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Genuine Parts Company

GPC
33
Auto - Parts · Consumer Cyclical
Also trades as: 0IUX.L GBP 1.28 (+2.41%)
Price
$127.97
+3.19 (+2.56%)
Market Cap
$17.64B
Winston Score
33
Winston is serious
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Data as of Oct 23, 2026 · filings through Sep 30, 2026

§How the score breaks down

Quality
Mixed
9/30
Growth
Weak
3/20
Cash Flow
Strong
7/10
Stability
Good
5/10
Valuation
Good
5/10
Ownership
Weak
1/15
Dividends
Good
3/5

33 of 100 counted points = Winston Score 33.

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Share count falling — buybacks

−3.4% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 144.2M (2021) → 139.3M (2025)

§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

+4.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+0.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow EPS growth

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

0.3%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$763M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Growth context

Genuine Parts Company is growing revenue at 4% 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
38.1%
Modest — 38.1% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
5.2%
Thin — 5.2% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
8.8%
Below par — 8.8% 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
+5.3%
Slow sales growth (+5.3% 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
3855%
Turns 3855% 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
1.47
Elevated debt (1.47)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
5.74x
Adequate interest coverage (5.7x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
492.2x
Expensive — P/E 492.2

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+478.2
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (492.2 → 14.0)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
3.35%
Moderate income — 3.35% yield

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

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+3.1%
Dividend growing modestly (3.1% YoY)

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