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GPC Genuine Parts (GPC) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Wholesale & Retail · Wholesale-motor vehicle supplies & new parts · CIK 0000040987
SEC filings
Insider buyers, 180 days
0
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
497
13F, latest reported quarter
Conversions, 180 days
5
Codes C/M, not in net · $0 priced

What the filings say about GPC

Insiders, 180 days
-$456.5K net sold
2 sellers · 0% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan
Congress, 1 year
No trades
Last one: sale, 2024-09-04

Genuine Parts insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

Over the last 180 days, GENUINE PARTS CO insiders sold a net $456.5K of stock across 18 Form 4 purchases and sales, with no insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-27.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
SVP, GC, and Corp. Secretary
SELL
2026-06-26 SEC
2,333
$268.3K
+5.0%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 10.6% of the 21,969 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 497 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: SVP, GC, and Corp. Secretary Galla Christopher T sold about $268.3K of GPC on Jun 26, 2026; 497 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
President, Motion
SELL
2026-05-06 SECtraded 2026-05-05
415
$43.3K
+18.2%
Context
  • 2 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (2 sales), the last on May 4, 2026.
  • The trade is 1.6% of the 25,589 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 497 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: President, Motion Howe James F. sold about $43.3K of GPC on May 5, 2026; 497 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
President, Motion
SELL
2026-05-05 SECtraded 2026-05-04
1,392
$144.9K
+17.9%
Context
  • 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 sale), the last on Dec 17, 2025.
  • The trade is 5.4% of the 26,004 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 497 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: President, Motion Howe James F. sold about $144.9K of GPC on May 4, 2026; 497 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
President, Motion
SELL
2025-12-18 SECtraded 2025-12-17
1,648
$211.9K
+0.0%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 6.0% of the 27,396 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 497 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: President, Motion Howe James F. sold about $211.9K of GPC on Dec 17, 2025; 497 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
SELL
2025-09-29 SECtraded 2025-09-26
5,303
$732.5K
-8.7%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 20.3% of the 26,112 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 497 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: EVP, CIDO Krishna Naveen sold about $732.5K of GPC on Sep 26, 2025, the largest insider sale at the company on our record; 497 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
18 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$456.5K over 180 days
more than 58% of Wholesale & Retail
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
497 funds bought in last quarter
more than 90% of Wholesale & Retail
Revenue
+3.5% year over year
below 52% of Wholesale & Retail
Margin
0.3% net margin
below 61% of Wholesale & Retail
Buybacks
no share repurchases reported
Short interest
4.8% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 6.9 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
more than 61% of Wholesale & Retail
What changed in the last 30 days
Oct 27Insider selling stopped: no sales in 90 days after 3 in the prior 90
Why it matters
The absence is the signal: 3 sales in one 90-day window and none in the next is a change of behaviour, not a filing.

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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
-4.8%12M
-29%-15%-1%+13%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2026-06-26 · Galla Christopher T sold $268.3K2025-12-17 · Howe James F. sold $211.9K2026-05-04 · Howe James F. sold $144.9K2026-05-05 · Howe James F. sold $43.3K2026-06-26 · CHRISTOPHER GALLA filed to sell $263.6K
Insider sellForm 144 (planned sale)
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Who owns GPC: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
13,348,959 sh
$1.6B
7,628,741 sh
$908.0M

Congress trades in GPC

STOCK Act disclosures, US House only, filed up to 45 days after the trade
Sold 2024-09-04 · disclosed 2 days later
$1,001 - $15,000

Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

GPC planned insider sales (Form 144)

Notice of intent to sell, filed before any sale
CHRISTOPHER GALLA
Filed 2026-06-26
$263.6K

GPC mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
Poplar Forest Partners Fund
$15.9M position · as of 2026-06-30
4.1%
AVE MARIA RISING DIVIDEND FUND
$29.5M position · as of 2026-06-30
3.4%
Sterling Capital Special Opportunities Fund
$11.7M position · as of 2026-06-30
3.4%
The Gabelli Equity Income Fund
$15.2M position · as of 2026-06-30
3.3%
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Discretionary ETF
$8.4M position · as of 2026-07-31
2.6%
Poplar Forest Cornerstone Fund
$967.4K position · as of 2026-06-30
2.5%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M · % is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Executive pay vs shareholder return · Mr. Stengel
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2025
$12.9M
$13.2M
$4.7M
+40%
+21%
2024
$7.7M
$5.6M
$3.2M
+26%
+37%
2023
$11.4M
$3.8M
$4.3M
+42%
+46%
2022
$10.4M
$15.9M
$3.3M
+78%
+26%
2021
$11.8M
$15.5M
$3.2M
+40%
+90%
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
The complete filing record, in one place.
The record shows a net $456.5K sold by insiders over 180 days, 497 funds added last quarter. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
Same sector, ranked by filing activity
Sector by SEC SIC code

GPC financials

Revenue growth
+3.5%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
0.3%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$25.3B
four quarters, 2025-10-01 to 2026-09-30
Net margin, TTM
+0.1%
net income over revenue, 2025-10-01 to 2026-09-30
Free cash flow, TTM
$762.8M
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-10-01 to 2026-09-30
Debt to equity
1.02x
long-term 2026-09-30 plus current 2026-09-30; equity 2026-09-30
Cash flow to debt
0.25x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term 2026-09-30 plus current 2026-09-30
Return on equity
+0.7%
TTM net income over average of 2025-09-30 and 2026-09-30
Return on assets
+0.1%
TTM net income over average of 2025-09-30 and 2026-09-30
Return on invested capital
n/a
fewer than four consecutive quarters of operating income
Return on capital employed
n/a
fewer than four consecutive quarters of operating income
P/E, trailing
473.15x
close 2026-10-23 over four quarters of diluted EPS, 2025-10-01 to 2026-09-30
Enterprise value
$20.8B
market value at close 2026-10-23 on 2026-10-16 shares, plus long-term 2026-09-30 plus current 2026-09-30, minus cash 2020-09-30
FCF yield
+4.5%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-23
PEG, trailing
n/a
trailing EPS growth -96%, PEG needs growth
Price as of 2026-10-23. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2025-122024-122023-122022-12
Revenue$24.3B$23.5B$23.1B$22.1B
Gross profit$8.9B$8.5B$8.3B$7.7B
Net income$65.9M$904.1M$1.3B$1.2B
EPS (diluted)0.476.479.338.31
Operating cash flow$890.8M$1.3B$1.4B$1.5B
Long-term debt$3.5B$3.7B$3.6B$3.1B
Buybacks$0$150.0M$261.5M$222.7M
Dividends paid$563.8M$554.9M$526.7M$495.9M
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-27

GPC Stock Sonar score 6/7 axes

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GPC ranks highest on institutional and government (90th percentile) and risk and compliance (55th), and lowest on insider conviction (29th), among Wholesale & Retail peers.

ProfitHealthGrowthInsidersInstitutionsRisk
Profitability
37
Inputs
  • Return on equity+0.7% · 34 pct, sector of 206
  • Return on assets+0.1% · 39 pct, sector of 257
  • Return on invested capitalfewer than four consecutive quarters of operating income
  • Return on capital employedfewer than four consecutive quarters of operating income
Financial health
36
Inputs
  • Debt to equity1.02x · 23 pct, sector of 222
  • Cash flow to debt0.25x · 49 pct, sector of 210
Growth
48
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY+3.5% · 48 pct, sector of 311
  • Backlog growth, YoYno backlog line filed, or no year-earlier backlog
Insider conviction
29
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d-$456K · 59 pct, sector of 187
  • Insider buyers, 180d0 · 0 pct, sector of 189
Institutional and government
90
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter497 · 90 pct, sector of 234
  • Congress net buyers, 365dno Congress trades in 365 days
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quartersno lobbying filings in the last four quarters
Risk and compliance
55
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+4.8% · 51 pct, sector of 320
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5y0.00 per $1B · 100 pct, sector of 242
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-K+23.9% · 14 pct, sector of 226
1 not measured: US patents
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

6 of 7 axes scored. Each is a percentile against sector peers (all companies when the sector is thin); higher is better. An unscored axis is unmeasured, not low. How it is scored

GPC filings, in plain words

Are Genuine Parts insiders buying or selling GPC?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-27, Genuine Parts insiders were net sellers, a net $456.5K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 2 sellers.

Have members of Congress traded GPC?

Yes, but not in the year to 2026-10-27; the latest on record is a sale by John James dated 2024-09-04.

Read the full summary

In the 180 days to 2026-10-27, Genuine Parts insiders were net sellers of GPC, a net $456.5K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 2 sellers. None of the 3 insider sales was flagged as made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. Members of Congress have disclosed trades in GPC, none in the last year; the latest on record is a sale by John James dated 2024-09-04. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-27, dated the day the filing was made public.

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