Genuine Parts (GPC Quick QuoteGPC - Free Report) reported $6.26 billion in revenue for the quarter ended September 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 4.9%. EPS of $1.98 for the same period compares to $1.88 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +2.03% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $6.14 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $2.02, the EPS surprise was -1.98%.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how Genuine Parts performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Net Sales- Automotive: $3.99 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $3.9 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +5%.
• Net Sales- Industrial: $2.27 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $2.23 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +4.6%.
• Segment EBITDA- Automotive: $334.7 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $339.34 million.
• Corporate EBITDA: $-93.37 million versus $-106.02 million estimated by two analysts on average.
• Segment EBITDA- Industrial: $285.02 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $293.72 million.

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Shares of Genuine Parts have returned -4.5% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.2% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.