Genuine Parts
GPC · Distributors
$123.02
3.9%Lear
LEA · Automotive Parts & Equipment
$116.69
1.6%The short version
- Genuine Parts is the larger business, with $24.3B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $23.3B for Lear.
- Genuine Parts grew revenue faster (3.5%, against −0.2%).
- Lear turned more of its sales into free cash flow (2.3% FCF margin, against 1.7% FCF margin).
- Lear earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (8.9%, against 2.4%).
| Latest fiscal year | GPC · FY25 | LEA · FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $17.0B | $5.9B |
| Revenue | $24.3B | $23.3B |
| Free cash flow | $421M | $527M |
| Net income | $65.9M | $437M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 3.5% | −0.2% |
| 5-year growth | 8.0% | 6.4% |
| Share count change | −0.3% | −5.1% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 36.8% | 6.5% |
| Operating margin | — | 3.3% |
| Net margin | 0.3% | 1.9% |
| FCF margin | 1.7% | 2.3% |
| Return on capital | 2.4% | 8.9% |
| Return on equity | 1.5% | 9.2% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $5.3B | $1.7B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 7.0x | 1.2x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $564M | $490M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | — | 10.9x |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 7 |
FY16
GPC $15.3B
LEA $18.6B
FY17
GPC $16.3B
LEA $20.5B
FY18
GPC $16.8B
LEA $21.1B
FY19
GPC $17.5B
LEA $19.8B
FY20
GPC $16.5B
LEA $17.0B
FY21
GPC $18.9B
LEA $19.3B
FY22
GPC $22.1B
LEA $20.9B
FY23
GPC $23.1B
LEA $23.5B
FY24
GPC $23.5B
LEA $23.3B
FY25
GPC $24.3B
LEA $23.3B
GPC
LEA
FY16
GPC 8.0%
LEA 7.9%
FY17
GPC 7.7%
LEA 7.9%
FY18
GPC 8.5%
LEA 7.8%
FY19
GPC —
LEA 5.4%
FY20
GPC —
LEA 2.7%
FY21
GPC —
LEA 3.5%
FY22
GPC —
LEA 3.1%
FY23
GPC —
LEA 4.0%
FY24
GPC —
LEA 3.8%
FY25
GPC —
LEA 3.3%
GPC
LEA
FY16
GPC $785M
LEA $1.1B
FY17
GPC $658M
LEA $1.2B
FY18
GPC $919M
LEA $1.1B
FY19
GPC $614M
LEA $680M
FY20
GPC $1.9B
LEA $211M
FY21
GPC $992M
LEA $85.0M
FY22
GPC $1.1B
LEA $383M
FY23
GPC $923M
LEA $623M
FY24
GPC $684M
LEA $561M
FY25
GPC $421M
LEA $527M
GPC
LEA
FY16
GPC 21.2%
LEA 27.6%
FY17
GPC 15.1%
LEA 32.4%
FY18
GPC 17.0%
LEA 27.5%
FY19
GPC 10.9%
LEA 17.8%
FY20
GPC 4.0%
LEA 5.7%
FY21
GPC 18.7%
LEA 8.8%
FY22
GPC 21.2%
LEA 7.8%
FY23
GPC 19.9%
LEA 11.1%
FY24
GPC 12.7%
LEA 10.1%
FY25
GPC 2.4%
LEA 8.9%
GPC
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