---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000040987-26-000037"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GPC"
cik: "0000040987"
company_name: "GENUINE PARTS CO"
filed_at: "2026-10-20T11:47:03+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-10-20T11:50:05.867424+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# GPC Q3 sales rise 4.2% to $6.5B; adjusted EPS $2.07; 2026 adjusted EPS outlook narrowed to $7.50-$7.75

## Summary
- Sales $6.5B, up 4.2% YoY; net income $224M ($1.62 EPS) flat vs $226M ($1.62); adjusted EPS $2.07 vs $1.98, excluding $61M ($0.45/sh) restructuring and separation costs.
- Industrial sales $2.4B +6.1% with segment EBITDA $317M +11.2% and margin 13.2% (+60 bps); NA Automotive EBITDA fell 2.9% to $194M, margin 7.6% (-40 bps).
- International Automotive sales $1.6B +4.5%, EBITDA $141M +4.7%, margin 9.0% flat vs prior year; North America Automotive sales $2.5B, up 2.2%.
- 2026 adjusted EPS outlook narrowed to $7.50-$7.75 from $7.50-$8.00; GAAP EPS cut to $5.60-$5.85 from $5.90-$6.40; sales growth 3%-5.5% and free cash flow $550M-$700M reaffirmed.
- Planned separation into GPC and Motion remains on track for Q1 2027; nine-month operating cash flow $817M, free cash flow $502M, total liquidity $2.4B.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000040987-26-000037
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GPC
- cik: 0000040987
- company_name: GENUINE PARTS CO
- filed_at: 2026-10-20T11:47:03+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/40987/000004098726000037/0000040987-26-000037-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/40987/000004098726000037/gpc-20261020.htm

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