Genuine Parts (GPC) Q3 FY2026 earnings: revenue $6.5 billion, up 4.2% on the year

Genuine Parts Co. (GPC) reported revenue of $6.5 billion for Q3 FY2026, the quarter ended 30 September 2026, up 4.2% on the same quarter a year earlier. Net income was $224 million, down 0.8% on the year, and diluted earnings per share $1.62. The figures are the company's own, from the 10-Q it filed with the SEC on 20 October 2026.

Revenue$6.5 billionup 4.2%

Net income$224 milliondown 0.8%

Diluted EPS$1.62

QuarterQ3 FY2026ended 30 September 2026

What management said

Guidance figures: 2 lowered, 8 kept.

Sales rose 4.2% to $6.5 billion: Net sales were $6.5 billion, up 4.2% from the prior year period, on 2.9% comparable sales growth, 0.9% from acquisitions and a net 0.4% favorable currency and other effect.
Adjusted EPS rose, GAAP EPS flat: Adjusted diluted EPS was $2.07, against $1.98 a year earlier. Adjustments of $0.45 per share after tax covered restructuring and separation costs.
North America EBITDA fell 2.9%: North America Automotive sales rose 2.2% to $2.5 billion on 1.7% comparable growth. Segment EBITDA fell to $194 million and margin declined 40 basis points to 7.6%.

Read the earnings call summary

The quarter, against the one before and a year earlier

Line	Q3 FY2026	Q2 FY2026	Q3 FY2025	Change on the year
Revenue	6,521	6,537	6,260	+4.2%
Cost of revenue	4,037	4,066	3,919	+3.0%
Gross profit	2,484	2,471	2,341	+6.1%
Gross margin	38.1%	37.8%	37.4%
Selling, general and administrative	1,945	1,918	1,806	+7.7%
Operating income	328	336	334	-1.7%
Operating margin	5.0%	5.1%	5.3%
Interest expense	n/a	n/a	40.3	n/a
Pre-tax income	279	294	292	-4.5%
Income tax	54.2	66.3	65.5	-17.3%
Effective tax rate	19.5%	22.6%	22.5%
Net income	224	228	226	-0.8%
Net margin	3.4%	3.5%	3.6%
Diluted EPS	$1.62	$1.65	$1.62	+0.0%

$ million except per share.

Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure; the effective tax rate is income tax over pre-tax income; margins are the line over revenue. Gross profit is revenue less cost of revenue, and operating income is revenue less the company's own total costs, where the statement does not print those lines. Those four are arithmetic on the filed numbers; everything else is as filed. Money is in $ million as the company files it, or in $ billion by the switch above the tables; per share figures and share counts are as they are.

Cash flow and capital returned

Line	Q3 FY2026	Q2 FY2026	Q3 FY2025	Change on the year
Operating cash flow	353	400	342	+3.2%
Capital expenditure	109	108	102	+7.3%
Free cash flow	243	292	240	+1.5%
Free cash flow margin	3.7%	4.5%	3.8%
Cash from investing	-133	-135	-170	n/a
Cash from financing	-14.9	-181	-196	n/a
Depreciation and amortisation	137	135	127	+7.9%
Share-based compensation	15.4	17.5	13.0	+18.4%
Buybacks	n/a	n/a	0.0	n/a
Dividends paid	146	146	143	+2.2%
Dividend per share	$1.06	$1.06	$1.03	+3.2%
Diluted shares, weighted	138m	138m	139m	-0.8%
Shares outstanding at period end	138m	138m	139m	-0.9%

Cash flow lines for the quarter; where the company files them year to date, the quarter is the difference between two filings.

Balance sheet at quarter end

Line	Q3 FY2026	Q2 FY2026	Q3 FY2025	Change on the year
Shareholders' equity	4,649	4,526	4,787	-2.9%
Non-controlling interest	9.9	17.8	18.5	-46.2%
Debt	5,110	4,979	4,758	+7.4%
Operating lease liabilities	1,714	1,674	1,640	+4.5%
Other liabilities	10,014	9,862	9,491	+5.5%
Total liabilities and equity	21,497	21,058	20,695	+3.9%
Fixed assets	2,161	2,153	2,091	+3.3%
Goodwill	3,206	3,191	3,127	+2.5%
Intangible assets	1,744	1,774	1,856	-6.0%
Cash and equivalents	763	559	431	+76.9%
Inventory	6,436	6,288	5,874	+9.6%
Other assets	7,187	7,093	7,315	-1.8%
Total assets	21,497	21,058	20,695	+3.9%

Questions

What was Genuine Parts' revenue in Q3 FY2026?

Genuine Parts (GPC) reported revenue of $6.5 billion for Q3 FY2026, the quarter ended 30 September 2026, up 4.2% on the same quarter a year earlier.

How much did Genuine Parts earn in Q3 FY2026?

Net income for Q3 FY2026 was $224 million, down 0.8% on the year, and diluted earnings per share $1.62.

When did Genuine Parts report Q3 FY2026 results?

Genuine Parts filed its 10-Q for the quarter ended 30 September 2026 with the SEC on 20 October 2026.

Quarterly results, the last 20 quarters

	Q4 FY2021 †	Q1 FY2022	Q2 FY2022	Q3 FY2022	Q4 FY2022 *	Q1 FY2023	Q2 FY2023	Q3 FY2023	Q4 FY2023 *	Q1 FY2024	Q2 FY2024	Q3 FY2024	Q4 FY2024 *	Q1 FY2025	Q2 FY2025	Q3 FY2025	Q4 FY2025 *	Q1 FY2026	Q2 FY2026	Q3 FY2026
Revenue	4,803	5,295	5,602	5,675	5,524	5,765	5,915	5,825	5,586	5,784	5,963	5,970	5,770	5,866	6,164	6,260	6,009	6,265	6,537	6,521
Cost of revenue	3,110	3,469	3,642	3,696	3,550	3,752	3,780	3,715	3,553	3,709	3,782	3,772	3,700	3,692	3,840	3,919	3,908	3,926	4,066	4,037
Gross profit	1,693	1,826	1,961	1,980	1,974	2,013	2,135	2,109	2,033	2,075	2,180	2,198	2,070	2,174	2,324	2,341	2,101	2,339	2,471	2,484
Gross margin	35%	34%	35%	35%	36%	35%	36%	36%	36%	36%	37%	37%	36%	37%	38%	37%	35%	37%	38%	38%
SG&A	1,279	1,404	1,364	1,458	1,532	1,511	1,582	1,552	1,522	1,575	1,647	1,722	1,698	1,710	1,771	1,806	1,864	1,857	1,918	1,945
Operating income	338	330	508	429	348	409	454	465	419	320	398	322	189	288	377	334	-38.4	286	336	328
Operating margin	7%	6%	9%	8%	6%	7%	8%	8%	7%	6%	7%	5%	3%	5%	6%	5%	-1%	5%	5%	5%
Interest expense	14.3	19.9	20.2	18.2	15.6	16.9	16.5	15.8	15.3	17.7	21.9	27.8	29.4	37.2	40.2	40.3	45.7	44.0	n/a	n/a
Pre-tax income	346	326	492	418	337	404	454	465	419	325	386	298	167	252	339	292	-830	245	294	279
Tax rate	26%	25%	24%	25%	25%	25%	24%	24%	24%	23%	23%	24%	20%	23%	25%	22%	n/a	23%	23%	19%
Net income	256	246	373	312	252	304	344	351	317	249	296	227	133	194	255	226	-609	189	228	224
Net margin	5%	5%	7%	6%	5%	5%	6%	6%	6%	4%	5%	4%	2%	3%	4%	4%	-10%	3%	3%	3%
Diluted EPS	$1.79	$1.72	$2.62	$2.20	$1.77	$2.14	$2.44	$2.49	$2.26	$1.78	$2.11	$1.62	$0.96	$1.40	$1.83	$1.62	-$4.39	$1.37	$1.65	$1.62
Operating cash flow	250	399	392	454	222	198	259	625	353	318	294	484	155	-40.8	210	342	380	63.9	400	353
Capital expenditure	128	78.0	74.9	91.0	95.6	88.1	117	145	163	116	144	126	182	120	129	102	119	97.6	108	109
Free cash flow	122	321	317	363	127	109	142	481	190	203	150	358	-26.7	-161	81.0	240	261	-33.6	292	243
Buybacks	49.7	72.9	50.0	49.8	50.0	67.5	67.3	37.5	89.1	37.5	37.5	37.5	37.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dividends paid	116	116	127	127	126	126	134	133	133	133	139	139	144	134	143	143	143	142	146	146
Shares outstanding	142m	142m	141m	141m	141m	141m	140m	140m	140m	139m	139m	139m	139m	139m	139m	139m	138m	138m	138m	138m
Filing	10-K	10-Q	10-Q	10-Q	10-K	10-Q	10-Q	10-Q	10-K	10-Q	10-Q	10-Q	10-K	10-Q	10-Q	10-Q	10-K	10-Q	10-Q	10-Q

Each quarter as filed, linked to its filing.

* The fourth quarter is the full year less the first three quarters, because the company files the year and not the quarter on its own. A fourth quarter's EPS, and its diluted share count where shown, are from the company's results press release for that quarter, checked against the company's filed figures or a second data source. A quarter marked † is shown as the company last restated it in a later filing, so it compares with the quarters around it on one basis; rest on a figure for the one first filed. EPS is as filed. Money is in $ million as the company files it, or in $ billion by the switch above the tables; per share figures and the share count are as they are. Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure; the effective tax rate is income tax over pre-tax income; margins are the line over revenue. Gross profit is revenue less cost of revenue, and operating income is revenue less the company's own total costs, where the statement does not print those lines. Cash flow lines filed year to date are the difference between two filings. Shares outstanding are at the period end where the balance sheet tags them, otherwise the count on the filing's cover page. A derived fourth-quarter EPS is left blank when a split in the year makes the arithmetic meaningless.

10-Q for the period ended 30 September 2026, filed 20 October 2026: the filing.