---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000040987-26-000015"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GPC"
cik: "0000040987"
company_name: "GENUINE PARTS CO"
filed_at: "2026-04-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T05:12:39.396008+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Genuine Parts Q1 results ahead of expectations; adj EPS $1.77, sales +6.8% YoY

## Summary
- Sales of $6.3B, up 6.8% YoY driven by 2.4% comp sales growth and acquisitions.
- GAAP diluted EPS $1.37; adjusted EPS $1.77 vs $1.75 prior year, excluding $0.40 in separation costs.
- North America Automotive sales +4.3% to $2.4B; segment EBITDA margin up 10bps to 6.6%.
- International Automotive sales +13.2% to $1.6B, helped by FX; Industrial sales +5.2% to $2.3B.
- Reaffirming full-year 2026 guidance: total sales growth 3%-5.5%, adj EPS $7.50-$8.00.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000040987-26-000015
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GPC
- cik: 0000040987
- company_name: GENUINE PARTS CO
- filed_at: 2026-04-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/40987/000004098726000015/0000040987-26-000015-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/40987/000004098726000015/gpc-20260421.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  GENUINE PARTS CO reported first quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $6.3 billion, net income $189 million, EPS $1.37 per diluted earnings per share. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: first quarter ended March 31, 2026
  - Revenue: $6.3 billion
  - Net income: $189 million
  - EPS: $1.37 per diluted earnings per share
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: are simultaneously making strong progress on our announced separation which remains on track for completion in the first quarter of 2027." First Quarter 2026 Results Sales were $6.3 billion, a 6.8% increase compared to $5.9 billion in the same period of the prior year. The improvement is attributable to a 2.4% increase in comparable sales, a 1.3% benefit from
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/40987/000004098726000015/0000040987-26-000015-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.