30, 2026, Genuine Parts Company (GPC) trades at $120.90; its P/E is not meaningful because its earnings over the last twelve months are very small relative to its price (more than 500 times), according to Kaplio. It trades at 24.5 times its average earnings over ten years; between the 10 times Lynch paid for a cyclical and the 25 we take as the limit. It is fairly priced.
Kaplio overview: Genuine Parts Company
Market cap $17B · 52 weeks $92 – $149 (17 % below the high) · P/E n.m. · 2027 est. P/E 14.9× · Dividend 3.5 % · 11 years rising · Next earnings February 16, 2027 · expected EPS $1.64 · Closing price, Oct 30 · accounts published Oct 20.
- Valuation: 24.5× average earnings (fairly priced).
- Business: 5-year ROIC 11.3 % (fair).
- Balance sheet: Net debt/EBITDA 10.3× (fragile).
- Earnings: 6 of 8 (uneven).
It trades at 24.5 times its average earnings over ten years; between the 10 times Lynch paid for a cyclical and the 25 we take as the limit. It is fairly priced.
These are its average accounting earnings over its last ten years, losses included.
What matters in consumer cyclicals: 2 of 7 pass
- 5y avg operating margin 6.4 %, fails.
- Inventory turnover 2.6×, fails.
- Net debt / EBITDA 10.3×, fails.
- Current Ratio 1.22, fails.
- 5y avg ROIC 11.3 %, borderline.
- Altman Z-Score 2.3, passes.
- EV/Sales vs history 1.0×, passes.
- P/E read in reverse (cyclicals) 504×, info.
Against its peers (reference peers) — Genuine Parts Company: P/E —; EV/EBITDA 30.8×; ROIC -20.7 %; $16.7B. LKQ Corporation (P/E 18.6×; EV/EBITDA 8.8×; ROIC 3.9 %; $4.7B), Dorman Products, Inc. (P/E 20.2×; EV/EBITDA 12.3×; ROIC 12.1 %; $4.0B), AutoZone, Inc. (P/E 20.8×; EV/EBITDA 15.2×; ROIC 24.1 %; $51.0B).
Expensive or cheap against its last ten years?
P/E at each close: today 504× · median 20.0× · minimum 12.1× · maximum 504× · cheap below 18.2× · expensive above 22.9×. Earnings over the last 12 months are distorted: today's P/E compared with its history is not representative.
Dividend
solid · Yield 3.5 % ($4.06 per share in 2025) · Years raising it ≥ 11 · 5-year growth +5 % a year · Free cash flow coverage 1.2× · With $1,000 invested today you'd collect $34.90 a year ($2.91 a month).
Kaplio's reading: Genuine Parts Company
Updated on November 1, 2026 · accounts published on October 20, 2026
Reading of October 30, 2026: Sales keep growing
Genuine Parts trades at a P/E of 503.8 over the last 12 months, after EPS fell 93 % while revenue still grew 3.5 %.
- Is Genuine Parts expensive or cheap? The P/E of 503.8 is 2,424 % above its ten-year median of 20.0 and higher than at any point in the decade.
- How is the business doing? Revenue grew 3.5 % over the last 12 months, but EPS fell 93 % and the operating margin dropped to 4.0 %.
- How strong is the balance sheet? Net debt was $57.30 per share in fiscal 2025, 47 % of the current price, while the dividend yields 3.5 %.
- What to expect from the next earnings? 10 of 23 analysts rate it a buy; the 2026 EPS consensus fell 1.9 % in 30 days, with results due February 16, 2027.
- Can the balance sheet weather a recession? Net debt is 10.3× EBITDA in fiscal 2025, more than three times the 3.0× ceiling considered healthy for cyclical companies.
Is Genuine Parts expensive or cheap?
Over the last 12 months Genuine Parts trades at a P/E of 503.8, against a ten-year median of 20.0 and a sector median of 17.9 across 209 companies. That multiple says more about earnings, which have almost disappeared, than about the price. Peter Lynch warned that cyclical stocks look expensive when they are cheap, and sales give a calmer picture: EV/sales of 1.0× in fiscal 2025 sits just below its ten-year average of 1.1×. Free cash flow yield is 3.3 % over the last 12 months. The shares are down 3 % over the year and trade 17 % below their 52-week high of $149.26.
How is the business doing?
Sales are still growing, up 3.5 % over the last 12 months, yet almost nothing reaches the bottom line: the net margin is 0.1 % and ROE 0.7 %. The operating margin of 4.0 % over the last 12 months compares with a 2014-2025 average of 6.5 %, and fiscal 2025's 5.0 % was already the lowest of those 12 years. Returns tell the same story. ROIC stands at −20.7 % over the last 12 months, 30.1 points below the sector median of 9.4 %, after clearing 10 % in 5 of the last 10 fiscal years. The current squeeze builds on an already weak fiscal 2025.
How strong is the balance sheet?
Net debt reached $57.30 per share in fiscal 2025 ($60.73 of debt minus $3.43 of cash), equal to 47 % of the current share price. Debt to equity is 1.47 and the current ratio 1.22 over the last 12 months. On the other side, Genuine Parts has raised its dividend per share for 11 consecutive fiscal years through 2025 and yields 3.5 % over the last 12 months, well above its 0.5 % earnings yield. A dividend that large relative to earnings leans on cash flow and the balance sheet. The Altman Z of 2.3 sits in the grey zone and the Piotroski score is 4 of 9.
What to expect from the next earnings?
On October 20, 2026 Genuine Parts reported EPS of $2.07 against $2.04 expected, a 1.5 % beat, and it has beaten EPS estimates in 6 of the last 8 quarters. Analysts are slightly less upbeat about the year: the 2026 EPS consensus slipped 1.9 % over the last 30 days, from $7.74 to $7.59 across 6 analysts, while the revenue consensus barely moved. For the next quarter, reported on February 16, 2027, they expect EPS of $1.64. Of 23 analysts, 10 say buy, 12 hold and 1 sell. That consensus sits far above what the last 12 months delivered, so coming reports will test whether the profit collapse is temporary.
Can the balance sheet weather a recession?
Consumer cyclical businesses suffer in downturns when sales fall and costs do not, so the sector is judged on margins, inventory turnover and debt rather than one year's P/E. Genuine Parts fails most of those tests. Its five-year average operating margin is 6.4 % (2021-2025), below the 8 % healthy mark; inventory turned 2.6× in fiscal 2025 against a 4.0× threshold and its own five-year average of 3.0×; and the current ratio of 1.22 trails the 1.5 benchmark. Five-year average ROIC of 11.3 % is borderline against 12 %. The Altman Z of 2.3 avoids the distress zone but stays in the grey zone.
How this was prepared: the data comes from companies' official filings, collected by a professional provider, and from Kaplio's analysis engine (trailing-12-month ratios, 10 years of history and sector medians computed across US-listed companies). The text is written from that data alone, every figure is checked against it before publication, and it is reviewed when the company reports results. This is not investment advice.
Investor methods verdict
Would Peter Lynch approve Genuine Parts today?
The Lynch Method would not approve Genuine Parts today: it fails its quality rules. Business quality: 11 out of 100 (price not included). Lynch classifies it as a cyclical. Kaplio assessment with data from the week of 2026-10-26; not investment advice.
Profitability
| Return on Equity | 0.69% |
| Return on Invested Capital | -20.69% |
| Return on Assets | 0.14% |
| Gross Margin | 36.41% |
| Operating Margin | 3.98% |
| Net Margin | 0.12% |
Financial Health
| Debt / Equity | 1.47 |
| Current Ratio | 1.22 |
| Piotroski F-Score | 4 |
| Altman Z-Score | 2.34 |
Price Performance
| 1 month | -4.98% |
| 3 months | -5.93% |
| Year-to-date | -1.68% |
| 1 year | -5.03% |
| 3 years | -7.49% |
| 5 years | -9.72% |
| 10 years | +37.53% |
Dividend History
Paid in the last 12 months: $4.2175 per share in 4 payments.
| Date | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-04 | $1.0625 |
| 2026-06-05 | $1.0625 |
| 2026-03-06 | $1.0625 |
| 2025-12-05 | $1.0300 |
| 2025-09-05 | $1.0300 |
| 2025-06-06 | $1.0300 |
| 2025-03-07 | $1.0300 |
| 2024-12-06 | $1.0000 |
| 2024-09-06 | $1.0000 |
| 2024-06-07 | $1.0000 |
Amounts adjusted for stock splits.
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