GPC vs MGA vs BWA
161 measures in 16 categories, one definition each, computed from filings and market data.
GPC41.1
Genuine Parts Company
Consumer Cyclical · Auto - Parts
$133.96 +0.34%$18.5B mkt cap
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MGA44.9
Magna International Inc.
Consumer Cyclical · Auto - Parts
$65.99 −0.62%$17.7B mkt cap
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Price, rebased to 100 three years ago
GPC MGA BWA · weekly adjusted closesSmart money 8Valuation 16Profitability (TTM) 12Returns on capital 11Growth 17Margin history & stability 7Liquidity (latest quarter) 7Leverage & solvency (latest quarter) 13Efficiency 11Cash flow & earnings quality 7Dividends & buybacks 9Scores & forensic checks 15Per share 7Size (TTM) 8Price performance 9Technicals 4
● marks the highest or lowest value where that direction is plainly stronger (margins, returns, coverage, leverage); multiples and yields are left unmarked. Bars show each stock's percentile within its own industry. n/a: the measure does not apply to lenders and insurers.
Smart money
8 measures| Measure | GPC | MGA | BWA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insider open-market buys, 180d | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Insider $ bought, 180d | — | — | $0.50M |
| Congress purchases, 180d | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Last Congress purchase | 2026-09-11 | — | — |
| 13F net change in holders | −3 | — | +99 |
| ETFs adding shares, 30d | 903 | 25 | 364 |
| ETFs trimming, 30d | 733 | 14 | 314 |
| Net ETF funds, 30d | +170 | +11 | +50 |
Valuation
16 measures| Measure | GPC | MGA | BWA |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM) | 563.6x
100th
|
23.6x
68th
|
28.5x
74th
|
| PEG (P/E ÷ 3-yr EPS CAGR) | — | — | — |
| Price / sales | 0.7x
58th
|
0.4x
31st
|
0.8x
69th
|
| Price / book | 4.1x
92nd
|
1.5x
58th
|
2.1x
71st
|
| Price / tangible book | — | 2.0x
32nd
|
4.3x
53rd
|
| Price / free cash flow | 24.3x
95th
|
5.7x
9th
|
9.8x
45th
|
| Price / operating cash flow | 15.6x
88th
|
3.9x
8th
|
6.9x
40th
|
| Enterprise value | $24.6B
96th
|
$22.7B
93rd
|
$13.5B
85th
|
| EV / sales | 1.0x
62nd
|
0.5x
15th
|
0.9x
58th
|
| EV / EBITDA | 33.3x
96th
|
7.1x
26th
|
9.2x
48th
|
| EV / EBIT | 143.4x
95th
|
16.0x
55th
|
17.1x
64th
|
| EV / free cash flow | 32.3x
86th
|
7.4x
5th
|
11.1x
32nd
|
| Earnings yield | 0.2%
30th
|
4.2%
52nd
|
3.5%
48th
|
| FCF yield | 4.1%
22nd
|
17.4%
93rd
|
10.2%
63rd
|
| Operating cash flow yield | 6.4%
19th
|
25.8%
93rd
|
14.6%
63rd
|
| Graham number (per share) | $13.24
6th
|
$51.55
67th
|
$34.95
50th
|
Profitability (TTM)
12 measures| Measure | GPC | MGA | BWA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 36.2%
81st
|
11.8%
22nd
|
19.5%
41st
|
| EBITDA margin | 2.9%
19th
|
7.6%
42nd
|
10.2%
58th
|
| Operating margin | 4.0%
42nd
|
6.5%
54th
|
10.0%
77th
|
| EBIT margin | 0.7%
19th
|
3.3%
42nd
|
5.5%
54th
|
| Net margin | 0.1%
27th
|
1.8%
42nd
|
2.9%
58th
|
| NOPAT margin | — | 4.1%
52nd
|
6.8%
72nd
|
| FCF margin | 3.0%
35th
|
7.2%
62nd
|
8.5%
73rd
|
| Operating cash flow margin | 4.7%
27th
|
10.7%
65th
|
12.0%
77th
|
| R&D / revenue | 0.0%
0th
|
0.0%
0th
|
3.6%
70th
|
| SG&A / revenue | 29.8%
93rd
|
5.3%
22nd
|
6.9%
37th
|
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.2%
31st
|
0.0%
0th
|
0.4%
42nd
|
| Effective tax rate | — | 36.3%
85th
|
32.5%
81st
|
Returns on capital
11 measures| Measure | GPC | MGA | BWA |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROE (on average equity) | 0.7%
25th
|
6.2%
50th
|
7.2%
58th
|
| ROA | 0.2%
30th
|
2.3%
52nd
|
2.9%
56th
|
| ROIC | 259.1%
100th
|
10.4%
67th
|
13.4%
78th
|
| ROCE | 1.5%
22nd
|
7.3%
41st
|
7.4%
44th
|
| Return on tangible assets | 0.8%
26th
|
4.4%
44th
|
5.6%
56th
|
| Cash ROIC (OCF / invested capital) | 11.2%
44th
|
27.1%
93rd
|
23.8%
85th
|
| Gross profitability (GP / assets) | 43.1%
93rd
|
15.9%
30th
|
20.0%
44th
|
| ROIC, 3-yr average | 307.8%
100th
|
6.1%
42nd
|
7.0%
54th
|
| ROIC, 5-yr average | 63.7%
100th
|
6.6%
30th
|
8.4%
45th
|
| ROE, 5-yr average | 20.9%
80th
|
7.8%
35th
|
8.9%
45th
|
| Incremental ROIC | — | -41.3%
25th
|
-264.0%
4th
|
Growth
17 measures| Measure | GPC | MGA | BWA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM YoY) | 5.5%
60th
|
1.9%
32nd
|
2.2%
40th
|
| Revenue growth (QoQ) | 4.3%
44th
|
4.5%
48th
|
3.3%
41st
|
| Revenue CAGR, 3 yr | 3.1%
58th
|
1.6%
42nd
|
1.8%
46th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 5 yr | 7.0%
75th
|
1.7%
30th
|
0.2%
10th
|
| Gross profit CAGR, 3 yr | 3.9%
58th
|
-0.1%
38th
|
3.7%
50th
|
| Operating income CAGR, 3 yr | -15.0%
11th
|
16.8%
79th
|
7.0%
68th
|
| Net income growth (TTM YoY) | -95.9%
0th
|
-38.2%
24th
|
97.6%
100th
|
| Net income CAGR, 3 yr | -70.0%
0th
|
-7.0%
39th
|
-24.1%
22nd
|
| EPS growth (TTM YoY) | -95.9%
0th
|
-36.3%
24th
|
107.9%
100th
|
| EPS CAGR, 3 yr | -69.8%
0th
|
-5.6%
44th
|
-20.9%
22nd
|
| EPS CAGR, 5 yr | -46.9%
0th
|
-17.5%
18th
|
-9.3%
47th
|
| FCF growth (TTM YoY) | 201.9%
90th
|
87.1%
81st
|
-11.5%
29th
|
| FCF CAGR, 3 yr | 0.8%
25th
|
147.4%
90th
|
21.6%
65th
|
| Operating cash flow CAGR, 3 yr | 1.5%
32nd
|
26.2%
86th
|
4.7%
50th
|
| Book value CAGR, 3 yr | 4.4%
45th
|
3.0%
32nd
|
-5.6%
18th
|
| Dividend CAGR, 3 yr | 1.6%
29th
|
1.4%
14th
|
18.1%
93rd
|
| Sustainable growth rate | -11.7%
0th
|
1.7%
22nd
|
4.8%
39th
|
Margin history & stability
7 measures| Measure | GPC | MGA | BWA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin, 3-yr average | 36.5%
80th
|
12.9%
16th
|
18.8%
36th
|
| Operating margin, 3-yr average | 5.7%
42nd
|
4.9%
33rd
|
9.3%
67th
|
| Net margin, 3-yr average | 2.9%
42nd
|
2.3%
33rd
|
3.1%
50th
|
| FCF margin, 3-yr average | 2.8%
25th
|
4.3%
33rd
|
7.7%
79th
|
| Revenue stability (0-1) | 0.89
81st
|
0.69
58th
|
0.05
12th
|
| Earnings stability (0-1) | 0.33
38th
|
0.29
31st
|
0.46
62nd
|
| Margin stability (0-1) | 0.98
85th
|
0.89
35th
|
0.96
77th
|
Liquidity (latest quarter)
7 measures| Measure | GPC | MGA | BWA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & short-term investments | $559.1M
63rd
|
$1.4B
89th
|
$2.4B
96th
|
| Net cash (− = net debt) | −$6.1B
7th
|
−$5.0B
11th
|
−$1.6B
41st
|
| Working capital | $1.5B
74th
|
$2.6B
89th
|
$3.8B
96th
|
| Current ratio | 1.16
22nd
|
1.22
26th
|
2.13
70th
|
| Quick ratio | 0.50
4th
|
0.88
30th
|
1.76
89th
|
| Cash ratio (cash + ST investments / current liabilities) | 0.06
4th
|
0.12
22nd
|
0.73
93rd
|
| Defensive interval (days) | 145 days
8th
|
1,592 days
84th
|
1,494 days
80th
|
Leverage & solvency (latest quarter)
13 measures| Measure | GPC | MGA | BWA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total debt | $6.7B
93rd
|
$6.5B
89th
|
$4.1B
70th
|
| Debt / equity | 1.47
83rd
|
0.55
29th
|
0.72
46th
|
| Net debt / equity | 1.35
79th
|
0.43
33rd
|
0.29
29th
|
| Debt / assets | 31.6%
56th
|
20.7%
19th
|
29.2%
48th
|
| Debt / capital | 59.5%
83rd
|
35.5%
29th
|
42.0%
46th
|
| Debt / EBITDA | 9.03
87th
|
2.01
22nd
|
2.78
43rd
|
| Net debt / EBITDA | 8.27
87th
|
1.57
30th
|
1.11
22nd
|
| Interest coverage (EBIT / interest) | 1.0x
25th
|
7.9x
67th
|
9.8x
79th
|
| Cash interest coverage | 7.0x
62nd
|
25.3x
88th
|
21.6x
83rd
|
| Debt payback (years of OCF) | 5.6 yrs
75th
|
1.4 yrs
12th
|
2.4 yrs
29th
|
| Liabilities / assets | 78.4%
81st
|
61.3%
48th
|
58.4%
37th
|
| IS credit model rating | B+ | A+ | A+ |
| Implied credit spread (bps) | 650
78th
|
125
19th
|
125
19th
|
Efficiency
11 measures| Measure | GPC | MGA | BWA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asset turnover | 1.21
69th
|
1.32
85th
|
1.01
54th
|
| Fixed asset turnover | 6.01
69th
|
3.98
27th
|
4.21
35th
|
| Inventory turnover | 2.7
23rd
|
9.1
69th
|
9.4
77th
|
| Receivables turnover | 9.5
85th
|
5.1
27th
|
4.6
12th
|
| Days sales outstanding | 38 days
15th
|
72 days
73rd
|
80 days
88th
|
| Days inventory outstanding | 138 days
80th
|
40 days
32nd
|
39 days
24th
|
| Days payables outstanding | 140 days
96th
|
70 days
54th
|
67 days
50th
|
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 36 days
28th
|
41 days
36th
|
51 days
44th
|
| Capex / revenue | 1.7%
19th
|
3.5%
62nd
|
3.6%
65th
|
| Capex / depreciation | 0.75
44th
|
0.83
56th
|
0.76
52nd
|
| Operating expense ratio | 32.7%
89th
|
5.3%
11th
|
9.6%
26th
|
Cash flow & earnings quality
7 measures| Measure | GPC | MGA | BWA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow / net income | 36.19
100th
|
6.08
84th
|
4.16
68th
|
| FCF / net income | 23.18
100th
|
4.10
79th
|
2.92
68th
|
| FCF / operating cash flow | 64.0%
36th
|
67.4%
44th
|
70.3%
48th
|
| Capex / operating cash flow | 36.0%
64th
|
32.6%
56th
|
29.7%
52nd
|
| Accruals ratio | -5.6%
52nd
|
-11.8%
15th
|
-9.2%
19th
|
| Sloan accruals ratio | -1.5%
74th
|
-3.8%
56th
|
-2.4%
63rd
|
| Earnings quality score (0-1) | 0.75
0th
|
0.75
0th
|
0.75
0th
|
Scores & forensic checks
15 measures| Measure | GPC | MGA | BWA |
|---|---|---|---|
| IS score | 41
30th
|
45
44th
|
60
85th
|
| IS profitability | 18
48th
|
17
44th
|
27
70th
|
| IS growth | 24
23rd
|
22
19th
|
58
73rd
|
| IS value | 41
19th
|
54
56th
|
56
63rd
|
| IS momentum | 58
42nd
|
56
38th
|
86
88th
|
| IS risk (safety) | 50
30th
|
65
48th
|
80
67th
|
| IS quality | 60
37th
|
67
67th
|
70
81st
|
| IS balance sheet | 25
11th
|
63
70th
|
79
78th
|
| IS earnings quality | 78
89th
|
57
30th
|
60
33rd
|
| IS cash flow | 58
62nd
|
66
88th
|
52
54th
|
| Piotroski F-score (0-9) | 7
63rd
|
7
63rd
|
8
93rd
|
| Altman Z-score | 2.2
33rd
|
2.6
48th
|
3.3
70th
|
| Beneish M-score | −2.97
27th
|
−2.92
31st
|
−3.31
19th
|
| Ohlson O-score | −5.96
81st
|
−7.88
26th
|
−8.28
19th
|
| IS credit score | 32
22nd
|
75
70th
|
75
74th
|
Size (TTM)
8 measures| Measure | GPC | MGA | BWA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $18.5B
100th
|
$17.7B
96th
|
$11.8B
93rd
|
| Revenue | $25.1B
96th
|
$42.4B
100th
|
$14.3B
78th
|
| EBITDA | $736.6M
70th
|
$3.2B
100th
|
$1.5B
93rd
|
| Net income | $32.8M
41st
|
$749.2M
100th
|
$415.0M
78th
|
| Free cash flow | $759.4M
85th
|
$3.1B
100th
|
$1.2B
93rd
|
| Total assets | $21.1B
93rd
|
$31.3B
96th
|
$13.9B
74th
|
| Shareholders' equity | $4.5B
78th
|
$11.8B
100th
|
$5.6B
85th
|
| Employees | 65,000
85th
|
156,000
96th
|
37,500
70th
|
Price performance
9 measures| Measure | GPC | MGA | BWA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | +0.3% | −0.6% | −0.9% |
| 1 week | +5.5% | +3.1% | −5.2% |
| 1 month | +2.4% | +1.8% | −8.9% |
| 3 months | +9.4% | −0.1% | −5.7% |
| 6 months | +17.7% | +9.0% | +4.4% |
| Year to date | +8.0% | +21.7% | +25.0% |
| 1 year | +1.1% | +48.6% | +38.1% |
| 3 years, cumulative | −2.3% | +33.1% | +50.0% |
| 5 years, cumulative | +19.5% | −7.2% | +50.7% |
Technicals
4 measures| Measure | GPC | MGA | BWA |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSI 14 | 60.9 | 54.0 | 36.9 |
| From 52-week high | −11.6% | −9.9% | −26.3% |
| From 52-week low | +47.6% | +50.3% | +43.2% |
| Beta | 0.68 | 1.86 | 1.14 |
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