Genuine Parts
GPC NYSE Distributors Financials FY2016βFY2025
Genuine Parts' revenue rose 3.5% to $24.3 billion in fiscal 2025. Its net margin was 0.3%, down from 3.9% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $421 million, down 38.5%. It paid out $564 million in dividends and buybacks, 134% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 0.3%.
What Genuine Parts does
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- Legal name
- GENUINE PARTS CO
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- β
- Accession Β· CIK
- 0000040987-26-000003
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Revenue and margins
Genuine Parts had $24.3B of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 3.5% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
From fiscal 2016 to 2025, diluted EPS grew β22.4% a year. Loss periods are shown in red.
Returns on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Cash flow
Free cash flow was $421M in fiscal 2025, 1.7% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Genuine Parts returned $564M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 134% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 0.3%.
Value Genuine Parts yourself
Change the assumptions and see what they imply per share. These are models, not forecasts or price targets β the answer depends entirely on what you put in.
Discounted cash flow
Value per share
β
Adds net cash of β$5.3B and divides by 139.2M diluted shares. Ten years of cash flows plus a terminal value, discounted to today.
Earnings multiple
Value per share
β
Reference multiples: today β Β· peers 14.6x Β· sector 17.8x.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Genuine Parts can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $715M | $654M | $1.1B | $480M | $477M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $2.4B | $3.3B | $3.9B | $4.3B | $5.7B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.1x | 1.3x | 1.3x | 2.3x | 7.0x |
| Debt / equity | 0.7x | 0.9x | 0.9x | 1.0x | 1.3x |
| Interest coverage | 20.3x | 22.3x | 28.0x | 13.2x | 1.3x |
| Current ratio | 1.2x | 1.2x | 1.2x | 1.2x | 1.1x |
| Quick ratio | 0.6x | 0.6x | 0.6x | 0.5x | 0.5x |
| Total assets | $14.4B | $16.5B | $18.0B | $19.3B | $20.8B |
| Total liabilities | $10.8B | $12.7B | $13.6B | $14.9B | $16.4B |
| Shareholders' equity | $3.5B | $3.8B | $4.4B | $4.3B | $4.4B |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | $1.7B | $2.7B | $2.8B | $3.8B | $5.3B |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
Bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$0.7M
2 insiders
Of sales under plans
100%
$0.7M
| Date | Insider | Trade | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2026 | Christopher T GallaSVP, GC, and Corp. Secretary | Sold plan | 2,333 | $115.00 | $0.3M | Form 4 |
| May 5, 2026 | James F. HowePresident, Motion | Sold plan | 415 | $104.33 | $0.0M | Form 4 |
| May 4, 2026 | James F. HowePresident, Motion | Sold plan | 1,392 | $104.09 | $0.1M | Form 4 |
| Dec 17, 2025 | James F. HowePresident, Motion | Sold plan | 1,648 | $128.60 | $0.2M | Form 4 |
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
| Test | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β |
| F-score | 6 / 9 | 5 / 9 | 5 / 9 |
| Accruals ratio | β0.7% | β1.9% | β4.1% |
| Altman Z'' | 2.59 | 2.09 | 1.32 |
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| Company | Market cap | Growth | Op. margin | FCF margin | ROIC | P/E | F-score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genuine Parts GPC | $17.0B | 3.5% | β | 1.7% | 2.4% | β | 5 | |
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10 years of figures
US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $15.3B | $16.3B | $16.8B | $17.5B | $16.5B | $18.9B | $22.1B | $23.1B | $23.5B | $24.3B |
| Gross profit | $4.6B | $4.9B | $5.5B | $5.9B | $5.7B | $6.6B | $7.7B | $8.3B | $8.5B | $8.9B |
| Operating income | $1.2B | $1.3B | $1.4B | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Interest expense | $21.1M | $41.5M | $102M | $91.4M | $91.0M | $62.1M | $73.9M | $64.5M | $96.8M | $164M |
| Pretax income | $1.1B | $1.0B | $995M | $859M | $379M | $1.2B | $1.6B | $1.7B | $1.2B | $52.2M |
| Income tax | $387M | $393M | $245M | $213M | $216M | $302M | $390M | $426M | $272M | β$13.8M |
| Net income | $687M | $617M | $811M | $621M | β$29.1M | $899M | $1.2B | $1.3B | $904M | $65.9M |
| Diluted EPS | $4.59 | $4.18 | $5.50 | $4.24 | β$0.20 | $6.23 | $8.31 | $9.33 | $6.47 | $0.47 |
| Diluted shares | 0.15B | 0.15B | 0.15B | 0.15B | 0.15B | 0.14B | 0.14B | 0.14B | 0.14B | 0.14B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | $946M | $815M | $1.1B | $892M | $2.0B | $1.3B | $1.5B | $1.4B | $1.3B | $891M |
| Capital expenditure | $161M | $157M | $227M | $278M | $154M | $266M | $340M | $513M | $567M | $470M |
| Free cash flow | $785M | $658M | $919M | $614M | $1.9B | $992M | $1.1B | $923M | $684M | $421M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $148M | $168M | $228M | $257M | $273M | $291M | $348M | $351M | $408M | $538M |
| Stock-based compensation | $19.7M | $16.9M | $17.7M | $28.7M | $22.6M | $25.6M | $38.1M | $57.2M | $40.7M | $48.8M |
| Acquisitions | $420M | $1.3B | $263M | $732M | $86.0M | $282M | $1.6B | $322M | $1.1B | $318M |
| Share buybacks | $181M | $174M | $92.0M | $74.2M | $96.2M | $334M | $223M | $262M | $150M | $0.0M |
| Dividends paid | $387M | $396M | $416M | $439M | $453M | $466M | $496M | $527M | $555M | $564M |
| Dividends and buybacks | $568M | $569M | $508M | $513M | $549M | $799M | $719M | $788M | $705M | $564M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $243M | $315M | $334M | $277M | $990M | $715M | $654M | $1.1B | $480M | $477M |
| Total debt | $875M | $3.2B | $3.1B | $3.4B | $2.7B | $2.4B | $3.3B | $3.9B | $4.3B | $5.7B |
| Finance lease liabilities | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Current assets | $5.9B | $7.3B | $7.6B | $7.9B | $7.1B | $7.8B | $8.8B | $9.6B | $9.9B | $10.6B |
| Current liabilities | $4.2B | $5.5B | $5.9B | $6.4B | $5.9B | $6.6B | $7.7B | $7.8B | $8.5B | $9.8B |
| Inventory | $3.2B | $3.8B | $3.6B | $3.4B | $3.5B | $3.9B | $4.4B | $4.7B | $5.5B | $6.1B |
| Property and equipment, net | $728M | $937M | $995M | $1.2B | $1.2B | $1.2B | $1.3B | $1.6B | $2.0B | $2.2B |
| Total assets | $8.9B | $12.4B | $12.7B | $14.6B | $13.4B | $14.4B | $16.5B | $18.0B | $19.3B | $20.8B |
| Total liabilities | $5.7B | $8.9B | $9.2B | $11.0B | $10.2B | $10.8B | $12.7B | $13.6B | $14.9B | $16.4B |
| Shareholders' equity | $3.2B | $3.4B | $3.5B | $3.7B | $3.2B | $3.5B | $3.8B | $4.4B | $4.3B | $4.4B |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 30.0% | 30.1% | 32.8% | 33.4% | 34.2% | 35.2% | 35.0% | 35.9% | 36.3% | 36.8% |
| Operating margin | 8.0% | 7.7% | 8.5% | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| EBITDA margin | 9.0% | 8.8% | 9.9% | 6.9% | 4.5% | 8.2% | 9.0% | 9.3% | 7.2% | 3.1% |
| Net margin | 4.5% | 3.8% | 4.8% | 3.5% | β0.2% | 4.8% | 5.4% | 5.7% | 3.9% | 0.3% |
| FCF margin | 5.1% | 4.0% | 5.5% | 3.5% | 11.3% | 5.3% | 5.1% | 4.0% | 2.9% | 1.7% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | 21.2% | 15.1% | 17.0% | 10.9% | 4.0% | 18.7% | 21.2% | 19.9% | 12.7% | 2.4% |
| Return on capital employed | 27.9% | 21.8% | 20.9% | 12.7% | 6.0% | 16.5% | 19.9% | 19.1% | 12.2% | 2.0% |
| Return on equity | 21.7% | 18.7% | 23.6% | 17.4% | β0.9% | 26.9% | 32.5% | 32.1% | 20.7% | 1.5% |
| Return on assets | 8.1% | 5.8% | 6.5% | 4.6% | β0.2% | 6.5% | 7.7% | 7.6% | 4.9% | 0.3% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | 0.4% | 6.3% | 3.2% | 4.1% | β5.6% | 14.1% | 17.1% | 4.5% | 1.7% | 3.5% |
| Net income growth | β2.6% | β10.3% | 31.4% | β23.4% | β104.7% | β | 31.6% | 11.3% | β31.3% | β92.7% |
| EPS growth | β0.9% | β8.9% | 31.6% | β22.9% | β104.7% | β | 33.4% | 12.3% | β30.7% | β92.7% |
| FCF growth | β25.2% | β16.2% | 39.6% | β33.2% | 203.0% | β46.7% | 13.6% | β18.1% | β25.9% | β38.5% |
| Share count change | β1.8% | β1.4% | β0.3% | β0.6% | β0.9% | β0.6% | β1.3% | β0.9% | β1.0% | β0.3% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.5x | 2.1x | 1.7x | 2.6x | 2.3x | 1.1x | 1.3x | 1.3x | 2.3x | 7.0x |
| Debt / equity | 0.3x | 1.0x | 0.9x | 0.9x | 0.8x | 0.7x | 0.9x | 0.9x | 1.0x | 1.3x |
| Interest coverage | 58.3x | 30.4x | 14.1x | 10.4x | 5.2x | 20.3x | 22.3x | 28.0x | 13.2x | 1.3x |
| Current ratio | 1.4x | 1.3x | 1.3x | 1.2x | 1.2x | 1.2x | 1.2x | 1.2x | 1.2x | 1.1x |
| Quick ratio | 0.7x | 0.7x | 0.7x | 0.7x | 0.6x | 0.6x | 0.6x | 0.6x | 0.5x | 0.5x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 2.2% | 2.4% | 1.9% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| Payouts / FCF | 72.4% | 86.4% | 55.3% | 83.5% | 29.5% | 80.6% | 63.8% | 85.4% | 103.1% | 134.0% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | 6.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Altman Z'' | 4.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.3 |
| Accruals ratio | β3.0% | β1.9% | β2.7% | β2.0% | β14.6% | β2.6% | β1.8% | β0.7% | β1.9% | β4.1% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000040987). Data updated October 20, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only β not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.