Genuine Parts (GPC) Expected to Announce Earnings on Tuesday

Genuine Parts (NYSE:GPC) is expected to be posting its Q3 2026 results before the market opens on Tuesday, October 20th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $2.04 per share and revenue of $6.49 billion for the quarter. Genuine Parts has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.500-8.000 EPS. Interested persons may review the information on the company’s upcoming Q3 2026 earnings summary page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Tuesday, October 20, 2026 at 8:30 AM ET.

Genuine Parts (NYSE:GPC) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, July 21st. The specialty retailer reported $2.15 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.08 by $0.07. Genuine Parts had a net margin of 0.13% and a return on equity of 22.59%. The company had revenue of $6.54 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.43 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $2.10 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 6.0% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts expect Genuine Parts to post $7.73 EPS for the current fiscal year and $8.34 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Genuine Parts Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:GPC opened at $133.91 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $18.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 535.65, a P/E/G ratio of 2.48 and a beta of 0.67. Genuine Parts has a 1-year low of $90.78 and a 1-year high of $151.57. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $132.20 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $118.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 1.16 and a quick ratio of 0.50.

Genuine Parts Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 2nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 4th were paid a $1.0625 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, September 4th. This represents a $4.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.2%. Genuine Parts’s dividend payout ratio is 1,700.00%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have recently commented on GPC. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of Genuine Parts from $125.00 to $137.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, October 12th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Genuine Parts in a report on Monday, September 21st. UBS Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $122.00 target price on shares of Genuine Parts in a report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Evercore reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Genuine Parts in a research note on Wednesday, July 22nd. Finally, DA Davidson increased their price target on Genuine Parts from $150.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have issued a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $146.00.

Genuine Parts Company Profile

Genuine Parts Company (NYSE:GPC) is a distributor of automotive and industrial replacement parts. Its Automotive Parts Group supplies components and accessories for cars, trucks and other vehicles, serving professional repair shops, commercial customers and do-it-yourself consumers through distribution networks, stores and digital channels.

The company’s Industrial Parts Group distributes products used to maintain and repair manufacturing, commercial and other industrial equipment. Its offerings include bearings, power-transmission components, motion-control products, industrial supplies and related maintenance, repair and operations products.