Buyback yield (TTM)
0.08%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
3.62%
5Y share count change
-4.0%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$13M
Cumulative buybacks
$3.85B
Key takeaways
- Genuine Parts (GPC) repurchased about $13M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 4.0% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 0.24× — repurchases only partially offset SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at -100.0% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 7% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Genuine Parts (GPC)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for Genuine Parts (GPC)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for Genuine Parts (GPC)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for Genuine Parts (GPC)
Latest: $0.00
Overview
As of the 2025 fiscal year, Genuine Parts (GPC) reported buyback spend of $0.00 – plunged 100.0% year-over-year.
Over 2020–2025 (5 years), Genuine Parts buyback spend expanded at a -100.0% compound annual rate, with a net decline across the window.
Genuine Parts buyback spend plunged from $334M in 2021 to $0.00 in 2025, a 100.0% drawdown.
$334M stands as the all-time-high annual buyback spend, posted in 2021, against a low of $0.00 during 1989.
Genuine Parts Buyback Spend 2025: $0.00
Genuine Parts buyback spend in 2025 was $0.00, plunged 100.0% below 2024.
Genuine Parts Buyback Spend 2024: $150M
2024's buyback spend for Genuine Parts came in at $150M, plunged 42.6% below 2023.
Genuine Parts Buyback Spend 2023: $261M
Genuine Parts posted buyback spend of $261M in 2023, grew 17.4% from 2022.
Genuine Parts Buyback Spend 2022: $223M
In 2022, Genuine Parts reported buyback spend of $223M, plunged 33.2% below 2021.
Genuine Parts Buyback Spend 2021: $334M
Genuine Parts buyback spend in 2021 was $334M.
See more financial history for Genuine Parts (GPC).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $0.00 | $48.8M | -$48.8M | — | 139M | -0.3% | |
| 2024 | $150M | $40.7M | $109M | 0.93% | 140M | -1.0% | |
| 2023 | $261M | $57.2M | $204M | 1.35% | 141M | -0.9% | |
| 2022 | $223M | $38.1M | $185M | 0.91% | 142M | -1.3% | |
| 2021 | $334M | $25.6M | $308M | 1.67% | 144M | -0.6% | |
| 2020 | $96.2M | $22.6M | $73.6M | 0.66% | 145M | -0.9% | |
| 2019 | $74.2M | $28.7M | $45.5M | 0.48% | 146M | -0.6% | |
| 2018 | $92M | $20.7M | $71.3M | 0.65% | 147M | -0.3% | |
| 2017 | $174M | $16.9M | $157M | 1.25% | 148M | -1.4% | |
| 2016 | $181M | $19.7M | $162M | 1.28% | 150M | -1.8% | |
| 2015 | $292M | $17.7M | $275M | 2.26% | 152M | -1.2% | |
| 2014 | $95.9M | $16.2M | $79.7M | 0.59% | 154M | -0.9% | |
| 2013 | $121M | $12.6M | $108M | 0.94% | 156M | -0.5% | |
| 2012 | $81.8M | $10.7M | $71.1M | 0.83% | 156M | -0.8% | |
| 2011 | $123M | $7.55M | $116M | 1.29% | 158M | -0.5% | |
| 2010 | $75M | $7.02M | $68M | 0.93% | 158M | -0.8% | |
| 2009 | $26M | $8.58M | $17.4M | 0.43% | 160M | -2.0% | |
| 2008 | $273M | $0.00 | $273M | 4.52% | 163M | -4.2% | |
| 2007 | $241M | $0.00 | $241M | 3.16% | 170M | -1.4% | |
| 2006 | $123M | $0.00 | $123M | 1.53% | 172M | -1.4% | |
| 2005 | $119M | $0.00 | $119M | 1.57% | 175M | -0.4% | |
| 2004 | $21.5M | $0.00 | $21.5M | 0.28% | 176M | +0.7% | |
| 2003 | $17.7M | $0.00 | $17.7M | 0.31% | 174M | -0.4% | |
| 2002 | $11.6M | $0.00 | $11.6M | 0.22% | 175M | +0.8% | |
| 2001 | $12.7M | $0.00 | $12.7M | 0.20% | 174M | -1.0% | |
| 2000 | $118M | $0.00 | $118M | — | 175M | -2.2% | |
| 1999 | $111M | $0.00 | $111M | — | 179M | -0.5% | |
| 1998 | $76.3M | $0.00 | $76.3M | — | 180M | -0.1% | |
| 1997 | $76.8M | $0.00 | $76.8M | — | 180M | -1.2% | |
| 1996 | $94.7M | $0.00 | $94.7M | — | 182M | — | |
| 1995 | $40.2M | $0.00 | $40.2M | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $70.3M | $0.00 | $70.3M | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | $4.4M | $0.00 | $4.4M | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | $39.2M | $0.00 | $39.2M | — | — | — | |
| 1989 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
- 2025$0.00
- 2024$150M
- 2023$261M
- 2022$223M
- 2021$334M
- 2020$96.2M
- 2019$74.2M
- 2018$92M
- 2017$174M
- 2016$181M
- 2015$292M
- 2014$95.9M
- 2013$121M
- 2012$81.8M
- 2011$123M
- 2010$75M
- 2009$26M
- 2008$273M
- 2007$241M
- 2006$123M
- 2005$119M
- 2004$21.5M
- 2003$17.7M
- 2002$11.6M
- 2001$12.7M
- 2000$118M
- 1999$111M
- 1998$76.3M
- 1997$76.8M
- 1996$94.7M
- 1995$40.2M
- 1994$70.3M
- 1993$0.00
- 1992$0.00
- 1991$4.4M
- 1990$39.2M
- 1989$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Genuine Parts (GPC)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 0.24×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Genuine Parts (GPC)
How Genuine Parts splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
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Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $185M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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