Genuine Parts Company

GPC

Specialty Retail · Consumer Cyclical

Also trades as: 0IUX.L

Winston Score

Winston is worried

Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.

Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

How the score breaks down

Quality

Mixed

Growth

Weak

Cash Flow

Strong

Stability

Good

Valuation

Data not available

Dividends

Good

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Winston Score History

The full picture

Genuine Parts Company sells replacement parts for cars, trucks, and industrial machinery. Its most well-known brand is NAPA Auto Parts, which serves everyday drivers, auto repair shops, and fleet operators across North America. The company also sells industrial parts like bearings, motors, and hoses to factories and maintenance teams through its EIS and Motion Industries divisions.

Genuine Parts makes money by selling physical parts through a large network of company-owned stores, independent dealers, and direct sales teams. It operates primarily in North America, Europe, and Australasia, with over $22 billion in annual revenue, making it one of the largest automotive and industrial parts distributors in the world. Its main competitive advantage is its massive distribution network and deep supplier relationships, which are hard for smaller rivals to copy. The biggest risk the company faces is that newer electric vehicles have fewer moving parts, which could reduce long-term demand for traditional auto replacement parts.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+6.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

-9.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Insider Activity

0.3%ownership

↓ Declining

Insider ownership declining — could be dilution or selling

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$559M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth context

Genuine Parts Company is growing revenue at 6% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale

Gross Margin

37.8%

Modest — 37.8% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

5.1%

Thin — 5.1% operating margin

Return on the money invested

ROCE

10.6%

Below par — 10.6% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

+5.5%

Slow sales growth (+5.5% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

-95.5%

Earnings shrinking (-95.5% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

0/8 quarters

Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

3619%

Turns 3619% of profit into real cash

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

3.0%

Thin free cash flow (3.0%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns

Debt / Equity

1.10

Elevated debt (1.10)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

5.91x

Adequate interest coverage (5.9x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

N/A

no trend

Data not available

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

N/A

not available

Data not available

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Dividends

Dividend

Dividend Yield

3.12%

no trend

Moderate income — 3.12% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend record

Dividend Growth

+3.1%

no trend

Dividend growing modestly (3.1% YoY)

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