Genuine Parts Company
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2025 – 2026)

20252026
Price/Earnings ratio
13.1012.23
Price/Sales ratio
0.790.75
Earnings per Share (EPS)
$10.62$11.37

Historical Multiples (2014 – 2023)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
22.9618.4520.7222.6617.3724.9288.8022.3720.7514.7614.9624.92
Price/Sales ratio
1.060.850.920.850.750.880.871.061.110.840.690.88
Price/Book Value ratio
4.944.134.454.094.084.214.525.766.474.413.464.21
Price/Cash Flow ratio
20.6711.2315.0517.1512.2917.357.1815.9816.7313.5411.2317.35
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
23.9312.4018.1321.2315.4225.207.7720.2621.7721.0618.0415.42
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
4.8485.65-24.08-2.480.54-1.13-1.200.040.621.2134.490.54
Dividend Yield
2.12%2.82%2.71%2.82%2.95%2.83%3.12%2.31%2.02%2.70%3.42%2.95%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
29.94%29.81%29.98%30.08%31.93%33.44%34.19%35.15%35.02%35.90%35.61%31.93%
Operating Profit Margin
7.32%7.35%6.97%6.25%5.92%6.26%6.22%6.69%7.45%7.56%6.56%5.92%
Pretax Profit Margin
7.28%7.35%7.00%6.18%5.74%4.90%2.29%6.36%7.11%7.54%6.12%5.74%
Net Profit Margin
4.63%4.61%4.48%3.78%4.32%3.54%0.98%4.76%5.35%5.70%4.66%4.32%
Effective Tax Rate
36.36%37.2%36.03%38.89%24.65%24.76%56.92%25.12%24.79%24.43%23.80%24.76%
Return on Assets
8.62%8.66%7.75%4.96%6.39%4.24%1.21%6.26%7.16%7.32%5.36%4.24%
Return On Equity
21.54%22.42%21.51%18.07%23.48%16.90%5.09%25.74%31.20%29.91%24.12%23.48%
Return on Capital Employed
24.11%26.74%23.17%14.69%16.36%13.30%13.64%16.24%18.69%17.22%13.73%13.30%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
1.561.401.401.331.281.241.20N/AN/AN/A1.171.24
Quick Ratio
0.710.640.640.640.670.700.610.580.560.620.560.70
Cash ratio
0.030.050.050.050.050.040.160.100.080.140.110.05
Days of Sales Outstanding
44.5443.5346.1254.1948.5850.8334.3634.7736.1535.1453.1648.58
Days of Inventory outstanding
103.36102.10109.10120.71103.31107.78117.59116.03112.92115.33134.46103.31
Operating Cycle
147.91145.63155.22174.91151.89158.61151.96150.80149.08150.48187.62151.89
Days of Payables Outstanding
86.7696.03104.71116.35114.37123.55138.45143.32138.73135.63148.41114.37
Cash Conversion Cycle
61.1549.6050.5158.5537.5235.0513.507.4810.3514.8539.2137.52
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.090.070.090.260.240.230.190.160.200.210.220.23
Debt Equity Ratio
0.230.190.270.950.910.930.830.690.870.880.980.91
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.130.070.140.420.410.430.430.400.440.440.440.41
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.180.160.210.480.470.480.450.400.460.470.490.47
Interest Coverage Ratio
44.8151.9050.7324.5710.8811.4610.36N/AN/AN/A18.4810.88
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
1.031.851.080.250.360.260.750.520.440.360.310.26
Company Equity Multiplier
2.492.582.773.633.673.984.194.114.354.084.313.67
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.050.070.060.040.060.050.120.060.060.060.060.06
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.860.900.830.800.790.680.920.780.760.640.620.68
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
1.031.851.080.250.360.260.750.520.440.360.310.26
Short Term Coverage Ratio
2.973.092.911.171.611.4212.58N/A5.824.041.781.61
Dividend Payout Ratio
48.82%52.18%56.29%64.12%51.32%70.66%277.41%51.80%41.93%40.00%50.06%70.66%