GPCGenuine Parts Company

$122.87-1.6% 1Y

The business

How GPC's business earns

Genuine Parts Company earns 8.0% on the capital it employs against an estimated 9.0% cost of capital.

8.0%

Return on invested capital · cost of capital 9.0% · 0.99 points below the estimated cost of capital

Operating margin
3.6%

Operating margin · Auto Parts median 6.9% · 12 months to Sep 30, 2026

Cash conversion
1.66×

Cash conversion · 0.73× a year ago · operating cash flow divided by operating profit after tax

Share count, year on year
−0.77%

Share count, year on year · within 1% of a year ago

Operating margin by fiscal year
Operating margin by fiscal year
YearOperating margin
FY20202.5%
FY20216.2%
FY20227.3%
FY20237.6%
FY20245.2%
FY20254.0%
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Gross margin12 months to Sep 30, 2026
37%
Operating margin12 months to Sep 30, 2026
3.6%
Net margin12 months to Sep 30, 2026
0.12%
Free cash flow margin
3.0%
Revenue, trailing twelve months
$25.3B
Free cash flow, trailing twelve months
$763M
Net income, trailing twelve months
$31M
Return on invested capitaloperating profit after tax ÷ debt + equity − cash
8.0%

Margins, capital and share counts from the statements as filed with the SEC; cash conversion is operating cash flow over operating profit after tax.

Genuine Parts (GPC) Margins and Return on Capital · Ryufin