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title: Genuine Parts (GPC) — intrinsic value and fair price
canonical: https://sweetvaluelab.com/stocks/gpc
ticker: GPC
as_of: 2026-10-17
sector: Consumer Cyclical
industry: Auto - Parts
---
# Genuine Parts (GPC)

Genuine Parts (GPC) closed at $133.96 on Oct 16, 2026, overvalued by 57% vs its model value of $85.23 (from its peers' median P/E).

## Key figures

| Figure | Value |
| --- | ---: |
| Last close | $133.96 (Oct 16, 2026) |
| Model value (from its peers' median P/E) | $85.23 |
| Price vs model | overvalued by 57% vs model |
| Range of that model | $84.52 – $92.74 |
| Market value | $18.5B |
| P/E (fiscal 2025) | 285.0 |
| Net margin (fiscal 2025) | 0.3% |
| Free cash flow (fiscal 2025) | $420.9M |
| Dividend yield (trailing twelve months) | 3.15% |
| Beta | 0.68 |
| Cost of capital (WACC) | 7.44% |
| Business classification | Dividend Payer (Low/slowing growth (~3% recent), Thin margins (0.3% net margin), Strong dividend yield, Highly cyclical earnings) |

## On the stock lists

| List | Place | Figure | Page |
| --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| Dividend growth streaks | #10 | 42+ years | https://sweetvaluelab.com/lists/dividend-growth-streaks |

## Dividends

| Figure | Value |
| --- | ---: |
| Trailing dividend yield | 3.15% |
| Dividends per share, last 12 months | $4.22 |
| Dividends / free cash flow (fiscal 2025) | 134.0% |
| Raised | 42+ years in a row |
| Growth over 5 years | 5.4% a year |
| Latest payment | $1.0625, ex-date Sep 4, 2026, paid Oct 2, 2026 |

| Year of payments | Dividends per share |
| --- | ---: |
| To Sep 2, 2021 | $3.24 |
| To Sep 1, 2022 | $3.50 |
| To Sep 7, 2023 | $3.75 |
| To Sep 6, 2024 | $3.95 |
| To Sep 5, 2025 | $4.09 |
| Trailing twelve months (to Sep 4, 2026) | $4.22 |

## Valuation models

Each model's value per share and the role the engine gave it for this business. The headline above is one model's value; every other model is listed with its own, and each has a page of its own under the valuation. Computed Oct 17, 2026.

| Model | Role | Value per share | Low | High |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| DCF · Perpetuity growth · 5y | primary | $0.00 | $0.00 | $4.35 |
| DCF · Perpetuity growth · 10y | cross check | $0.00 | $0.00 | $4.73 |
| DCF · EBITDA exit · 5y | cross check | $39.01 | $14.94 | $67.47 |
| DCF · EBITDA exit · 10y | cross check | $29.13 | $5.63 | $61.01 |
| P/E · peers | cross check | $85.23 | $84.52 | $92.74 |
| P/E · own history | cross check | $81.62 | $70.46 | $99.42 |
| PEG | sanity check | $193.38 | $193.38 | $193.38 |
| EV/EBITDA · peers | cross check | $45.36 | $40.78 | $47.84 |
| EV/Revenue · peers | cross check | $403.89 | $307.62 | $535.93 |
| Earnings power value | cross check | $63.92 | $48.00 | $87.88 |
| Dividend discount | cross check | $93.72 | $63.78 | $156.78 |

## Insider activity (SEC Form 4)

No open-market insider buys or sales filed in the past 90 days.

| Date | Insider | Relationship | Transaction | Shares | Value |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | ---: | ---: |
| Oct 2, 2026 | Cox Richard JR | Director | Grant / award | 197 | $25,052.5 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | PRYOR JULIETTE WILLIAMS | Director | Grant / award | 246 | $31,283.8 |
| Sep 8, 2026 | CARRUTHERS COURT D | Director | Grant / award | 11,935 | $0 |
| Sep 8, 2026 | CARRUTHERS COURT D | Director | Grant / award | 29,838 | $0 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | Hulett Jennifer | EVP and Chief People Officer | Tax withholding | 302 | $40,631.1 |

## Recent SEC filings

| Filed | Form | What | Filing |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 16, 2026 | S-3ASR | Shelf registration (automatic) | https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/40987/000162828026066043/genuinepartscompany-sx3asr.htm |
| Sep 9, 2026 | 8-K | 5.02 Departure/Election of Directors or Officers; 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure; 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits | https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/40987/000119312526385959/d136093d8k.htm |
| Aug 11, 2026 | 8-K | 8.01 Other Events; 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits | https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/40987/000004098726000035/gpc-20260811.htm |
| Jul 21, 2026 | 10-Q | Quarterly report | https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/40987/000004098726000033/gpc-20260630.htm |
| Jul 21, 2026 | 8-K | 2.02 Results of Operations (Earnings); 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits | https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/40987/000004098726000031/gpc-20260721.htm |

## Superinvestors holding it (latest 13F)

| Manager | Quarter | Shares | Value |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: |
| Bill Nygren | 2026-06-30 | 3,653,725 | $431.1M |
| Klarman | 2026-06-30 | 2,816,178 | $332.3M |
| Richard Pzena | 2026-06-30 | 591,970 | $69.8M |
| Harry Burn | 2026-06-30 | 579,343 | $68.4M |

7 tracked managers in all.

## About

Genuine Parts Company, established in Atlanta, Georgia in 1928, functions as a prominent global distributor specializing in automotive and industrial replacement parts, alongside associated materials. The company’s operations are segmented into its Automotive Parts Group and Industrial Parts Group. The Automotive Parts Group supplies an extensive inventory of replacement components for a wide spectrum of vehicles, including hybrid and electric models, trucks, SUVs, buses, motorcycles, recreational and farm vehicles, small engines, marine equipment, and heavy-duty machinery, as well as various accessory and supply items. Its diverse clientele encompasses automotive repair facilities, service stations, fleet operators, vehicle dealerships (cars and trucks), leasing firms, bus and truck lines, large-scale retailers, farms, industrial enterprises, and individual consumers. Concurrently, the…

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