Genuine Parts (GPC) reported $6.01 billion in revenue for the quarter ended December 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 4.2%. EPS of $1.55 for the same period compares to $1.61 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of -0.43% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $6.04 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.79, the EPS surprise was -13.6%.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Genuine Parts performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Net Sales- Automotive: $3.81 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $3.87 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +3%.
- Net Sales- Industrial: $2.2 billion versus $2.2 billion estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +4.7% change.
- Segment EBITDA- Automotive: $258.15 million compared to the $337.61 million average estimate based on two analysts.
- Corporate EBITDA: $-94.04 million versus $-116.06 million estimated by two analysts on average.
- Segment EBITDA- Industrial: $294.56 million compared to the $307.37 million average estimate based on two analysts.
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Shares of Genuine Parts have returned +7.5% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -1.4% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.
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