Genuine Parts vs LKQ
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I put Genuine Parts and LKQ side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- Genuine Parts is the larger business, with $24.3B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $13.7B for LKQ, about 1.8 times as much.
- Genuine Parts grew revenue faster (3.5%, against −1.2%).
- LKQ turned more of its sales into free cash flow (6.2% FCF margin, against 1.7%).
Who comes out ahead
Of the 7 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
Genuine Parts
GPC
2/7
Revenue growth5-year growth
LKQ
LKQ
5/7
Gross marginNet marginFCF marginReturn on equityShare count change
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | GPC FY25 | LKQ FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $17.0B | $4.4B |
| Revenue | $24.3B | $13.7B |
| Free cash flow | $421M | $847M |
| Net income | $65.9M | $608M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 3.5% | −1.2% |
| 5-year growth | 8.0% | 3.3% |
| Share count change | −0.3% | −2.3% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 36.8% | 38.6% |
| Operating margin | — | 7.3% |
| Net margin | 0.3% | 4.5% |
| FCF margin | 1.7% | 6.2% |
| Return on capital | 2.4% | — |
| Return on equity | 1.5% | 9.7% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $5.3B | — |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 7.0x | — |
| Dividends and buybacks | $564M | $469M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | — | 9.7x |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | — |
Ten years
Revenue
Operating margin
Free cash flow
Return on capital
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.