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How Genuine Parts Company stacks up
GPC · against 130 other Consumer Cyclical companies of similar size
Profitability
40/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #108 of 131 · scores higher than 18% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score10 peers with a profitability score of 40–49, including GPC · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 40?
Weighted metrics compared with all Consumer Cyclical companies.A mix: stronger return on invested capital, but weaker return on assets than most Consumer Cyclical peers.
- a lower return on assets: weaker than 81% of peers. Return on assets: 0.2% vs peer median 3.3%
- Operating margin is close to the peer norm. Operating margin: 5.0% vs peer median 6.4%
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 70% of peers. Return on invested capital: 12.2% vs peer median 7.3%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = GPC, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | GPC | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 126 reported | 12.2% | 13.8% | 46% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 133 reported | 5.0% | 11.1% | 23% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 125 reported | 0.2% | 6.3% | 8% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 121 reported | 0.7% | 18.0% | 11% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 133 reported | 37.6% | 34.4% | 54% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around GPC| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1.48T JPY (≈$10.1B) | 100 | 96 | |
| 2 | 880.5B TWD (≈$27.3B) | 99 | 75 | |
| 2 | 184.4B HKD (≈$23.6B) | 99 | 91 | |
| 2 | 11.5B USD | 99 | 78 | |
| 2 | 10.7B USD | 99 | 50 | |
| 104 | 9.8B USD | 46 | 47 | |
| 105 | 10.5B USD | 44 | 57 | |
| 106 | 31.01T KRW (≈$22.3B) | 43 | 59 | |
| 106 | 8.6B GBP (≈$11.1B) | 43 | 45 | |
| 108 | 17.1B USD | 40 | 32 | |
| 109 | 1.46T JPY (≈$9.9B) | 39 | 62 | |
| 109 | 15.2B USD | 39 | 57 | |
| 111 | 1.72T JPY (≈$11.7B) | 38 | 51 | |
| 112 | 8.6B USD | 37 | 49 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score