GPC vs VVV vs GPI Stock Comparison

Genuine Parts, Valvoline and Group 1 Automotive Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GPC Genuine Parts Co
$124.46 -2.3% 1M -0.1% 1Y
Market cap
$17.16B
P/E
552.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.33B
Div. yield
3.38%
Auto Parts Retail Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
VVV Valvoline Inc
$35.83 +16.1% 1M +11.7% 1Y
Market cap
$4.57B
P/E
45.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.96B
Div. yield
–
Personal Services Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
GPI Group 1 Automotive Inc
$266.69 +12.5% 1M -32.1% 1Y
Market cap
$3.19B
P/E
8.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.77B
Div. yield
0.81%
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Group 1 Automotive leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Group 1 Automotive 5, Genuine Parts 4, Valvoline 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGPCVVVGPILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.16B $4.57B $3.19B GPC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 552.7x 45.1x 8.3x GPI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.2x 21.1x 7.0x GPI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.3% +16.1% -3.4% VVV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.1% 5.2% 1.7% VVV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% 8.8% 9.0% GPI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 3.4x 3.3x GPC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.38% 0.00% 0.81% GPC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.1% +11.7% -32.1% VVV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.8%/yr +0.9%/yr +6.2%/yr GPI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.2% 35.5% 43.3% GPC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 31/100 51/100 GPI

Percentile Scorecard

GPCVVVGPI

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisGPCVVVGPI
Valuation 32 #74 of 108 12 #30 of 34 87 #15 of 108
Growth 30 #73 of 104 29 #23 of 32 22 #81 of 104
Profitability 47 #55 of 103 73 #9 of 31 49 #53 of 103
Financial Health 27 #83 of 114 8 #37 of 40 34 #76 of 114
Shareholder Returns 71 #23 of 77 – 65 #28 of 77
Overall 42 31 51
  • GPC ranked among 116 companies in Retail
  • VVV ranked among 40 companies in Consumer Services
  • GPI ranked among 116 companies in Retail

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodGPCVVVGPISPY
1 month -2.3%+16.1%+12.5% -5.9%
3 months -6.3%+0.6%-1.5% -4.6%
6 months +18.3%-0.1%-23.8% +0.2%
Year to date +1.2%+23.3%-32.2% +7.5%
1 year -0.1%+11.7%-32.1% +8.2%
3 years -6.9%+17.5%-2.8% +68.3%
3 years, per year -2.4%+5.5%-0.9% +19.0%
5 years -8.7%+4.6%+35.4% +56.5%
5 years, per year -1.8%+0.9%+6.2% +9.4%
10 years +42.0%+73.3%+363.4% +251.5%
10 years, per year +3.6%+5.7%+16.6% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureGPCVVVGPISPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.2%35.5%43.3% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.5%33.3%47.6% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.470.590.33 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.000.33-0.74 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.6%-44.1%-53.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.6%-11.0%-37.5% -5.9%
52-week high $149.26$40.28$426.91 $779.14
52-week low $92.47$26.62$224.95 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleGPCVVVGPI
P/E now vs peer median 552.7xmedian 18.8x 45.1xmedian 12.1x 8.3xmedian 18.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 0.5x 2.3xmedian 1.0x 0.1xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.5xmedian 9.0x 13.7xmedian 8.3x 6.8xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.5xmedian 15.3x 32.5xmedian 10.5x 14.1xmedian 15.3x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 1.8x 11.0xmedian 1.7x 1.0xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -7.82median 0.87 -0.80median 0.28 -0.68median 0.87

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsGPCVVVGPI
Revenue $25.33B $1.96B $21.77B
Gross profit $9.40B $751.90M $3.47B
Operating income $912.67M $301.00M $785.70M
Net income $31.04M $101.50M $380.00M
Free cash flow $762.85M $140.50M $226.30M
EPS (diluted) $0.22 $0.79 $31.93
Cash & equivalents $763.15M $84.20M $881.50M
Total debt $5.11B $1.60B $3.89B
Shares (diluted) 138.33M 128.40M 11.90M
Enterprise value $14.87B $4.28B $2.07B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricGPCVVVGPI
P/E 552.7x 45.1x 8.3x
P/FCF 22.5x 32.5x 14.1x
P/Operating cash flow 14.3x 11.1x 6.8x
P/S 0.7x 2.3x 0.1x
P/B 3.7x 11.0x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 5.9x 11.0x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 14.5x 13.7x 6.8x
EV/EBIT 23.6x 20.2x 7.9x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 3.1x 0.3x
EV/FCF 28.2x 43.3x 27.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.0x 14.8x 13.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -7.82 -0.80 -0.68

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGPCVVVGPI
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.3% 16.1% -3.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.2% 12.2% 7.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.4% 15.4% -4.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.5% 12.7% 4.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -23.2% -31.6% -0.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -18.3% 7.2% -8.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -96.2% -63.5% 1.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -70.8% -59.5% -16.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -96.1% -63.5% 8.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -70.7% -56.2% -12.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 79.8% 40.6% -39.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.8% 6.3% 1.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 471.3% 129.6% -54.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.9% -7.0% -2.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGPCVVVGPI
Gross margin 37.1% 38.3% 15.9%
EBITDA margin 5.9% 22.6% 4.2%
Operating margin 3.6% 15.3% 3.6%
Pretax margin 0.0% 9.0% 2.3%
Net margin 0.1% 5.2% 1.7%
FCF margin 3.0% 7.2% 1.0%
Operating cash flow margin 4.7% 21.0% 2.2%
Return on equity 0.7% 26.4% 12.6%
Return on assets 0.1% 2.9% 3.6%
Return on invested capital 0.0% 8.8% 9.0%
Return on capital employed 7.7% 9.9% 11.0%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.6x 2.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 38.6x 4.1x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.6% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGPCVVVGPI
Debt / assets 23.8% 46.0% 36.0%
Debt / equity 1.1x 3.8x 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 3.4x 3.3x
Debt / FCF 6.7x 11.4x 17.2x
Liabilities / assets 78.3% 88.0% 71.6%
Equity / assets 21.7% 12.0% 28.4%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.2x 0.7x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.5x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 2.36 1.84 3.24

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGPCVVVGPI
Dividend yield 3.4% – 0.8%
Net buyback yield – – 11.0%
Shareholder yield 3.4% 0.0% 11.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 6.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 11.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 0.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 1.6%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusGPCVVVGPI
Forward P/E 17.2xFY2026 21.1xFY2026 7.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.22FY2026 $1.70FY2026 $37.99FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -2.0%FY2026 +6.9%FY2026 -6.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.2% +10.0% +5.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $24.09BFY2026 $1.98BFY2026 $20.49BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.9%FY2026 +16.0%FY2026 -9.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.4% +23.4% +4.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGPCVVVGPI
Held by institutions 95.5% 100.0% 99.9%
Institutions holding 1,082 451 387
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.4% -0.1% +3.7%
Institutions buying 492 235 204
Institutions selling 419 143 125
Buyers to sellers 1.17 1.64 1.63

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

GPCVVVGPI
GPC 1.00 0.42 0.27
VVV 0.42 1.00 0.45
GPI 0.27 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GPC, VVV and GPI?

Genuine Parts (GPC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Genuine Parts (GPC) $17.16B, Valvoline (VVV) $4.57B, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) $3.19B.

Which stock is cheaper, GPC, VVV and GPI?

Group 1 Automotive (GPI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Genuine Parts (GPC) 552.7x, Valvoline (VVV) 45.1x, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 8.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) is cheapest (Genuine Parts (GPC) 17.2x, Valvoline (VVV) 21.1x, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 7.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Valvoline (VVV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Genuine Parts (GPC) +5.3%, Valvoline (VVV) +16.1%, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) -3.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Valvoline (VVV) has the highest net margin (Genuine Parts (GPC) 0.1%, Valvoline (VVV) 5.2%, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 1.7%). On return on invested capital, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) leads (Genuine Parts (GPC) 0.0%, Valvoline (VVV) 8.8%, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 9.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Valvoline (VVV) returned the most: Genuine Parts (GPC) -0.1%, Valvoline (VVV) +11.7%, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) -32.1%. Over five years, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) compounded fastest (Genuine Parts (GPC) -1.8%/yr, Valvoline (VVV) +0.9%/yr, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) +6.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Genuine Parts (GPC) has the highest dividend yield: Genuine Parts (GPC) 3.38%, Valvoline (VVV) 0.00%, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 0.81%. Valvoline (VVV) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Genuine Parts (GPC) has been the steadiest (Genuine Parts (GPC) 34.2%, Valvoline (VVV) 35.5%, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 43.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GPC, VVV and GPI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.